The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
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...
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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 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
The Image Frame 8Frame dynamics 10Frame shape 12Stitching and extending 18Cropping 20Filling the frame 22Placement 24Dividing the frame 26Horizon 28Frames within frames 30Design Basics 32Contrast 34Gestalt perception 38Balance 40Dynamic tension 44Figure and ground 46Rhythm 48Pattern, texture, many 50Perspective and depth 52Visual weight 58Looking and interest 60Content, weak & strong 62Graphic & Photographic Elements 64A single point 66Several points 70Horizontal lines 72Vertical lines 74Diagonal lines 76Curves 80Eye-lines 82Triangles 84Circles and rectangles 88Vectors 90Focus 94Motion 96Moment 98Optics 100Exposure 106Composing with Light and Color 108Chiaroscuro and key 110Color in composition 114Color relationships 118Muted colors 122Black and white 126Intent 128Conventional or challenging 130Reactive or planned 134Documentary or expressive 136Simple or complex 138Clear or ambiguous 140Delay 144Style and fashion 146Process 150The search for order 152Hunting 156Case study: Japanese monk 160Repertoire 162Reaction 164Anticipation 166Exploration 168Return 172Construction 174Juxtaposition 178Photographs together 180Post-production 184Syntax 186Index 188Acknowledgments & Bibliography 192
\ From the Publisher"Beautifully presented with generous and helpful color illustrations, this book is a very affordable addition to the library of the serious photographer."--Canadian Camera (Feb. 08)\ \ \
