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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Henri Cartier-Bresson: famous photographer
- Ansel Adams: famous photographer
- Edward Weston: famous photographer
- Walker Evans: famous photographer
- Sadiq al-Mahdi: Add a description of this character.
- Belsen
- Maurice De Sausmarez
- Ernst Haas
- Arnold Newman
- George Rodger
- Peter Galassi
- J.W. von Goethe
- Robert Frank
- Joel Meyerowitz
- Milton Glaser
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- Robert Doisneau
- Ernst Gombrich
- Johannes Itten
- Ray Metzker
- Roland Barthes
- William Eggleston
- Timothy O'Sullivan
- R. L. Gregory
- Garry Winogrand
- John Szarkowski
- Mario Giacomelli
- Paul Strand
- Eugen Herrigel
- Roger Warner
First Sentence edit
Photographs are created within a spatial context, and that context is the viewfinder frame.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1: The Image Frame
Frame dynamics
Frame shape
Stitching and extending
Cropping
Filling the frame
Placement
Dividing the frame
Horizon
Frames within frames
Chapter 2: Design Basics
Contrast
Gestalt perception
Balance
Dynamic perception
Balance
Dynamic tension
Figure and ground
Rhythm
Pattern, texture, many
Perspective and depth
Visual weight
Looking and interest
Content, weak & strong
Chapter 3: Graphics & Photographic Elements
A single point
Several points
Horizontal lines
Vertical lines
Diagonal lines
Curves
Eye-lines
Triangles
Circles and rectangles
Vectors
Focus
Motion
Optics
Exposure
Chapter 4: Composing with Light and Color
Chiaroscuro and key
Color in composition
Color relationships
Muted colors
Black and white
Chapter 5: Intent
Conventional or challenging
Reactive or planned
Documentary or expressive
Simple or complex
Clear or ambiguous
Delay
Style and fashion
Chapter 6: Process
The search for order
Hunting
Case study: Japanese monk
Repertoire
Reaction
Anticipation
Exploration
Return
Construction
Juxtaposition
Photographs together
Post-production
Syntax
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Freeman (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 770
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