| Picture This: How Pictures Work |  | Author: Molly Bang
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $8.28
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 9,263
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8 x 0.4
ISBN: 1587170302
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.642019
EAN: 9781587170300
Publication Date: July 1, 2000
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Product Description
Everyone knows that a picture tells a thousand words. But what about the elements that make up a picture? Using the tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an example, Molly Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images--and their individual components--work to tell a story that engages the emotions: Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold? First published in 1991, Picture This fans will welcome the new edition's striking redesign and introduce its insights to many other artists and art appreciators alike.
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 If you want to really understand May 1, 2010
P. Randhol
If you want to really understand, get this book. It is a pearl! Every photographer should have this in her/his bookshelf!
 Simple. Perhaps Zen Like. March 6, 2010
Bore Duo (backofyourhead, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very simple book. It consists of cutouts of construction paper. Each page looks like a small project for Kindergarten through second grade. However, I loved it. I am currently spending a lot of time thinking about composition and emotion in photographs. This book helped me clarify and elucidate some key concepts. Neither my wife or daughter thought much of it, though. If your expectations are right ... then enjoy. Think of this as a yoga session with a new teacher.
Indispensable February 3, 2010
Steve Mcconnell (Boston)
This book should never have been allowed to go out of print! It is indispensable for developing a visual sense for telling a story. Theatre & film directors can use it constantly. For students, it can teach one how to think and construct in abstract terms in order to illicit an emotional response from the viewer.
Too small and a little bit overrated, but glad I bought it. January 14, 2010
I. Fydyshyn
I am a little bit amazed what professional photographer such as Thom Hogan has found in this book. Yes, it is very pleasant and quick read. Yes, it does give you some valuable tips about shape and color in composition and what psychological effect it has on a viewer. Yes it might be useful book for beginners in photography, but professionals?
The author seems to be very knowledgeable about the subject, but when you discard the pictures in the book, you get about 20 pages to read. Since, this book has become so popular, I think the second edition is a must.
Beware the ripoff January 8, 2010
Groovy Geek (Portland, OR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before you even THINK about ordering this book for $190 do some research. The list price for the hardcover original is $19. Granted, it is out of print and unavailable, but $190? A brief search on the net will provide you with plenty of purchasing options for far less than what sellers are asking here.
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