Rick Sammon’s Creative Visualization for Photographers: Composition, exposure, lighting, learning, experimenting, setting goals, motivation and more

by Rick Sammon

The difference between seeing and looking is essential―much like the difference, in music, between hearing and listening. In Creative Visualization , master photographer, photo educator and photo instructor Rick Sammon presents his proven methodology for creative digital photography. His signature inspiring and motivating approach opens creative avenues for photographers in a variety of genres. With easy-to-follow examples, Sammon shows you how simple changes―with visualization, composition, post-processing, and more―can mean the difference between a snapshot and a great shot. This book, illustrated with more than 300 of Rick’s photographs, includes invaluable information about exposure, composition, subject choice, lighting, mood, and depth. In the Food for Thought section, Rick offers guidelines for setting goals, getting motivated, connecting with a subject, learning, painting with light, thinking like a painter and more. In Develop Your Creative Vision , Rick takes you on an exploration of composition, exposure, making images with impact, creating a mood, altering reality, and pursuing your passion. Corrective and creative image processing techniques, as well as HDR, EDR, panoramas and black-and-white imaging, are covered in the Image Processing Specialties section . Rick also shares a chapter on self-assignments – photo challenges – that you can use to expand your photographic horizons.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

306 pages, Paperback

First published April 8, 2015

Reviews

[Stephanie Markadonatos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the examples and the concise writing.

[Ted · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful photography and he reveals many of his thoughts about arranging photographs and using software to edit them. I will never move to that level of doing all the techniques, though the results are impressive. I am still somewhat a walk by shooter with the camera. I don't stage anything, just photograph what I see, what I like, what attracts my attention. Which is why I will never be a successful commercial photographer. I don't aim to sell.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rick is very much into post production with his shots, so there is a lot about HDR and the use of various software packages such as the well known Photoshop and less well known Topaz Simplify. Overall, I enjoyed this book and found out about a great free software package, the Nik Collection, which is is available through Google.