Photo Inspiration

The inspiration you need to help improve your photography skills Well-known for their stunning world-class photography, 1x.com has worked with their most talented photographers to handpick 100 awe-inspiring images and provided the back-story and photographer's secrets that helped capture them. This book presents you with inspiration as well as underlying techniques that can help improve your photography skills immediately. Shares behind-the-scene stories of the featured photos from the photographers themselves, from their artistic vision to the technical details that went into each shot Offers clear, concise, and accessible descriptions for the ideas, vision, performance, setup, location, equipment, camera settings, lighting diagrams, and image editing methods of each amazing photo Photo Inspiration provides a unique combination of the final photograph with the tools and knowledge that made it possible, all of which are aimed at helping you meet your photographic potential.

As a photographer it’s possible to train your mind to see inspiration in any situation, and this book will show you how. By introducing you into her creative process, Brooke Shaden—one of the most recognized names in modern art photography—reveals techniques and exercises that you can undertake in order to be inspired by your environment, everyday, everywhere. In addition to the exercises, you’ll learn how to compose, plan and shoot colorful, atmospheric, fairy-tale artistic photography, so you can adapt Shaden’s techniques and apply them to your own photographic style. Indeed, all artistic photographers seek to achieve their own style, but it’s not always easy to see how to get there. This book provides the perfect balance of insight and instruction to help you find inspiration whenever you need it, and capitalize on it every time.

Grab your camera, and take photos based upon the prompts on each page. Then post them in the 4 x 6 space provided below. 7 x 10 with 32 pages.

Let your creativity run wild and breathe new life into your photography. Bored of bokeh? Fed up with f-stops? Then it's time to refresh your creativity with a lively exploration of photography at the cutting edge. There's always a new angle with which to shoot your subject, a different light to capture, or a completely new genre to try out, so there's never an excuse for your camera - whatever kind it is - to gather dust! This little book, full of big ideas from a range of iconic and contemporary photographers, will inspire you to think differently. With a new concept on every page, you will discover fresh ways of tackling your subjects to create work that is original and exciting.

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: Creativity Dealing with disappointment Developing an "eye" Making stronger images What photographs well Where to go looking for the best photographic subjects How to approach subject material A great image is just around the corner Dealing with failure Mind games Becoming a self-aware photographer Framing, cropping, & manipulating prints to create mood and transmit your message

As a photographer it’s possible to train your mind to see inspiration in any situation, and this book will show you how. By introducing you into her creative process, Brooke Shaden—one of the most recognized names in modern art photography—reveals techniques and exercises that you can undertake in order to be inspired by your environment, everyday, everywhere. In addition to the exercises, you’ll learn how to compose, plan and shoot colorful, atmospheric, fairy-tale artistic photography, so you can adapt Shaden’s techniques and apply them to your own photographic style. Indeed, all artistic photographers seek to achieve their own style, but it’s not always easy to see how to get there. This book provides the perfect balance of insight and instruction to help you find inspiration whenever you need it, and capitalize on it every time.

Inspired Photography is packed with creative ideas to enable any photographer - from enthusiast to professional - to push their work in new directions. Divided into actions, city scenes, the great outdoors, inspiring images and photographic subjects, the book describes 189 sources of inspiration that stimulate creativity and help photographers get more from their passion. You'll discover: - New subjects to shoot in the city, the countryside, the center, and the suburbs. - Original ideas to build on and personalize. - Long-term projects that will keep you and your photography inspired for months. - Quick ideas for instant photographic fun. - Concepts, styles, approaches and techniques that you've never considered with suggestions to get started and resources for further research. - And much, much more. Filled with practical suggestions and exciting ideas, Inspired Photography helps to keep your explorations in photography fresh, challenging and always creative.

Presents more than two hundred photographs of landscapes, action shots, and portraits along with information on the technical aspects and what the photographer was thinking about each shot.