eBook: Composition and Perception

Varina Patel —  December 20, 2010 — Leave a comment

Price:  $5.00

Format:  eBook, PDF format, 19 pages

Size:  11.8MB

Requirement:  Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or greater

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As landscape photographers, we are trained to look for perfect light and stunning skies. We’re taught to shoot only during the golden hour, and only when the clouds are positively radiant with sunbeams. Most of us won’t even consider pulling out the camera when the sky is sunny and bright, or on hazy days when the image contrast is fairly low. We use the same lens again and again, and we follow in the footsteps of other great photographers – shooting the same locations, from the same angles. Is this because there is nothing else to shoot? Has it all been done before? Or are we just avoiding creative thinking?

Varina Patel

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There is nothing more remarkable to me than the power of nature. It is both cataclysmic and subtle. Slow and continuous erosion by water and wind can create landscapes every bit as astonishing as those shaped by catastrophic events – and minuscule details can be as breathtaking as grand vistas that stretch from one horizon to the other. Nature is incredibly diverse. Burning desert sands and mossy riverbanks… Brilliant sunbeams and fading alpenglow… Silent snowfall and raging summer storms… Each offers a unique opportunity. I am irresistibly drawn to the challenge of finding my next photograph, and mastering the skills required to capture it effectively.

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