Book Overview
A great photograph has the potential to transcend verbal and written language. But how do you create these photographs? It’s not the how that’s important, but the who and the what. Who you are as a person has a direct impact on what you capture as a photographer.
Whether you are an amateur or professional, this guide provides inspiration, simple techniques, and assignments to boost your creative process and improve your digital images using natural light and no additional gear.
Chris Orwig’s insights—to reduce and simplify, participate rather than critique, and capture a story—have made him an immensely popular workshop speaker and faculty member at the prestigious Brooks Institute. His engaging stories presented as lessons follow his classroom approach and highlight what students say is his contagious passion for life.
- In this accessible and beautifully illustrated guide you will:
- Discover visual poetry in your creative process
- Learn to see light, color, shape, and expression
- Understand what is essential gear
- Create compelling portraits
- Get out in the outdoors
- Follow the action of sports and adventure
- Begin the transition from amateur to pro
