Focus in Photography: Understand the Fundamentals, Explore the Creative, Take Beautiful Photos - Softcover

Focus is an often overlooked but powerful creative tool, and digital photography has made the artistic use of focus accessible to every photographer. In his latest book, John Neel takes you out of your comfort zone into an exploration of advanced focus that will greatly enhance your skill as a photographer. You might think at first that focus is just a technical process, something to get right and forget, but the same is often said of exposure and there are many books and even theories of exposure that prove that wrong; the same is true with focus even before the new possibilities of the age are added into the mix. Focus is both an important artistic tool, directing your viewers into and around your image, and a rigid technical challenge. This book delivers the most in-depth coverage of this fundamental aspect of photography available anywhere, and will be a valuable asset to any student of photography or enthusiast looking to refine their art beyond simply grasping exposure, and essential for commercial photographers (whether theyre shooting for an advertisement, a catalogue or an eBay listing).

John Neel's work has been exhibited in public and private galleries and featured in magazines in the United States, Canada and Europe. An expert in digital imaging, John enjoys using simple lenses, pinholes and zone plates, analog cameras and non-traditional imaging techniques. First and foremost a photographer, John is a teacher, graphic designer, and the author of Rethinking Digital Photography, named a "Best of 2011" by Library Journal. He is also a popular and prolific photography blogger.