When it comes to book photography, nothing is simpler than grabbing a book, placing it on a white desk and snapping away. Or is it? Truthfully, you don’t need a white desk, cool as it might look. While the above photo depicts a section of my desk, I hardly take any of my book photos on my desk.
Retrospect #43-44 (Double Edition): November 2nd
The past two weeks were rather exciting weeks in the blogosphere yet somewhat disillusioning too. By now most everyone should have heard of Kathleen Hale and perhaps Richard Brittain as well.
The Significance of October 31: Reformation Day
![First page of Martin Luther's 95 Theses (Martin Luther [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)](https://wordrevel.com/wp-content/uploads/95-Thesen-Erste-Seite.jpg)
For many people, when they think of October 31, they think of Halloween. I think of Halloween second. First comes Reformation Day. So while many got their party on for Halloween, I hardly was involved, save for my Twitter handle.
A Year with my Kindle Paperwhite
A little over a year ago, I took the plunge and ordered a first generation Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon. I first read about the impending emergence of electronic reading devices in 1999. Back then, I already knew that I wanted one and looked forward to the day I would own one. Then when Amazon introduced the Kindle in 2007, I was excited. But I decided against obtaining one then because I weighed the benefits and decided I would wait.
Photography #1: An Introduction
Yay to a new series of posts! Clearly it’s going to be all about photography. But beyond that? I’m still trying to figure things out. I considered categorising this under photography tips because that’s where the idea came from — requests for me to share tips for book photography. Yet somehow that doesn’t feel right because I am not an expert photographer.
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