The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman was published more than a year ago, so this review may not be very timely. However, I feel that the quality of this book warrants some extra attention. I keep going back to this book time and again too lookup a new way of thinking about one of my own photos or an upcoming shoot. It is a terrific source of inspiration and a treasure chest of photographic compositional knowledge.
These days every amateur photographer has a digital SLR camera, most phones come equipped with cameras, and almost every young adult is the author of a blog. We’re in the midst of the Web 2.0 era where information and resources are available to anybody, anywhere, at anytime. Everyone has a voice, and everybody has an opinion. This has become particularly obvious in photography. Websites like Flickr allow any amateur to make their photos available to the public. Any photographer with a computer can reach a wide audience with their work. Not only can the public view these images, but creative commons licenses create an easy method for photographers to grant unlimited use of their photos and forego many of their rights as the artist. Many professionals are questioning the ethics of this.
was published more than a year ago, so this review may not be very timely. However, I feel that the quality of this book warrants some extra attention. I keep going back to this book time and again too lookup a new way of thinking about one of my own photos or an upcoming shoot. It is a terrific source of inspiration and a treasure chest of photographic compositional knowledge.
