You like it more or less or believe it more or less, the truth is that most of us have succumbed to mobile photography, either as part of our photographic work, or as an occasional complement, or we have made it ours 100%. way of working.
In any case, if you only use your phone when you don’t have the SLR with you, if you’ve made it your main camera, or if you only use it on very specific occasions, mobile photography has become a reality. So why not make the most of your chances with one of the most complete books on mobile photography available today?
- The book is divided into 10 themes with its corresponding subtopics and ends with an alphabetical index.
- Through a brief introduction.
- Transmits and justifies its decision to work in mobile photography professionally.
- For its immediacy.
- Portability and ease of sharing results.
- On a global scale.
- But it also reflects on the importance of the photographic process in mobile photography (interrelationship of the aspects that make up it.
- Which we want to photograph until the choice of a proper and reasoned edition).
In this first topic, the author tells us what led him to realize that the best way to work for him was photography with a smartphone, his immediacy, his portability and his possibilities when it comes to sharing images easily, as well as his concern for knowing people’s behavior and showing the world things that often go unnoticed , led him to opt for this option, to which he dedicated most of the rest of his photographic work. There is a perfect camera for every occasion and the smartphone is usually the best choice.
Once your reflection is done, it also takes us on a short walk through the evolution of mobile photography, while explaining what a smartphone camera or the different types of photographic smartphones look like.
In this chapter, the author reflects on the importance of working an idea before shooting, the importance of storytelling and the photographic process necessary to obtain good photographs, taking into account aspects such as light, composition, color and contrast, shots, in short, thinking before shooting.
Once the above thinking is complete, it invites us to know everything about the process and technique, how to hold the phone, looking for new photogenic perspectives, the best photographic accessories, applications and scenarios for taking photographs, focus and depth of field and existing. files and formats.
In this third topic, Rodrigo Rivas introduces us to the composition, through the rule of thirds, the power of simplification, the importance of the point of view, balance (weight distribution by shape, size, location, etc. ), the use of the environment in the visual language (lines, points, background) and the importance of originality and the breaking of barriers and stereotypes.
We will delve into this fourth topic on the importance of light and learning to use it in our favor, through knowledge of the different types of light intensity, directionality, night photography or low-light photography and, finally, a reflection on the importance of light as a narrative element, all accompanied by multiple examples and images throughout the subject.
What the Smartphone meant for graphic documentation, how to choose themes, take photo series (and their meaning) or wait for the perfect moment, every day, or share images on different social networks, are the topics that you can find in this chapter on mobile. Photography.
It is probably the photographic genre that has benefited most from the miniaturization of photographic material, so the author dedicates a complete theme to it, emphasizing the importance of telling a story, the importance of gestures, playing with scale, and even in rights. represented persons and professional ethics.
In this chapter, we enter another great context in which the use of smartphones has become widespread: travel photography. We will go through the tips before the trip about the necessary equipment, the importance of looking for originality in our images, portraits of strangers, or the use of the smartphone as a travel diary, as well as various tricks (photograph many different aircraft, growing dynamics, panoramas, etc. ).
In this eighth chapter, we may be entering the world where today the Smartphone has entered more strongly; photojournalism and reporting, we will delve into the different types, how to tell stories (narrator), or how to make a making of.
In this penultimate chapter we will delve into editing as the final process of the photographic image and as an essential part of it, how to organize and select photos, essential aspects to start editing images such as application options, filters, black and white photography. , and even the psychological importance of editing to convey positive or negative emotions to the viewer. , as well as how to prepare the image in case you want to print it.
To close this essential manual on mobile photography, the author offers us some principles to specify our style of photography: find what we like: search, photograph and analyze, pay attention to the applications, choose the right smartphone, or know where to look. Inspiration.
Number of pages: 228
Soft coverage
Seller: Anaya Multimedia Editions (Photo Club)
Price: 28,45
Anyone who trusts and sees the present and future possibilities of mobile photography and wants to learn how to train vision through this device as part of their work or who devotes the most 100% to it.
Rodrigo Rivas is, as presented in his book, autonomous photographer and digital technician, in 2011 integrated mobile photography into his professional work, which allowed him to expand his portfolio of clients that understand the promotional and marketing potential of this type of image. .
His knowledge of mobile photography has led him to hold various seminars, conferences, workshops and exhibitions in the United States and Spain, and he is also a writer for various media.
It is a very complete work at all levels that will teach you above all to see with photographer eyes, all the possibilities offered by the snapshot, lightness and versatility of a smartphone, through a multitude of examples and tricks, different applications and editing possibilities. A complete workflow from research to paper printing, essential for those who have already pulled the trigger of their smartphone in the hope of getting good results ?.
There’s no worse. The worst thing could be that the applications are quickly obsolete, but the author, in advance, offers to keep us informed for free on his personal site:
www. rodrigorivas. es
At the moment, there are no other publications in print format, but you can closely follow their work through their various websites and social platforms on the Internet:
Personal site: https://www. rodrigorivas. es
Twitter: @rodrigorivasph
Instagram: @rodrigorivasph
Reading this complete manual is essential for anyone who is able to see the potential of mobile photography in our lives, but not just for it, everything taught in this complete manual (the importance of looking, searching, forming the scope, you know what you want and how to achieve it, the importance of light and composition , the importance of trying to be different and looking for your own style?) applies to any type of photographer; is the basis of photography.
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