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The Secrets to Amazing Photo Composition: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters (Photography Book) Paperback – May 15, 2018

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HOW TO COMPOSE PHOTOS THAT DON'T SUCKEasy to understand guide, get right down to what you need to instantly compose better photos. 
 Learn the secrets to composition: There's a common misconception that composition is mysterious and that only certain people have that natural gift for the techniques involved. The truth is that composition involves a set of skills that you can master. Just as you can use cookbook recipes to make your favorite meal--you don't have to be a famous French chef--you also can take amazing photos by just following a recipe!Bonus Resources:You'll have access to many videos and resources that accompany the book.
Easy-to-follow photography composition recipes:Marc Silber has spent years studying the works of masters and interviewing some of the biggest names in photography. Now he can provide you with simple and easy-to-follow recipes for creating photographs that you and others will love! The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos puts at your fingertips ideas for improving your skills by giving you easy-to-follow "recipes" that will improve your photography right now! Take your photography to the next level: Composition is one of the biggest keys to creating photos that others will love. No matter what kind of camera or smartphone you're using, you can take your photography to the next level and beyond by learning composition tools and secrets known to the masters of the art.Carry The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos in your camera bag:The book is compact in size and easy to carry with you, so you can flip to the look you want and follow the recipe for creating an image that inspires you. Use it when you're out photographing to get new ideas and inspiration. You'll be able to rapidly up you photography game by learning the skills in Picture Perfect Processes.
Key benefits of owning The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos include:
  • Taking better photographs today by learning the keys to composition
  • Having quick and easy to follow "recipes" for composition at your fingertips
  • Learning the secrets of composition from the masters of classical art and photography
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Once again, with this book, The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos, Marc Silber proves to be a wonderful and worthwhile compendium of photographic knowledge, tips, tricks, survival skills, and historical perspective. This book is a go-to collection of lucid composition strategies and tools for any photographer who is striving and seeking to up their game in the fast pace endeavor known as digital photography.Joe McNally, Internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer

Buy it, read it and then apply what you have learnt from this superb new book, The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos by the respected award-winning photographer, writer, educator and professional video producer Marc Silber. This is a complete must-have, a veritable cornucopia of wisdom gained over decades of experience." Gray Levett, Editor, Nikon Owner Magazine

This is the book we've all been waiting for-- a concise and compact guide covering a full spectrum of composition tools, just the size you can bring with you for inspiration in the field. Marc Silber offers immensely valuable knowledge acquired as an accomplished photographer and from years of interviews with many of America's finest Image-makers. Presented in brief concise chapters, this friendly book leads us clearly and gracefully from the basics to advanced techniques in photography composition. For anyone interested in raising the quality of their photography, this book is highly recommended. Brian Taylor, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Arts

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CRACKING THE COMPOSITION CODE No matter what kind of camera or smartphone you’re using, you can take your photography to the next level by learning composition tools and secrets known to the masters of the art. There’s a common misconception that composition is an ambiguous talent and only certain people have a natural gi? for it, but the truth is that composition involves a set of skills that you can master. Just as you can use cookbook recipes to make your favorite meal?you also can create amazing photos by following a composition recipe! With decades of experience, renowned author and photographer Marc Silber details the ins-and-outs of composition. Taking from both schools of thought (there are no rules to art vs. those who live by the book), Silber will help you find the best ways to tell your visual story. As he explains, “Like cooking a three-course meal, you need to know your tools and have recipes that you can follow and take inspiration from.” Marc Silber has spent years studying the works of masters and interviewing some of the biggest names in photography. Now he can provide you with simple and easy-to-follow techniques for creating photographs that you and others will love! Never before has there been such a collection with clear descriptions and examples that demonstrate the secrets behind world-class photographs. “This is a complete must-have, a veritable cornucopia of wisdom gained over decades of experience.” ―Gray Levett, Editor, Nikon Owner magazine WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS BOOK: • How to take better photographs today by learning the essential tools to composition • Quick and easy to follow “recipes” for composition at your fingertips • The secrets of composition from the masters of classical art and photography • Various tips and strategies for using photos to tell a visual story, and examples to making these tools your own

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TMA Press (May 15, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633537668
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1633537668
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 346

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Marc Silber is an award-winning professional video producer, photographer, and photography educator who has been successfully working in the field for decades. Marc combines his passion for the visual art of photography with his love of life.

He started out learning darkroom skills and the basics of photography at the legendary Peninsula School in Menlo Park, CA, in the ‘60s, and moved on to hone his skills to professional standards at the famed San Francisco Art Institute, one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of higher education in art and photography in the United States.

