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# Photography and the Art of Seeing by Freeman Patterson (1999-01-01)

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Review: Not your typical book on photography - I bought "Photography and the Art of Seeing" knowing nothing about it. I had not even heard of the author, Freeman Patterson. I had a certain expectation based on current photography books of the same genre, but what I found is a book beyond compare. I would recommend this book to any level of photographer with a desire to truly express themselves through their photography. You won't come away with a list of rules and instructions about when to apply them. Nor will you end up with a cheat sheet of camera settings that achieve particular effects. If you are open to it, however, you will learn new ways to look at, think about, understand, and portray the world you see through the lens of your camera; you will become more empowered to express yourself in your photography. I was happily surprised that this book is more about photography than it is about the author. Certainly he includes many personal experiences to explain himself and his work, but he does so without the self-aggrandizing rhetoric of similar books. You really begin to feel as if you are part of his process, rather than someone he is trying to impress, as he describes his approach to his work. And the photos! While they are exceptional, this is not a book to flip through, pause for the pictures, and then put on a shelf. Instead, it lives up to an important word in the subtitle, "workshop." You may never attend an expensive workshop with an accomplished photographer. But Patterson generously provides a workshop that includes intriguing, mind-expanding exercises all for the cost of this book. Yes, I love this book! So much so that I've ordered two more of Patterson's books, and I can hardly wait to get started on them.
Review: the book I learned from - more than snapshots now. - great photo book to get started on exploring the 4 basic skill of taking picture which are more than snapshots. Use this with my 35 mm work years ago ( 1994 on advise of a Cannon rep and I dont use Cannon)and bought again after starting to work with digital . Most of the same principles apply with digital or 35 mm. Now you should know that I won 1st place in a art museum photo contest and can say it was because I used this book for several months before I got that shot. It was a structural shot of the sub structure of a 1100 ft bridge as it was in the process of being built. I would not have had anything but a snapshot if it had not been for what this book showed me. Also got a magazine over shot and 2 runner up wins for other shots of cranes and boots of men working in concrete. Be patience, use the theory of the book, and your pictures will be more than snapshots too. Would buy again .

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B01MY26BKR |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (55) |
| Publisher  | Key Porter Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not your typical book on photography
*by D***B on May 12, 2005*

I bought "Photography and the Art of Seeing" knowing nothing about it. I had not even heard of the author, Freeman Patterson. I had a certain expectation based on current photography books of the same genre, but what I found is a book beyond compare. I would recommend this book to any level of photographer with a desire to truly express themselves through their photography. You won't come away with a list of rules and instructions about when to apply them. Nor will you end up with a cheat sheet of camera settings that achieve particular effects. If you are open to it, however, you will learn new ways to look at, think about, understand, and portray the world you see through the lens of your camera; you will become more empowered to express yourself in your photography. I was happily surprised that this book is more about photography than it is about the author. Certainly he includes many personal experiences to explain himself and his work, but he does so without the self-aggrandizing rhetoric of similar books. You really begin to feel as if you are part of his process, rather than someone he is trying to impress, as he describes his approach to his work. And the photos! While they are exceptional, this is not a book to flip through, pause for the pictures, and then put on a shelf. Instead, it lives up to an important word in the subtitle, "workshop." You may never attend an expensive workshop with an accomplished photographer. But Patterson generously provides a workshop that includes intriguing, mind-expanding exercises all for the cost of this book. Yes, I love this book! So much so that I've ordered two more of Patterson's books, and I can hardly wait to get started on them.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the book I learned from - more than snapshots now.
*by M***G on December 3, 2015*

great photo book to get started on exploring the 4 basic skill of taking picture which are more than snapshots. Use this with my 35 mm work years ago ( 1994 on advise of a Cannon rep and I dont use Cannon)and bought again after starting to work with digital . Most of the same principles apply with digital or 35 mm. Now you should know that I won 1st place in a art museum photo contest and can say it was because I used this book for several months before I got that shot. It was a structural shot of the sub structure of a 1100 ft bridge as it was in the process of being built. I would not have had anything but a snapshot if it had not been for what this book showed me. Also got a magazine over shot and 2 runner up wins for other shots of cranes and boots of men working in concrete. Be patience, use the theory of the book, and your pictures will be more than snapshots too. Would buy again .

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Photography and the art of seeing
*by S***S on November 9, 2011*

This is another wonderful book by the award winning photographer, Freeman Patterson. There are many books that teach technical photography but the challenging part is in creating pleasing graphic designs. This is the subject matter of this book and it boils over with the author's enthusiasm. The book starts out with a chapter on Learning to Observe. The author lists the inevitable rules but then explains how to break free from the rules and provides examples, exercises and his own images demonstrating what he is teaching the reader. This is followed by a chapter on Learning to Imagine in which he teaches to manipulate, in your mind, what you observe through using your imagination, abstracting and selecting. Again the reader is challenged with exercises to practically learn the techniques. The rest of the book is dedicated to discussing the elements of visual design including light, shape, texture, perspective colour, patterns and many more. In summary this is an excellent book if you are looking to improve your artistic capabilities as a photographer.

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