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Composition Photo Workshop | 
 enlarge | Author: Blue Fier
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 16238
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0470114363
Dewey Decimal Number: 771
EAN: 9780470114360
ASIN: 0470114363
Publication Date: July 2, 2007
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Product Description
The hands-on instruction that digital photographers need to compose great shots
Introducing readers to the basic elements of design, this full-color guide shows photographers step by step how to frame great compositions before they take the shot. Instructions, advice, examples, and assignments cover all types of photography.
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 Three GREAT reasons to buy this book! July 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was quite impressed with this book. I've been very actively taking digital photos for 4 years now and am reaching for the intermediate level of proficiency. The first reason I would recommend this book is that it went far beyond the "Rule of Thirds" and leading lines on into color, framing, lighting, placement, etc., etc. There's a wealth of good information and ideas supported by beautifully composed photo examples. Secondly,staying in keeping with the "Workshop" portion of the book's title, at the end of every chapter is an assignment the reader can embark on to REALLY learn what he/she has just read. The assignments are highly creative and fun. And finally, taking this learning experience yet one step further, the reader is directed to send the results of the assignments to a website where other readers are sharing as well. A great deal can be learned from looking at their submissions and reading reviews. I also discovered other links in this website that take you into a very exciting world of sharing and learning more about digital photography. This book is a keeper!
Covers them all in great detail. January 9, 2008
How a photo is composed can determine what it communicates, and while Photoshop and after-shot programs can help render images with greater precision, they are no substitute for decent composition. That's why any college-level class on photography and any library strong in photography references needs COMPOSITION PHOTO WORKSHOP: it shares all the elements which make up a masterful design, from color and lighting to design and symbolism. There are different techniques for portraits, landscapes and still lifes alike: COMPOSITION PHOTO WORKSHOP covers them all in great detail.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
composition photo workshop December 15, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unstoppable woman running at full gallop into focus and into the future.
A page-turner. Articulate, pleasant reading. Not too much jargon
A buffet of eye candy and brain candy and camera candy
Opened my eyes and enhanced my views in many ways
So many avenues and so many approaches expressed
Provides skills to make me and my camera more versatile and powerful
A ton of info in one book. A treasure chest of tips, tricks, and fundamentals.
Sort a personal guide, cicerone, to a world of photography that is becoming more complex and more simple at the same time
A nice addition to my art library.
 Composition? November 2, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am an advanced amateur who purchased this book hoping to improve my skills, or at least learn something new. This book was a total disappointment. The author simply fails to uncover in depth the principals of composition. If you are a total beginner and want to learn about photography and the history of photography in general, this book is for you. You will be reading pages and pages of completely useless and non composition related information only finding the mediocre picture and a very brief explanation on how the author took that shot. The pictures are short of being "fantastic" and leave you with serious doubt of whether you are really learning from the best.
As for me, I will continue looking for a truly educational book.
It takes more than just a camera October 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since moving to Alaska two years ago, I've taken up photography. The abundant wildlife and breathtaking natural scenery moved me to purchase a digital camera and start shooting. I had no formal training, but figured, much as with automobile repair, if I could read about it, I could figure it out. I read a variety of websites, participated in discussion forums, took many photographs, and generally have been trying to figure things out myself. With this background, picked up this book with interest and curiosity.
Composition is divided into eleven chapters, breaking things down into background, compositional elements, photographic styles and tips for improvment. The first chapter goes over a variety of background bits, talking about the the history of photography, sight and optics, eastern & western approaches to design and layout, and the interrelation between these items which is what makes up composition. The book clearly states that it comes to the discussion from a 'western' point of view. With the foundations properly set, the book delves into meat of the topic. Framing is tackled first, with discussion of shapes and thematic elements, shapes, the rule of thirds, symmetry and other topics explored. Next, focal depth and shutter speed, how lens selection determines output characteristics and photographic capabilities, ISO speed selection, and on. The quality and types of light are examined, and how to best make use of what is available at any given time. Two chapters are spent on color and black & white photography. Filters are examined for the positive effects they can have in bright and contrasty situation, and when they can be beneficial to filter out or highlight a particular portion of the spectrum. While some will argue that postprocessing and editing on the computer afterward render all filters other than ND and polarizing ones useless, I appreciate that the information hasn't been discarded onto the scrapheap of history. The final three chapters of the book deal with portraiture, landscape/scenic photography and tips on improving your photos further through post-processing.
I found Composition to have a nice layout (which it should, considering the subject matter); it is full of useful information and generally an enjoyable read. I had no problem picking it up and reading through a chapter here and there, then getting back into it later. At the end of each chapter, there is an assignment which directs you to apply the topic covered in the chapter in a variety of ways and try to get a better feel for what they are discussing. In addition, there is an accompanying online forum where you can upload the photos you take for the assignments, discuss them with others, and see how other readers approached the topics. A brief exploration of the website took a while to find the proper place to go to upload and see the images others have captured. As of this writing (10/1/2007), the forums there do not appear to be terribly active, with perhaps 11 photos uploaded to the busiest assignment; as the book was released recently, I'm sure the activity will pick up.
Composition is written for someone with an SLR camera - people with simple point and shoot cameras will gain some knowledge from the book. To be able to take full advantage of the book should have an advanced P&S camera - one that falls into the super-zoom or bridge-camera categories - if not a full dSLR setup. (This isn't necessarily a complaint about the book, per-se, but hey, we non-dSLR owners are photographers too!) With the stiff competition, many new models and rapidly falling prices in recent years for dSLR cameras, this book could act as the missing manual. While it won't tell you what all the switches do on your new Nikon D80 or which lens is best for your Canon 400d, it goes a long ways toward giving you a better understanding of how to make use of the capabilities of your camera, and will help train your eye to find those details, the shapes, colors and lighting which will produce outstanding images.
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