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Happy photographer(Rating: 5)
I am delighted with this book - one could say it's an "eye opener" on composition

Think twice before pressing that button(Rating: 5)
Wow! It really opened my eyes! Now I understand the difference between spontaneous photographer ( like myself who does not think much about the compositional aspects but about pressing the button and hope it ends up looking good) and good photographer who is able to capture spontaneous moments in best way possible. It makes you do more thinking and questionning than just pressing the button which is so easy nowdays with digital cameras. You start asking yourself : What is the purpose of taking this photo? How will you take the photo so that it flatters the subject matter? There are others aspects that the author covered as well such as colors, texture, lighting , perspective,compositional focus, guiding lines,etc. THERE IS A LOT that you can consider.
The book does not teach you rules or tell you recipes because there are none BUT it shows you what you can look for so that it helps you create a great photo.

Great book for the price!(Rating: 5)
Let's keep it simple: A great book for the price. Many nices concepts and many WOW images!

But sometimes, to much words...but no big deal!

Great Book But Not Really My Style(Rating: 4)
It's well written by a great photographer and very comprehensive, but it made me realize that analyses of composition presented in this detailed manner for me is neither interesting or inspiring. I couldn't read more than a few pages at a time because I inevitably would start to realize that much of this I already know instinctively and the rest I am not likely going to remember or just won't matter when I'm about to press the shutter. I guess it's just too much information- like spoiling art with too much science. I would be content to skim through the book in one or two evenings, just reading the description at the top of each page or section, then looking at the images and visual examples provided in demonstration of that particular principle of composition, and say "okay, I get the idea" and then move on to the next section. Obviously from the majority of other reviews, the book is solid and extremely valuable, so I gave it 4 of 5 stars so as to not unfairly detract from it's score because of my own short attention span. But for me it's just not a cover to cover reader...my creative mind just doesn't work that way. If you are like me. David Duchemin's Within The Frame is probably a better choice for inspiration about composition.

nice but no surprises(Rating: 3)
Don't buy this book if you want to learn something new. This book is more about trying to make you realize what you should consider prior to pushing your camera's capture button...

It's nice and complete but no surprises. It's a good reading in the bus, nothing more.