The Photo Cookbook
The Photo Cookbook

Author: Tim Shields

Publisher: Photography Academy

Published: 2019-11-18

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0578612917

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This Photo Cookbook is your quick and easy guide to creating your own jaw-dropping pictures without complicated and boring explanations, using the camera or phone you already have. Award-winning Chefs use recipes to create amazing dishes, and if you follow their recipes, you can create the exact same dishes. This Photo Cookbook contains 30 recipes you can use to take amazing photos. Want to shoot a glorious sunset? There’s a recipe for that. Want to create amazing compositions? There are 8 recipes for that. Want to take a stunning portrait shot with a blurred out background? There’s a recipe for that, too. Every recipe is short, to the point, and stands alone. The Photo Cookbook was written by award-winning photographer Tim Shields with thousands of students in his photography programs. Take the best photos of your life using the camera or phone you already have And the best part? Every recipe comes with a how-to video! Just open the regular camera app on your phone and point it at the QR code on the page, or tap the QR code when reading on mobile phones and tablets. When the link pops up, tap it and the video will start. You don’t need any new software or apps.

Photographing People - A Guide for Shy Photographers
Photographing People - A Guide for Shy Photographers

Author: Kevin Landwer-Johan

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-14

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781655377457

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Practical teaching and stories related to the author's life experience teach you how to overcome your hesitancy in photographing people. Shy photographers know how uncomfortable it is being photographed. Naturally, we should be more sensitive, more empathetic, and therefore more capable of creating portraits with depth and feeling. Photographing People - A Guide For Shy Photographers is intended to encourage you to take photos of people. Experience has taught me to overcome the feeling of not wanting to impose when I point my camera in the direction of a person. It's also taught me this fear is common, particularly amongst shy photographers. The book, divided into four sections, is designed to guide you through the adventure of learning to photograph people. Each section demonstrates and teaches how you can overcome the fear of not wanting to impose. You will learn how to manage your camera well. You will also learn how to manage your thoughts effectively to deal with the unnecessary fear that inhibits shy photographers from photographing people. My first review: The photos of people I've taken on my travels are my favorite souvenirs. Along the way, though, I know I've missed so many opportunities because I was unprepared or just too shy to ask if I could take a photo. In this book, Kevin describes how he personally overcame shyness to become the awesome portrait photographer that he is. In this down to earth and easy to read text, Kevin provides practical advice on how to be prepared as well as how to approach and communicate with people you'd like to photograph. This is an inspiring little book. I read it while traveling in Mexico and, in the two days after finishing it, I approached three people for photos and, using Kevin's suggestions, they all said "Yes". If you love taking photos of people, you will love this book. I can't recommend it enough! Maryellen, Davis, California, USA

Why People Photograph
Why People Photograph

Author: Robert Adams

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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This critically acclaimed work brings us a new selection of poignant essays by master photographer Robert Adams. In this volume, Adams evinces his firm belief in the importance of art. Photographers "may or may not make a living by photography," he writes, "but they are alive by it."

The Portrait Photography Course
The Portrait Photography Course

Author: Mark Jenkinson

Publisher:

Published: 2011-04-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780321766663

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The ability to create an effective portrait is probably the single most important skill any aspiring photographer must master. Few professional photographers, whatever their area of specialization, can hope to have a successful career without ever being called upon to create a likeness of another person. The Portrait Photography Course is designed to build a student photographer's experience and get him or her started on a rewarding career. Detailed tutorials cover every aspect of studio and location work, from composition and psychology to complex lighting schemes, equipment options, and digital retouching. Portfolios of exemplary images showcase individual photographers' work and demonstrate techniques explored in the tutorials, while interviews with top portrait photographers shed insight into their methodologies and philosophies. Presented and written by a leading portrait photographer, this book is an indispensable guide to taking professional pictures.¿

How to Photograph People
How to Photograph People

Author: Demetrius Fordham

Publisher: Ilex Press

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1781578788

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Whatever type of device you use to take pictures - whether a phone or a pro-spec digital camera - the most compelling subject is always other human beings. Portraiture is one of the most popular genres in photography, but it can also be one of the most daunting to undertake, especially when you're just starting out. In this comprehensive guide, Demetrius Fordham shares his real-life experiences from years of portrait sessions, using these examples to impart the tips, tricks and knowledge that will let you take your own amazing images of people. - Learn from real-life portraiture examples, shot by a top pro - Gain the skills needed to create a rapport with your subject - Get all the tips and tricks for perfect posing - Master every type of portraiture from casual-looking group shots to formal studio sessions - Discover techniques that will let you get amazing pictures of people in any situation

