Design is the single most important factor in creating a successful photograph. The ability to see the potential for a strong picture and then organize the graphic elements into an effective, compelling composition has always been one of the key skills in making photographs. Of course, digital photography has brought a new, exciting aspect to design first because the instant feedback from a digital camera allows immediate appraisal and improvement; and second because image-editing tools make it possible to alter and enhance the design after the shutter has been pressed. This has had a profound effect on the way digital photographers take pictures. The Photographers Eye shows how anyone can develop an eye for seeing great digital photos. The book explores all the traditional approaches to composition and design, but crucially, it also addresses the new digital technique of shooting in the knowledge that a picture will later be edited, manipulated, or montaged to result in a final image that may be very different from the one seen in the viewfinder.

邁剋爾·弗裏曼是一位享有國際聲譽的攝影傢和作傢，專攻旅遊、建築和亞洲藝術，因其在特效方麵的專長而特彆知名。他是一位頂尖攝影師，為Smithsonian雜誌工作多年，也曾為時代—生活齣版社和國傢地理雜誌工作。Michael著有超過20本攝影書籍，包括取得巨大成功的Digital SLR Handbook。