{"product_id":"capture-the-magic-train-your-eye-improve-your-photographic-composition-paperback","title":"Capture the Magic: Train Your Eye, Improve Your Photographic Composition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Dykinga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCapture the Magic: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTrain Your Eye, Improve Your Photographic Composition, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor Jack Dykinga uses a structured approach to teach the art of creating interesting, well-composed images. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with beautiful color images throughout, the book is sure to inspire, teach, and motivate photographers of all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Dykinga's photographic style blends fine art photography and documentary photojournalism. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971 for Feature Photography, and is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eArizona Highways\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. He has published nine wilderness advocacy books, including \u003ci\u003eFrog Mountain Blues, The Sonoran Desert, Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDesert: The Mojave and Death Valley\u003c\/i\u003e. He also authored and photographed \u003ci\u003eLarge Format Nature Photography\u003c\/i\u003e, a guide to color landscape photography. Other books include \u003ci\u003eARIZONA\u003c\/i\u003e, a compellation of Dykinga's best Arizona images, and \u003ci\u003eIMAGES: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, which reflects his love for this fantastic location.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDykinga's fine art images have been displayed at the Center for Creative Photography, and the Museum of Northern Arizona. They were also featured along with the work of Ansel Adams in an \u003ci\u003eArizona Highways\u003c\/i\u003e retrospective at the Phoenix Art Museum. In April 2010, the International League of Conservation Photographers selected Jack's image, \u003ci\u003eStone Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, as one of the forty best Nature Photographs of all time. He also received the Outstanding Photographer of the Year Award from the Nature Photographers of North America in 2011. And Jack was recently named by \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Photography\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of the 40 most influential nature photographers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack has donated his talents to the International League of Conservation Photographers' RAVEs (Rapid Assessment Visual Expeditions) in Mexico, Chile, Canada and the U.S. At each RAVE, Jack joins teams of celebrated photographers from all over the world to highlight potential environmental degradation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe and his wife, Margaret, live in Tucson, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.97 x 10.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760122298656,"sku":"9781937538354","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/923de69b23dcaecfff7ebefe4a6bc784.webp?v=1780172152","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/capture-the-magic-train-your-eye-improve-your-photographic-composition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}