Do you need to enrich your library? Are you looking for an interesting book for this summer? In today's article I propose seven works on the world of image and photography that have no waste.
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Step by Step photography by Michael Langford
Although it was published in the late 800s, its content is still current. Obviously, some methods such as those of development or some procedures have evolved towards digital, however it can be very useful to know the past of the matter and better understand the bases on which the art of shooting is based. Even so, you should know that the vast majority of chapters can be useful as they will show you the fundamentals of a photographic camera, the lighting methods and strategies or the compositional rules. It is a very practical and graphic example as it is accompanied by more than XNUMX explanatory illustrations that make the understanding process much easier. The preview is available on Google Books and also for sale on Amazon for a very tempting price.
Michael Freeman's Eye of the Photographer
Thanks to this manual, you can take full control of your camera when taking snapshots. Its strongest point is its didactic quality and the conciseness with which the most important concepts and techniques are approached to face the photographic challenge. His subjects include design and photography or the principles of composition. Its schematic structure with very good explanatory summaries make it the most recommended work for any beginner or veteran who wants to refresh some concepts.
Roland Barthes' Camera Lucid
This is another of those fundamental books for anyone passionate about the world of images, basically because of the approach it has. Rather, this book focuses on more practical advice and strategies at the level of information management and visual language. Perhaps its most remarkable point is that it focuses on finding a greater depth and meaning in photography beyond the superficial that we find through the capture technique. And it is that having technique is a very important point, but it is useless to know the tools at a physical level if we do not know how to manage the concepts, ideas and information that is behind each image. At heart it is a persuasive task, an exercise in visual seduction and with great implications on a psychological level.
Record of Light: The Soul of Michael Freeman's Photography
As important as learning to visualize, conceptualize and plan a photograph, is to materialize it. Creating an idea is a process, but making that idea a reality once we have created it in our mind is also an important process. This topic is dealt with with considerable interest in the following work and attention is paid to the element responsible for producing a photograph, an image of a different kind. This essential ingredient is light, the agent that is responsible for materializing all that we are capable of perceiving through sight.
As if this were not enough, I will tell you that at the end of the book there is a kind of annex that explains in a fairly good way how we can apply and do our own experiments with light in different photographic disciplines and how we can learn to model our compositions with she. We talk about the most interesting digital tools and how we can apply them effectively in the post-production process.
People Photography by Michael Gnade
Have you ever wondered what reasons lead a great photographer to take pictures in a certain way? In this work, you will delve into the thoughts of professionals in this area and find the whys for a lot of techniques, choices and applications. One of the highlights of this specimen is the good taste with which the images were selected as they are of a high quality and I am sure that any lover of photography will inevitably be inspired by them. Its success lies in the fact that, in addition to choosing large photographs, a large space is dedicated to explaining each one of them using diagrams and extensive texts on each of the elements that make up them.
The Secrets of Bryan Peterson's Photographic Exhibition
We talked a moment ago about the importance of light in the world of image capture. However, you not only have to know how to play with it, but also how to capture it. This book will make a very interesting study of the concept of exposure and all the elements that surround the phenomenon such as shutter speed, diaphragm aperture and ISO sensitivity. These are topics that we have dealt with on this blog on several occasions, however in this book you will be able to go a little deeper into a matter as important as it is basic. The main objective is to develop a correct measurement of the amount of light we use to materialize our images, avoiding at all costs the burns in the shaded and illuminated areas.
About Susan Sontag's photography
This work focuses on a more social, theoretical and reflective aspect. To what extent does the art of photography affect our society? Why is it so important as a means of communication at the ideological level? This book answers big questions and issues that are of interest to every professional in our area. Undoubtedly one of those books that are great to read on the shore of the beach with a good drink on hand. Recommendable!
