Light and lens photography in the digital age
Light & Lens: Photography in the Digital Age is a groundbreaking introductory book that clearly and concisely provides the instruction and building blocks necessary to create thought-provoking digitally based photographs. It is an adventurous idea book that features numerous classroom-tested ass...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; London ; Boston :
Focal Press
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628111206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; LIGHT AND LENS: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Artist Contributors; Chapter 1 Why We Make Pictures: A Concise History of Visual Ideas; NOT JUST PICTURES BUT PHOTOGRAPHS; THE GRAMMAR OF PHOTOGRAPHY; THE EVOLUTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING; FULL CIRCLE: SOME THINGS REMAIN THE SAME; DETERMINING MEANING; BPS: BEFORE PHOTOSHOP; Combination Printing; The Advent of Straight Photography; The Pictorialists; The Photo-Seccesionists; The Arrival of Straight Photography; Modernistic Approaches; Documentary; Straight Photography and Previsualization
- Group f/64 and the Zone SystemPostvisualization; Social Landscape and the Snapshot Aesthetic; The Alternative Scene; The Rise of Color Photography; Postmodernism; Electronic Imaging: New Ways of Thinking; THE DIGITAL IMAGING REVOLUTION; NEW MEDIA; QUESTIONS ABOUT PHOTO-BASED IMAGEMAKING; 1. How does one become a photographer?; 2. What traits do good photographers often possess?; 3. Why is photography important?; 4. Why is it important to find an audience for your work?; 5. What can images do that language cannot do?; 6. What makes a photograph interesting?
- 7. How is the meaning of a photograph determined?8. How can photographers know and define beauty and truth in the twenty-first century?; 9. What are the advantages of digital imaging over silver-based imagemaking?; 10. What are the disadvantages of digital imaging?; 11. How can I find something intriguing to photograph?; 12. Hasn't it been done before?; 13. What if I'm not in the mood to make photographs?; 14. What happens when I have difficulty photographing a subject?; 15. Why is it important to understand and be proficient in your medium?
- 16. Why is it important to make your own photographs?17. How much visual information do I need to provide a viewer to sustain meaning?; 18. How much of my output is likely to be "good"?; 19. How do photographers explore subjects like time and space?; 20. Why study the history of photography?; 21. What are the limitations in studying the images of others?; 22. Can too much knowledge interfere with making photographs?; 23. Is it necessary to explain my photographs?; 24. What is the role of critics and critique?; 25. What is the role of theory in relation to contemporary photography?
- 26. What do good teachers teach?27. How do photographers earn a living?; 28. Which equipment is the best?; 29. Can creative efforts in other fields inspire your work?; 30. Now it is your turn. Add a question and answer to this list; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 Design: Visual Foundations; LEARNING TO SEE: COMMUNICATING WITH DESIGN; BEGINNER'S MIND; THE DESIGN PROCESS; THE NATURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY: SUBTRACTIVE COMPOSITION; DEPARTURE POINT; ATTENTION SPAN AND STAYING POWER; PHOTOGRAPHY'S PRIVILEGE; THE LANGUAGE OF VISION; PHOTOGRAPHY'S NATIVE CHARACTERISTICS; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; Unity and Variety
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