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There are better books out there | Photography and the Art of Seeing: A Visual Perception Workshop for Film and Digital Photography | Freeman Patterson

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	• Photography and the Art of Seeing: A Visual Perception Workshop for Film and Digital Photography Freeman Patterson Key Porter Books, 2004 - 156 pages average customer review:based on 35 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A different approach to photography

This is an instructional book on photographic seeing rather than a how to book on making pretty pictures. If you are looking for a cookbook on how to take vacation snaps, pass this one by.

This is a book to assist you in seeing photographically. Its exercises help you see the extraordinary in everyday items. Often a great photograph is great not due to the subject matter, but the manner the photographer treats that subject matter. This book is designed to boost your sensitivity to the wonderful within the mundane which surrounds us.

Ironically, the book was written during the film era but it's a book meant for the digital age. Many of the exercises demand a lot of shooting - costly with film - no cost in digital. Also the feedback loop is instant with digital rather than hours, days or even weeks with film. Thus what you try to achieve is immediately available in digital which makes the lessons / exercises more effective today than when the book was written.

Probably not a first or second book to learn photography. This book assumes you know how to set your aperture and shutter as well as what ISO is. It probably should be in every serious photographer's library.

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It took me 4 months to finally recieve this book but...

It was worth the wait. I'm not that far into it yet but I'm already seeing how closed off I've been to seeing what's around me. I'm positive that by time I'm done with the book it will have made me a better seer, maybe not a better photographer, but I will see things in new and exciting ways. I don't recommend this book to people who want to get better at technical aspects of photography. However, if you feel like you don't always take the best pictures you could because you aren't seeing whats around you than this book is for you.

Note: This is NOT a book about composition! Some reviewers are complaining about how poorly he covers the subject. This book is about teaching you how to see differently! If you want a book on composition by all means do not look to this book. If you want to start seeing things that others might not, this is the only book of it's kind!

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There are better books out there

There are better books on composition out there. This is an updated version of a 25 year old book. If you buy it you will still learn but some of the other books on composition that I've reviewed are better (see my page). The book has too much text and very few illustrations

I just bought my first DSLR camera. I bought ten photography books on amazon. I'm evaluating these books from the perspective of a semi-advanced amateur. (On things I've learnt is that book by the

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Photography and the Art of Seeing

I thought this was going to be more of a instructional book vs. a picture book.

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Basic intro to "seeing" for photographers.

This book is intended, as the sub-title implies, as a book to help one "see" in order to become a photographer (or at least a better photographer). The book differs from so many introductions to the topic in that there is almost no discussion of technical aspects of photography (i.e., lens, depth-of-field, etc.). The book concentrates only on the art of visualizing.

The book provides a series of simple excercises that can be done by anyone (i.e., begineer, intermediate or pro). Examples of these involve going to a field, your living room, etc. in order to perform some photographic excercise. Corny? Absolutely. But his method is intended, through miminal expenditure of money, on better seeing what is commonplace.

Many critics of the book mention the fact that the pictures in his book are not "magnificent" or even great. Considering the fact that they are there to illustrate what can be shot in his typical excercises though they are quite good. No, they are not Ansel Adams but do show what you can visualize if you were to spend a few hours really "seeing" in some common place area not far from your home (or even it). By this measure the pictures are a success. Even more so for someone starting out.

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A practical and inspiring guide.

This Third Edition familiarizes readers with the traditional principles of composition and visual design. The jargon-free text provides practical techniques and innovative exercises for breaking with traditional concepts of design to enable the photographer to develop a keen awareness of subject matter and a personal direction.

Topics include: - Barriers to seeing - Learning to observe: rethinking the familiar - Learning to imagine: abstracting and selecting - Learning to express: Subject matter and the photographer - Elements and principles of visual design and more.

This edition of Photography and the Art of Seeing is updated to include technical guidelines adapted for both digital and film photographers and includes photographs from Freeman Patterson's personal collection. Extended captions include valuable technical information and personal commentary reflective of the superb craftsmanship and stunning photography from one of the most highly acclaimed and celebrated photographers worldwide.

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