New eBook – Visual Sense Released
I’m just back from the isle of Harris. I must say, it’s been all go this week……
But I’m pleased to now tell you all that my new eBook, which covers ‘visualisation’ is now available for purchase on my store.
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It has been an interesting project working on this one, as I feel ‘visualisation’ is a much more abstract subject to discuss than say, composition. Once I found my thread though, things just seemed to take on a life of their own. Anyway, the subjects discussed in the eBook include:
* Converting a scene from 3D to 2D
* Visualising in the aspect ratio of your camera
* Understanding lens characteristics and their role in visualisation
* Translation of a moving scene into a static one
* Visualisation is tightly coupled to Style
* Automation and lack of engagement encountered
* Reasons that visualisation may fail
This is part 1 of an intended set of 2 eBooks about visualisation. Part 2, will discuss the printing techniques I use in the digital darkroom to realise the final image. But that’s a long way off at the moment, so I hope you’ll be happy with Part 1.
You can buy The Visual Sense here while I’m off now to have a cup of tea and a well earned rest :-)
Brilliant! Something I’ve been waiting for for ages!
Definitely going to buy that!
Ken Rockwell calls it the best book on photography he’s ever read!
Comment by Ibraar Hussain — 7 June, 2010 @ 10:21 pm
Hi Ibraar,
Wow – I think that’s great that Ken likes my book. He tends to like a more direct approach. I tried in this book to put across my point as clearly as possible. It was hard at first to get going, but once I was on the right track, it all seemed to come together easily. I hope you enjoy it.
Comment by Bruce Percy — 7 June, 2010 @ 10:26 pm
Hi Bruce,
Well done on your latest ebook. I have bought and read them all so far and it is visualisation that I struggle with most, the foresight to imagine the finished image.
I really like the way you manage to put your thoughts and decision making processes into words. This book, Simplifying Composition and Nocturne will never be far from me whilst I try to further my learning. Looking forward to the second part.
Cheers,
Simon.
Comment by Simonhi — 8 June, 2010 @ 9:12 am
:) Bruce, I like Ken’s approach, and many people the world over I reckon like him and read his pages too – whether they like or dislike him.
Here’s an extract from the review;
“…Unlike so many books written mostly to confuse us and impress us about how smart the author must be, Bruce’s eBook explains all these crazy concepts clearly. It’s as if your best friend is suddenly one of the world’s best photographic artists, and is giving you the clear, inside scoop in simple English so you can understand it all.
Bruce’s “The Visual Sense” is a masterpiece at showing and explaining clearly how to take better nature and landscape pictures. It’s a book I wish I had written!
Bruce has created another fantastic, well written and well illustrated eBook. As it sinks in, I think Bruce just wrote one of the best books I’ve ever read about photography. How about that!…”
:)
Comment by Ibraar Hussain — 8 June, 2010 @ 2:14 pm
Well let’s hope Ken improves his photography as a result :-)
Comment by David Mantripp — 8 June, 2010 @ 5:24 pm