Take Your Photography to the Next Level: From Inspiration to Image

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This book is for the photographer who strives to achieve a higher level of results in their work. Take Your Photography to the Next Level is based on a series of essays originally featured on the popular Luminous Landscape website. Barr tackles some of the rarely discussed, yet essential aspects of successful photography. Here is where photographers will learn what is required in order to grow in their creativity and to gain a deeper understanding of their craft. With a foreward by Michael Reichmann. Topics include: CreativityDealing with disappointmentDeveloping an "eye"Making stronger imagesWhat photographs wellWhere to go looking for the best photographic subjectsHow to approach subject materialA great image is just around the cornerDealing with failureMind gamesBecoming a self-aware photographerFraming, cropping, & manipulating prints to create mood and transmit your message Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Elbow Canyon Ice 1 1 Seeing On Reading Photographs 1. Center of Interest 2. What is the Image About? 3. What is the Photograph About at a Deeper Level? 4. What are the Parts of the Image and How do they Relate? 5. Tonalities 6. Emotional Impact 7. Flaws Reading My Photographs What is the Photograph About? What is the Photograph About at a Deeper Level? What are the Parts of the Image and How Do They Relate? Tonalities Negative Space Balance Framing Emotional Impact Flaws Is Beauty Essential to Great Photographs? Elements of a Great Photograph What Photographs Well? Photographing Clichés It’s Been Done Before Noticing Subject Matter Machinery ADM Mill 2 Finding Images Working the Scene—Part 1 Working the Scene—Part 2 The Poison of Preconceived Ideas Finding Inspiration—Interest Comes First Rules for Looking Seeing Fatigue There’s Nothing Here to Photograph Where Should You Point the Camera? Canyon 2 Rust Rings 3 Composing Sketching to Make Photographs Complicated doesn’t Cut It Does an Image Need a Center of Interest? How Close to Perfect is Needed? Decisions and Compromises Your Options Where Should You Point the Camera? Framing Your Images The Art and Religion of Cropping To Crop or Not to Crop, That is the Question Formats and Aspect Ratios What About Cropping Both Ways? Back To Framing Framing Assistants What Edges Can Do For Your Images Working on Edges Corners and What To Do With Them Example Images—Composing Corners and Edges Cropping For Good Summary Center Street Diagonal Sunbeam 4 Assessing Images Initial Disappointment Selecting Images for Presentation More on Picking Our Best Work Image Deficiencies Top Ten Reasons Why Images Fail Burned Stump Tree Reflection 5 Mind Games Stuck in a Rut Dealing with Slumps Twelve Ways to Challenge Yourself Career, Family, and Photography Dealing With Disappointment Cognitive Therapy Photographic Flops Equipment Envy How Good the Equipment? Money Statistics and the Odds of Success On Negative Thinking Looking for Perfection—The Price of Experimenting Wet Shale Windshield 6 Take Your Photography to the Next Level Introduction Part 1—Finding Your Level Measuring Print Quality Identifying Your Technical Level Technical Level 1 Technical Level 2 Technical Level 3 Technical Level 4 Technical Level 5 Technical Level 6 Identifying Your Aesthetic Level Aesthetic Level A Aesthetic Level B Aesthetic Level C Aesthetic Level D Aesthetic Level E Aesthetic Level F Aesthetic Level G Finding Your Level Part 2—Getting Help to Assess Your Level Assessing Your Technical and Aesthetic Skills Technical Levels Aesthetic Levels Self-Assessment Getting Help The Worst Kind of Feedback Obtaining Feedback But I don’t Know Anyone How to Translate Feedback into Levels Listening to Your Fellow Participants’ Critiques The Virtual Workshop Conclusion Part 3—Moving On, Making Better Images The Differences Between Levels Technical Level 1 to 2 Technical Level 2 to 3 Technical Level 3 to 4 Technical Level 4 to 5 Technical Level 5 Aesthetic Skills Aesthetic Level A Aesthetic Level B Aesthetic Level C Aesthetic Level D Aesthetic Level E Aesthetic Level F Windowpane My Equipment and Techniques Epilogue Print Offer Print Offer Order Form