Picture Perfect Practice Picture Perfect Practice
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Picture Perfect Practice

A Self-Training Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Taking World-Class Photographs

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    • $47.99

Publisher Description

Foreword by Skip Cohen

Translating the chaos of the real world into a breathtakingly simple, beautiful photograph can often seem like an impossible task. With busy, cluttered backgrounds and subjects who don’t know how to pose, how can you take control and get a great shot no matter the situation? In Picture Perfect Practice, photographer Roberto Valenzuela breaks down the craft of photography into three key elements–locations, poses, and execution–that you can use to unlock the photographic opportunities lying beneath every challenging situation.

Valenzuela stresses the need for photographers to actively practice their craft every day–just like you would practice a musical instrument–in order to master the art of making great images. With chapters that offer practice exercises to strengthen your photographic abilities, you’ll learn how to approach a scene, break it down, and see your way to a great photograph. The Location section features chapters that cover symmetry, balance, framing, color elements, textures, and much more. The Posing section includes the Five Key Posing Techniques that Valenzuela uses every time he’s shooting people, as well as a complete list of poses and how to achieve, customize, and perfect them. The Execution portion, with sections like “Lighting through Direction” and “Simplicity through Subtraction,” reveals Valenzuela’s overall approach to getting the shot. The book also includes an inspiring and helpful chapter on deliberate practice techniques, where Valenzuela describes his system for practicing and analyzing his work, which leads to constant improvement as a photographer.

If you’ve been frustrated and overwhelmed by the challenges of real-world locations, posing your subjects, or executing a great image–or if you simply want to become a better shooter but don’t know where to start– Picture Perfect Practice gives you the tools and information you need to finally become the kind of photographer you’ve always wanted to be: the kind who can confidently walk into any location, under any lighting condition, with any subject, and know that you can create astonishing photographs that have a timeless impact.

GENRE
Arts & Entertainment
RELEASED
2012
February 14
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
312
Pages
PUBLISHER
Pearson Education
SELLER
Pearson Education Inc.
SIZE
40.2
MB

Customer Reviews

6mikoy3 ,

$20 in kindle

Sorry apple I'm buying this in kindle!

Christinagrim ,

Great book!

Simply a great book with great advice. Roberto definitely knows what he's doing!! Well worth the read!!

Dinashawa ,

Best book ever

I first saw the author giving a workshop in creativelive and was really impressed of the way he makes you look at locations ....he just gives you this very very helpful chart that will really save ur life...
He is giving us the summery of all the years he worked as a photographer.....don't really understand how can someone share ALL his secrets with others
Soooo happy with the book ,I think it is a must have for any person who shoots people.....
Thanks so much for helping us Roberto

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