Renowned photographer George Lange’s work is guided by one simple truth: An unforgettable photograph is not about what the subject looks like, but what it feels like. In this entirely new kind of photography guide, written by Mr. Lange and Scott Mowbray, magazine editor and longtime amateur photographer, the rest of us will learn how to take photographs that don’t just document life but celebrate it.
No fancy equipment required. Just hundreds of simple, inspiring ideas and lessons—each one illustrated with a photograph—organized around the six essential principles of seeing like a photographer. (Here’s one: Shoot the Moment, Not the Subject.)
Here’s why to shoot in natural light—always. The fun of putting babies in surprising places. How to get intimate with food. Using a dramatic sky as your backdrop. The benefit of learning to know the light in every room of your house. Shooting hands or feet instead of faces. How to move past the “I was here” postcard effect. How to catch the in-between moments. Because in the end, it’s about living the moment, shooting the moment—and being in the moment forever.Amazon.com - Read eBooks using the FREE Kindle Reading App on Most Devices
BRIEF ABOUT AUTHOR :
George Lange has been taking photographs all his life. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he began his career working for Annie Leibovitz and Duane Michals, and went on to shoot for many major magazines, national newspapers, entertainment studios, and corporations. Today he is best known for his commercial still and motion work.
Scott Mowbray, now the editor of Cooking Light, is a serious amateur photographer and longtime Time Inc. editor. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and Louisville, Colorado.
SOME OF THE SAMPLE CUSTOMER REVIEW FROM AMAZON :
1) An Unforgettable Book - This book is great. Lange demonstrates his experience and talent as a photographer with beautiful photographs. The point of the book is to give you tips "for taking the best pictures of your life" and it does just that. It doesn't really focus on the technical aspects about photography which makes it different from other photo books and is something I enjoyed. This book is about telling a story with your photographs and capturing those special moments that are constantly disappearing. Lange encourages readers to always keep shooting and look for the in-between moments that make a picture truly memorable. The design of the book is simple, clean, and beautiful and is easy to just flip through or read cover-to-cover. I recommend this book to any photographer looking to capture simple moments of life with a new perspective.
By john girard on September 7, 2013
2) You'll learn at least something that will make your pictures more artistic and you as photographer more respectful... - "The Unforgettable Photograph" by George Lange is an extraordinary photography book that will give numerous tips how to create beautiful pictures that will help you to save a part of everyday reality forever so you can always remember it.
The book is not only for inexperienced photographers but also for people who have lot of experience taking pictures because it is the little things that separate quite ordinary images from a little masterpieces that will be after many years still admired by you and all those who saw them.
Among 230 ideas the reader will learn why is good to take pictures on natural and avoid artificial light, how to take pictures of vegetables and fruits, how to avoid each picture from the trip doesn't look like a postcard, and many more...
The author's main idea he tries to teach each photographer that isn't most important how the subject looks but how she/he feels when you're taking picture.
To make sure that this book is also for you, it's important that you won't need expensive cameras and accessories to be able to adopt described techniques - all the lessons author is teaching can be tried with even 50$ cameras because it's not about the quality of device, but the quality and feel of photographer.
Overall, this guide with 228 ideas and secrets that will help you to start making unforgettable photographs can be helpful for anyone who enjoys photography, because you'll be able to learn at least something that will make your pictures more artistic and you as photographer more respectful.
By Denis Vukosav TOP 100 REVIEWER on September 24, 2013
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