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Foreward

Picture yourself alone in a car driving down the highway. To the right is a large body of water, to the left are hills and telephone poles, in front is a car coming towards you and in back is nothing.

You have been over the same stretch of road on numerous occasions, but this time something is different. The trip seems more relaxing and far more interesting. Let’s take a second look!

It is the first day of summer. The radio is resounding a soothing tune. The sun is beating its hot rays down onto the lake. As they hit the water, the rays seem to bounce as though dancing from wave to wave, twinkling as they step. Ducks sit calmly while the waves carry them ever so gently through the flowing water.

The car ahead is travelling in a mirage as the heat rises from the pavement. The highway over which you have just journeyed awaits the next vehicle. What will the travellers inside see out their windows?

No wonder the trip seems so much more interesting! My eyes have been opened to a new dimension, one which was always there, but which I was taking for granted and not seeing. We get so involved in our day to day living and the hustle and bustle that goes with it, that we are missing much of the beauty around us.

Klaus’ book, 50 Principles of Composition in Photography, is one that I feel will help you, whether you are amateur or professional photographers. Each of us has something to learn about viewing our surroundings and how best to capture the feeling and emotion that goes along with the view. The book is basic enough for all to read and understand. Even if just one principle is gained by studying the pages, you have been enriched.

Take a moment now to look around you. What do you see? There is likely a lot more there than you realize. There are lots of photographs waiting to be taken. There are lots of photographs waiting to be taken right where you are this moment.

Open your eyes!

Read on!

Judith Barber

Professor of Business Studies