num_pages: 288
description: As both an art form and a universal language the photograph has an extraordinary ability to connect and communicate with others. But with over one trillion photos taken each year why do so few of them truly connect? Why do so few of them grab our emotions or our imaginations? It is not because the images lack focus or proper exposure; with advances in technology the camera does that so well these days. Photographer David duChemin believes the majority of our images fall short because they lack soul. And without soul the images have no ability to resonate with others. They simply cannot connect with the viewer or evenif were being truthfulwith ourselves. In The Soul of the The Photographers Place in Picture-Making  David explores what it means to make better photographs. Illustrated with a collection of beautiful black-and-white images the books essays address topics such as craft mastery vision audience discipline story and authenticity. The Soul of the Camera is a personal and deeply pragmatic book that quietly yet forcefully challenges the idea that our cameras lenses and settings are anything more than dumb and mute tools. It is the photographer not the camera that can and must learn to make better photographsphotographs that convey our vision connect with others and at their core contain our humanity. The Soul of the Camera helps us do that. TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionThe Place of CraftThe Discovery of VisionMindfulness of LanguageA Willingness to InterpretThe Need for OpennessPatienceCapturing the MomentRespect for the Creative ProcessA Willingness to SurrenderObedience to CuriosityImprovisationAbandon PerfectionThe Search for StoryThe Role of AudienceThe Rejection of ComparisonsAuthenticityCritiqueThe Need for LoveCourageThe Rejection of RulesA (Changing) Eye for BeautyDisciplineAfter the CameraThe Pursuit of MasteryConclusion
language: English
title: The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer's Place in Picture Making
publisher: Rocky Nook