Photographic composition : [guidelines for total image control through effective design

Effective image design, a key ingredient in successful photographs, is a skill that any serious photographer must learn and master. In Photographic Composition, award-winning photographers Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon demonstrate a modern, clear, and easily understandable approach to composing great photographs. Combining straightforward text with instructive yet compelling images, they succeed in making composition not only learnable but enjoyable. This book can help all photographers gain more control over the design and productionof their pictures. Best-selling authors Grill and Scanlon demonstrate specific techniques for mastering composition in both black-and-white color. The aim of this practical guide is to teach readers how to use composition as a tool for improving their photographic technique. The authors demonstrate various compositional devices common to all the visual arts, emphasizing those techniques which will help to create successful photographs.