BOOK - Glyn Dewis Photograph Like a Thief

Photograph Like a Thief: Using Imitation and Inspiration to Create Great Images from Rocky Nook is by photographer, author, and retoucher Glyn Dewis. Dewis embraces the idea of "stealing" and recreating other photographs in order to improve as an artist. By analyzing other people's work, you can reverse engineer those images to create an image that not only pays homage to the original, but is also an original in its own right. Glyn begins by sharing the process of "stealing ideas" and finding inspiration, and he also goes over the gear he uses as well as his retouching and post-processing workflow. In a chapter dedicated to reverse engineering you will learn how to read an image by looking at the catch lights, shadow and highlight positions, and the hardness or softness of the shadows. With these valuable skills you will then be able to create a unique and specific look for your own photographs. Glyn goes through a series of images inspired by movies, books, history, and a few legendar