August 2008
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
6h 41m
English
When making photographs, never forget the “Gasp Factor. ”
—Dick Stolley, former Time-Life managing editor
When learning and refining their skills, most photographers progress through three distinct phases. The first stage occurs immediately after they get their first “good” camera and begin discovering the potential of the medium. During this time, novice shooters photographically explore their world with a high level of enthusiasm. Every new batch of images they examine contains photographs that look much better than the photographer ever imagined they could. Unfortunately, this blissful period doesn’t last long and is quickly replaced by the next period.
In phase two, the shooter’s level of enthusiasm is still high, but ...