Visual Toolbox, The: 60 Lessons for Stronger Photographs (Voices That Matter)

Excellent!

I enjoyed this book immensely over the summer. The lesson plans are well thought out, great examples and simple (or at least not overly complicated) to attempt. I've only made my way through less than a third of the book as I have been taking it slow, practicing many of the lessons over periods of weeks at a time. Not only inspiring, the lessons really help you think out of the box and develop new techniques and approaches. I attached a couple of shots that were from Lesson 9 - Intentional Camera Motion.

As a somewhat an advanced photographer, (professional wedding photographer and went to art school for photography), I did not find much new to be inspired by. It's well written and for someone who has little to mid level experience, I can see this being a useful book. In that regard it deserves 5 stars, but I wish it would have been introduced as being more about fundamentals....playing with depth of field, slow shutter speed, etc.

This book is more helpful than most of the online photography workshops I've taken, and for a FRACTION of the price. I adore David duChemin's writing, and actually bought this as an ebook about a year ago, but having it in paper form is just so nice. He also improved it since the ebook version, with more chapters and an even better layout. I love the exercises and his writing. If I were to teach a photography class, I would make all my students buy this book and we'd use it as a text. The best thing about it, is that it works at any experience level. I used it when I was still learning the exposure triangle and just starting to shoot in manual mode. And now that I've been comfortable in manual for a year, I still find this book really inspiring and challenging. You won't be disappointed with this book.

I was really delighted by this book. The beauty if it is that it goes almost completely beyond the technical - which you should master by yourself separately from the book - and into the "why" we want to take pictures. The many exercises proposed in the book are all aimed at enabling you to see better, see differently, see more possibilities - hence they really help finding your original way into photography. David is not interested in telling us what's right or wrong, he really focuses on helping us to see it our way. Great read, and great practice (I still have to finish all the exercises in the book!).

I've been learning my hobby for 30yrs. I studied it during my undergraduate degree and I love to see other people's work and try to work out how they did it. However, I've enjoyed taking one of David's assignments reading his thoughts but then trying for myself to accomplish what he discusses. I really appreciate that he doesn't try to lay out some convoluted set of steps for you to repeat. Rather he presents the concept and then gives just enough direction to focus your efforts but then enough freedom for my vision to drive the actual process.

Some of these lessons are quite familiar if you have been shooting for awhile. That said the author's goal, in which he succeeds, is make one think about what you are doing as you go out and shoot. There were also several suggestions that were quite stimulating. Worth reading and going back to for inspiration when the occasion arises.

I am a beginner in photography and have only been studying the art for about a year now. I've read several books recently and find this one by far the best out of all of them. It's been very informative and helpful and the topics are wide-ranging on how to improve your photography. Each lesson is short, simple and easy to remember. I'd highly recommend this book to others.

Mi sono piaciuti gli spunti diversi dalle solite chiacchierate superficiali di molti altri libri. Purtroppo ho trovato solo la versione scritta in inglese. Amazon perfetta come al solito.

It is simply a wonderful and fantastic book. When you read all these photo magazines with all the camera tests, and books about how to expose, it is so up-lifting and inspirational to meet someone who asks you why.

This is a fantastic book full of short but sharp lessons and assignments. Each lesson focuses on a simple concept e.g. shadows, reflections, visual weight, colour palette etc. One of the best of scores of books I’ve read. Whilst beginners could benefit I think it is best for those who understand their camera and have been taking photos for at least a couple of years. It opened my eyes on things to think about and the assignments are very useful. Each lesson takes 5-10 mins to read so very accessible and not over technical.

um dos melhores livros sobre fotografia que li até hoje. fácil de ler e por em prática os ensinamentos, mas o mais importante é a maneira como o autor sempre incentiva a criarmos nosso próprio "estilo" e não somente imitar.

While I knew most of the techniques depicted in the book, it's a quite good mind refresher plus some very good ideas to implement and some new techniques to apply.