Make Great Photos: A Friendly Guide for Improving Your Photographs

Book Description

Learning the basics of photography can seem like a daunting task. At first glance, there is a whole new world of terminology to digest and tons of numbers to master. It can be confusing, frustrating, and overwhelming. It’s no wonder many people set their cameras to Auto and hope for the best in whatever situation they’re shooting, whether that’s a child’s soccer game, a birthday party, or a vacation. Unless luck strikes, the resulting images are usually not very good.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Enter Make Great Photos: A Friendly Guide for Improving Your Photographs. In this book, photographer and author Alan Hess teaches you the basics of photography by breaking down the topic into its fundamental parts. In the first section of the book, Alan explains what makes a great photo in the first place, examining a selection of images and working through why each one is successful. He then dives into chapters that cover the photographic choices every photographer needs to make. These choices boil down to just three main topics: light, focus, and composition.

In the second part of Make Great Photos, Alan addresses specific shooting situations―categorized into travel, sports and action, events, and people―discussing the challenges that each scenario poses and how to conquer them. Finally, you’ll learn the top five basic edits you need to know to make your images pop when you share them online.

At the end of chapters, there are thoughtful exercises and assignments that push you to learn and grow in your photography. These fun activities help you fully absorb the lessons throughout the book so you can head out with your camera and capture great images.

中文：

书名：Make Great Photos: A Friendly Guide for Improving Your Photographs

学习摄影的基础知识似乎是一项艰巨的任务。乍一看，有一个全新的术语世界需要消化，有大量的数字需要掌握。它可能会令人困惑、令人沮丧和不堪重负。难怪许多人把相机对准了Auto，希望在任何情况下都能拍出最好的效果，无论是孩子的足球比赛、生日派对还是度假。除非运气好，否则产生的图像通常不是很好。

但事情不一定非得是这样。请输入：拍出好照片：改进照片的友好指南。在这本书中，摄影师兼作家艾伦·赫斯通过将摄影主题分解为基本部分来教你摄影的基础知识。在这本书的第一部分，艾伦解释了什么才是一张好照片的首要条件，检查了一系列照片，并分析了为什么每一张照片都很成功。然后，他深入讨论了每个摄影师都需要做出的摄影选择的章节。这些选择可以归结为三个主要主题：光、焦点和构图。

在第二部分。拍出好照片，Alan讨论了具体的射击情况–分为旅行、运动和动作、事件和人–讨论了每种情况构成的挑战以及如何克服这些挑战。最后，你将学习当你在网上分享你的图片时，你需要知道的五大基本编辑，才能让你的图片流行起来。

在章节的末尾，有一些深思熟虑的练习和作业，推动你在摄影中学习和成长。这些有趣的活动帮助你在整本书中充分吸收经验教训，这样你就可以带着相机出发，捕捉到精彩的图像。