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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Design is the single most important factor in creating a successful photograph. The ability to see the potential for a strong picture and then organize the graphic elements into an effective, compelling composition has always been one of the key skills in making photographs.
Digital photography has brought a new, exciting aspect to design - first because the instant feedback from a digital camera allows immediate appraisal and improvement; and second because image-editing tools make it possible to alter and enhance the design after the shutter has been pressed. This has had a profound effect on the way digital photographers take pictures.
The Photographer's Eye shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs. The book explores all the traditional approaches to composition and design, but crucially, it also addresses the new digital technique of shooting in the knowledge that a picture will later be edited, manipulated, or montaged to result in a final image that may be very different from the one seen in the viewfinder.
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*Covers both traditional in-camera composition and the new opportunities for picture-making made possible by digital imaging editing
*Shows how to explore situations and locations in order to find the best possible photographic possibilities
*Uses clear examples from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the pictures work
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Michael Freeman | | Paperback: | 192 pages | | Publisher: | Focal Press | | Publication Date: | June 06, 2007 | | ISBN: | 0240809343 | | Package Length: | 10.0 inches | | Package Width: | 9.2 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 124 reviews |
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 be prepared Jul 30, 2010
I found it difficult to keep in this book. There is a sentence or two with very useful information if you can find those gems within the vast sea of art history and famous quotes. One random example from the book (p86) "Under what circumstances is it useful to try to impose a triangular structure? It is important to see implied triangles as one of a few devices for bringing order to an image, or of arranging the things being photographed. The occasions when such organization is needed are usually those when there is a need for clarity. This is a common in still life photography and in various forms of reportage when the most important thing is to make a clear representation of something, often in a visually untidy setting. As this is a common condition in professional photography, the idea of structuring an image in a simple graphic arrangement is principally professional." ....the preceding represents one of easier paragraphs to read in the book. I found myself skipping many paragraphs due to the abstract thoughts that didn't seem to pertain, quotes or the history lesson on the particular topic at hand.
Given that, there is still good information if you can stick with it long enough to glean some of the knowledge. This is my second book (purchased simultaneously) by Mr. Freeman and I might be hard pressed to purchase another- simply due to his presentation of the material.
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 Not for use on a Kindle 2 - Color graphics on PC Jul 03, 2010
KINDLE REVIEW: The writing style is somewhat drawn-out, but OK once you get use to his style. However the graphic elements are dreadful on a Kindle 2. I was ready to see if I could return it, until I viewed in on Kindle for PC. It turns out the graphics are in COLOR and of reasonable quality. Much is lost with the Kindle grayscale conversion.
I'll keep the e-book, but only view it on a PC. The Kindle DX may display better.
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 Great book, poor Kindle quality on iPad Jun 26, 2010
Anyone who's into photography knows how important it is to be able to see a good quality of the image that is being discussed. The Kindle edition of this book robbed me from that particular side of the learning process: most of the pictures are such poor quality, I have hard time making sence of them.
Someone might tell me, "That's what samples are for". Yes, I did get the sample first but thought, "Well, it's a sample; the real thing will have proper picture quality". Wrong!
Great disappointment, Kindle team.
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 Best book on photo composition, PERIOD Jun 20, 2010
I've been a professional photographer for 40 years and even though I graduated from photography school and still have my books, I have purchased literally hundreds of books on photography since 1970... yet I have NEVER seen a book on artistic composition that even pretends to approach this fine book! Okay, you already know about the Rule of Thirds, using leading lines, using color, framing, etc. to draw attention to your subject. This book goes far FAR beyond the aforementioned basic "laws" of art and photography!! This book EXPANDS on them!... like the Big Bang Theory of Photography. What truly amazes me is that the photographs extend the text in the book a hundred times! Do you want to truly get into the mind of an absolute Master of Photography? Want to know the thought processes he goes through before clicking the shutter? My only complaint is that the book isn't ten times as big! That doesn't mean his coverage is inadequate... far from it!
In case you are relatively new to photography, please don't interpret the above to mean that this book is only for extremely advanced amateurs or top notch professionals, you are WRONG. What separates this book from the "chaff" is that he DOES explain why he does what he does! :) Photographers at every level of photography will find this book hard to put down! I DO recommend though that you become intimately familiar with operating your camera first!... and that you understand the very basic concepts of photography. Someone who just picked up a camera today for the first time will learn something, but might be frustrated in understanding some of the concepts brought up in this book.
You will look at the images in this book first! No doubt about it! You will say to yourself, "I wish I could take photographs like these". Read the book word for word and learn!
My highest rating, 10 stars!
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 Good info but Jun 18, 2010
This book offers some good detailed information on the subject, and I believe the author is competent in his field, but the teaching style is overly abstract, with a confusing material flow, plus there are some opaque statements that need re-wording. Also, the print is just too small to read and relax with.
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