The Photography Edition

Arriving · First draft written · being expanded

Every photographer learns the Rule of Thirds. Almost none learn that thirds is an approximation of phi — a training wheel for the deeper system. From Henri Cartier-Bresson's decisive moment to Ansel Adams' zone system to the golden spiral in street photography — the mathematical principles that govern why certain images stop you and most slide past. The eye knows before the mind. This book teaches you why.

Planned contents

1. The Thirds Approximation
2. The Golden Spiral Overlay
3. The Phi Grid
4. Visual Weight Distribution
5. The Decisive Proportion
6. Fibonacci Cropping
7. Portrait Proportion
8. Landscape Proportion
9. Street Photography and Phi
10. The Golden Triangle
11. Light Ratio
12. Color Proportion in the Frame
13. Depth of Field as Proportion
14. The Series and Sequence
15. The Diptych and Triptych
16. Documentary Photography
17. Fashion Photography Proportion
18. Architectural Photography
19. The Eye Before the Mind
20. Seeing in Proportion

Its Making Label, seal and Certificate of Making are issued when the book is finished and checked.