Composition

Basics Photography #1

by David Prakel

Strong images only come about through a combination of technical excellence and thorough composition. While there is plenty of technical advice, photographers often turn to fine-art sources for the so-called 'rules of composition'. This book, however, acknowledges photography's quite different dynamic and offers a contemporary approach to composition more suited to the medium. The second edition of Basics Photography 01: Composition offers a contemporary approach to composition. Its six core chapters cover historical background and personal motivation, formal elements, space and time within the photographic frame and composition in real-world situations. The Basics Photography series, originally published by AVA Publishing, comprises a collection of titles Lighting, Composition, Capturing Colour, Post-Production Black & White, Post-Production Colour, Working in Black & White and Exposure. Easily accessible and highly readable, the books clearly explain and explore fundamental photographic concepts; they are fully indexed and illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, building to provide an essential introduction to the subject.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction, Film

184 pages, ebook

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Parisa forootan · Rating 4 out of 5]

وقتی از مردم عکس رنگی میگیرید،دارید از ظاهرشان عکس میگیرید و وقتی از آن ها عکس سیاه و سفید میگیرید، از باطنشان عکاسی می کنید.

[Mohammad Sadegh Alizadeh · Rating 1 out of 5]

بیشتر از تکنیک، نوعی نگرش و فهم برای کسانی که با تکنیک آشنایی اجمالی دارند. لاجرم برای امثال منی که حتی با تکنیک‌های عکاسی هم آشنایی ندارم به کار نخواهد آمد.

[Amirhossein · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتاب خوبیه واسه افرادی که تازه میخوان شرو کنن.
نکته نکته است‌.
و خوندنش خالی از لطف نیست

[Amanda Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

If given the option, I'd likely have given this book 3.5 stars, definitely deserves more than three, so I bumped it to a four star review. A great book overall on the concepts of photo composition. It is very well organized. It introduces a topic of composition, gives a one page written description of this topic and provides a photo example of that concept. It is a very quick read, great for a beginner or someone who just wants an overview of photo composition concepts. This book does assume you already know some basics with the SLR like shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Also assumes you know some things about various flash concepts and reflectors (I don't know a lot there, so I glazed a bit on those areas). One of the things I like about this book is that anyone can use these concepts introduced even with a point-and-shoot camera.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Rather than giving specific advice or formulas or rules for composing better pictures, the book explores composition from a conceptual framework. It starts by looking at viewpoint, perspective, and scale, then discusses the formal elements of point, line, shape, form, texture, pattern, tone, and color (all elements that one would encounter in an art class), and then thinking about space and time. Very much a theory book, with a few examples. The main take away message from the book: think, then compose.

[Israel ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic book for those who are starting in photography

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

More like a text book on composition. I really liked the diagrams and picked up some helpful ideas. I also like the quotes throught the book by different photographers.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good solid read for grasping the basics of the concepts. Not very technical and easy to absorb. Beautiful photos too.

[Andres Moreira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Simple and clear, also with great photos from the best photographers!