For the very first time, renowned international photographer and bestselling author Michael Freeman reveals all the insider secrets that professionals keep for themselves alone. Everyone from enthusiastic amateurs to seasoned experts will learn plenty of the tried-and-true, field-tested techniques Freeman has discovered through years of experience. He helps you think and shoot like an expert, providing advice on everything from shooting in poor weather conditions to simulating complex lighting setups, from enhancing depth of field to fixing damaged files and organizing your photos effectively. His easily digestible nuggets of information explain how to make the most of your digital camera…even if you have limited resources. And that’s important, because to get a great photo, you must fully exploit your camera’s capabilities—and this guide shows you how.
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Michael Freeman, professional photographer and author, with more than 100 book titles to his credit, was born in England in 1945, took a Masters in geography at Brasenose College, Oxford University, and then worked in advertising in London for six years. He made the break from there in 1971 to travel up the Amazon with two secondhand cameras, and when Time-Life used many of the pictures extensively in the Amazon volume of their World's Wild Places series, including the cover, they encouraged him to begin a full-time photographic career.
Since then, working for editorial clients that include all the world's major magazines, and notably the Smithsonian Magazine (with which he has had a 30-year association, shooting more than 40 stories), Freeman's reputation has resulted in more than 100 books published. Of these, he is author as well as photographer, and they include more than 40 books on the practice of photography - for this photographic educational work he was awarded the Prix Louis Philippe Clerc by the French Ministry of Culture. He is also responsible for the distance-learning courses on photography at the UK's Open College of the Arts.
Freeman's books on photography have been translated into fifteen languages, and are available on other Amazon international sites.
They are supported for readers by a regularly updated site, http://thefreemanview.com
Since then, working for editorial clients that include all the world's major magazines, and notably the Smithsonian Magazine (with which he has had a 30-year association, shooting more than 40 stories), Freeman's reputation has resulted in more than 100 books published. Of these, he is author as well as photographer, and they include more than 40 books on the practice of photography - for this photographic educational work he was awarded the Prix Louis Philippe Clerc by the French Ministry of Culture. He is also responsible for the distance-learning courses on photography at the UK's Open College of the Arts.
Freeman's books on photography have been translated into fifteen languages, and are available on other Amazon international sites.
They are supported for readers by a regularly updated site, http://thefreemanview.com
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
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101 Top Tips,
This review is from: Michael Freeman's Top Digital Photography Tips (A Lark Photography Book) (Paperback)
As reviewers before me have pointed out, Michael Freeman is a very talented and indeed very highly respected photographer and with "Michael Freeman's Top Digital Photography Tips" he has brought a bit of his immense knowledge closer to all the rest of us.The book is written in roughly the same format as Scott Kelby's "The Digital Photography Book" with one tip taking up one or two pages and all with excellent photographs to illustrate the principle being described. In stark contrast to Mr. Kelby, however, Freeman writes about his subject, photography, in a sincere, easy-going way, omitting the irritating, superfluous 'humour' of his colleague. The language is easily understandable, and you get a feeling that the author speaks to you, not down to you. The advice given is not for professionals, but rather aimed at the novice-notsonoviceyetnotpro. Even though some of the advice may seem a bit trivial or basic, I think it never hurts to go over them again every now and then. It just might give you a new perspective on things. And then again, the format of the book makes it entirely possible to skip whichever piece of advice you want or just look up one particular bit of interest. The tips are just that, tips. They're not a formula to succes, but a suggestion as how to go about handling many different situations in photography. It covers a lot of ground and in the back you'll find an appendix of suggested literature and websites covering the subjects treated in this book in more detail. There are, however, quite a lot of spelling errors, which just bothers me. It seems unprofessional and, to a degree, sloppy. This is not, I'm sure, the fault of the author, but that of the editor. Having compared this book with Scott Kelby's "Digital Photography Book", I'll say that, unless you are absolutely camera-just-out-of-the-box new to photography (in which case you should get both, I think), this is the superiour volume. This book has been my first Michael Freeman book, but it will certainly not be the last.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Superb tips that help immediately,
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This review is from: Michael Freeman's Top Digital Photography Tips (A Lark Photography Book) (Paperback)
I am at a point where, after doing photography for more than 50 years, if I find one useful tip in a lesson or book or video or seminar, I think it to have been well worth my time to have investigated it.I have made notes on over 20 pages in this book. I keep it by my bed and use it as I would a reference guide. It has been that helpful in understanding what my digital camera does, how it does it and why it helps me with my images: theoretical to practical. That is a rare, valuable book to me. I am not usre how it would be for a beginner to read this, but for advanced amateurs or photo-artists, it is worth having. It is techy, without be too techy...
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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101 Top Tips from the Pros.,
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Almost in similar fashion to Scott Kelby's "The Digital Photography Book," Michael Freeman provides the reader with 101 tips of how to get better pictures. It practically summarizes almost everything you need to know in photography. Its a great book that I would recommend to any beginner photographer, or an intermediate who just wants to make sure that they have got everything covered.
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