Classic Colour Photography by David Gibbon is in very good order. Colour photography has become very much a part of everyday life. We see it all around us and we take it for granted. We accept colour - which is, after all, the natural way we see things. Over the years the quality of colour materials, as well as of cameras and lenses, has improved enormously and photographers no longer have to rely on strong, bright colours to achieve impact in their pictures. They can now employ subtlety of lighting and colour composition in much the same way as a painter can mix colours, and for the same reason: to suit the mood of his subject and the feeling he wishes to convey. A technical details section has been included giving information regarding cameras, lenses, exposures, film etc., but the main benefit to those interested in photography whether of amateur or professional status, will surely be the collection, in one volume, of 170 superb examples of the photographer's craft, expertise and, above all, seeing eye.