Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs is ideal for the new wave of snapshooters using DSLR, compact system and bridge cameras, looking for top photography tips.
• A bestselling photography book with over 300, 000 copies sold!
• Learn top photography tips from 50 famous photographers
• A must– have guide for amateur photographers and professional photographers
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera– club jargon. Instead, it inspires readers through iconic images and playful copy, packed with hands– on tips.
Split into five sections, the book covers composition, exposure, light, lenses and the art of seeing. Masterpieces by acclaimed photographers – including Henri Cartier– Bresson, Sebastiã o Salgado, Fay Godwin, Nadav Kander, Daido Moriyama and Martin Parr – serve to illustrate points and encourage readers to try out new ideas.
Today's aspiring photographers want immediacy and see photography as an affordable way of expressing themselves quickly and creatively. This handbook meets their needs, teaching them how to take photographs using professional techniques.
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is part of the internationally– bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half– a– million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Start by ignoring everything Composition Leading lines
Landscape or portrait?
Framing
Foreground interest
Close-ups
Symmetry
The rule of thirds
Working the frame
Visual weight
Breaking the rules Exposure Modes
Shutter speed and shutter priority
Slow shutter speeds
Tripods
Fast shutter speeds
Aperture and aperture priority
Shallow depth of field
Deep depth of field
ISO
Manual
Exposure compensation Light Hard light
Soft light
Natural and artificial light
White balance
Inbuilt flash
Fill flash Lenses Lenses made easy
Wide angle: short focal length
Telephoto: long focal length
Standard focal length
Prime lenses
Macro photography Seeing Decisive moments
The dangers of perfectionism
What is beauty?
The art of seeing
Get physical
Tough love
Take your time
Be specific
The importance of intrigue
The X factor
Shoot a project Conclusion The secret to taking great pictures
