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John Hedgecoe died.

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JulesJ said:
I have seen his books mentioned on this forum, years ago a friend from the college I went to, assisted him at the RCA. A good guy. You can read about him here.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/7815174/Professor-John-Hedgecoe.html

Jules
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Thanks Jules, I still have one of his books on my bookcase, it was one of my first photography books, and I still remember reading this book so many times in my early days in photography. Also his books are present in many Australian schools where photography is being taught. He has made a great contribution to photography.
 
I still remember one of my first really good books on beginning photography many moons ago was by John, borrowed from a public library. His systematic, easy to understand approach and beautifully illustrated books ignited the passion for photography in me and many others. I can't underestimate his impact on my photography techniques.

I think I still have a couple of his books from decades back, somewhere in the bookshelves. Think I'll sit with one of them and a hot cup of cocoa for the memories :)
 
I have got his big text book on nude photography. It is wonderfull. All the photos in the book are made by himself. He is the rare combination of a gifted photographer and an inspiring teacher.
 
John Was a fantastic teacher, with a great way of making the difficult sound straight forward.

I have a couple of his books in my collection, the images (which were often his) are also very good.
RIP
 
He was liked, I know he did well out of books because he drove a Ferrari at one time!
Jules

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Does Cameron look like Postman Pat or what?
 
R.I.P.

I just came across a discounted copy of one of his books. It was well presented and instructive.
JulesJ said:
I have seen his books mentioned on this forum, years ago a friend from the college I went to, assisted him at the RCA. A good guy. You can read about him here.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/7815174/Professor-John-Hedgecoe.html

Jules
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Ananda
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'There are a whole range of greys and colours - from
the photographer who shoots everything in iA / green
AUTO to the one who shoots Manual Everything. There
is no right or wrong - there are just instances of
individuality and individual choice.'
 
I learned almost everything I needed to know to get started from his books. They're great.
 
I read a couple of his books and thought they were well written. At first I thought to myself, wow he didn't seem that old. But then I realized I read his first book almost 20 years ago!
 
I bought a French translation of his first book, somewhere in the late seventies.
Sometimes I still pull it out to check some basic facts on photography.

This man had a great talent to explain complicated concepts in a very simple way.
A great teacher I would say.
 
Go into any UK public library and chances are you will see one or more of his books in the photography section. His great gift was to explain things simply but effectively.

Sean
 
A loss to the world... many other photog authors could learn a lot from his "no nonsense, kiss" style of teaching.
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Growing old is not an option.... acting young is.
 
I think most photographers from the 70's and 80's have read John Hedgecoe. He will be missed.
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Scroll down to the macros of the British postage stamps...

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/SonyNex5Nex3/page6.asp

John Hedgecoe shot the original portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, from which a plaster bust was made. He then shot the bust to produce the plates from which the stamps have been made.... an estimated 200billion of them, so far.

Besides which triumph, he was indeed an excellent teacher and all-round good man.
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Regards,
Baz

Well, I'll see your Cher, and your Streisand... and I'll raise you an Alice Babs!
 
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