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

Michael Freeman

Paperback | Pages: 192 pages

Rating: 4.16 | 4984 Users | 135 Reviews

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Title	:	The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
Author	:	Michael Freeman
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 192 pages
Published	:	May 23rd 2007 by Focal Press (first published 2007)
Categories	:	Art. Photography. Nonfiction. Reference. Design. Art and Photography. Art Design

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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.

Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it 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 montaged to result in a final image that may be very different from the one seen in the viewfinder.

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Original Title:	The Photographer's Eye
ISBN:	0240809343 (ISBN13: 9780240809342)

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Ratings: 4.16 From 4984 Users | 135 Reviews

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Solid concepts and very useful. Just did not care for a majority of the images.

It's one thing to teach the technical side of photography. It is true that shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings are important. It is however, considerably more difficult to teach the artistic side, to help the photographer see things a certain way. The ambition of the book is high, and reaches for it well. The pictures are inspiring and the thought process behind them is enough to help you starting seeing with a photographer's eye. That is just the beginning.

This is a good book. I think it's the third time I've checked it out from my library. A lot of it is above what I do. I don't take photos at this level of competence, and I definitely don't spend hours manipulating them afterward. But man, I'm impressed by what he presents, and I hope it influences how I shoot.

As always, wonderful in this contemporary with no fantastic or sf elements but a surprise in the ending!

Although full of great information, I found it hard to read due to the column layout. If three columns does not bother you, I recommend reading this book. It is illustrated with plenty of examples and illustrations. This is a great resource for any level of photographer. It has a place on my book shelf.

The example pictures were interesting but the accompanying text was laborious to read. Instead of practical tips and straight-forward pointers, the talk revolved around the abstract theory and philosophy of photography and composition and I really didn't feel like it was adding anything to my skills or knowledge. Eventually I just started skipping all the ramblings and concentrated on the example photos instead. Truly, a single picture is worth a thousand photos and this book is a good example