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The Photographer's Eye
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The Photographer's Eye

by Michael Freeman
May 2007
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
192 pages
6h 48m
English
Focal Press
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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: THE IMAGE FRAME

Frame dynamics

Frame shape

Stitching and extending

Cropping

Filling the frame

Placement

Dividing the frame

Horizon

Frames within frames

CHAPTER 2: DESIGN BASICS

Contrast

Gestalt perception

Balance

Dynamic tension

Figure and ground

Rhythm

Pattern, texture, many

Perspective and depth

Visual weight

Looking and interest

Content, weak & strong

CHAPTER 3: GRAPHIC & PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS

A single point

Several points

Horizontal lines

Vertical lines

Diagonal lines

Curves

Eye-lines

Triangles

Circles and rectangles

Vectors

Focus

Motion

Moment

Optics

Exposure

CHAPTER 4: COMPOSING WITH LIGHT AND COLOR

Chiaroscuro and key

Color in composition

Color relationships

Muted colors

Black and white

CHAPTER 5: INTENT

Conventional ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780240809342