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The book is a great mix of coffee table eye candy and helpful information for inspiring photographers
--Oranges and Apples
I really like this book, its fun to look at, inspiring and informative
--Oranges and Apples
--Oranges and Apples
I really like this book, its fun to look at, inspiring and informative
--Oranges and Apples
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Hot Shots is a new type of photography book. Forget expensive kit and incomprehensible jargon, Hot Shots is for everyone who points and snaps, and not just enthusiasts and amateurs, but designers, illustrators, and anyone who needs to create imagery for their work and pleasure. If you want to take photographs that look exciting, fun, and professional, this portable, easy-access tome is for you. The aim of this book is to highlight and explain various photographic techniques, qualities, and effects, using extended captions and simple technical information. Issues covered include composition, exposure, low-light, night shots, portraits, perspective, city- and landscapes, speed, movement, abstraction, animals, colour, flash, silhouettes, and black and white, among others. Have you ever wondered how to get a shot of a moving athlete in focus against a blurred background? Or of a landscape without the distraction of focusing on the foreground? Well, here s where you ll find the answer. Examples are arranged by colour, to enhance the visual appeal, pace, and impact of the contents, and to complement the book s flick-through quality.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a truly wonderful little pocket sized book, which is sure to rekindle anybody's passion for photography - whether film or digital be your thing. The author is a true ambassador for the Lomographic way of life - he carries a camera everywhere he goes, and shoots anything and everything - but his flair for this kind of hip-shooting photography is astounding, and the fact that he's willing to pass on his secrets should be lauded. The tips and advice given in the book are sometimes obvious, sometimes profund - but always useful. The photos used to illustrate the points are wonderful. Plus there's a nice concise section at the back of the book going into more detail about cameras, processing, online galleries, etc.
The only downside to Hot Shots that I can see at the moment, is that it's going to increase the cost of second hand 35mm compacts on the auction sites - as everybody rushes off to collect them, and follow the author's lead!
The only downside to Hot Shots that I can see at the moment, is that it's going to increase the cost of second hand 35mm compacts on the auction sites - as everybody rushes off to collect them, and follow the author's lead!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a really good book for those people out there who love to take photos but can't seem to get the shot they want. There are some excelent tips on shooting angles and positions as well as lighting. Above all though, this book makes you want to get out there an take photos because it instills a sense of fun.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kevin Meredith/LomoKev has got an incredible eye for an image. In this book he provides detailed and inspiring instructions on how to use a huge variety of photography techniques, each accompanied by stunning examples from his own portfolio.
Even without the interesting descriptions of how each image was taken, technical data and notes on why it works (something you don't often see provided or explained by the original photographer), this book would still be worth buying, if only for the quality of the images within. The print quality is particularly good, too - really brings out proper vibrant lomoish colours and contrast, which is so important to this artform and the author's particular use of it.
I'd recommend this book for anyone who's got a camera - however small and rubbish - and who wants to take their photography to the next level. This book shows (where others don't) that owning sophisticated technology isn't nearly as important as having a creative, fun, unorthodox (and even rule-breaking) approach to composition, lighting, processing and subject matter.
The thing that really makes this book about photography work where other similar ones don't is that all the approaches, techniques and composition ideas are explained and illustrated so simply and beautifully, you find yourself looking at each page and thinking "Yeah...I could do that!" With the help of this book, and inspired by Kevin Meredith's fabulous examples, you probably can, and will.
Even without the interesting descriptions of how each image was taken, technical data and notes on why it works (something you don't often see provided or explained by the original photographer), this book would still be worth buying, if only for the quality of the images within. The print quality is particularly good, too - really brings out proper vibrant lomoish colours and contrast, which is so important to this artform and the author's particular use of it.
I'd recommend this book for anyone who's got a camera - however small and rubbish - and who wants to take their photography to the next level. This book shows (where others don't) that owning sophisticated technology isn't nearly as important as having a creative, fun, unorthodox (and even rule-breaking) approach to composition, lighting, processing and subject matter.
The thing that really makes this book about photography work where other similar ones don't is that all the approaches, techniques and composition ideas are explained and illustrated so simply and beautifully, you find yourself looking at each page and thinking "Yeah...I could do that!" With the help of this book, and inspired by Kevin Meredith's fabulous examples, you probably can, and will.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
inspiring
Kevin has put together a wonderful collection of ideas and concepts for you to explore at you leisure. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Dade Freeman
A little book with a big impact
This a great little book. It's full of inspiring ideas and useful tips. Just looking at the photo's makes you want to go out and try these things for yourself. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. N. C. Morgan
A Little Book of Photo Heaven
Born in the early seventies, I got my first Polaroid age 10 and a Pentax film camera soon after. There ended the extent of my analogue catalogue. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Frankie
Warm shots?
As someone looking to getting into more manual photography this book came highly recommended. However I'm glad I read the reviews on Amazon first that pointed out a lot of this... Read more
Published 3 months ago by isisjem
amazing
Is a great product and realy helpfull, even I orderd it from Austria and it was pretty fast and cheap to get so... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Berny
Too much processing
I had looked at this little book in Waterstones during an idle moment in town, and thought it looked a useful addition to my bookshelf. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Corvus corax
Beautiful, Simple, Practical.
I just got this photography book in the post - it's brilliant! Full of great ideas of ways to improve your photography, plus beautiful prints giving examples of each. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Seth-D
Old dog - new tricks
Having acquired my first camera in 1952 [Yes! Really! It was a Coronet Cub that took 828 size film] I have always owned at least one camera. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Colin Edwards
Inspirational
Filled with great shots from a lomo master. Each shot has an explanation alongside it which tells you what the key aspects of the frame are, also explains which camera and other... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Dan M. Littlewood
simple to read, short snippets of valuable information
i bought this book in order to help give me some fresh ideas about how to take my photography further. Read more
Published 12 months ago by elsmag10
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