Photography Composition Book (Full Color)

I very much agree with the author's point that there are no professional photographers, only professional photographers. Photography is an artistic creation activity, and the competition is perspective, creativity and creative connotation, and professional skills are secondary. The charm of photography lies in its multiple perspectives and rich possibilities, rather than in competing for who has better photography skills. Photography is not a mysterious profession. You can get into it at any time, as long as you love it enough. Photography is essentially a kind of recording and sublimation, as well as exploration and discovery. It should not stick to the rules, nor should it be boring. I think when we discover beauty, we raise the camera at that moment, bravely freeze, and the composition is perfectly interpreted at this moment.

This book starts from the core concepts of the two factions and introduces a lot of professional knowledge each. For example, the golden section is often mentioned in composition. However, it is not a simple proportion, but a relatively complex system. The author divides the golden section into twelve stages, each stage has a unique way of using and understanding it. The book describes this issue in detail from the origin, formula, rule of thirds, etc. It is eye-opening. I never knew that the golden section has so much to pay attention to, and I have benefited a lot.

Composition is the foundation of photography and an important part of knowledge. Whether you are shooting people, plants, or objects, different compositions directly affect the style of the work. Even in film and television works, the emotions of the characters are directly expressed through composition. The author gives a comprehensive and systematic classification of composition knowledge, and uses a variety of techniques to record the feelings the picture brings to people in the form of composition. The biggest highlight of this book is its full-color illustrations. The author has a sharp eye for picture selection. The composition method of each picture can be well integrated with the chapter knowledge, helping readers to verify the composition skills in the illustrations and learn to apply them.

Every excellent photo is the inadvertent encounter between your hand holding the camera, the field of view of your eyes, and the scene in front of you in a thousandth of a second; or when your finger gently moves a distance of 1 millimeter, the whole world seems to suddenly stop, and then quickly returns to its normal rhythm. This joy of traveling through time is the real joy of photography. In this situation, who has time to think about the nine-square grid and horizontal lines? As photographers, the purpose of our existence is just to let more people see what we see.

If photography is a building, then composition is its structure, the ribs that support the building. This book talks about photographic composition from two aspects: destruction and establishment. It seems to be divided, but in fact it is dialectical unity. Water is impermanent, and the same is true for photography. As a beginner, what I see is dialectical unity. For the previous photography books I have read, this book has risen to at least one level. In other words, this book has given me a better understanding of photography. I hope that I can greatly improve my photography skills after reading this book.

This book is really good! It explains the methods and techniques of photographic composition in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and also introduces the two interesting concepts of "Ivory School" and "Carefree School". Just like what is said in the book "Tai Chi produces two things", different composition styles have their own uniqueness. I particularly like the sentence in it: "Composition is an expression." This sentence made me understand that photography is not just about pressing the shutter, but also about the transmission of emotions. I think this book is very helpful for me to improve my photography skills. I recommend it to you! 📷

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