Photography
A complete introduction to photography, this book is an essential resource for students across the visual arts. This accessible, inspirational guide explores the subjects and themes that have always obsessed photographers and explains technique in a clear and simple way. It introduces the work of th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Laurence King Publishing
2013
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Portfolio
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Shutter speed
- all in the timingExposure
- bringing together aperture, shutter speed and focus; Composition
- order or disorder; Black-and-white photography; Colour photography; Photography and light; Photoshop; The photographic studio
- Narnia; Pictures without a camera; 5. So You Want To Be A Photographer; Photo opportunities; Photographer's portfolio
- marketing; Fashion magazines; Design groups and advertising agencies; Further photo opportunities; Being an assistant
- the sorcerer's apprentice; What do you need to be a photographer?; Art college and university; Competitions
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 1. Loading ... ; What's so great about photography?; Why do we like photographs?; Catching the shutter bug; How does photography work?; The eye and the camera; Colour and black and white; Where has photography come from?; 2. The Big Picture; The portrait; The self-portrait; The city; The landscape; The still life; The body; Fashion; Telling a story with photos; The news photo; Photojournalism and reportage; Documentary photography; Telling the story of war; Telling a story in a book of pictures; Sequence; Persuasion; Manipulation; 3. The Bridge; Finding inspiration; Seeing things
- Stock librariesYour archive; Exhibiting; Prints and limited editions; 6. The Bible; Photography and the law; The languageof photography; Photographers' and artists' websites; Must-see photo books; Index; Photo sources and credits; Acknowledgements
- Creating your own projectsThe camera in the hands of artists; In the digital age; What makes a great photographer?; What makes a great photograph?; The world's best-known pictures; Trusting photographs; A photographer's responsibilities; The snapshot; The Lomo snapshot; The camera
- the time machine; Beyond the print; Where next for photography?; 4. This Is A Camera Now Go Out And Take Some Pictures; The tools of photography; The camera; Selecting a camera; Try these cameras; The controls of the camera; Lenses; Focus
- to infinity and beyond; Aperture
- the iris of the camera's eye