Learning to see creatively ebook

What a huge and bold title for a book. Is seeing creatively something we can teach? Or learn? And, if so, how? Bryan Peterson takes on this task. But he doesn't seize the reigns of teaching-to-see-creatively lightly. After all, this is the third edition; Peterson has been grappling with the ideas in this book since Peterson is no novice to photography, to creativity; his website reminds us that he has been a successful commercial photographer for over thirty-five years. He has lots to share with those of us who have just come to this world.

And he does so. Peterson shares his secrets of how to see creatively in three ways. First, in a didactic, left-brained way, he provides the design, color, and composition rules for photography, some of which, one hopes, we have intuited for ourselves through our early successes and failures. Second, he shows lots of beautiful examples of his struggles to try out the rules. And, third, he offers exercises to build personal knowledge of those rules. Some books can be read in an hour; this book is a book I've lived with for several months.

That, for me, is the mark of a good book: I don't just read the words, but I reread the words and try out the ideas. It's the trying out of the ideas that is most important, I think, in a book like this. So I thought I'd share some of my results. For a true test, you'd really need to see some before pictures, but take my word for it, these are much improved. What do you think? Does this sound like a book you should read? Amanda Tero. Author 22 books followers. Before I finished this book, I had my camera in hand and was outside taking pictures.

Though I am not inclined to be an abstract photographer, the tips in this book were very helpful and got my wheels turning. His style is very rounded out, from traditional landscapes to modern abstract photographs.

The books is full of beautiful images and informative text. Though I have read through the book once, I know that I will refer back to it several times to study different images and his camera settings. Negatives: Being a secular photography book, there were a few images that I decided to cover up before my brothers would see the book I actually was surprised that there were only There were also some words that my family views as "bad words.

This is an older book and most of what I read I had learned many times over from other sources. That said, I did learn one important aspect of composition that I do not remember encountering before so it was well worth the read. This is really a 3. I didn't agree with everything the author said, but I did learn some things that were helpful.

However, this book is not intended for beginners, nor for the phone camera crowd I read the 3rd edition, , but the discussion is entirely about cameras -- and cameras with interchangeable lenses The focus on the elements of art composition and how those elements contribute to an image is interesting and helpful.

Recommended for serious photographers with limited art background. Bjorn Spiteri. Too basic for me, and for a book read in it seems too outdated for a printed book. Category: Photography Category: Photography. Aug 04, ISBN Add to Cart. Buy from Other Retailers:. Paperback —. Also by Bryan Peterson. See all books by Bryan Peterson. Product Details. Inspired by Your Browsing History. Mastering Composition.

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