Photography for Writers by Melanie Faith

"A treasure trove of ideas, prompts, and down-to-earth advice given in a conversational and uplifting style. A practical and vibrant guidebook to the intersections between writing and taking photographs, this volume is a must have for your shelf on the creative life.” Shawna Lemay, author of The Flower Can Always Be Changing

Love taking pictures? Have a passion for writing? At last—a craft book about photography specifically written from a writer’s POV! If you savor self-expression, then this book is for you— no previous photography skills necessary.

Written by a published photographer and writer who has insight into the image-making process, rest assured that this down-to-earth, expressive guide is directed towards developing your writing and visual arts skills concurrently, not a dusty technical jargon-filled tome of F-stops or aperture priority.

Packed with tips to spark inspiration, prompts to motivate, self-assessments, reflections on the intersection of writing and photography, ideas for crafting a photo series, and advice for sharing your art for fun and for profit as well as marketing your skills, this book is not to be missed. Chapter topics include: portrait photography, food photography, black and white photography, landscape and travel photography, documenting special occasions, writing about our art, writing fabulous artist/writer bios, a resource list, and much more. 

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Published: December 30, 2019

ISBN: 9781925965186

Pages: 242