- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: Key Porter Books; 3 edition (May 16 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 155263793X
- ISBN-13: 978-1552637937
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 21.3 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #10 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Cinematography
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Celebrating 30 years in print, the classic book on photography basics has been completely updated and revised for digital photographers.The first book in Freeman Pattersons internationally acclaimed series of instructional books on photography and visual design, Photography for the Joy of It has now been updated and expanded to include technical guidelines adapted for both digital and film photographers. Here, Patterson and his teaching partner, Andr Gallant take a look at the basics in photography, providing clear instruction for beginning colour or black-and-white photographers on choosing equipment, selecting the correct exposure, understanding depth of field and much, much more. Once the basics are in hand, photographers learn how to make pictures with selective focus, showing motion, using flash, double or long exposures, and at night.This edition features several never-before-published photographs from both Patterson and Gallant, and extended captions that include valuable technical information and personal commentary, illustrating the superb craftsmanship and stunning photography of two of the worlds most celebrated photographers.
About the Author
ANDRE GALLANT specializes in travel photography. He is the author of Dreamscapes: Exploring Photo Montages and was the photographer for the illustrated books Winter, The Great Lakes and Seacoasts, all written by Pierre Berton. In 1996 he joined Freeman Patterson as a teaching partner in his visual design workshops at Shamper's Bluff. His work has been published in Photo Life, Canadian Living, Canadian Geographic, Elm Street, Gardening Life and enRoute. He has received three National Magazine awards.
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This review is from: Photography for the Joy of It: An Introductory Workshop for Film and Digital Photography (Paperback)
Let me say at the outset that Freeman & I were close friends, & come from the same province in Canada. I met him when I was going to Acadia University in the Annapolis Valley at a worksop he was conducting.As for the book, the images are exquisite, & Freeman excells as a writer as well as photographer. I bought this book when it first came out in 1987, & there was no such thing as digital photography. Freeman teaches you the art of photography as well as the wonderful images he makes. Words cannot express the simple beauty of what he does as a profession. It serves the purposes of digtital phot5ographers as well. In Freeman's own words, "Most of us get started in photography because we're excited by pictures, especially by pictures we discover by ourselves.Really "seeing" things is important to us, & photography is a chance to recapture the profound sense of excitement, the magic of living, which we felt so strongly as children."
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Very rewarding book,
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This review is from: Photography for the Joy of It: An Introductory Workshop for Film and Digital Photography (Paperback)
I hit a wall with my photography and I never felt pleased with any of my shots and I just didn't seem to be enjoying it anymore. I felt like selling all my gear to go buy a guitar and start singing the blues. Freeman taught me a very valuable lesson. The reason I wasn't enjoying it was because I had my mind on other things and I wasn't focused. On reading that, my blues lifted and I couldn't wait to go out shooting again. This book will inspire you to try new things and teach you how to express yourself.
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Finally a book more along the lines of what I am looking for,
By G. S. Gourde - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Photography for the Joy of It: An Introductory Workshop for Film and Digital Photography (Paperback)
I was getting tired of looking at photo books that just talked about the technical aspects of the camera. I was looking for something that would tell me how to look through the camera better, to help me think about where I should be when setting up a picture.This book got me started on that. I was still left with plenty of follow-up questions- and I wish I was at one of their workshops, but it has given me enough to think more critically about my pictures. I just started reading "Photographing the World around you" and it looks promising... 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Very good book for photographers,
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You will find many interesting concepts over photography. Has a lot of beautiful photos that are used to emphasize the teaching.
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