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Title: Learning to See Creatively by Bryan F. Peterson ISBN: 0817441778 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: January, 1903 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best of Three Books on Composition in Photography
Comment: As an intermediate amateur photographer, I compared this book with "Photographic Composition" by Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon, and "Photography and the Art of Seeing" by Freeman Patterson. I liked this book the best of the three. The biggest advantage over the other two books was Peterson's pairing of "bad" and "good" photos of the same subject. For example, just changing time of day (pp.130-137) can make a big difference in the quality of light in a photo. (I disagree with the November 12, 1999, review here; many shots were improved by methods other than "another lens." I also disagree with the November 23, 2000, review, in that Peterson tells you exactly what is wrong with the "bad" photos.) Although almost all the example photos are saturated and contrasty, a few have a limited "pastel" color palette (e.g., pp. 59 & 107) for those who prefer such a style. Hey, buy all three books at Amazon.com!
Rating: 2
Summary: "An Introduction to" ...Learning to Seeing Creatively
Comment: Maybe I should attribute some blame to myself first for assuming that this book would deliver some "creative" ideas and criticism for composing photographs. Although an amateur photographer (advanced with a focus on landscape) I feel that I already have a strong grasp of basic photographic composition concepts.
In purchasing this book I was looking for the type of compositional analysis that critiques "good" photos with a view to making them "great" photos. In this book the author certainly does not stimulate anything (for me at least) beyond moving from taking "snap-shots" to taking a basic composed "photograph".
A useful introductory book but certainly not what I could term useful for the advanced; amateur or professional.
Rating: 5
Summary: Change Your Perspective and Start Taking Dynamic Pictures
Comment: I have to admit, this is the first photography book that I've actually read from cover to cover. Each chapter contains valuable information that teaches the reader to shift their perspetive and see the world differently.
As a student photographer I constantly struggle with the mistaken assumption that I have to have something of value to photograph or that every picture I take has to be of something momentous. Not so. With this book I learned that I can look at a field of flowers along the side of the road and by simply "flopping down on my belly" see the world from an different perspective. This is what the author teaches. How to shift your view of the world around you and find true inspiration in the common and ordinary.
The author teaches when to use a telephoto and when to use a wide angle lens and also talks about the usefulness of the much maligned 50mm lens. The reader also learns how to incorporate color into photographs, how to interpert and accomodate line, form and texture.
The sample photographs are in full color and provide the reader with examples that illustrate the lessons beautifully.
One word of caution, if you're looking for a book that discusses the more technical aspects of photography such as apeture, shutter speed or depth of field charts, this is not the book for you. This books assumes you have a basic working knowledge of photography and is written to take you to the next level beyond the fundamentals of photography.
I highly recommend this book. It has helped me tremendously. Now I look for reasons to go out and shoot and no longer bemoan the lack of subject matter. The world has opened up and my photographs have definitely improved.
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Title: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson ISBN: 0817437126 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Photography and the Art of Seeing by Freeman Patterson ISBN: 1550130994 Publisher: Key Porter Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Photographic Composition by Tom Grill, Mark Scanlon, Tom Scanlon ISBN: 0817454276 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: June, 1990 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Designing a Photograph: Visual Techniques for Making Your Photographs Work by Bill Smith ISBN: 0817437789 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide by John Shaw ISBN: 0817440593 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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