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Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs (2014)★ 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2014Carroll uses photographs to explain one idea at a time, which makes this an easy book to take out with a phone. Try the composition section and make two pictures of the same scene, once with the main subject near the center and once closer to an edge. Compare what happens to everything else in the…0 - 2
Magnum contact sheets (2011)Published Jan 1, 2011A contact sheet puts successive exposures next to one another. Here you can see the frames Magnum photographers made before and after a published picture, with notes about the selection. Pick one sequence and choose a frame before reading the explanation. See whether a gesture, a gap between…0 - 3
Understanding exposure (1990)★ 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1990Use the shutter-speed section if you’re trying to decide how much motion a photograph should show. With a camera that lets you set the shutter speed, try a short exposure on moving water, then a longer one from the same position. The two pictures make the difference between showing individual…0 - 4
The Photographer’s PlaybookPick up this collection when you need something to do with a camera this afternoon. Different photographers supply assignments for making and editing pictures. Aperture even exhibited work by two photographers who took on the same Paul Reas prompt. Give one assignment to a friend and compare what…0 - 5
The Photographer's Eye (2007)★ 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2007Freeman explains how the shapes inside a frame work together. Look at where the lines of a sidewalk, railing, or row of windows take your eye. Then move and make a second picture that sends those lines somewhere else. The book gives you ways to talk about why one arrangement holds your attention…0 - 6
Light, Gesture, and Color (2014)Published Jan 1, 2014Maisel treats a gesture as something you can catch even when the subject is almost still. Watch a hand settle on a railing or the space change between two people waiting together. His photographs and short explanations make a good case for paying attention to those small shifts before you press the…0 - 7
Light: Science & MagicThe chapters on reflection explain why a bright patch appears on a shiny subject and what changes when the light moves. Set a spoon near a window and turn it a little at a time. Once you can see where the window appears in the metal, it’s easier to decide which reflection belongs in the picture.0 - 8
Mary Ellen Mark on the Portrait and the Moment (2015)Published Jan 1, 2015Mark explains what happened around her portraits, including the difference between meeting someone once and returning when you know them better. In one account, she arranges a second visit to photograph a girl she met on an assignment. Take that as a prompt to make another portrait of someone who…0 - 9
Authentic Portraits (2019)Published Jan 1, 2019Orwig gives as much attention to approaching people and building rapport as he does to lighting. Try making a portrait beside a window after a conversation, then compare the frames where the person is holding a pose with the ones where their expression changes. The book gives you a reason to keep…0 - 10
Within the frame (2009)★ 9.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2009DuChemin asks what actually caught your attention when you walked into a place. His examples include photographing people, food, and festivals. Go somewhere familiar and choose one feature you care about, such as the way people greet each other. That gives you a reason to decide where to stand and…0
