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52 Assignments: Photographic Exposure

Series: 52 Assignments
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52 Assignments: Photographic Exposure by Antony Zacharias offers creative tasks designed to improve your photography skills. Each assignment focuses on mastering the art of exposure, allowing you to understand lighting, use various techniques, and creatively control your camera settings. Perfect for photographers looking to enhance their craft through practical experimentation.
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This book may appeal to you if you're eager to improve your photography skills by mastering exposure. Offering 52 assignments, it provides practical exercises and creative challenges that can help aspiring photographers understand and control exposure effectively in their work. Whether you're just starting or looking to hone your skills, this guide is a thoughtful companion on your photographic journey.

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This is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft.

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52 Assignments: Photographic Exposure is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to putting creativity back into your craft. It is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for conceiving and composing powerful images.

From capturing sunsets and creating dramatic silhouettes to freezing fast-moving action scenes, all the assignments in this book have been written to inspire you to play with light, both natural and artificial, to convey mood, evoke emotion, and tell a story. If you feel you are in the dark about exposure, this book will throw new light on your photography, regardless of your chosen subject.

Author: Antony Zacharias is an award-winning photographer based in London, known for his vivid architectural images and unique perspectives on cities ranging from New York to London. His work has been commissioned by Toyota US and Sky Atlantic, and published by the BBC, Guardian, Times, and Ecologist. His titles published by Ammonite Press include Mastering Long Exposure and Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photographs.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781454428

Publisher: GMC Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ammonite Press

Illustration: 104 full-colour photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Antony Zacharias is an award-winning photographer who is particularly known for his vivid architectural images and his unique perspectives on cities ranging from New York to London. His work has been commissioned by Toyota US and Sky Atlantic, and published by the BBC, Guardian, Times, and Ecologist. His previous titles include Mastering Long Exposure and Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photos (both Ammonite Press).

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