Capturing the Moment /anglais

by Freeman Michael

This is not a book about the fundamentals of shutter speed or how your camera works; it is a book that will teach photographers of all levels how to work with their cameras to capture moments whether they are occurring quickly or unfolding over many hours. Capturing the Moment is about a gesture, an expression, a ball in the net, a whale breaching, like Marilyn Monroe’s skirt flying up or Alfred Eisenstaedt’s image of a kiss between a soldier and nurse in Times Square. Moments in all forms are the true core of photography, and this book will explain how to anticipate them, recognise them, choose them, and capture them, through the eyes and wisdom of award-winning photographer and celebrated author Michael Freeman.

Genres: Photography

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2014

Reviews

[Dolf van der Haven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting to learn about what makes a perfect moment to take a photograph of, useful for more advanced photographers.

[Kathleen Messmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea of "moment" in photography is one that most photographers find elusive at best and disastrous at worst. This book does a pretty good job of explaining why it's important to choose your moments selectively rather than hosing the scene with so many shots that at the end of the day, the editing process is arduous. It's about being particular and patient. Read it.

[Unique KSA · Rating 3 out of 5]

*The very essence of any Photographic piece is Moment!
*To be professional at capturing the moment, you have to plan forward, to anticipate the moment.
*More often you have to wait, order to capture the right moment.
*If you saw an amazing background/scene like a colorful wall, graffiti painting, building...etc, just wait for the right moment- wait for a person /passerby to enter the sence.
simply this book taught me a lot about the difference between portrait and street/documentary photography. Your target is to capture people in action. The action will add a story to your photo. Action can be such, doing everyday life routines, fishing, farming, cooking. Action can extend to posuture and geture: human-being facial expressions and body language.



Bottom line: capture people in action.