Photography and the Art of Seeing: A Visual Perception Workshop for Film and Digital Photography

" "Patterson's superb color shots, as well as his explanation of his unique approach to picture-taking, are sure to inspire you to explore fresh avenues in your own photography." "
-- The Globe and Mail
The second book in Freeman Patterson's internationally acclaimed series of instructional books on photography and visual design, "Photography and the Art of Seeing" has now been updated and expanded to include technical guidelines adapted for both digital and film photographers. The jargon-free text provides techniques and innovative exercises for breaking with traditional concepts of design, enabling the photographer to develop a keen awareness of subject matter and a direction for composing the picture.
"Photography and the Art of Seeing" also offers a workshop for all visual artists that includes lessons on the fundamentals of perception and overcoming obstacles in their work.
This edition features several never-before-published photographs from Freeman Patterson's personal collection and extended captions that include valuable technical information and personal commentary.
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The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques

• The Five C's of Cinematography is one of the three most important books on cinematic technique ever published -- American Cinematographer

• Mr. Mascelli provides the attentive reader with the equivalent of a complete course in filmmaking. -- New York Times

The Five C's is the most widely respected book on cinematography ever published. With the aid of hundreds of photographs and diagrams, it clearly and concisely presents all of the essential concepts and techniques of motion picture camera work.

The five C's, and some of the related subjects this book covers, are:

• Camera Angles -- Objective, Subjective, Point-of-View, Subject Size, Subject Angle, Camera Height

• Continuity -- Cinematic Time and Space, Filming Action, Master Scenes, Screen Direction, Transitional Devices

• Cutting -- Types of Editing, Cross-Cutting, Cutting on Action

• Close-ups -- Over-the-Shoulder, Cut-in, Cutaway

• Composition -- Compositional Rules, Compositional Language, Types of Balance, Attracting or Switching the Center of Interest.

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