Marc has been an educator since then as well; he began his teaching career at the age of 19 at the National Outdoor Leadership School, teaching mountaineering.

When teaching a life-or-death subject such as mountaineering, one learns how to make sure the students understand the material; when Marc moved into teaching photography in workshops all over the country, he became renowned as an engaging and helpful speaker and coach, as his greatest joy comes from helping others.

More recently, Marc has embraced the digital age with a highly popular YouTube show called “Advancing Your Photography,” which has won several Telly Awards and other recognition for his work there.

This book is a distillation of all the pro tips and wisdom in the YouTube series: Easy-to-understand photography tips from professional photography masters ─ all in one compact book that fits into your camera bag. Learn professional photography tips and tricks for beginners, to advanced photographers from masters of this art form in "Advancing Your Photography"

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pilotSteve
5.0 out of 5 stars helpful, thought provoking teaching that will improve anyone’s art.
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022
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Full of nicely composed teaching that delves deeply into how to change and evolve how I see the process of image creation with specific changes to my techniques that have stepped up my art significantly. A very helpful, actionable and inspiring tool to take you to a new level.
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DaleGlassJean
5.0 out of 5 stars The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos is so Easy to Use
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2018
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I never really understood the composition techniques that I had read about. The entire subject seemed so confusing so when it said that this was easy I had to get it. Yes, The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters, seemed to me like a recipe book. I keep it in my camera bag!
My composition immediately improved and seems suitable for all levels of photographers. My husband is a semi-pro and he said the cleared up some misconceptions he had.
I looked Marc Silber up and signed up for his mailing list and now I get photography tips from him all the time. So helpful.
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R. H OAKLEY
4.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting ideas about lines
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023
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The author discusses directing attention or creating a mood in photographs through the use of various types of lines. He gives examples for each line or form he identifies. In many cases, the connection between his discussion and examples are clear and convincing. However in several instances, I could not see such a connection. This book is useful, but also is short and concentrates on one aspect of composition of a photograph.
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Jan Regan
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book on composition
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2018
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This is a wonderful book on composition. Of course there are the well known compositional tools, but what I especially loved were the mood lines explained and with photos to help understand them more. I've seen these diagrams before but could never quite put my head around a lot of them. Marc has them described and photos to show the mood. And then of course, you can begin to look for these lines in nature, portraits, landscapes etc. ......it's a useful book, one to take with you and study and practice over and over until it becomes second nature. Highly recommend this book to beginners and professional photographers as well
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Shibu M. Lekshman
3.0 out of 5 stars Some good information, but images used to illustrate the rules of composition are not good.
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2018
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I got this book after the review published by Ken Rockwell. It really is nothing groundbreaking, and I am not sure if Ken is right on this one. Anyways, Mark has made some good points in the book. However, my biggest misgiving about the book is the sample images or the lack there of. The quality of images used for illustrating the different rules of composition is really not that great, and I wish Marc has used some better examples.
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Ex-Photoshopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable book for creating powerful photographic images
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018
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The title of the book doesn't immediately give you an indication of the valuable information contained in it. Unlike most photography books that either show you pretty pictures or discuss technical settings of the camera, this book presents 83 composition tools used by photographers and master painters to create an image. In other words, it's a book you can use to create more powerful photographic images. It's easy to read and provides photographic images to demonstrate each composition tool.
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Diana
5.0 out of 5 stars Love The Books Approach
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018
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For me being a novice in the field of photography I was able to put the concepts in the book to use and my photos are looking better with the help and advice. I am sure any one could find some benefit from the read. I recommend it.
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NigELT
4.0 out of 5 stars Short
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2023
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Would have liked more, but what was there was good. I can see how the paperback might be better than the kindle as something to keep with your photography kit by way of inspiration.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2022
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Perfect
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Magoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Handy book for taking photographs.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2023
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Good value.
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Justiniano Julian Flores
5.0 out of 5 stars Da buenos consejos.
Reviewed in Spain on January 27, 2019
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Da buenos consejos para practicar la composición fotográfica.
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FotoSkope
4.0 out of 5 stars Schitterend
Reviewed in Germany on January 12, 2019
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"The Secrets" is een schitterend boek: prachtige foto's, met een grote diversiteit, met uitleg van de overwegingen en gemaakte keuzes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buon libro a buon prezzo
Reviewed in Italy on September 5, 2018
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Non ha contenuti rivoluzionari ma è scritto in maniera molto schematica e facile da capire, ogni cosa di cui parla ha un esempio fotografico, per quel che costa ne vale sicuramente la pena.
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