The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

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Author(s): Michael Freeman
Publisher: Focal Press
Year: 2007

Language: English
Commentary: Отсканированные страницы
Pages: 99
Tags: Искусство и искусствоведение;Фотоискусство;

Front Cover......Page 1
Michael FreeMan The phoTographer's eye......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 4
CHAPTER 1. THE IMAGE FRAME......Page 6
Frame dynamics......Page 7
Frame shape......Page 8
Stitching and extending......Page 11
Cropping......Page 12
Filling the frame......Page 13
Placement......Page 14
Dividing the frame......Page 15
Horizon......Page 16
Frames within frames......Page 17
CHAPTER 2. DESIGN BASICS......Page 18
Contrast......Page 19
Gestalt perception......Page 21
Balance......Page 22
Dynamic tension......Page 24
Figure and ground......Page 25
Rhythm......Page 26
Pattern, texture, many......Page 27
Perspective and depth......Page 28
Visual weight......Page 31
Looking and interest......Page 32
Content, weak & strong......Page 33
CHAPTER 3. GRAPHIC & PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS......Page 34
A single point......Page 35
Several points......Page 37
Horizontal lines......Page 38
Vertical lines......Page 39
Diagonal lines......Page 40
Curves......Page 42
Eye-lines......Page 43
Triangles......Page 44
Circles and rectangles......Page 46
Vectors......Page 47
Focus......Page 49
Motion......Page 50
Moment......Page 51
Optics......Page 52
Exposure......Page 55
CHAPTER 4. COMPOSING WITH LIGHT AND COLOR......Page 56
Chiaroscuro and key......Page 57
Color in composition......Page 59
Color relationships......Page 61
Muted colors......Page 63
Black and white......Page 65
CHAPTER 5. INTENT......Page 66
Conventional or challenging......Page 67
Reactive or planned......Page 69
Documentary or expressive......Page 70
Simple or complex......Page 71
Clear or ambiguous......Page 72
Delay......Page 74
Style and fashion......Page 75
CHAPTER 6. PROCESS......Page 77
The search for order......Page 78
Hunting......Page 80
Case study: Japanese monk......Page 82
Repertoire......Page 83
Reaction......Page 84
Anticipation......Page 85
Exploration......Page 86
Return......Page 88
Construction......Page 89
Juxtaposition......Page 91
Photographs together......Page 92
Post-production......Page 94
Syntax......Page 95
Index......Page 96
Acknowledgments & Bibliography......Page 98