Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People: (learn Top Photography Tips and How to Take Good Pictures of People) Illustrated Edition, Kindle Edition

by Henry Carroll (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-1780676241

ISBN-10: 1780676247

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No clichés. No cheese. No camera-club jargon. This straight talking introduction to photographing people is the hotly anticipated follow up to the bestselling Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs.

Ideal for users of any camera with a basic knowledge of a few photo-fundamentals, this book walks you through the essential techniques of photographing people, whether it’s on the street, at home or in the studio. Packed with iconic images by acclaimed photographers, you’ll have the inspiration and knowhow needed to get out there and take great photographs of friends, family and everyone else.

50 master photographers including:

Richard Avedon, William Klein, Cindy Sherman, Garry Winogrand, Richard Renaldi, William Eggleston, Sebastião Salgado, Henri Cartier-Bresson, August Sander, and Joel Sternfeld

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About the Author

Henry Carroll studied photography at the Royal College of Art, and his work has been exhibited worldwide. Building on his experience teaching A-Level Photography, he founded frui.co.uk, a company specializing in photography courses, holidays and events. He is the author of Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs.

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Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017KN692W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laurence King Publishing; Illustrated edition (September 7, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 12397 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 129 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1780676247
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #586,229 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #20 in Photography Criticism & Essays (Kindle Store)
- #213 in Photography Criticism & Essays (Books)
- #259 in Photography Reference (Kindle Store)

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MR OWS GIBSON

My photos are better because of this inspiring read

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2015

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I love taking photos of friends and family as well as capturing shots of local people when on holiday and decided to buy this book to get some advice on how to make them better.
I'm glad to say it has already improved my photographs considerably.

Rather than so many books which baffle and intimidate with technical jargon, Henry Carroll's advice is to learn the rules but not worry about having to adhere to them all the time. His approach liberates and inspires you to have confidence in your own photography, which I really appreciated as it means you enjoy the process so much more!

The books' layout is great too: A guideline on each page is accompanied by an inspirational example and often a deconstruction of the image - all presented in a very accessible, easy to understand manner. Some may find the style a little too simple for their tastes but it takes real intelligence to take complicated concepts and explain them in a simple and easy to understand way (without losing any of the content), which this book does fantastically.

As a result I've already been able to apply some "layering", used more interesting crops and compositions and think my "street photography" is also improving. I can now look forward to looking back on photos of my life via much higher quality photos than I might have if I hadn't read this informative, inspiring and fun to read book.

19 people found this helpful

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College Prof

A fantastic guide for the beginning and intermediate photographer

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017

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A fantastic guide for the beginning and intermediate photographer, illustrated with 50 fine art photographs. The price is right, too. I suggest this title to all of my college level Digital Photo students.

8 people found this helpful

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E. Reyes

The title is not misleading

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019

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All the questions i had about photography were definitely answered with this book, easy to read and examples picture right next to the description. Learned things I didn’t know before & looking at things in a completely different way. Would absolutely recommend

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Von Steiner

OK for beginners, but not much original insight

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021

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I was hoping for something a little more original, but the advice seems all pretty similar to that found in tons of other, better books. It has a few interesting suggestions, but not the inspiration I inferred from the title.

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Take photographs of people not just portraits

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2020

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I'm not into portraits and thought that's what this book was about,but I wanted grow in that area so I purchased it. This book is more than just portraits- good knowledge based book.

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Christopher

A great refresher & read...

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2017

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So I have been a photographer for over 10 years & I became a photographer just as the technology world was converting to the digital age & sometimes you forget some of the basic principles over time & with this book it’s definitely a good read especially when it let you some things that school may have taught you in the past or even things nowadays that could be so simple that you overlook or even over think them too.

This book is great for all levels of photographers of all kinds.

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GoodLifeOfFood

Easy to follow

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016

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I took this book to Fiji with me. I felt that it was easy to read and gather information from. I gave it to the island photographer when I left.

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peerapatp

Good read with examples/hints that you can use in your photography

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019

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The books follow the same format as the author previous book,
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs, but now focusing more on people. It's not just about the portraits technical side such as camera, lens, aperture etc. but focus more on composition & aesthetics aspects. I think it's kind of different book than other portrait photography books which is good to add to your collection.

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Davies5

Great for a novice, not great for an experienced photographer.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2017

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Bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas, arrived on time, had a flick through and thought it was very informative and interesting - for me at least as I am a photography novice. He is much more experienced and only read the first page before realising it was a bit too novice for his liking and hasn't opened it since. If buying for someone that knows a lots about cameras/photography it is probably not best, however for a novice it is very informative with lots of nice pictures! I have now stolen the book off him and am learning for myself!

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Paul D

Spot on - genuinely feel inspired and more knowledgeable about taking photographs of people.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2021

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I bought this book because I have enjoyed other books in this series by Henry Carroll; this book is no exception.
Each page of the book has a photograph of a person taken by a world class photographer followed by a one page straight to the point explanation of how to take a similar photograph yourself.
The transfer of knowledge on each page makes you want to experiment and develop your own photography skills; it really is like having someone showing you the ropes!

There are a handful of 'Technical Tangents' in the book which give a little more theory but not too much that you become overwhelmed - the balance is spot.

After reading this book, I genuinely feel inspired and more knowledgeable about photographing people.

Mr R.

Straight to the point.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2019

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Really enjoyed this book. Yes, it's a little short but that's one of the things I liked about it. It's short as there's no waffle. Think about this, try this idea, this works like this etc. Definitely worth the money I paid.

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D. G. Hand

These Henry Carroll books are the best there is for photography

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2018

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These Henry Carroll books are the best there is for photography. If anyone is starting off in photography and wants to learn how to take photographs of people them this is the book for you. They are also small enough to carry with you in your photography bag as well. I know take great photographs of people thanks to this book.

Excellent book.

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Keyhole Kate

Inspirational book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2018

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bought as a Christmas gift and it was well received. I flicked through it myself when wrapping it and I thought it would be one I would like myself. Not at all a techie guide but, as with the series of books, offers examples and guidance on picture making.

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