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The Complete Beginner's Photography Course
Ben Hawkins
Ilex Press
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9781781578551, $29.99, 256pp
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Beginners-Photography-Course-Modular/dp/1781578559
Synopsis: While digital cameras have made photography more accessible than ever, taking full creative control of your equipment should be every photographer's aim.
With the publication of "The Complete Beginner's Photography Course: A Modular System for Success", photography writer and expert Ben Hawkins uses his extensive experience to deliver a unique modular system of learning. Covering all of the key genres, a range of diverse projects will teach every essential skill, technique and technical competency, while also offering inspiration and delivering a beautiful image for your first portfolio.
"The Complete Beginner's Photography Course" covers: Mastering every skill, technique and camera setting essential for great photography; Learning at your own pace through a difficulty-rated modular system that increases in challenge as your competency grows; Getting to grips with every genre of photography from landscapes to portraits and nature to reportage.
Critique: Profusely and effectively illustrated with full color photographs throughout, "The Complete Beginner's Photography Course: A Modular System for Success" is an ideal introductory instruction guide and how-to manual on the art and science of modern photography that will enable even the most novice of photographers to produce truly memorable photographs. Comprehensive and extraordinary in organization and presentation, "The Complete Beginner's Photography Course: A Modular System for Success" is highly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Contemporary Photography collections. It should be noted that "The Complete Beginners' Photography Course" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99).
Editorial Note: Ben Hawkins is an award-winning writer and journalist specializing in photography and creative media. He was the group editor of Practical Photography magazine, 2013-20, and regularly contributes to magazines including Amateur Photographer and Outdoor Photography. He has interviewed some of the world's most revered film photographers, including Albert Watson, David Bailey and Bob Carlos Clarke.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
The Complete Beginner's Photography Course
Ben Hawkins
Ilex Press
c/o Octopus Books
236 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017
www.octopusbooksusa.com
9781781578551, $29.99, 256pp
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Beginners-Photography-Course-Modular/dp/1781578559
Synopsis: While digital cameras have made photography more accessible than ever, taking full creative control of your equipment should be every photographer's aim.
With the publication of "The Complete Beginner's Photography Course: A Modular System for Success", photography writer and expert Ben Hawkins uses his extensive experience to deliver a unique modular system of learning. Covering all of the key genres, a range of diverse projects will teach every essential skill, technique and technical competency, while also offering inspiration and delivering a beautiful image for your first portfolio.
"The Complete Beginner's Photography Course" covers: Mastering every skill, technique and camera setting essential for great photography; Learning at your own pace through a difficulty-rated modular system that increases in challenge as your competency grows; Getting to grips with every genre of photography from landscapes to portraits and nature to reportage.
Critique: Profusely and effectively illustrated with full color photographs throughout, "The Complete Beginner's Photography Course: A Modular System for Success" is an ideal introductory instruction guide and how-to manual on the art and science of modern photography that will enable even the most novice of photographers to produce truly memorable photographs. Comprehensive and extraordinary in organization and presentation, "The Complete Beginner's Photography Course: A Modular System for Success" is highly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Contemporary Photography collections. It should be noted that "The Complete Beginners' Photography Course" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99).
Editorial Note: Ben Hawkins is an award-winning writer and journalist specializing in photography and creative media. He was the group editor of Practical Photography magazine, 2013-20, and regularly contributes to magazines including Amateur Photographer and Outdoor Photography. He has interviewed some of the world's most revered film photographers, including Albert Watson, David Bailey and Bob Carlos Clarke.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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