Inspiration in photography : train your mind to make great art a habit / Brooke Shaden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaden, Brooke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography, Artistic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Train your mind to make great art a habit

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press : Ilex Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As a photographer it's possible to train your mind to see inspiration in any situation, and this book will show you how. By introducing you into her creative process, Brooke Shaden-one of the most recognized names in modern art photography-reveals techniques and exercises that you can undertake in order to be inspired by your environment, everyday, everywhere. In addition to the exercises, you'll learn how to compose, plan and shoot colorful, atmospheric, fairy-tale artistic photography, so you can adapt Shaden's techniques and apply them to your own photographic style. Indeed, all artistic

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1: THE PHILOSOPHY; Personal history; How I got my start; My philosophy; Everyone is creative; Creativity can be learned; Inspiration is everywhere; Finding meaning in everything; Tips & tools for finding inspiration; Finding your passion; Harnessing your passion; Defining your style; CHAPTER 2: THE PRACTICE; Fine-art photography; Commercial versus fine art; Fine-art lessons; Case study: Maryanne Gobble; Case study: Amy Parrish; Creating new worlds; Embracing your inner ""weirdo""; Listening to your voice

Case study: Expressing your voiceReading images; Different uses of color; Black-and-white photography; Using props; Different uses of props; Case study: Mariel Clayton; Using costumes; Different uses of costumes; Using locations; Shooting indoors; Shooting outdoors; Elaborate location examples; Case study: Cari Ann Wayman; Creating characters; Character in all forms of photography; The anonymous character; Creating a character with substance; Case study: Ashley Lebedev; Dark art & surrealism; Putting your stamp on your art; Creating tension & controversy; Fairy-tales

Case study: Dark surreal artUnderwater photography; Dive into a new world; Case study: Elena Kalis; Fine-art nudes; Using the human form as expression; Case study: Chris Bennett; Fashion photography; Seeing fashion as art; Creating a series; Putting a story into a series; Creating interest in more than one photograph; Self-portraiture; The benefits of self-portraiture; Using yourself as a character; Case study: Joel Robison; CHAPTER 3: STUDENT CASE STUDIES & INSPIRATION EXERCISES; Forms of inspiration; Location case study: Emmanuel Lhermitte; Prop case study: Melissa Shanahan

Wardrobe case study: Rosie KernohanColor case study: Lia Niobe; Technique case study: Will Hastings; Inspiration exercises; Final word; Contributor biographies; Index; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9781134615513

1134615515

9780203490631

0203490630

9781134615445

1134615442

OCLC:

870334774