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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherKing Publishing, Laurence
ISBN-101780673353
ISBN-139781780673356
eBay Product ID (ePID)168568006
Product Key Features
Book TitleRead this if You Want to Take Great Photographs : (Photography Books, Top Photography Tips)
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTechniques / General
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenrePhotography
AuthorHenry Carroll
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Amateur photographers will love this practical and accessible guide; it will be appreciated by anyone who enjoys photography. Highly recommended." - Library Journal
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal771
SynopsisRead This if You Want to Take Great Photographs is ideal for the new wave of snapshooters using DSLR, compact system and bridge cameras, looking for top photography tips. * A bestselling photography book with over 300,000 copies sold! * Learn top photography tips from 50 famous photographers * A must-have guide for amateur photographers and professional photographers Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera-club jargon. Instead, it inspires readers through iconic images and playful copy, packed with hands-on tips. Split into five sections, the book covers composition, exposure, light, lenses and the art of seeing. Masterpieces by acclaimed photographers - including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Fay Godwin, Nadav Kander, Daido Moriyama and Martin Parr - serve to illustrate points and encourage readers to try out new ideas. Today's aspiring photographers want immediacy and see photography as an affordable way of expressing themselves quickly and creatively. This handbook meets their needs, teaching them how to take photographs using professional techniques. Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. More titles in the 'Read This' series: Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241) Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051) Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887) Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542) Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052) Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (9781786275127) Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976) Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679) Read This If You Want to Be YouTube Famous by Will Eagle (9781786275134)
This book does provide a good overview of fundamentals of photography, i.e. use of focal length, shutter speed, light as well as other elements to achieve desired effect with examples and recommendations to achieve various results. Good reference for beginning photographers and review reference for more experienced individuals.