{"product_id":"9781138807358","title":"Rick Sammon's Creative Visualization for Photographers: Composition, exposure, lighting, learning, experimenting, setting goals, motivation and more","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe difference between seeing and looking is essential—much like the difference, in music, between hearing and listening. In \u003ci\u003eCreative Visualization\u003c\/i\u003e, master photographer, photo educator and photo instructor Rick Sammon presents his proven methodology for creative digital photography. His signature inspiring and motivating approach opens creative avenues for photographers in a variety of genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith easy-to-follow examples, Sammon shows you how simple changes—with visualization, composition, post-processing, and more—can mean the difference between a snapshot and a great shot. This book, illustrated with more than 300 of Rick’s photographs, includes invaluable information about exposure, composition, subject choice, lighting, mood, and depth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eFood for Thought\u003c\/i\u003e section, Rick offers guidelines for setting goals, getting motivated, connecting with a subject, learning, painting with light, thinking like a painter and more. In \u003ci\u003eDevelop Your Creative Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, Rick takes you on an exploration of composition, exposure, making images with impact, creating a mood, altering reality, and pursuing your passion. Corrective and creative image processing techniques, as well as HDR, EDR, panoramas and black-and-white imaging, are covered in \u003ci\u003ethe Image Processing Specialties section\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick also shares a chapter on self-assignments – photo challenges – that you can use to expand your photographic horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanon Explorer of Light and master photographer Rick Sammon shares the secrets behind learning to see photographically, to make the necessary changes that will have a noticeable impact on your photographs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes easy-to-follow instruction for post-processing techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop. Tips for making the best HDR and EDR images are also included, as well as illustrations of how plug-ins can help photographers awaken the artist within.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses clear, visual examples of \"photo failures\" photographs side-by-side with successful ones, outlining the small, but important changes—to composition, framing, exposure, etc.—that can immediately make a significant difference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012126064880,"sku":"9781138807358","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781138807358_p0.jpg?v=1763699639","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781138807358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}