'Perception and Imaging' explains how we see and what we don't see.
Figure 11.34 An online search for famous self-portraits often leads to this photo of Ansel Adams, which first appeared ... refer to this picture as a self-portrait, someone else actually did take it—J. Malcolm Greany, Adams' assistant.
Perception and Imaging explores the fundamental act of photography - seeing - through a uniquely comprehensive combination of technique, history, visual perception, philosophy and psychology.
Benefit from this insight in your work. Topics covered in this book: gestalt grouping, memory and association, space, time, color, contours, illusion and ambiguity, morphics, personality, subliminals, critiquing photographs, and rhetoric.
For over thirty years, Dr. Richard Zakia helped thousands of photographers hone in on their creative vision through the inspirational, informative text and images included in his classic book, Perception and Imaging.
Taking photographs has become easier over the years, but taking photographs that have impact and lasting power has not. Such images require heart, and some understanding of the factors that...