Santa Barbara, CA—November 13, 2012—Rocky Nook, Santa Barbara's leading publisher of books on the techniques and aesthetics of digital photography, is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of The Photograph: Composition and Color Design (Rocky Nook, $49.95 USD), by Harald Mante, internationally acclaimed master of photography. The book explains the essential elements to achieving the highest level of visual design in photographs.
Extensively revised and updated, the 2nd Edition includes 60 new images and illustrations. Also included are new chapters that cover analyzing shapes and colors and a discussion of the square image format. In-depth lessons are beautifully illustrated with more than 750 images from Mante's portfolio, plus over 160 diagrams.
The Photograph: Composition and Color Design, 2nd Edition is a unique book geared toward intermediate to advanced creative photographers who want to push their images in new directions. Also, anyone practicing, studying, criticizing, or administering in the visual arts are sure to find this book an invaluable resource.
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The Photograph: Composition and Color Design, 2nd Edition Publisher: Rocky Nook By Harald Mante Print ISBN: 9781937538064 Pages: 208 (est.) Print Price: $49.95 order@oreilly.com 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000 |
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