One of the most popular cameras on the market is called the "Digital Rebel;" yet many photographers use it and its brethren following tired old rules from tired old photographers. This book aims to show new and intermediate photographers that they can move beyond the dogma and shoot more creatively. If youre just starting out with a camera; or are starting to think about switching away from "auto;" this is the perfect book for you. Not only will you find within all the classical "rules"-useful basic knowledge that can sharpen anyones eye for great photography-but youll simultaneously be shown how you can push the boundaries that many teachers erroneously set; filling your memory card with exciting; different pictures every time. This book brings the aspirational photography seen by so many in books or on Flickr within reach of everyone.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Dark Pony.....A longtime favoriteBy HuntDark Pony is one of my favorite plays. Ive read it over the years to my daughter as a small child and now to my granddaughter. A simple story with a little deeper meaning than may meet the eye.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Two Fascinating Early ShortsBy J. OttBefore Mamet was Mamet; with the staccato dialogue and repetitive dialogue; and before he got knee-deep into genre writing and film-making; these two plays were written.REUNION (1M 1F; 43 pgs and multiple scenes) is the story of a father re-establishing contact with his estranged daughter. It is written in a sort of blank verse which is possibly what caused Edith Olvier to praise it in The New Yorker as "a poem for two voices -- a distinguished and remarkable one." It is certainly distinguished from Mamets later work; the plot as it is having very little forward momentum. But it is quite moving and excellent and a great soft introduction for actors who want to learn to speak Mamet.DARK PONY (1M 1childF; 10 pgs) is another father/daughter story and possibly the simplest play Ive ever read. It seems to be informed by Bruno Bettleheims ideas about the power of stories told to children set forth in THE USES OF ENCHANTMENT; a book that Mamet has acknowledged as having great influence on him. The story is this: as the father and daughter drive home (from where; we dont know); he passes the time by telling her a fairy-tale-like story about a handsome brave and the eponymous pony. The subtext of the tale is: everything will be okay. Like I said; it is a simple play; but I imagine it can be quite moving in performance.Longtime fans of Mamet will want to read this to see a completely different side of the maestro; Mamet virgins will find this collection an easy way to get into Mamet. Those in between might prefer to work their way through the AMERICAN BUFFALOs and SPEED-THE-PLOWs before turning back to the start of it all.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. TerribleBy Jeffrey S. SmithDark Pony is about the worst play I have ever read. It is drivel. It really isnt a play. There is nothing remotely dramatic or interesting about it. The only reason it garners any attention is because Mamet wrote it. The best thing about it is that it ends.