Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs (-)

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Inspiring readers through iconic images and playful copy, the bestselling Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs has been revised and updated to include new photographers, a brand-new chapter on the art of feeling, and the latest hands-on tips. Striking images from a diverse range of acclaimed contemporary photographers, such as Anastasia Samoylova, Zanele Muholi, Nadine Ijewere, Campbell Addy and Tyler Mitchell, now join the masterpieces of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, Dorothea Lange and Martin Parr.
Ideal for users of phone, mirrorless and DSLR cameras, the book is split into six sections, covering composition, exposure, light, lenses and the art of seeing and feeling. Thought-provoking images by iconic photographers serve to illustrate points and encourage readers to try out new ideas.
Today’s aspiring photographers want immediacy and see photography as an affordable way of expressing themselves quickly and creatively. This handbook meets their needs, teaching them how to take photographs using professional techniques.

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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs

Inspiring readers through iconic images and playful copy, the bestselling Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs has been revised and updated to include new photographers, a brand-new chapter on the art of feeling, and the latest hands-on tips.

LEARN HOW TO take photographs using professional techniques

INCLUDES IMAGES FROM OVER 50 MASTERS to illustrate points and inspire

BRAND NEW EDITION includes works by 23 new photographers and improved diversity of photographers

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laurence King Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1399606956
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399606950
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.6 x 7.8 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Read This
Best Sellers Rank: #34,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Individual Photographer Books #7 in Photography Criticism & Essays (Books) #23 in Photography Reference (Books)
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