The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

　　在攝影時，你用的是另一雙眼睛。

　　拍照時，透過取景器看到的世界，與肉眼所見會有些微妙且影響重大的差異；而攝影師在創作時，或基於自身經驗，或基於創作意圖，或基於構圖原理，也是用另一雙眼睛，觀看眼前的世界。

　　本書透過攝影師的眼睛，讓你知道如何拍出意涵豐富、出色、具有意圖的畫面，也知道怎麼運用攝影師的眼睛，去解讀攝影作品。

　　一幅畫面應該怎麼構圖？本書從基本的構圖元素和攝影技巧開始，解釋照片的大小和比例對畫面的影響、設計基本要素的應用（例如圖形結構、線條圖案的配置、斜線曲線暗示的張力、明暗對比，到如何平衡視覺重量等），及色彩色調和構圖的關係。

　　這樣構圖才漂亮！但是為什麼？作者提出美學的運作原理，包括人眼閱讀畫面的習慣、視覺心理學，如此，若資深攝影師或玩家已經玩膩了基本攝影和修圖技巧，也可以在掌握美學原理之後，變化出更豐富的風格和表現手法。

　　臨場攝影的決定性瞬間攝影師面對的，經常不是靜態、可以所心所欲擺置的場景。作者以實例講解，在街頭拍攝時，如何觀察、歸納、預測景物的變化，以捕捉到決定性的瞬間、高潮的一刻。

　　照片只有一張，卻能呈現不同效果　照片完成之後，攝影師還可以藉由Photoshop等圖片處理軟體，把同一張照片詮釋出不同味道。透過裁切，畫面能呈現不同的感覺和意圖；明暗、對比、色彩的調校，也會影響畫面的效果和表達的意涵。

　　認識攝影大師　作者同時介紹許多攝影大師或藝術家出場（例如布列松、安瑟．亞當斯、羅伯．法蘭克等），帶我們進入大師的世界，一窺他們拍攝時的想法及心理狀態。

　　這不只是一本關於攝影構圖、影像設計的工具書，也是帶你進入攝影創作、攝影藝術的進階攝影書。

　　Design is the single most important factor in creating a successful photograph. The ability to see the potential for a strong picture and then organize the graphic elements into an effective, compelling composition has always been one of the key skills in making photographs.

　　Digital photography has brought a new, exciting aspect to design - first because the instant feedback from a digital camera allows immediate appraisal and improvement; and second because image-editing tools make it possible to alter and enhance the design after the shutter has been pressed. This has had a profound effect on the way digital photographers take pictures.

　　Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs. The book explores all the traditional approaches to composition and design, but crucially, it also addresses the new digital technique of shooting in the knowledge that a picture will later be edited, manipulated, or montaged to result in a final image that may be very different from the one seen in the viewfinder.

　　本書中譯版《攝影師之眼：數位攝影的思考、設計和構圖》由大家出版社出版。

作者簡介

麥可．弗里曼(Michael Freeman)

　　是能拍又能寫的專業攝影師。

　　他擔任專業攝影師已達三十多年，足跡遍及五大洲，拍攝題材涵蓋亞洲建築、亞馬遜叢林及非洲部落民族等，領域包括當代藝術設計到影像特效。多年來，他在美國國立史密森尼研究所的科學人文月刊中擔任資深攝影師，也為Time-Life系列叢書以及《國家地理雜誌》拍攝很多作品。

　　此外，他還出版了許多攝影書籍。除了數十本大開本攝影書，也撰寫了二十多本既專業又暢銷的攝影教學著作，其中代表作是《數位單眼相機攝影手冊》。他有些絕版書已成為行家蒐集珍藏本，市價甚至上衝三百美元。

　　他應出版社要求，撰寫了這些書之後，這本《攝影師之眼》，則是他第一本自發撰寫的專業攝影用書。他將數十年來的攝影心得和技巧都濃縮在這本書裡，也將過去所有教學用書中，深感不足的部分一一寫了進去。因此堪稱弗里曼集大成之著作。

　　Michael Freeman is a renowned international photographer and writer who specializes in travel, architecture, and Asian art. He is particularly well known for his expertise in special effects. He has been a leading photographer for the Smithsonian magazine for many years, and has worked for Time-Life Books and Reader's Digest. Michael is the author of more than 40 photographic books, including the hugely successful Complete Guide to Digital Photography and The Photographer's Eye. For his photographic educational work he was awarded the Prix Louis Philippe Clerc by the French Ministry of Culture. He is also responsible for the distance-learning courses on photography at the UK's Open College of the Arts.