Within the Frame is a book about finding and expressing your photographic vision, specifically where people, places, and cultures are concerned. A personal book full of real-world wisdom and incredible images, author David duChemin (of pixelatedimage.com) shows you both the how and the why of finding, chasing, and expressing your vision with a camera to your eye. Vision leads to passion, and passion is a cornerstone of great photography. With it, photographs draw the eye in and create an emotional experience. Without it, a photograph is often not worth—and can’t capture—a viewer’s attention.Both instructional and inspirational, Within the Frame helps you on your photographic journey to make better images of the places and people you love, whether they are around the world or in your own backyard. duChemin covers how to tell stories, and the technology and tools we have at our disposal in order to tell those narratives. Most importantly, he stresses the crucial theme of vision when it comes to photographing people, places, and cultures—and he helps you cultivate and find your own vision, and then fit it within the frame.
Author(s): David DuChemin
Edition: 1
Publisher: New Riders Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 273
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;
Contents......Page 9
Foreword......Page 13
Introduction......Page 16
CHAPTER ONE: It's About Vision......Page 20
Chasing Vision......Page 24
CHAPTER TWO: Within the Frame......Page 26
Shoot What Moves You......Page 29
Make Me Care......Page 31
Putting It in the Frame......Page 32
Excluding It from the Frame......Page 36
Indecisive Moments......Page 38
It's All Subjective......Page 41
The Illusion of the Exotic......Page 43
Length of Time......Page 45
Choice of Moment......Page 52
CHAPTER THREE: The Artist and the Geek......Page 54
Gear Is Good, Vision Is Better......Page 56
Decent Exposures......Page 60
The Best Digital Negative......Page 62
Seeing the Light......Page 65
Choose Your Lens Based on Behavior......Page 68
Telephoto Lenses......Page 71
Pushing the Wide......Page 74
The Rule of Thirds......Page 77
There Is No Un-Suck Filter......Page 80
Inspiration and Perspiration......Page 82
CHAPTER FOUR: Storytelling......Page 92
Universal Themes......Page 94
Conflict Within the Frame......Page 98
The Photo Essay......Page 100
Relationships......Page 107
Attention Management......Page 108
Leaving Clues and Provoking Questions......Page 112
CHAPTER FIVE: Photographing People......Page 114
Approaching People......Page 116
The Language Barrier......Page 121
The Eyes Have It......Page 125
Capturing Emotion......Page 129
On Giving and Taking......Page 134
Indecent Exposures......Page 137
Photographing Children......Page 138
Photographing the Elderly......Page 144
Candids vs. Portraits......Page 149
Why Photograph Candid Street Scenes?......Page 151
Abstracting People......Page 157
Lighting Challenges on Location......Page 159
Four More......Page 164
CHAPTER SIX: Photographing Places......Page 168
Research......Page 170
Scouting......Page 172
Not-So-Great Expectations......Page 174
Be Prepared......Page 178
Beyond the Postcard: The Value of Wandering......Page 184
Slow Down......Page 188
The Feel of Place: Sensual Exploration......Page 190
Be in the Right Place…......Page 191
…At the Right Time…......Page 193
…In the Right Frame of Mind......Page 194
Shooting Iconic Places......Page 196
Iconic Images in Mundane Places......Page 200
Wait for It......Page 203
Mine It......Page 205
Adding the Human Element......Page 206
Adding Scale......Page 209
Landscapes......Page 211
Creating Depth with Layers......Page 216
Shoot the Big Stuff......Page 218
Shoot the Details......Page 222
CHAPTER SEVEN: Photographing Culture......Page 226
Research and Ask Questions......Page 229
Respect: Different Isn't Wrong......Page 230
We Are All Different, We Are All the Same......Page 232
Shooting History and Heroes......Page 234
Shooting Food......Page 238
Shooting Festivals and Celebrations......Page 242
Shooting Art......Page 246
Shooting Language......Page 248
Shooting Faith......Page 249
Remember the deeper subject and find a way to express it......Page 251
Be respectful......Page 252
CHAPTER EIGHT: Final Thoughts......Page 256
Afterword......Page 261
C......Page 265
D......Page 266
H......Page 267
L......Page 268
P......Page 269
Q......Page 270
T......Page 271
W......Page 272
