The Power of Composition: The Use of Emotional Appeal to Create Impact

Finally, a book that can help you improve your photography dramatically and quickly. No special lighting equipment. No gimmicks or tricks. "The Power of Composition" gives you the tools to help you decide what stays in and what is out of the photograph. Placement of the subject and the viewers eyepath are explained in detail. Author Emanuele "Manny" Pontoriero takes you through the steps starting with basic compositional techniques like Dominant Subject and Informal Composition and shows you how to layer other steps to make your photographs more powerful. He explains the psychological impact your photographs have on the viewer and why subject placement, framing, background and lens selection all work together to help you make your statement. Manny also takes you through the process of what it takes to consistently create amazing photos. It's more than learning a bunch of rules and Manny lays it out for you. Don't be a picture taker. Be a Photograph creator. This book is the single most effective way to improve your photography so that your friends, family and customers will be wowed with the results.