The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
by: Michael Freeman
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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.
Features
*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
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.
Features
*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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- Excellent Book on Composition
This book deals with a tough topic because art is subjective and composition can relate to personal preference.With that understood, the author has provided one of the best books on composition that I have read.The explanations of concepts are made clear through the use of relevant examples.This is a must read book for anyone that is serious about fine art photography.It would also make a great gift for someone who is an aspiring photographer.
Rating: - Exactly what I was looking for!
The Photographer's Eye is impressive.It zeroes in on the aesthetics of photography but in a practical, hands-on way that I am finding extremely helpful.I've beeN using a digital camera seriously for a few years now and am (almost!) beyond the basics of mystifying mechanics, so I was looking for a book or manual that focuses on suggestions for training my eye and the art of composing an image.
I purchased this book about 6 weeks ago and I am only about one-third of the way through ... Read More
Rating: - he Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
Fantastic! L love it. It really lays out the concepts in a simple way. A real eye opener. But it!
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- Excellent content, writing needs improvement
I tend to think of photography as being composed of 2 things - the technical basis of photography and the art of photography.
The technical basis consists of all the equipment/technical things that are involved in making a picture.Things like f-stops, shutter speeds, ISO, aperture priority, etc.
The art of photography is all the other stuff.The stuff that isn't technical - things like the qualities of light falling on a given subject, the color of light on a subject, composition, ... Read More
Rating: - An instant classic.
This is the second book by Michael Freeman I have read -- third if you count The Image, which was published many years ago.This book is an update of that book for the digital age and, like its predecessor, is destined to become an instant classic.
I, too, was led to this book via The Digital Photography School website and I also found this to be the first to explain why and what to do when creating compositions and perfecting design. Like an earlier reviewer, I love how this book doesn't just talk ... Read More
- Excellent Book on CompositionThis book deals with a tough topic because art is subjective and composition can relate to personal preference.With that understood, the author has provided one of the best books on composition that I have read.The explanations of concepts are made clear through the use of relevant examples.This is a must read book for anyone that is serious about fine art photography.It would also make a great gift for someone who is an aspiring photographer.
- Exactly what I was looking for!The Photographer's Eye is impressive.It zeroes in on the aesthetics of photography but in a practical, hands-on way that I am finding extremely helpful.I've beeN using a digital camera seriously for a few years now and am (almost!) beyond the basics of mystifying mechanics, so I was looking for a book or manual that focuses on suggestions for training my eye and the art of composing an image.
I purchased this book about 6 weeks ago and I am only about one-third of the way through ... Read More
- he Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital PhotosFantastic! L love it. It really lays out the concepts in a simple way. A real eye opener. But it!
- Excellent content, writing needs improvementI tend to think of photography as being composed of 2 things - the technical basis of photography and the art of photography.
The technical basis consists of all the equipment/technical things that are involved in making a picture.Things like f-stops, shutter speeds, ISO, aperture priority, etc.
The art of photography is all the other stuff.The stuff that isn't technical - things like the qualities of light falling on a given subject, the color of light on a subject, composition, ... Read More
- An instant classic.This is the second book by Michael Freeman I have read -- third if you count The Image, which was published many years ago.This book is an update of that book for the digital age and, like its predecessor, is destined to become an instant classic.
I, too, was led to this book via The Digital Photography School website and I also found this to be the first to explain why and what to do when creating compositions and perfecting design. Like an earlier reviewer, I love how this book doesn't just talk ... Read More
