Photo Idea Index - Things: Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Professional-Quality Images Using Standard Digital Equipment [Paperback]

Jim Krause (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2009

Discover the things around you through the eye of your camera

Photo Idea Index: Things is a photography book unlike any other. Rather than focusing on the "how to" aspects of digital photography, author Jim Krause focuses on the "what if" aspects. You'll learn how to use your camera to explore the world around you from different perspectives and how to capture awe-inspiring digital images. For inspiration, you'll find a vast assortment of photos of household objects, plants, animals, machines, architectural details, treasure and trash. Krause shares his shooting techniques—both on-site and post-shooting digital treatments—so you can train your eyes to look for situations that will allow you to capture shots and create remarkable compositions.

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About the Author

Jim Krause has worked as a designer in the Pacific Northwest since the 1980s. He has produced award-winning work for clients large and small, including Microsoft, McDonald's, Kodak, Cingular Wireless, Washington Apples, Bell Helicopter, Levi Strauss, Paccar/Kenworth, Northern Trust and Seattle Public Schools. He is also the author and designer of the Index series available from HOW Design Books: Idea Index (2000), Layout Index (2001), Color Index (2002), Creative Sparks (2003), Design Basics Index (2004), Photo Idea Index (2005), Type Idea Index (2006), Color Index 2 (2007), Photo Idea Index: Places (2008). Together, his books have sold over 230,000 copies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: How (September 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600610447
• ISBN-13: 978-1600610448
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 9.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jim Krause has worked as a designer in the Pacific Northwest since the 1980s. He has produced award-winning work for clients large and small, including Microsoft, McDonald's, Kodak, Cingular Wireless, Washington Apples, Bell Helicopter, Levi Strauss, Paccar/Kenworth, Northern Trust and Seattle Public Schools.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loads of Ideas, July 6, 2011

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Mark Thane (Bowling Green, KY) - See all my reviews

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This little book is chock full of neat ideas. I'm always on the lookout for more things to take pictures of and this book gets me going. I appreciate the fact that the pictures aren't all technically "perfect" which gives me inspiration because I realize that I don't need expensive equipment and lighting to produce interesting photographs of everyday things.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Krause is a GENIUS!, February 8, 2011

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Anita Pollock "Anti-Q" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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I have every book written by this guy. One of his books, Design Ideas Index, was required reading for a graphic design course and I read it cover to cover in the first week because not only is the content good but it is displayed in an amazingly lighthearted and no-nonsence kind of way. These books (things, people, and places) in addition to the Photo Idea Index are more of the same great writing that made me so happy last term! Great job and a must for just starting out and for the experienced to switch it up!

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 for the book....3 for the quality of the one Amazon sent me., July 25, 2011

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Gary in Sun City, AZ (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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First, the book is terrific. Packed with plenty of creative ideas on taking pictures of all kinds of sometimes hardly noticed objects all around us. It really has me thinking and wanting to try some new things, new approaches. Full page examples are followed by smaller versions of the photos with explanations of the why & how. So I highly recommend this book. Now, to the other, my 3 rating. Amazon sent me a book probably never read, but the cover has dents and scratches and does not look new at all. Perhaps it had been returned, or was handled a lot. Amazon disappointed me here in this issue. I will keep the book, the price was good, and I can live with it.