Photographing The World Around You: A Visual Design Workshop For Film And Digital Photography

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Summary: No digital photography content!
Review: I bought this second edition because I have nearly all of Patterson's excellent photography books, and wanted to see what he had to say about digital photography.

Needless to say, I was greatly disappointed to find nothing at all about digital photography! Other than perhaps a few editorial changes, this book appears to be identical to the first edition.

Five points for being a Patterson book, minus 2 for the misleading description of this "second edition". I've already canceled my pre-order on the other two "digital" books about to be released, until I know for sure that there will be some actual new content, particularly related to digital photography.



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Summary: Digital vs. Film is Irrelevant!
Review: This excellent book is about visual design, and every sentence in it applies equally to film and to digital photography. When camera controls are mentioned, they are the basic features of both types - exposure, depth of field, color vs. black-and-white, "film speed". One paragraph is specific to conceptual dangers involved in the digital process; everything else applies equally to both media.
The book is very successful at providing a kind of "grammar" of visual design, while being careful not to discourage innovation. I find it an excellent resource for anyone who, like me, is interested in moving past taking snapshot and postcard type shots, into truly artistic images.