Picture Perfect Posing
Picture Perfect Posing

Author: Roberto Valenzuela

Publisher: New Riders

Published: 2014-02-26

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 013374230X

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Photographer, author, and educator Roberto Valenzuela has a proven track record for teaching and explaining difficult concepts to photographers of all skill levels. His remarkable ability to break down complicated ideas into understandable, approachable elements that photographers can truly grasp–and then use their newfound knowledge to improve their photography–made his first book, Picture Perfect Practice, a breakout success. In Picture Perfect Posing, Roberto takes on the art of posing. For many photographers, after learning to compose an image and even light it properly, a portrait can still easily be a failure if the pose is not natural, elegant, and serving the needs of both the subject and the photographer. Instead of just showing page after page of poses–like most posing books on the market–Roberto actually breaks down the concept of posing by examining the anatomy, starting with the core foundation: the spinal chord and neck. Building from there, Roberto discusses every component of what makes poses work, as well as fail. How should the model hold her hands? Bend her elbows? Position her fingers? Should the model look toward or away from the camera, and why? It all depends on what the photographer wants for the shot, and Roberto discusses the entire process, from the intent of the photographer through the execution of the pose. For those who have been discouraged by an inability to pose their subjects, or who have simply not known where to start in order to "figure it out," Picture Perfect Posing is the essential resource they need to learn how posing truly works, and how they can learn to direct the exact pose they need for the shot they want.

Masters of Street Photography
Masters of Street Photography

Author: Roberts Elizabeth

Publisher: Masters of

Published: 2019-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781781453605

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Masters of Street Photography explores the craft and creative secrets of 16 leading lights of the genre. Through probing Q&A style interviews, beautifully reproduced images, captions telling the story of each picture, and detailed technical information, the reader is given an insight into the photographers' working practices, from their career paths and inspirations, to the equipment, techniques, tropes and tricks they employ to create their breathtaking and visionary works. The result is a book that combines visual inspiration with tried and tested "street smart" advice from leading professionals, providing everything the aspiring street photographer needs to create their own distinctive urban portfolio. Contributors include The Bragdon Brothers, Melissa Breyer, Giacomo Brunelli, Paul Burgess, Sally Davies, George Georgiou, Ash Shinya Kawaoto, Jay Maisel, Jesse Marlow, Dimitri Mellos, Rui Palha, Ed Peters, Alan Schaller, Marina Sersale, Alexey Titarenko, and Martin U Waltz.

The Civil Contract of Photography
The Civil Contract of Photography

Author: Ariella Azoulay

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 1935408372

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In this groundbreaking work, Ariella Azoulay thoroughly revises our understanding of the ethical status of photography. It must, she insists, be understood in its inseparability from the many catastrophes of recent history. She argues that photography is a particular set of relations between individuals and the powers that govern them and, at the same time, a form of relations among equals that constrains that power. Anyone, even a stateless person, who addresses others through photographs or occupies the position of a photograph’s addressee, is or can become a member of the citizenry of photography. The crucial arguments of the book concern two groups that have been rendered invisible by their state of exception: the Palestinian noncitizens of Israel and women in Western societies. Azoulay’s leading question is: Under what legal, political, or cultural conditions does it become possible to see and show disaster that befalls those with flawed citizenship in a state of exception? The Civil Contract of Photography is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the disasters of recent history and the consequences of how they and their victims are represented.

Eve Arnold's People
Eve Arnold's People

Author: Anjelica Huston

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Eve Arnold, a Magnum photographer since 1951 and revered by her peers and the latest creative generation in equal measure, has photographed many of the great, the famous and the powerful, ranging from politicians and actors to musicians, writers and artists.This survey of an extraordinary career includes not only engaging and intriguing photographs of big stars, many of whom became close friends, but also of everyday people at work and at play around the world. Interleaved throughout the book are five in-depth Photo Stories showing the access and trust Eve gained when covering subjects such as the plight of migrant workers in Long Island, on assignment with Malcolm X, and her landmark In China project. Brimming with images and contributions from friends, colleagues and luminaries, this book places Eve Arnold deservedly at the heart of the canon of photographic greats.