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CHAPTER ONE It's About Vision ......................2 Chasing Vision ................................. 6 CHAPTER TWO Within the Frame .................... 8 Shoot What Moves You ....... .................... .11 Make Me Care ......... ............. ... .. ... 13 Putting It in the Frame ................... ........ 14 Excluding It from the Frame ................... ..... 18 Indecisive Moments ......... ... ................. 20 It's All Subjective. ........... ......... . ........... 23 The Illusion of the Exotic ................... ....... 25 Putting Time Within the Frame . .......... ....... .... 27 Length of Time ................ ............ 27 Choice of Moment ................... ......... 34 CHAPTER THREE The Artist and the Geek ..............36 Gear Is Good, Vision Is Better ................. . .. . . . 38 Decent Exposures ................. . ........ . 42 The Best Digital Negative ................... ..... 44 Seeing the Light ................. ............. 47 Choose Your Lens Based on Behavior . ................. 50 Telephoto Lenses ......... ......... ......... 53 Pushing the Wide. .................. ....... .. . 56 The Rule of Thirds .................. ......... . . 59 There Is No Un-Suck Filter ............... ......... . 62 Inspiration and Perspiration .............. .......... 64 CHAPTER FOUR Storytelling........................ 74 Universal Themes ........ .................... 76 Conflict Within the Frame. ....................... . . . . . 80 The Photo Essay ........ ..................... 82 Relationships ................... ............. 89 Attention Management ................... ........ 90 Leaving Clues and Provoking Questions . ................ 94 CHAPTER FIVE Photographing People...............96 Approaching People ................... ......... 98 The Language Barrier. ................... ........ 103 The Eyes Have It........................ .............107 Capturing Emotion ................... ........... 111 On Giving and Taking ....... ........... ........ 116 Indecent Exposures ................... ..........119 Photographing Children. . .................. ...... .120 Photographing the Elderly . .................. ..... .126 Candids vs. Portraits....... . .................. . . . 131 Why Photograph Candid Street Scenes? . ............. .133 Abstracting People ................... ..... .... . 139 Lighting Challenges on Location. ................ ..... 141 Four More .................. ...... ......... 146 CHAPTER SIX Phlotoographing Places ................ 50 Research ........ ...... .................... 152 Scouting ........ ......... ................ 154 Not-So-Great Expectations .................. ...... .156 Be Prepared ....... . ............ ... ....... 160 Beyond the Postcard: The Value of Wandering .. .......... .166 Slow Down ......... ................170 The Feel of Place: Sensual Exploration .................. 172 Be Present: Physical and Emotional Receptivity ........... .. 173 Be in the Right Place......... .... ....... ......... .173 ...At the Right Time... ................... ........ 175 ...In the Right Frame of Mind . ................. ....176 Shooting Iconic Places ................... ........ 178 Iconic Images in Mundane Places ................... .. .182 Making the Shot ......... ........ ............. 185 Wait for It ........ ......... .............. 185 Seek It........ .......... ............... 187 Mine It. ....... .......... ............... 187 Adding the Human Element . .................. .... .188 Adding Scale .............. ... ....... .. ...... 191 Landscapes......... .... ................... 193 Creating Depth with Layers . .................. .. . .198 Shoot the Big Stuff ........ ....... .......... 200 Shoot the Details ......... . ................... . 204 CHAPTER SEVEN Photographling Culture ............... 208 Cultural Sensitivity . ......... .......... .......... 211 Research and Ask Questions . ................. .... 211 Values and Taboos.......... ....... ........... 212 Respect: Different Isn't Wrong ..................... . .212 We Are All Different, We Are All the Same ... ... ....... .214 Shooting History and Heroes. ................... .. . .216 Shooting Food . ... ..... ........... ....... ... . 220 Shooting Festivals and Celebrations . ................. 224 Shooting Art .......... .................. ... . 228 Shooting Language .......... ....... ........... 230 Shooting Faith ................... .... ....... . . 231 Remember the deeper subject and find a way to express it . . . 233 Be respectful ........ ................. ..... 234 CHAPTER EIGHT Final Thoughts .....................238 Afterword, by Vincent Versace. . .................. .. 243