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Book SynopsisWelcome to The Complete Guide To The OM System OM-1 * The best help in the world on the OM-1!Tony says:I wrote this book for YOU!It seems OM System set out to out-Olympus Olympus with the OM-1. And perhaps they succeeded. It is certainly a great camera - with a lot of Olympus DNA - and something OMS mystically calls the Dark Horse factor. Certainly, we have a right to be cautious of a new company releasing a loved camera lineage. But here it is. The same, different, better, faster.If you want to master your OM-1, this book was written for you.Get it all without days of trawling the web - from an expert who''s written multiple books on this camera lineage. Someone who can spot, and explain the difference - and make clear how everything works. And better yet, how to use it! And all in language meant for humans, with a book structure designed for subject mastery.It is way more than just a Manual on Steroids... In it, I assume you are a photographer, so I build on that knowledge.This 470-page full-color book:* Is packed with over 900 tips and tricks to help you master photography with an OM-1.* Covers every mode, menu, button, function, switch and socket.* Covers Lighting - even Manual flash & light modifiers!Plus* Discover all my camera settings - including why I do it that way. * Covers every essential of shooting - IE: ISO, Focus, WB, Metering, flash modes - and the more esoteric ones too.* Understand how and why to customize buttons and menus. * Read a great treatise to help you master the ins and outs of RAW, and RAW specific shooting. Grab this book and have at your fingertips 470-pages of full-color OM-1 info, with detailed Table of Contents, Indexing, and extensive hyperlinks. There is no better way to learn how to get the most out of what is arguably one of the best-designed cameras on the planet. BONUS: Your purchase comes with a full-color .pdf file! The book contains details.

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Book SynopsisComposition isabsolutely fundamental to great photography. It is also an extremelycomplex concept. But with the help of award-winning photographer TonyWorobiec, who has training and background in thevisual arts, you will learn the theory, skills and techniques needed toachieve beautiful compositions, alongside Tony''s inspiring and strikingphotographs.Progressing from asimple introductionto composition and conventional compositional techniques to post cameratechniques, such as cropping for effect, as well as a discussion of morechallenging concepts and alternative approaches to composition, such asusingdisharmony, eidetic images and the Gestalt Theory to create a heightenedvisual statement in your photography. Whether you are an enthusiasticbeginner or experienced photographer, The Complete Guide to Photographic Composition is essential reading for all creative photographers.Table of ContentsSection 1. Conventional compositional techniques A. What is composition? An introduction 1. What is Composition? 2. Consider how the rules of photography have been drawn from art 3. The Golden Section and the "rule of the thirds" 4. The Golden Spiral 5. The Golden Triangle B. Exploring the viewpoint 1. Understand the each scenario offers different viewpoints 2. Consider the vantage point C. How to organise interacting shapes and forms 1. Organising shapes 2. Balancing Elements 3. The dominant and the subordinate element 4. The Fulcrum. 5. Composing from a corner 6. Organising elements at opposite ends 7. The Multifaceted design 8. Positive and negative shapes D. How line can help structure a composition 1. Line in Composition 2. Perspective and the lead-in line 3. The power of the diagonal line 4. The aesthetic appeal of the "flowing" line 5. The visual "full-stop" E. Foreground/ background 1. Examine strategies for linking the foreground and background 2. The foreground mimicking the background 3. A suitable background 4. Create a sense of scale F. The numbers game 1. Selecting a single focal point / area of greatest tonal contrast 2. Working with pairs 3. When highlighting multiples, use an odd number 4. Crop at the edge to suggest more 5. Matching numbers G. The Value of Colour 1. The Psychology of Colour 2. Creating impact using complimentary colours 3. The aesthetic values of harmonies 4. Advancing and receding colours 5. Monochromatic colour 6. A splash of colour 7. Harmonies H. Consider the edge 1. Using natural frames to direct the eye 2. Ensure that elements face into the picture 3. Print in the edges/vignetting I. Patterns in composition 1. Consider the cohesive qualities of pattern 2. The broken or interrupted pattern 3. Exploiting Texture J. Facing Inwards K. Exploring Texture Section 2. Achieving style through composition A. Improving the structure of the image 1. The Central Meridian 2. Nearly Central 3. Understand how the choice of Format affects composition 4. Manipulating Tonal Values using HDR 5. Knowing when to crop 6. Manipulating scale and proportion 7. Create a visual "palindrome" 8. The mirrored or reflected image 9. Proportion B. Less is more 1. In shades of Grey; using a very restricted palette 2. Tonal recession and aerial perspective 3. High Key/ Low Key 4. Understanding the virtue of the empty space 5. Minimalism 6. The visual appeal of the silhouette 7. In splendid isolation C. Using photographic techniques to improve composition 1. Explore the background 2. The illuminated focal point 3. Increasing emphasis by reducing the depth of field 4. Composition and the "critical moment" D. How art influences photography 1. Explore abstract elements 2. The arabesque line 3. Rhythms in the composition 4. The Graphic image 5. Viewing the same place 6. The Resonating image 7. Text and composition Section 3. A fresh look at composition A. Alternative techniques 1. A shape within a shape/ circle in a square 2. The created composition e.g. the kaleidoscope 3. The negative of a positive 4. Counter-change 5. Creating Translucent layers 6. Sequences and related images 7. Seeing order out of chaos 8. Stalactites" and "stalagmites" 9. The role for serendipity 10. The "constructed" image B. Composing for disharmony 1. The Imperfect Composition 2. The Sloping Horizon 3. Celebrate the ugly 4. The distressed image 5. Anti Composition 6. The edge of the frame 7. The divided image 8. So how do we compose? 9. Just break the "rules" 10. Conclusion; Eidetic images and the Gestalt Theory

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