The Art Of Seeing: A Creative Approach To Photography
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879857471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Breaking out of the rut" according to Nicholas M. Sullivan. This is a very good book for breaking out of the rut when you find yourself totally stuck for things to photograph. While some of the images remind one of those you might take in an introduction to photography class, that's not all bad. It gets your creative juices flowing again. Book helps you break repetitive image making and promotes creative thought processes, and it's not as dull as this sounds.. severely disappointed in lack of substance the olde professor .Save your money.This book is virtually content free.96 pages and most of them are pictures.Which IMHO any average snapshooter already can do.And if you can't this isn't the book to start with..This book is barely an outline of a few topics concerning how to see..The only substance, and I speak loosely, was to break the rules.Use different angles. Look at parts instead of the big picture.I infer that if most of your pictures are colored blue that that must be good as the autho. A Must if you really want to take great pictures J. Sutera A friend of a friend asked me to "teach her photography". I asked her if she wanted me to teach her how to use her camera. She said yes, but she wants to learn to take photos that help her express her "artistic side". I told her that, that was difficult to teach but she can truly start the process by reading this book. It is a very straightforward book with lots of photos and explanations on how to help make truly mundane scenes, very interesting. I read it a long time ago and
. Suggests ways to achieve creativity by shattering preconceptions and lack of awareness. Shows you how to take better photographs by studying the elements of the subject, using lighting, composition, color, shape, form, texture, and viewpoint. Helps you break through creative barriers. Explains how cameras, lenses, and films see differently from you