Photography / by John Ingledew ; with new text by Lorentz Gullachsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingledew, John.

Contributor:

Gullachsen, Lorentz.

Series:

Portfolio (Laurence King Publishing)

Portfolio

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography.

Photography, Artistic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([335] pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Laurence King Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 the masters of the art as well as showing fresh, dynamic images created by young photographers from all over the world. The book also provides a valuable overview of careers in photography and a comprehensive reference section, including a glossary of technical vocabulary. This second edition has been extensively updated, with a greater range of visual examples from master photographers and up-to-date information on digital photography.

Contents:

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; Creating your own projects; The 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 eyeShutter speed - all in the timing; Exposure - 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; Stock libraries; Your archive; Exhibiting; Prints and limited editions

6. The Bible; Photography and the law; The language of photography; Photographers' and artists' websites; Must-see photo books; Index; Photo sources and credits; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Previous edition: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780671277

178067127X

OCLC:

883127960