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02-13-2015, 09:20 AM - 2 Likes   #1
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Great Book on Composition

I just finished reading Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide, which I thought was excellent.

I'm sure I need the composition lesson more than many other forum members, but I think even more accomplished photographers would find it beneficial. Peterson does a really good job of showing a shot, then explaining the thought process and techniques he uses to make it into an excellent image.

The topics are many of the expected ones - aperture, shutter speed, horizon lines, framing, rule of thirds - but what I found really helpful were the visual, before/after examples he often uses to make his point. It's as though he is building the composition as he is talking to you.

Even if you don't feel a need for a lesson in composition, I highly recommend this book for its gorgeous photography and very accessible style. You can get it on e-Book, but it's a very high quality paperback that's a pleasure to hold in your hands.

Here's the Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-key...po%2Caps%2C221

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Thanks, hadn't seen this before. Peterson writes very well and I've learned a lot from some of his other books.
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Remember he does all those short Adorama YouTube videos as well that are worth a look@ :-)
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It is definitely a good book.

Two other books that I like are: The Photographer's Eye http://www.amazon.com/Photographers-Eye-Composition-Design-Digital/dp/024080...tographers+eye and Picture Perfect Practice http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Perfect-Practice-Self-Training-World-Class/dp/...rfect+practice.

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Thanks Clackers and Rondec...did not know about those and will have a look.
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