Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places - PDF
نویسندگان: Henry Carroll
خلاصه: Where are you?Look around for a minute. If you were to take a picture that captures yourthoughts and feelings about where you are right now, what would it be?Tricky, isn’t it, but perhaps this will help.Taking great photographs of places is allabout what, when and how.‘What’ kind of places stir your ideas or emotions – wilderness areas,industrial scenes, places with historical significance? ‘When’ would youwant to photograph them – early morning, during the day, at twilight or inthe dead of night? ‘How’ do you want to photograph them – deep orshallow focus, wide or telephoto lens, a classic composition or somethingmore unorthodox? Marry these three elements together and yourphotographs will be elevated into something with meaning.This is sometimes a subconscious process because you’re acting oninstinct. Other times it’s more considered because you’re visualizing aspecific, preconceived concept. When looking at the 50 pictures here, tryto keep in mind the ‘what, when and how’ that led the masters to their endresult. Doing that will start you down a road leading to the places thatmean something to you.Understanding the processes behind the pictures and having just a littletechnical know-how is important, too. So if you’re totally new tophotography I recommend first reading Read This If You Want To TakeGreat Photographs. That will give you a solid grasp of the basictechniques, while this book shows you how to apply them creatively tophotographing places.