Capture the Magic: Train Your Eye, Improve Your Photographic Composition

Capture the Magic, This book uses a structured approach to teach the art of creating interesting, well-composed images. It provides solutions to problems that often get in the way of producing great photographs and emphasizes the importance of training the eye to exclude the extraneous. Examples of strong images are juxtaposed against flawed images, illustrating how to create a successful composition. Topics covered include light and shadow, lens choice, framing, negative space, and many more.

In this book, author Jack Dykinga encourages us to look at photography as a way to communicate. Dykinga says, “Photography is a marvelous language that crosses linguistic borders as a universal, powerful, and direct communication. As photographers, we see something we find interesting and simply want to share it.” Readers will learn new ways to create interesting and powerful compositions that communicate their intended messages.

Filled with beautiful color images throughout, the book is sure to inspire, teach, and motivate photographers of all levels.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Decisions
Chapter 2. Design
Chapter 3. Lines
Chapter 4. Near/Far
Chapter 5. Illusion
Chapter 6. Framing
Chapter 7. Light
Chapter 8. Juxtaposition
Chapter 9. Working the Situation
Chapter 10. Direction
Chapter 11. Feeling/Voice
Chapter 12. Negative Space
Chapter 13. Experimenting
Chapter 14. Return
Chapter 15. Lessons Learned
Chapter 16. My Equipment
Chapter 17. Technical Information