Using innovative techniques; photographer Blossfeldt produced arresting images of seed pods; buds; stems; and other botanical items. This spectacular collection features scores of his remarkable photographs of plant life; offering artists and craftspeople a treasury of royalty-free pictures and design inspirations. 120 full-page black-and-white plates.
#737283 in eBooks 2012-06-22 2012-06-22File Name: B007T41A8Q
Review
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Misleading title and outdated contentsBy Ivan ArnaudovWhenever I order a book on a fast-evolving topic (e.g. "Digital Filmmaking") I always check the publication date to make sure I am not buying an outdated text. Unfortunately. with this book I got cheated anyway.The author has a friendly style and is undoubtedly knowledgeable on the topic of television and film production. with long experience. However he offers an an overview of analog and television equipment and stops at digital tape based formats such as DVCPRO and Digi Beta. These formats were introduced in the early 1990s. and are by now obsolete. No word about tapeless or video DSLR equipment. This is not usable information for somebody who is a beginner in digital filmmaking; this is a nostalgic lesson in TV equipment history.Secondly. each and every topic in the book takes 2-3 paragraphs. There is no practical advice found inside - unless suggesting that you edit your own video and write your own music counts as practical. Reading this whole book may make you knowledgeable enough to know when to nod while listening to a conversation about video production. but only if you have had absolutely no prior knowledge on the matter.In my opinion. a "practical guide" is supposed to teach you certain skills and offer you some advice on a particular topic. For example. buy this or that piece of equipment. get this or that piece of software and try to do this and that with it. Buy you will not find such advice in this book. The information is so generic so as to be useless. And as I said before. it is hopelessly outdated.This book may have been published in 2012 but has been written not later than 2002. I cannot imagine anybody who would qualify as a beginner in digital production today and would benefit from reading this book.Do not buy this book.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Digital Filmmaking for BeginnersBy RileyI am writing regarding Mikes Digital Video Production for Beginners. I have read his book and found it to be very clear and easy to understand. He covers every detail in the production process and I anxiously anticipated his personal sense of humour. making this book easy to read.The book covers everything from the creative side of scripting. technical details. shooting formats. and editing. Mike leaves nothing out!I especially liked the pictures and the numbered diagrams for the digital editing process. Mike makes several suggestions as to software products that might work for me. The book helped me to narrow the field on appropriate equipment as well. I also found that learning the lingo of the Video Production business would be helpful when applying for work in this creative business.His "step by step". made it easy to understand. I can hardly wait to get started with my first production!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Book for the Home or Novice VideographerBy LiveSearch"Digital Filmmaking for Beginners A Practical Guide to Video Production" offers a lot of information in a concise and easy to read style. The book isnt a technical manual. though it does provide technical information on how to create a video. Its primary purpose is to educate the novice filmmaker and home videographer on how a video production actually comes to fruition. from idea to presentation. The book is written in easy-to-understand language and is an excellent launch into more technical reading material.
