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Street Photography Is Cool

John Lewell

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Description:Whether you're an aspiring street photographer or someone who just loves to read books packed with ideas and inspiration you'll enjoy "Street Photography Is Cool," John Lewell's provocative and illuminating take on this challenging photographic genre.At a time when one or two critics say that street photography has lapsed into repetition and cliché, the author puts forward a powerful argument for renewing our efforts to extend the art form and take it forward, screaming perhaps, into the twenty-first century.Forget Glib AdviceFirst, says the author, you have to take street photography seriously. Forget glib advice about the best camera being "the one you have with you." In fact, leave your camera at home unless you intend always to hold it in readiness as you walk the street looking for compositions. Yes, street photography can be great fun, but it requires a hundred percent concentration.Illustrated with over 200 of the author's photographs from London, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and other cities, "Street Photography Is Cool" has five sections sub-divided into a total of 89 short chapters. The sections add the word "Because" to the book's title:1. "Because It's Contradictory, Like the Human Condition"2. "Because It Helps Us View the World As It Is"3. "Because It Can Tolerate Many Compositional Structures"4. "Because It's a Very Democratic Art Form"5. "Because It's a Tough and Potentially Perilous Activity"Tough? Perilous? It needn't be, but it can be...if you take pictures in demonstrations, riots or thunderstorms.If you're looking for tips on how to improve your street photography you'll find an abundance of them throughout the book. However, the author is not prescriptive, with "do this, get that" advice. He wants street photographers to develop their own style, not copy his!A Book for EveryoneYou don't have to be an aspiring street photographer to enjoy reading "Street Photography Is Cool." Written in the author's characteristic, conversational prose style, it flows rapidly from one idea to the next, building up to the final chapter: "Reaching 'The Zone.'"In fact, the whole book can be read as a metaphor of the creative life, whatever field of endeavour you're in.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Street Photography Is Cool. To get started finding Street Photography Is Cool, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 428

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Grey Lady Publishing

Release: 2019

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Description: Whether you're an aspiring street photographer or someone who just loves to read books packed with ideas and inspiration you'll enjoy "Street Photography Is Cool," John Lewell's provocative and illuminating take on this challenging photographic genre.At a time when one or two critics say that street photography has lapsed into repetition and cliché, the author puts forward a powerful argument for renewing our efforts to extend the art form and take it forward, screaming perhaps, into the twenty-first century.Forget Glib AdviceFirst, says the author, you have to take street photography seriously. Forget glib advice about the best camera being "the one you have with you." In fact, leave your camera at home unless you intend always to hold it in readiness as you walk the street looking for compositions. Yes, street photography can be great fun, but it requires a hundred percent concentration.Illustrated with over 200 of the author's photographs from London, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and other cities, "Street Photography Is Cool" has five sections sub-divided into a total of 89 short chapters. The sections add the word "Because" to the book's title:1. "Because It's Contradictory, Like the Human Condition"2. "Because It Helps Us View the World As It Is"3. "Because It Can Tolerate Many Compositional Structures"4. "Because It's a Very Democratic Art Form"5. "Because It's a Tough and Potentially Perilous Activity"Tough? Perilous? It needn't be, but it can be...if you take pictures in demonstrations, riots or thunderstorms.If you're looking for tips on how to improve your street photography you'll find an abundance of them throughout the book. However, the author is not prescriptive, with "do this, get that" advice. He wants street photographers to develop their own style, not copy his!A Book for EveryoneYou don't have to be an aspiring street photographer to enjoy reading "Street Photography Is Cool." Written in the author's characteristic, conversational prose style, it flows rapidly from one idea to the next, building up to the final chapter: "Reaching 'The Zone.'"In fact, the whole book can be read as a metaphor of the creative life, whatever field of endeavour you're in.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Street Photography Is Cool. To get started finding Street Photography Is Cool, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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