Photographic Composition: A Visual Guide

ISBN 9780240815077; 304 Pages Photographic CompositionA Visual GuideBy Richard D. Zakia, David Page A note from the author, Richard Zakia:P. H. Emerson reminds us that Every artist is at first an amateur. One of the great American photographers of the 20th Century, Edward Weston, as a young photographer, only got honorable mention in a photographic contest sponsored by an amateur camera magazine. Ansel Adams, Paul Strand and others also began as amateurs. Wynn Bullock began his outstanding photographic career later in life when he was in his 40sToday, in our digital age, everyone is a photographer.  Recognizing this and the fact that there are some basic proven guidelines for creating winning photographs, we put together this highly visual book especially for beginning photographers who want to improve their photography.  In doing so we discovered that some professional photographers also found it helpful.  One can think of our book as a visual grammar that will help you better compose