Book Review – Luminescent World: The Stories (and Secrets) Behind Twenty-Five of My Favorite Photographs by Mark S. Johnson
My good friend and colleague Mark S. Johnson has just released his latest eBook, Luminescent World: The Stories (and Secrets) Behind Twenty-Five of My Favorite Photographs. For those of you who don’t know him, Mark is an incredible photographer and artist, and an even more incredible human being. He’s one of those people who you can’t help but love and admire. His personality shines through in his books, workshops, and Photoshop Workbench video tutorials.
In Luminescent World: The Stories (and Secrets) Behind Twenty-Five of My Favorite Photographs, join Mark as you embark on an enchanting journey into the creation of twenty-five of Mark’s all-time favorite photographs. Along every colorful bend in the path, new discoveries filled with the joy and promise of creative possibility await. Some of the images that you’ll encounter rely heavily on post-capture editing, a handful of them are almost entirely the product of in-camera technique, while others are an equal mix of both stages of the creative process. All images in this eBook represent a body of work that makes Mark hungry for more opportunities to expand himself as a photographer.
This eBook is not intended to serve as a play-by-play rendition of Mark’s creative process, nor is it designed to impart highly technical information. Mark has written other books that cover that information. This eBook invites you to be expressive with your photography and to cultivate your imagination! Like a painter, don’t be afraid to embellish a scene to convey the emotions that you experienced while standing before it. Remember, there are no rules stating that a photograph must be a literal interpretation of the world. Instead, let each image be a reflection of your artistic spirit. Even though these pages exhibit a collection of photographs, this eBook is about so much more than photography. It’s about the joy that comes from expressing your true nature. Mark believes that a photograph created during a moment of inspiration has the potential to reveal the contents of your soul. The stories that you are about to read offer a tiny glimpse into his.
Purchase your copy or download a free PDF excerpt at http://www.msjphotography.com/index.php/bookstore/luminescent-world/.
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About the Author: Scott Rouse is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE), photographer, teacher, and graphic- and web-designer in Missoula, MT. His photography focuses on wildlife and adventure sports and can be viewed at 
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