Boek The Working Camera

What an utterly amazing and truly stunning publication. Here, through the imaginative genius of professor john hedgecowe and the celebrated pop-up artist ron van der meer and his amazing fully-animated pop-ups, you will learn pretty much everything you need to know about taking stunning pictures with vibrancy and attitude. Beginning with a 3d pop-pup that displays the anatomy of an slr (single lens reflex) camera that lets you see and comprehend the outside and the inside of the machine, you are taken on an amazing step-by-step journey that covers: -the construction of lenses and the facilities that each lens offers - how the lens operates and the ‘angles of view’ each type of lens facilitates. - How to select the correct focal-length for the image that you wish to capture using an amazing fully-funcioning lens-selector tool similar to the ‘framing’ device professional cinematographers use to compose a shot, that you remove from the book and press straight into service to instantly see what you are capturing, as well as visually see the effect the focal-length of the lens has on the ‘depth of field’ (the amount of ‘depth’ that is ‘in focus’). - How to set the correct lens aperture to achieve the required ‘depth of field’, using a fully animated lens shutter that operates like a real camera. - How to determine and set the correct ‘hyper-focal’ distance – an expression that here means the ‘mid-point’ distance inbetween the near object of interest and the far object of interest that you want in focus - utilising a fabulous animated instrument, so as to ensure that what you wish to capture is in pin-sharp focus. To illustrate the importance of setting the correct ‘hyper-focal’ distance, let us suppose that the depth in-between the chosen near object and the chosen far object is (say) ten meters (33 feet), and you set an aperture that gives a ‘depth of field’ of ten meters; and let us further suppose that the near object is (say) four meters (12 feet) away from the camera – which places the far object fourteen meters away from the camera (4 + 10). If you focus on the near object then the far object will be blurred. Conversely, if you focus on the far object then the near object will be blurred. If you ‘set’ the focus on the lens to the correct ‘hyper-focal’ point (in this example it would be around 9 metres (4 + (depth-of-field/2 = 5), then all of the objects of interest will be pin sharp. But there is more – much more – for inside you will discover a fully funtioning pop-up indoor studio, together with all of the lighting equipment to actually illuminate the scene. It is an amazing piece of wizardry where you actually see what is going on. Forget switching on the flash gun and blinding everyone and then ending up with ‘red-eye’ - everything is covered from how to do ‘bounce-flash’ like a professional to what filters to use for what situation. If you have ever viewed the work of jack cardiff - the british genius cinematographer who filmed such notable as marlene dietrich; marylyn monroe; and audrey hepburn and changed cinematography forever, and you wonder how he achieved the ‘vividness’ of colour (watch ‘the red shoes’; ‘my fair lady’; or ‘breakfast at tiffanies’), well – in this fabulous publication - using another fabulous fully-animated ‘colour wheel’ - you will learn his secret of ‘colour space’ and ‘colour harmony’ to create truly stunning photos. The next beautiful treat is a fully funtioning pop-up outdoor setting. Fully proportioned and accurately dimensioned, this pop-up brings together all of the lessons in a remarkable visual way. Here you will physically see the effects of not one but three selectable lenses mounted on a camera – and you will comprehend the importance of correctly setting the ‘hyper-focal’ distance. Using a series of ‘faulty photographs’ to illustrate preventable errors, the insightful and highly entertaining journey concludes with how to prevent poor camera technique from ruining your photographic efforts. To conclude – this publication is probably one of the best investments that you will ever make in mastering the art of taking photographs with attitude, and not dull lifeless ‘snapshots’ that say nothing!