Within the Frame : The Journey of Photographic Vision

Within the Frame is a book about finding and expressing your photographic vision, specifically where people, places, and cultures are concerned. A personal book full of real-world wisdom and incredible images, author David duChemin (of pixelatedimage.com) shows you both the how and the why of finding, chasing, and expressing your vision with a camera to your eye. Vision leads to passion, and passion is a cornerstone of great photography. With it, photographs draw the eye in and create an emotional experience. Without it, a photograph is often not worth—and can’t capture—a viewer’s attention. Both instructional and inspirational, Within the Frame helps you on your photographic journey to make better images of the places and people you love, whether they are around the world or in your own backyard. duChemin covers how to tell stories, and the technology and tools we have at our disposal in order to tell those narratives. Most importantly, he stresses the crucial theme of vision when it comes to photographing people, places, and cultures—and he helps you cultivate and find your own vision, and then fit it within the frame. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 12 Introduction......Page 15 CHAPTER ONE: It's About Vision......Page 19 Chasing Vision......Page 23 CHAPTER TWO: Within the Frame......Page 25 Shoot What Moves You......Page 28 Make Me Care......Page 30 Putting It in the Frame......Page 31 Excluding It from the Frame......Page 35 Indecisive Moments......Page 37 It's All Subjective......Page 40 The Illusion of the Exotic......Page 42 Length of Time......Page 44 Choice of Moment......Page 51 CHAPTER THREE: The Artist and the Geek......Page 53 Gear Is Good, Vision Is Better......Page 55 Decent Exposures......Page 59 The Best Digital Negative......Page 61 Seeing the Light......Page 64 Choose Your Lens Based on Behavior......Page 67 Telephoto Lenses......Page 70 Pushing the Wide......Page 73 The Rule of Thirds......Page 76 There Is No Un-Suck Filter......Page 79 Inspiration and Perspiration......Page 81 CHAPTER FOUR: Storytelling......Page 91 Universal Themes......Page 93 Conflict Within the Frame......Page 97 The Photo Essay......Page 99 Relationships......Page 106 Attention Management......Page 107 Leaving Clues and Provoking Questions......Page 111 CHAPTER FIVE: Photographing People......Page 113 Approaching People......Page 115 The Language Barrier......Page 120 The Eyes Have It......Page 124 Capturing Emotion......Page 128 On Giving and Taking......Page 133 Indecent Exposures......Page 136 Photographing Children......Page 137 Photographing the Elderly......Page 143 Candids vs. Portraits......Page 148 Why Photograph Candid Street Scenes?......Page 150 Abstracting People......Page 156 Lighting Challenges on Location......Page 158 Four More......Page 163 CHAPTER SIX: Photographing Places......Page 167 Research......Page 169 Scouting......Page 171 Not-So-Great Expectations......Page 173 Be Prepared......Page 177 Beyond the Postcard: The Value of Wandering......Page 183 Slow Down......Page 187 The Feel of Place: Sensual Exploration......Page 189 Be in the Right Place.........Page 190 ...At the Right Time.........Page 192 ...In the Right Frame of Mind......Page 193 Shooting Iconic Places......Page 195 Iconic Images in Mundane Places......Page 199 Wait for It......Page 202 Mine It......Page 204 Adding the Human Element......Page 205 Adding Scale......Page 208 Landscapes......Page 210 Creating Depth with Layers......Page 215 Shoot the Big Stuff......Page 217 Shoot the Details......Page 221 CHAPTER SEVEN: Photographing Culture......Page 225 Research and Ask Questions......Page 228 Respect: Different Isn't Wrong......Page 229 We Are All Different, We Are All the Same......Page 231 Shooting History and Heroes......Page 233 Shooting Food......Page 237 Shooting Festivals and Celebrations......Page 241 Shooting Art......Page 245 Shooting Language......Page 247 Shooting Faith......Page 248 Remember the deeper subject and find a way to express it......Page 250 Be respectful......Page 251 CHAPTER EIGHT: Final Thoughts......Page 255 Afterword......Page 260 C......Page 264 D......Page 265 H......Page 266 L......Page 267 P......Page 268 Q......Page 269 T......Page 270 W......Page 271 Within the Frame is a book about finding and expressing your photographic vision, specifically where people, places, and cultures are concerned. A personal book full of real-world wisdom and incredible images, author David duChemin (of pixelatedimage.com) shows you both the how and the why of finding, chasing, and expressing your vision with a camera to your eye. Vision leads to passion, and passion is a cornerstone of great photography. With it, photographs draw the eye in and create an emotional experience. Without it, a photograph is often not worth -- and can't capture -- a viewer's attention. Both instructional and inspirational, Within the Frame helps you on your photographic journey to make better images of the places and people you love, whether they are around the world or in your own backyard. duChemin covers how to tell stories, and the technology and tools we have at our disposal in order to tell those narratives. Most importantly, he stresses the crucial theme of vision when it comes to photographing people, places, and cultures, and he helps you cultivate and find your own vision, and then fit it within the frame. - Publisher. Both instructional and inspirational, Within the Frame helps you on your photographic journey to make better images of the places and people you love, whether they are around the world or in your own backyard. duChemin covers how to tell stories, and the technology and tools we have at our disposal in order to tell those narratives. --from publisher description