Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories by Glen Johnson
One of my steps towards getting more into photography is to shoot weddings someday. I would love to capture those beauitful memories for the bride & groom! I got this book because it had a lot of good reviews on how this is an awesome book to learn about wedding photography. So this will be the 3rd book I read on photography as soon as I finish my other 2. I have a lot of reading to get done and hopefully by the end I will have learned lots of new and fun things about photography.
Here's an overview of what this book talks about:
Wedding photography takes more than talent A great wedding photographer is a storyteller and an artist, capable of capturing the events and emotions without seeming to intrude on the beauty of this special day. But taking great pictures is only a small part of the puzzle that creates success in this business. More than anything else, to become successful, a wedding photographer must excel at the art of running a business. If you've wondered whether wedding photography is for you, or if you've made the decision but aren't sure how to get started, this book will give you the answers and the motivation you need to start down the path of becoming a successful wedding photographer. Discover what makes wedding photography a unique specialty
Here's an overview of what this book talks about:
Wedding photography takes more than talent A great wedding photographer is a storyteller and an artist, capable of capturing the events and emotions without seeming to intrude on the beauty of this special day. But taking great pictures is only a small part of the puzzle that creates success in this business. More than anything else, to become successful, a wedding photographer must excel at the art of running a business. If you've wondered whether wedding photography is for you, or if you've made the decision but aren't sure how to get started, this book will give you the answers and the motivation you need to start down the path of becoming a successful wedding photographer. Discover what makes wedding photography a unique specialty
- Identify your personal photographic style
- Choose the right equipment and learn how to transport it safely, even to exotic locations
- Learn to read situations and spot great opportunities for candid shots
- Know appropriate etiquette for shooting in dressing rooms and during the ceremony
- Discover the importance of a website and how to make it findable
- Perfect the skills necessary to market and manage your business
The Photographer's Mind by Michael Freeman
This will be the next book I read after The Photographer's Eye. I got this book for my birthday so I already have it in my collection to begin reading as soon as I finish book 1.
Here's an overview of what this book talks about:
The source of any photograph is not the camera or even the scene viewed through the viewfinder-it is the mind of the photographer: this is where an image is created before it is committed to a memory card or film. In The Photographer's Mind, the follow-up to the international best-seller, The Photographer's Eye, photographer and author Michael Freeman unravels the mystery behind the creation of a photograph. The nature of photography demands that the viewer constantly be intrigued and surprised by new imagery and different interpretations, more so than in any other art form. The aim of this book is to answer what makes a photograph great, and to explore the ways that top photographers achieve this goal time and time again. As you delve deeper into this subject, The Photographer's Mind will provide you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding cliché, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light, and even how to handle the unexpected. Michael Freeman is the author of the global bestseller, The Photographer's Eye. Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs. *Written by the author of The Photographer's Eye. *Provides you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding cliché, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light and even how to handle the unexpected. *Contains over 400 breathtaking images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work.
Here's an overview of what this book talks about:
The source of any photograph is not the camera or even the scene viewed through the viewfinder-it is the mind of the photographer: this is where an image is created before it is committed to a memory card or film. In The Photographer's Mind, the follow-up to the international best-seller, The Photographer's Eye, photographer and author Michael Freeman unravels the mystery behind the creation of a photograph. The nature of photography demands that the viewer constantly be intrigued and surprised by new imagery and different interpretations, more so than in any other art form. The aim of this book is to answer what makes a photograph great, and to explore the ways that top photographers achieve this goal time and time again. As you delve deeper into this subject, The Photographer's Mind will provide you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding cliché, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light, and even how to handle the unexpected. Michael Freeman is the author of the global bestseller, The Photographer's Eye. Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs. *Written by the author of The Photographer's Eye. *Provides you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding cliché, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light and even how to handle the unexpected. *Contains over 400 breathtaking images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work.
The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman
This is the first book I have bought and have started reading. So far I'm enjoying it.
Here's an overview of what this book talks about:
Design is the single most important factor in creating a successful photograph. The ability to see the potential for a strong picture and then organize the graphic elements into an effective, compelling composition has always been one of the key skills in making photographs.
Digital photography has brought a new, exciting aspect to design - first because the instant feedback from a digital camera allows immediate appraisal and improvement; and second because image-editing tools make it possible to alter and enhance the design after the shutter has been pressed. This has had a profound effect on the way digital photographers take pictures.
The Photographer's Eye shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs. The book explores all the traditional approaches to composition and design, but crucially, it also addresses the new digital technique of shooting in the knowledge that a picture will later be edited, manipulated, or montage to result in a final image that may be very different from the one seen in the viewfinder.
Features
•Covers both traditional in-camera composition and the new opportunities for picture-making made possible by digital imaging editing
•Shows how to explore situations and locations in order to find the best possible photographic possibilities
•Uses clear examples from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the pictures work
•First book to tackle the subject of composition and design for photographers
•350 color images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work
Here's an overview of what this book talks about:
Design is the single most important factor in creating a successful photograph. The ability to see the potential for a strong picture and then organize the graphic elements into an effective, compelling composition has always been one of the key skills in making photographs.
Digital photography has brought a new, exciting aspect to design - first because the instant feedback from a digital camera allows immediate appraisal and improvement; and second because image-editing tools make it possible to alter and enhance the design after the shutter has been pressed. This has had a profound effect on the way digital photographers take pictures.
The Photographer's Eye shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs. The book explores all the traditional approaches to composition and design, but crucially, it also addresses the new digital technique of shooting in the knowledge that a picture will later be edited, manipulated, or montage to result in a final image that may be very different from the one seen in the viewfinder.
Features
•Covers both traditional in-camera composition and the new opportunities for picture-making made possible by digital imaging editing
•Shows how to explore situations and locations in order to find the best possible photographic possibilities
•Uses clear examples from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the pictures work
•First book to tackle the subject of composition and design for photographers
•350 color images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work