Thanks for sharing those! Very interesting. :) -c
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was going to save this for my Friday Link Dump email, but since this > is mostly/only tangentally photographic, I decided to make it a > separate OT thread... > > I tripped across this (somehow) and was previously unaware of Before & > After Magazine or their YouTube channel & books. The guy on camera > does just a SUPER "show & tell" of great graphic design principles. I > was very impressed by the quality of his explanations, as well as his > design sensibility and video production values. > > I firmly believe that, as good photographers are normally more > visually-oriented people, a deficit in knowledge of graphic design > principles is more inexcusable for "us" than the general public. I > also think that there is a "spillover effect": I believe that > developing one's critical eye for design helps us fine tune our acuity > as visual thinkers. From a purely practical standpoint, I decided that > enough people on the PDML list have (or will) design Blurb photo books > and do other self-publishing jobs that it would be > enlightening/beneficial for more than a few of us. > > How do you show off a great photo? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk8hOc5gUGo&feature=player_embedded > > Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxc46XnucY4 > and > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgM5Bp1_ZKw > > More great videos like the one above: > http://www.bamagazine.com/Articles.asp?ID=172 > > It is also worth noting that the Before & After books are ALL rated a > solid "5 stars" on Amazon. I hope to pick up one or more of those > titles myself in the near future! > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321580125 > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321334159 > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/020179537X > > Hope you the links half as much as I did. > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
