Photo Inspiration: Secrets Behind Stunning Images [Paperback]

1x.com (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2012 | ISBN-10: 1118290526 | ISBN-13: 978-1118290521 | Edition: 1

The inspiration you need to help improve your photography skills

Well-known for their stunning world-class photography, 1x.com has worked with their most talented photographers to handpick 100 awe-inspiring images and provided the back-story and photographer's secrets that helped capture them. This book presents you with inspiration as well as underlying techniques that can help improve your photography skills immediately.

• Shares behind-the-scene stories of the featured photos from the photographers themselves, from their artistic vision to the technical details that went into each shot
• Offers clear, concise, and accessible descriptions for the ideas, vision, performance, setup, location, equipment, camera settings, lighting diagrams, and image editing methods of each amazing photo

Photo Inspiration provides a unique combination of the final photograph with the tools and knowledge that made it possible, all of which are aimed at helping you meet your photographic potential.

Editorial Reviews

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'...the images are awesome and the stories behind them make it a great read. There's plenty of inspiration available here and many genres of photography are covered too, so well worth a look.' (Advanced Photographer, July 2012) 'Full of inspiring images to keep your creative juices flowing.' (Digital SLR Photography, August 2012) 'Featuring outstanding shots...aspiring enthusiast photographers will find plenty of ideas and encouragement...a reasonably priced and inspiring book.' (Digital Camera Magazine, August 2012)

From the Back Cover

Look. Learn. Be inspired.

To be a photographer is to endlessly crave new, innovative ways to express your vision. The archives of 1x.com offer a treasure-trove of images from photographers known and yet to be known. This breathtaking, one-of-a-kind volume puts into your hands 100 of those spectacular images, each with the photographer's personal description of the process, technique, equipment, and vision behind the photograph.

Enjoy the work. Study the stories. Here is a well of inspiration to which you can — and will — return again and again.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 8, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118290526
• ISBN-13: 978-1118290521
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions
  • #61 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Digital Photography
  • #80 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Media Management

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 62 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy the kindle version, even if you have the new ipad May 17, 2012

By P. P. Yang

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I was expecting the same layout as a real book in the preview, but instead, the wonderful pictures are shown only a 2" by 2" or so sizes.
You couldn't zoom in the photos any further without losing the quality.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've ever read about photography, stunning photos and a great tool to make your own pictures ! May 22, 2012

By Marie-Claude C.

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One of the best books I've ever read about photography. Not only a coffee table type of book but a tool to understand in depth the photos displayed in its pages.

Whatever your favorite sort of photo is, you'll find a tutorial about it (macro, landscape, and so on).

You're not only going to get into the photographer's mind and going to understand the process of creation behind each of those stunning pictures, but you'll also realize you don't need an awful amount of gear to make a good picture, only a little skill and imagination.

The book is thrilling indeed because those tutorials are so clear, so easy to understand and adapt to your own photos that after reading this book you feel invigorated and eager to try something by yourself !

A great "mind opener" too. If you you are fond of taking landscape pictures, for example, you'll soon feel like trying some abstract or why not have a go at editing ?

As an amateur photographer, I'll say it's a book that boosts you !

Besides, it's addictive ! A page turning book !
Open it you won't leave it, and it's even better than a thriller : the story never ends since you'll create your own from what you got in that book !

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK: INSTRUCTION AND INSPIRATION May 10, 2012

By PAUL GOMEZ

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An excellent book, with technical instruction (detailed tutorial) of how to create 100 amazing photos of the style of www.1x.com Gallery. This literary source, is a book not only to look and admire for its graphical content, but an opportunity to learn of 100 skilled photographers. This book is one of the best examples of the quality of information and instruction that www.1x.com can offer to its members and visitors.

Today has arrived to my hands. What a great adquisition!.

My greetings from Colombia.

PAUL GÓMEZ S.
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