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The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

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Description

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 montage 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
•First book to tackle the subject of composition and design for photographers
•350 color images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work

About the Author

Michael Freeman is an acclaimed photographer and writer who specializes in travel, architecture and Asian art. He is particularly well known for his expertise in special effects. He has photographed extensively for many international publishers, and has written more than two dozen books on photography, with more than a million copies sold.

Table of Contents

The Image Frame 8
Frame dynamics 10
Frame shape 12
Stitching and extending 18
Cropping 20
Filling the frame 22
Placement 24
Dividing the frame 26
Horizon 28
Frames within frames 30
Design Basics 32
Contrast 34
Gestalt perception 38
Balance 40
Dynamic tension 44
Figure and ground 46
Rhythm 48
Pattern, texture, many 50
Perspective and depth 52
Visual weight 58
Looking and interest 60
Content, weak & strong 62
Graphic & Photographic Elements 64
A single point 66
Several points 70
Horizontal lines 72
Vertical lines 74
Diagonal lines 76
Curves 80
Eye-lines 82
Triangles 84
Circles and rectangles 88
Vectors 90
Focus 94
Motion 96
Moment 98
Optics 100
Exposure 106
Composing with Light and Color 108
Chiaroscuro and key 110
Color in composition 114
Color relationships 118
Muted colors 122
Black and white 126
Intent 128
Conventional or challenging 130
Reactive or planned 134
Documentary or expressive 136
Simple or complex 138
Clear or ambiguous 140
Delay 144
Style and fashion 146
Process 150
The search for order 152
Hunting 156
Case study: Japanese monk 160
Repertoire 162
Reaction 164
Anticipation 166
Exploration 168
Return 172
Construction 174
Juxtaposition 178
Photographs together 180
Post-production 184
Syntax 186
Index 188
Acknowledgments & Bibliography 192
Release date Australia
May 23rd, 2007
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Focal Press
Pages
192
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions
156x234x14
ISBN-13
9780240809342
Product ID
2733834

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