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"In a world where everyone is a photographer now, how do you stand out? The answer can be found in this simple but profound book. It will train your eye to see what others don't" – David Hieatt, author & founder
This isn’t a book about how to take the best pictures. It’s not even about the technical aspects of photography or how to "make it" as a photographer. In fact, it argues that you should take fewer photographs.
In Do Photo, Andrew Paynter shares 10 practices – honed over a lifetime spent behind the lens with clients such as Adidas, Levi Strauss and Apple – to help you develop a more considered approach to photography. You will:
Preface by artist Geoff McFetridge.
This isn’t a book about how to take the best pictures. It’s not even about the technical aspects of photography or how to "make it" as a photographer. In fact, it argues that you should take fewer photographs.
In Do Photo, Andrew Paynter shares 10 practices – honed over a lifetime spent behind the lens with clients such as Adidas, Levi Strauss and Apple – to help you develop a more considered approach to photography. You will:
- Use the camera to really connect with subjects
- Create memorable and more impactful photographs
- Observe light and how it affects space and structure
Preface by artist Geoff McFetridge.
Price: $14.95
Pages: 128
Publisher: Global Book Sales
Imprint: Do Books
Series: Do Books
Publication Date:
06 October 2020
Trim Size: 7.00 X 4.75 in
ISBN: 9781907974847
Format: Paperback
"Photography of the sort Andrew Paynter does feels like it comes out of a sensitivity to the world – a deep social intelligence. His work is not the band; it is the hum of an amp in between songs." – Geoff McFetridge
"In a world where everyone is a photographer now, how do you stand out? The answer can be found in this simple but profound book. It will train your eye to see what others don't." – David Hieatt
"This alternative to trigger-happy phone photography guides us towards more considered practices." – The Bookseller
"In a world where everyone is a photographer now, how do you stand out? The answer can be found in this simple but profound book. It will train your eye to see what others don't." – David Hieatt
"This alternative to trigger-happy phone photography guides us towards more considered practices." – The Bookseller
Andrew Paynter is a photographer and director based in Oakland, California, who is interested in exploring character and the creative process. His clients include Coca-Cola, Adidas, Levi Strauss, Converse, Apple, American Express and Rolling Stone. He has also embarked on several long-term photographic collaborations including decade-long projects with Hiut Denim and artist Geoff McFetridge, long-standing work with the bands Tortoise and The Mattson 2, and his ongoing personal series Working Artists.