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- 52 Assignments: Street Photography is a photographic workshop and journal filled with prompts and projects, sparks, nudges, innovations and inspirations to put the creativity back into your photography.This book features 52 color-coded commissions and concepts with alternative ideas for composing, creating and printing eye-catching images from the street.
- About the Author: Brian Lloyd Duckett is the Principal and Course Tutor at Streetsnappers, a specialist in street photography workshops and tutorials in London and cities across Europe.
- 128 Pages
- Photography, Techniques
- Series Name: 52 Assignments
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52 Assignments: Street Photography is a photographic workshop and journal filled with prompts and projects, sparks, nudges, innovations and inspirations to put the creativity back into your photography.This book features 52 color-coded commissions and concepts with alternative ideas for composing, creating and printing eye-catching images from the street. You will discover different ways of approaching your subjects; challenges and games that add a level of mischief and play to your work; ideas for using maps, books and signs to unleash your creativity; lists of the best festivals and events to attend; prompts for alternative subjects and themes; guides to removing clichés from your work; radical techniques for pushing your camera beyond its limits or using alternative cameras; and examples from historic masters; along with ideas for innovative approaches to processing and printing. The rest of the journal's pages are styled for you to add your own thoughts, notes, lists, Top 10s, technical specifications, quotes, and even sketches and doodles, creating a record of your own 52 photographic assignments. These may be completed weekend by weekend over the course of a year, or dipped into every time you need to bring a new concept or creative approach to your street photography.
About the Author
Brian Lloyd Duckett is the Principal and Course Tutor at Streetsnappers, a specialist in street photography workshops and tutorials in London and cities across Europe. A highly successful commercial and editorial photographer, he teaches as a Visiting Lecturer on photography degree courses. He has worked for many leading newspapers and commercial organizations, but his hobby and passion is street photography. He is the author of Mastering Street Photography, Street Photography Workshop, 52 Assignments: Street Photography, 52 Assignments: Black & White Photography and 52 Assignments: Portrait Photography (Ammonite Press). Brian is based in Merseyside, England.