Composition Photo Workshop

273 Pages·2011·165.355 MB·English

by  Fier, Blue

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COMPOSITION
PHOTO WORKSHOP
Blue Fier
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Composition Photo Workshop
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Copyright © 2007 by Blue Fier
All photographs © Blue Fier 2007
Published simultaneously in Canada
ISBN: 978-0-470-11436-0
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About the Author
Blue Fierstudied art extensively while in college, receiving a
Bachelors of Arts degree in Art from Occidental College; a
Masters of Art degree in Art from California State University,
Northridge; and a Masters of Fine Art degree in Art from the
University of California, Los Angeles. Before committing him-
self to photography on a full-time basis more than 20 years ago,
working with clients in the travel, real-estate, sports, and envi-
ronmental industries, Fier was an exhibiting artist for nearly two
decades. In addition to working as a professional photographer,
Fier has taught photography for 15 years.
© Photo by David Paul Bayles, 2007
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Credits
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Acknowledgments
Many extremely talented people collaborated on this book. My utmost gratitude and appreciation
goes to Kate Shoup Welsh, my personal editor, who clarified my thoughts, organized my ideas, and
researched topics above and beyond my expectations. I’d also like to acknowledge all the editors and
staff at Wiley for allowing me the opportunity to work with them. Next up, thanks to the many stu-
dents I have taught at Santa Monica College, who have been the testing ground and inspiration for
myideas; also, thanks to my clients, who have trusted me to bring back images of beauty out of seem-
ing chaos. My wife, Kim, and sons, Zack and Easton, have enthusiastically supported me in undertak-
ing this lengthy project in lieu of other events. I am grateful for the ideas and suggestions offered by my
close friend, David Paul Bayles, in addition to his excellent portrait of me. Special thanks go to Robert
Farber for suggesting I get involved in this series. I would like to thank Christian Erhardt of Leica USA
for loaning me the latest Leica digital cameras and the Lifepixel Company for converting my Canon
digital camera to an infrared one. In creating this book, it helped immeasurably to be a part of Ian
Summers’ Heartstorming group, which encouraged me to pursue my vision.
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To all those who follow their hearts.