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Photographically Speaking A Deeper Look at Creating Stronger Images

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ISBN-10: 0321750446

ISBN-13: 9780321750440

Edition: 2012

Authors: David DuChemin

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Photographically Speaking is a practical primer on visual language. The overarching question at the heart of this book is, "What makes a good photograph?" Why is this important? Because once a photographer understands what makes a good photograph once he or she learns the visual language then that photographer is well on their way to being able to "speak" that language, creating stronger images that communicate and connect their intention with the viewer. The discussion about visual language is profoundly pragmatic and useful, but for too long the books that discuss it have been considered "academic," esoteric, and difficult. Here, duChemin writes in an approachable, comfortable, and…    
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Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 10/11/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English

David duChemin has been creating compelling stories with a camera in hand for over twenty years. An impassioned travel and humanitarian photographer, David has shot on five continents for assignments and projects covering places as diverse as Paris, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, India, Nepal, and Mongolia. David's portfolio can be found online at www.pixelatedimage.com.

Introduction
Vision And Intent
But I Shoot Intuitively
All Content Has Meaning
The Frame
The Flattening
A Good Photograph
Visual Language
I Like It
Layers Of Impact
A Word About Rules
Elements & Decisions
Elements
Lines
Gesture
Repetition
Contrast And Juxtaposition
Comparison
The Seduction Of Colour (Have You Tried It In Black And White?)
Light
Moment
Decisions
Framing
Crop
Orientation
Aspect Ratio
Placement
Gesture
Thirds
The Golden Ratio AND Golden Spiral
Relationship
Pov, Picture Plane And Perspective
Balance
Optics
Focus
Exposure
Expose for Aesthetics
Depth of Field
Shutter Speed
Twenty Photographs