Antony Zacharias – författare

Find out how to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary with this guide to minimalist photography. With advice on composition, balance, shape and texture, this book takes inspiration from the masters of minimalism to demonstrate how stripping a subject down to its very essence can help you craft beautifully bold and unique images.Illustrated with the finest examples of the style from the likes of Fan Ho, Imogen Cunningham, Michael Kenna, Berenice Abbott, William Eggleston and Horst P. Horst, this book guides you through the key techniques that define minimalism and provides easy-to-follow advice for how to create your own minimalist images that are visually striking in their simplicity.

This book is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. It is filled with a year’s worth of weekly commissions and concepts that challenge photographers to expand their knowledge of how to compose photographs, considering framing and positioning to guide the viewer’s eye and create movement. This book explores compositional techniques in fresh and challenging ways, allowing photographers to capture their favourite subjects in a new light.Full of technical advice and professional tips, it includes journal space for you to add your own notes, lists and tech specs, creating a unique journal to record the journey you have made with your imagery. Complete the assignments weekend by weekend over the course of a year, or dip in every time you need to bring a new concept or creative approach to your photographs.

Discover 50 ways to create a more-is-more aesthetic in your photography, from saturated colours and layering to post-processing techniques, such as collage. With advice on composition, balance, shape, texture and narrative, this book takes inspiration from the masters of maximalism to demonstrate how you can fill your lens with fascination through a variety of approaches. Illustrated with the finest examples from photographers such as Hassan Hajjaj, Lindsay Adler, Mickalene Thomas, Horst P. Horst and Maisie Cousins, this book explains the key techniques that define maximalism and provides easy-to-follow advice on how to create bold, vibrant photographs that capture beauty in chaos.

Whether you're taking photographs in the dead of night or looking to create an ethereal effect with water or clouds during the day, long exposures are among the most challenging areas of photography. Very often there are physical obstacles to overcome, whether it's being unable to see to frame your shot or focus, an inability to predict movement during the exposure, or simply the need to hold your camera steady while the shutter is open. There are also numerous technical issues to resolve, such as striking a balance between ISO and noise, dealing with high dynamic range, and maintaining the best possible image quality when the laws of physics are working against you. Yet, just as the demands placed upon the photographer are exceptional, so too are the images that can be created when you push your camera to its limits.Packed with stunning photography throughout, the author's expert advice, tips, and tricks are augmented by Masterclasses from some of the world's leading long exposure champions, each sharing the secrets of their success. So whether you want to master star trail photography, shoot cityscapes at dusk, paint with light, or use blur creatively, this is the only book you'll need.

This book takes 50 exceptional images, and 50 instant explanations, and shows you how to start taking serious photos and stop making simple mistakes.You know it when you see a seriously good photo. But what did the photographer do to achieve it? And how can you make your own photos work in the same way? This book provides all the answers, with none of the sweat. You will discover all you need to know about composition, exposure, light, lenses, and creativity—without any of the jargon or the waffle. Whether you want to develop your digital dexterity or add some inspiration to your Instagram, this is all you need to know to start taking seriously good photographs of your own.

Small enough to fit into your travel bag, it is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for composing and creating eye-catching travel photography in all its forms. From planning a trip to creating a map portfolio; from capturing cultures to finding a fresh eye on festivals; from changing the angles on architecture to taking retro postcard shots, this is the quickest and most enjoyable way to shake off old habits and discover fresh approaches that will inspire a whole new series of creative adventures in your travel photography.

It is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for conceiving and composing powerful images. From capturing sunsets and creating dramatic silhouettes to freezing fast-moving action scenes, all the assignments in this book have been written to inspire you to play with light, both natural and artificial, to convey mood, evoke emotion and tell a story.If you feel as though you're in the dark about photographic exposure, this book will throw new light on your photography, regardless of your chosen subject.