The Elements of Photography: Understanding and Creating Sophisticated
Images, 2nd Edition
Angela Faris Belt
ISBN: 978-0-240-81515-2
Photographic technology is
evolving at an ever-accelerating rate. In order to excel at this
complex craft, students need to master both creative vision as
well as technical skills to produce images that are visually inspiring
as well as technically accurate.
In this highly visual, informative new book, Angela Faris Belt
discusses the four crucial elements of photography that are essential
for successful technical and conceptual image-making... [more]
Langford's Advanced Photography: The Guide for Aspiring Photographers,
8th Edition
Efthimia Bilissi
Michael Langford
ISBN: 978-0-240-52191-6
Michael Langford was a renowned author, teacher and photographer. Established in the mid 1960,s his photography books have inspired, taught and guided millions of students and enthusiasts in their photographic ambitions. Langford's Advanced Photography is a well structured, pragmatic and comprehensive companion for any photographer wanting to take their photography to the next level. Covering all the essentials of photography, the title starts with the basics of equipment and lenses, guiding the reader through to lighting and tone control, subjects, traditional and digital workflows, then how to extend beyond traditional photography. Completed with two chapters on reproduction and archiving, and business practice, this book gives any aspiring photographer all the skills they need to make it as a professional photographer... [more]
Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive
Use of Ideas, Materials, and Processes,
3rd Edition
Robert Hirsch
John Valentino
ISBN: 978-0-240-81013-3
Photographic Possibilities,
Third Edition continues to provide a reliable source
of techniques and ideas for the use of alternative and contemporary
photographic processes that photographers have come to depend on.
Professional photographers and advanced students seeking to increase
their skills will discover modern and classic methods of creating
and manipulating images. This practical guide integrates technical
methods with the aesthetic outcome. It offers readers clear, step-by-step
instructions on historic and on contemporary processes that integrate
both the technical information and the aesthetic inspiration needed
to create outstanding photographs... [more]
Exhibiting Photography:
A Practical Guide to Choosing a Space, Displaying Your Work, and Everything in Between
Shirley Read
ISBN: 978-0-240-80939-7
Creating and organizing successful photography exhibitions requires business finesse and expertise as well as artistic ability. Exhibiting Photography offers step-by-step guidance, paired with anecdotes and case studies of real situations to help photographers at any level improve their business skills, explore new exhibiting techniques, and learn to self-promote with confidence.
Addressing the technical and aesthetic concerns of amateur and professional photographers, rarely discussed in such detail, Shirley Read’s informative new book explores:
- The process of finding the right exhibition space
- How to design and install an exhibition
- The right and wrong way to approach a gallery
- How to navigate contracts
- Pricing and selling
- How to establish budgets and timetables
Exhibiting Photography also includes documents and checklists to help photographers stay organized and maximize the success of an exhibition.
Enhance your artistic ability by mastering the fundamental social, strategic, and organizational skills that successful photographers utilize when navigating the world of art exhibition and commerce... [more]
Perception and Imaging: Photography—A
Way of Seeing, 3rd Edition
Richard D Zakia
ISBN: 978-0-240-80930-4
How do you experience a photograph?
What do you want a viewer to feel when they look at your image? Perception
and Imaging explains how we see and what we don’t
see. Relevant psychological principles will help you predict your
viewer’s emotional reaction to your photographic images,
giving you more power, control, and tools for communicating your
desired message. Knowing how our minds work helps photographers,
graphic designers, videographers, animators, and visual communicators
both create and critique sophisticated works of visual art. Benefit
from this insight in your work... [more]
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