ISBN13: 9780321605023Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Product DescriptionWithin the Frame is a book about finding and expressing your photographic vision, specifically where people, places, and cultures are concerned. A personal book full of real-world wisdom and incredible images, author David duChemin (of pixelatedimage.com) shows you both the how and the why of finding, chasing, and expressing your vision with ... more→
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Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
ISBN13: 9780470597750Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product DescriptionLearn how breaking photographic rules can result in stunning black-and-white photosBlack-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. Renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstrates the basic rules of black ... more→
The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes
Product DescriptionThis book teaches us how to fully connect with the visual richness of our ordinary, daily experience. Photography is not just a mechanical process; it requires learning how to see. As you develop your ability to look and see, you will open, more and more, to the natural inspiration of your surroundings. Filled with practical exercises; photographic assignments; and techniques for working with texture, light, and color; this book offers a system ... more→
Photo Composition Basics – What You Need to Learn
One of the most important things a photographer can carry in their bag is a firm understanding of the basic elements of photography. A picture is not just a piece of photo paper, but the result of thousands of tiny variables coming together all at once. Understanding these different elements and how you can use them to take better images is critical to your success as a photographer. One of the most critical elements of photography is composition.The Definition of CompositionPut simply, composition is ... more→
Who Wants an EVIL Camera?
Who could possibly want an EVIL camera? Many people, it turns out, are in the market for such a device.From the name, it would seem there is something very sinister about these cameras, as if they could actually steal souls or vaporize subjects.In actuality, there is nothing nefarious about EVIL cameras. The term is simply an acronym similar to SLR (Single Lens Reflex). EVIL stands for Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens.Depending on your point of view, the term is either an unfortunate nickname or a ... more→
Professional Photography – Portraits – Shoot From the Heart
Emotion first, logic second. A marketing fact: Consumers are emotional beings who make purchasing decisions based on feelings. Logic, in the end may be used only to justify what one likes. Successful photographic portrait studios over the years have recognized that they were in the "emotion business." Portrait photographers captured emotion; and when needed, took the time to create emotion. The portrait selling process emphasized how the photographer captured emotions unique to each client and how their portraits would be enjoyed for decades to ... more→
Fashion Photography – Glamming it Up, Irish Style
When you think of Ireland, the images that are often conjured up are of rolling green hills, golf and redheads. All of those images are quite true - Ireland is a beautiful place, filled with a lot of hospitable and warm people. However, in the realm of fashion photography, Ireland is better known for having Dublin in it.The capital city of Ireland has a pride of place as a rather good location for being a shutterbug. The McCall brothers, the perennial favorites of advertising ... more→