Photos That Inspire: Photo Workshop (Paperback)

by Lynne Eodice (Author)
Key Phrases: zoom lens set, macro lens, macro photography, Photographer's Comments, Technical Data Canon, Technical Data Nikon (more...)

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"It is most certainly a book about pictures and not a book simply to be read." (Business Network, August 2008)

Product Description
This unique book is packed with more than 200 magnificent photos, each expressing the photographer’s unique take on a scene or subject. With each image, the artist shares a description of the setting, what inspired the idea, and what the photo was intended to accomplish, along with the technical details — camera and lens used, shutter speed, aperture, and lighting. Stimulate your creativity with these breathtaking landscapes, incredible action shots, heartwarming portraits of people and pets, intriguing close-ups, and more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (October 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470119551
• ISBN-13: 978-0470119556
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,281 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and full of 'secrets of the pros', March 8, 2008

By	S. Nigl "Chugach124" (Anchorage, AK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Photos that Inspire" is the sixth and (for now) final book in the series, and the third that I've reviewed. Unlike the others I've read, this volume is more of a desert-after-the-meal book. Instead of being organized as a tutorial on one facet of photography, such as composition or exposure, that takes the reader from begging to end; this book provides a couple hundred examples of good photos in many different genres. Each entry is one page in length and includes a high resolution image taken by a different photographer; an entry by the author about what the photo has to teach the reader; a comment paragraph by the artist discussing the thought process when the image was made; and technical data such as ISO, film speed, aperture, etc.

"Photos that Inspire" is one part coffee-table book and one part how-to. The author, Lynne Eodice, is the online editor for Double Exposure, the web-based newsletter for Photo Workshop. Before the Wiley series was introduced, the only way to access these photo classes was to enroll in a membership with Photo Workshop.

This book will entertain, but more importantly, it gives you the 'secrets of the trade' from the perspective of hundreds of photographers. I loved it! It is not, however an indexed reference or a course unto itself. Rating five of five.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Definitely Inspired, June 14, 2008

By	Arturo "C-note" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

I loved the way this book was published. Photographers contributed their own work for the book and the author reviewed why they were effective photos. The quality of the pages, color and author's reviews are all excellent. I'm learning a lot about how to improve my photos. I highly recommend this book. It has something for every one. Buy it. You won't regret it. There are five other books in the Photo Workshop series.

12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't believe how beautiful this book is, October 3, 2007

By	Kim Spilker (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews

I am the editor of this book, but also a beginning photographer myself. I just about cried when this came from the printer. It's so beautiful and so inspiring. All of the hard work that went into this was worth it. The contributors to this book are a mix of amateur and professional photographers who gave us some of their favorite images and revealed the emotional as well as the technical details about their photographs. I am reading pages of this book every evening. I love it and I hope you will, too.