Expressive Photography – Part 3
Creativity Superpowers
How to make meaningful and unique compositions
If someone tells you what to do, is that being creative, or just following someone else’s instruction? In this ground-breaking e-book by Alister Benn, he blows the lid off the concept of creativity and composition. In it he explores the consequences of your creative decisions, and explains the importance of following your own path. Only by doing this, can you truly create and feel the incredible benefits of freeing your mind. This is so much more than a book on composition, this is life-changing.
I downloaded the book and have already read it! An absolute in-depth journey into how our minds connect with our internal landscapes when processing our photos. We own the rules of perception to make them our own, we don’t let them own us. I highly recommend this book as a valuable guide to become more yourself in your photography!
As an outstanding photographer and educationalist in his subject, Alister Benn has through his published work, but especially Luminosity & Contrast and the latest The Colour of Meaning, added substance to his philosophy of his art. These two books have been instrumental in improvement to my personal output, to my confidence as a landscape photographer, and to my understanding of the beauty of those magical moments when light meets nature.
Alister has a rare blend of artistry, technology, humility, and openness – not a common combination in photography. Alister celebrates seeing with one’s mind, one’s eye, and (often) one’s camera. I’ve enjoyed his writing as well, with a good blend of the technical or the emotive. It’s clear that Alister loves his craft, and you will find the love in virtually every page of his books. Buy one, i feel confident that you won’t be disappointed.
Alister opens up his heart and mind in the Color of Meaning as he takes you along his journey from photographer to Expressive Photographer. The series of essays and commentaries about finding deeper meaning in our photos should be part of your journey to grow your photography. I find myself revisiting many of the topics and then seeing the growth in my photos as a result of learning from Alister. Too often we believe it is in gear or software, the better investment maybe in growing your skills with the Color of Meaning and Luminosity and Contrast.ere
This eBook is for you if…
You want to learn to make photographs like you, not someone else.
You believe that you have a unique voice, but others criticise you for not being normal.
You have studied Expressive Photography and you want to go to the next higher level.
What You’ll Learn
PDF format eBook,138 pages, 36 MB
“This is as much a self-development book as it is a book about landscape photography.
You will discover nuances of your own aesthetic preference that may have
remained hidden, even suppressed or self-judged.”
Alister Benn FRPS
About the author: About the author: Alister Benn is a full-time professional landscape photographer, educator and musician. He has been teaching expressive landscape photography for over a decade and believes that expression and creativity are intuitive in all of us. Rigid, rule-based education actually creates barriers and walls between us and our unique voice. Alister is the author of numerous eBooks covering all aspects of the creative and expressive process. He is co-founder of Expressive Photography Ltd with his wife, Ann Kristin Lindaas. They live and work together in a very small village on the west coast of Scotland.
Alister is a Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society.
Table of contents
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1: somewhere to start
Chapter 2: why we engage
Chapter 3: what is composition?
Chapter 4: the division of space
Chapter 5: compositional superpowers
Chapter 6: the composition of self
About the author
Learning resources
Sample Pages
Expressive Photography – Part 3
Creativity Superpowers
How to make meaningful and unique compositions
If someone tells you what to do, is that being creative, or just following someone else’s instruction? In this ground-breaking e-book by Alister Benn, he blows the lid off the concept of creativity and composition. In it he explores the consequences of your creative decisions, and explains the importance of following your own path. Only by doing this, can you truly create and feel the incredible benefits of freeing your mind. This is so much more than a book on composition, this is life-changing.
