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Master 10 genres of photography, with 20 top international photographers
Completely unique in its broad appeal, scope, and stunning photography; this will appeal to anyone interested in photography, whether beginner or advanced. Behind-the-scenes features introduce the work of 20 top international photographers, showing in step-by-step detail how an idea progresses from concept stage to final image.
Based around tutorials on 10 different genres, covering both technical and creative aspects of photography, Tom Ang takes you through assignments, image analysis, and critiques to work on and follow.
About the Author
Tom Ang is an award-winning photographer and best-selling author, and is the host of BBC TV's A Digital Picture of Britain. He has contributed to magazines such as What Digital Camera, MacUser and Creative Arts and is now a full-time photographer, writer and TV presenter. Tom lives in London.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Tom Ang's "The Complete Photographer" is a different type of photography book, being less technically focused on the camera and more creatively orientated, looking at creating the photo using location light and other environmental factors.
As with many book it is broken into sections - portrait, landscape, fashion & nude, nature, sports, documentary, events, travel, architecture and fine art, but the approach is quite different. Each section has an introduction, a tutorial on a specific technical aspect, an image analysis and an assignment. There are then 2 subsections in each section looking at the work of, and interviewing, professional photographers, giving an insight into why they do what they do and how they achieve their results.
One of the negatives of the book is that, as one of the previous reviewers has pointed, many of the photos are small, however this is balanced by the number of images. For me the real downside was the lack of technical information on the images. Camera settings are given for some of the larger images but I would have liked to see this for more of the photos. Of course, this may be deliberate to encourage the reader to think beyond the camera.
Overall, this is a nice book with a novel and interesting approach to photography. It's not really the "Complete Photographer" and if I could have only one photography book then it wouldn't be this one - it's just not comprehensive enough. But as a fresh perspectrive on the subject, it's a welcome addition to the photography bookshelf.
As with many book it is broken into sections - portrait, landscape, fashion & nude, nature, sports, documentary, events, travel, architecture and fine art, but the approach is quite different. Each section has an introduction, a tutorial on a specific technical aspect, an image analysis and an assignment. There are then 2 subsections in each section looking at the work of, and interviewing, professional photographers, giving an insight into why they do what they do and how they achieve their results.
One of the negatives of the book is that, as one of the previous reviewers has pointed, many of the photos are small, however this is balanced by the number of images. For me the real downside was the lack of technical information on the images. Camera settings are given for some of the larger images but I would have liked to see this for more of the photos. Of course, this may be deliberate to encourage the reader to think beyond the camera.
Overall, this is a nice book with a novel and interesting approach to photography. It's not really the "Complete Photographer" and if I could have only one photography book then it wouldn't be this one - it's just not comprehensive enough. But as a fresh perspectrive on the subject, it's a welcome addition to the photography bookshelf.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Outstanding value for money for a quality hard backed book. I would recommend this book to any photographer what ever their level of knowledge and skills. It is esay to understand and covers a many different areas with lots of references to experts in each area. It can be used both as a reference book and one to read cover to cover. It is full of photographs illustrating different areas of photography. I cannot fault the book an it should be essential reading for all photographers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's not a step-by-step instructional book but more a book giving the user insight into the making of a picture. It goes some way into looking into the thought process behind great images. There are some tips on camera settings, focal lengths but these are far and few between. You'll probably need to understand these first and the basics of composition before this book. However, if you do, then this book covers different categories and genres of photography from portrait to landscape and sports to travel. I guess it's pretty much all there. Each section takes an in-depth analysis from a selected photographer's portfolio which I've found very interesting and enlightening. I'm one of those people who believe studying other people's work is how you can improve your own - not that I am much good anyway. It's a hard-back book which is unusual at this price and the paper quality and imagery is top-class - albeit a little small in some (as pointed out). However, the important images are not small.
If you're looking for a bit of inspiration and a bit of technique and wanting to develop your eye for composition - then this is the book for you.
If you're looking for a bit of inspiration and a bit of technique and wanting to develop your eye for composition - then this is the book for you.
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Coffee Table Book ?
I've lost count of the number of photography books that claim to be "complete" but do not
include "stereoscopy", 3D, here is yet another. Read more
include "stereoscopy", 3D, here is yet another. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Ronald Gaines
Book
As always, Tom Ang, guides you, not too tightly, and allows you to explore your own creations, well worth the money
Published 4 months ago by Paul
Tom Ang The Complete Photographer
This is a great book to help amateur and professionals alike, everyone will get something from this, Tom Ang strikes again with another fabulous book, well put together, easy... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Paul M. Joyce
Love it!
Got it as a gift for Christmas and as a Budding! Photographer myself i really love this book!
It has some excellent tips for many different types of photography with... Read more
It has some excellent tips for many different types of photography with... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Roberto
Disappointment
No use for an amateur. This seems mostly designed for the author to show off how well travelled he is. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Nobby
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