Expressive Photography – Part 1
Luminosity & Contrast
The Art of Looking in Landscape Photography
“It is a masterclass. Easily the best e-book on photography I have seen. The images, the mass of information and the way Alister describes the key elements of vision, inspiration and “feel” as they apply to photography…it’s all SO good. I learned a ton just on my first pass.” – Sean Bagshaw
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.
Luminosity & Contrast is extremely well written and carries an incredible amount of enlightening photographic information. I have worked full time producing photographic images for well over 40 years. However after reading the ebook from cover to cover, when finished, I was truly schooled in the finer points of “Luminosity and Contrast”. With this new found education I can now go forth and create photographs with greatly improved knowledge and a discerning view of the visuals around me.
Luminosity and contrast a été une révélation pour moi. Pour la 1ère fois je lisais un photographe qui osait faire le lien entre ce que nous sommes et notre créativité. Toute forme d’Art nécessite un engagement personnel ou la technique a aussi sa part.Luminosity&contrast ainsi que the colour of meaning réunis ces 2 aspects. C’est au travers de ces livres que j’ai compris ce que la photographie pouvait être pour moi : une réalisation de soi.
This eBook is for you if…
You want to change the way you see –
forever, and for the better.
You want to understand why you point your camera at certain things.
You want to learn to process your images with expressive intent.
What You’ll Learn
PDF format eBook, 233 pages, 57 MB
“If I can teach one thing in this book, it is the art of looking, truly realising what our world looks like.
With the development of this mind state, we engage with our world and we understand relationships as they exist.”
Alister Benn
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 together in a very small village on the west coast of Scotland.
Table of contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Overview: Introduction, the Zone System
- Chapter 2: In the Field: Light conditions, time
- Chapter 3: Luminosity: High & Low Key
- Chapter 4: Contrast: Types of contrast
- Chapter 5: Transitions: Understanding & types of transitions
- Chapter 6: Developing Luminosity & Contrast, processing
- Chapter 7: Advanced Processing: Luminosity Masks & History Brush
- Chapter 8: Closing Statement
- Chapter 9: Learning Resources
Sample Pages
Expressive Photography – Part 1
Luminosity & Contrast
The Art of Looking in Landscape Photography
“It is a masterclass. Easily the best e-book on photography I have seen. The images, the mass of information and the way Alister describes the key elements of vision, inspiration and “feel” as they apply to photography…it’s all SO good. I learned a ton just on my first pass.” – Sean Bagshaw
