Composition Digital Field Guide

by Alan Hess

The go-with-you guide for creating strong compositions every time you take a photoComposition requires purposeful placement of elements within the frame, including backgrounds, foregrounds, main subjects, and much more. It can take years to acquire strong compositional skills. That's where "Composition Digital Field Guide" comes in. Packed with full-color photos, this handy guide teaches you how to bring together photographic elements to produce photos that are unique, creative, and memorable.Addresses the skills required to master the art of good composition when taking digital photosWalks you through framing your images carefully, which is the first key step in capturing a strong photographFeatures hundreds of stunning and inspiring full-color photos of people, wildlife, and landscapesIncludes the newest feature of the "Digital Field Guide" a removable color checker card to help ensure true color in your photographsIt will be difficult to keep your composition while reading the invaluable advice in "Composition Digital Field Guide"!

Genres: Photography

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 30, 2010

About the author

Born in California in 1952, Hess received his BA at Principia College, a Master's degree in architecture from the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, and is a licensed architect. After working with architects William Coburn, and Callister Payne and Bischoff, Hess started his own firm specializing in residential work and historic preservation. His first book, Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture (Chronicle Books 1985) focused on a neglected and popular Modern form. Following books continued to explore overlooked chapters in twentieth-century architecture and urbanism. He is responsible for qualifying several landmark buildings for the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest operating McDonald's in Downey, Stuart Company Plant and Office Building and Bullock's Pasadena in Pasadena, and the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Reviews

[Christopher Wells · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for beginner to intermediate photographs. Well written with numerous supporting photos and explanations.