Publisher's Synopsis
If you're a passionate photographer and you're ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast's Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you're diving head-first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast's Guides are designed to help you quickly master a topic or subject you want to learn more about. These handy books don't waste your time covering all the photography basics you already know. Instead, they build on that knowledge so you can quickly advance your photography skills. The Enthusiast's Guide to Composition: 50 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses everything you need to know in order to shoot great images with powerful compositions. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all the information you need to improve your photography. Divided into seven chapters that include 50 photographic principles to help you create strong compositions, photographer and author Khara Plicanic covers lens selection, light, color, lines, movement, and more. Example lessons include: #4. Rule of Thirds #8. Leading Lines #14. Negative Space #19. Change Your Perspective #24. Mind the Background #33. Add a Dash of Foreground #35. Choosing an Aspect Ratio #39. Conscious Cropping #40. Direction of Light #42. Using the Horizon #47. Using a Tripod Written in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast's Guide to Compositions is designed to be effective and efficient, friendly and fun. Read an entire chapter at once, or read just one topic at a time. With either approach, you'll quickly learn a lot so you can head out with your camera to capture great shots.
