Video Description
Shot over the course of a year at locations across the globe, the master classes on these two full-length DVDs cover virtually every skill in celebrated photographer and teacher Michael Freeman’s professional armory. This uniquely accessible approach takes viewers from first principles—exposure, focus, and composition—to the subtle art of storytelling in pictures.
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
- What a difference a lens makes 00:10:50
- Compressing for effect 00:06:21
- Deep focus 00:08:34
- Shallow focus 00:07:29
- Shutter speed to suit 00:09:52
- Holding, fixing 00:11:14
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Chapter 2
- Subject & background 00:06:47
- Format 00:08:43
- Planning a still life 00:04:33
- Eyelines 00:07:04
- Heavy angles vs. dead straight 00:07:05
- Going wide 00:06:53
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Chapter 3
- Exposure decisions 00:07:52
- Exposure situations 00:11:35
- Into the sun 00:04:08
- Mist & fog 00:07:18
- Fill light 00:11:21
- Still-life lighting 00:09:08
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Chapter 4
- Golden hour 00:06:46
- Blue evening light 00:09:33
- City lights 00:08:11
- Gray light, soft light 00:07:32
- Perfect colour 00:06:05
- Converting to B&W 00:09:10
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Chapter 5
- Landscape drama 00:07:45
- Crowd scenes 00:08:43
- City overviews 00:07:12
- Portraits in context 00:06:43
- Location settings 00:05:50
- City details 00:06:33
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Chapter 6
- Planning a story 00:11:45
- Shooting for variety 00:09:07
- Making-of stories 00:06:32
- Covering a story 00:08:50
- Improvising 00:13:52
- Showing the story 00:26:10
Product Information
- Title: The Photographer's Eye
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2013
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9780415725439