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Street photography : the art of capturing the candid moment / Gordon Lewis ; project editor, Maggie Yates ; copyeditor, Maggie Yates ; layout, Petra Strauch ; cover design, Helmut Kraus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Gordon, 1953- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Street photography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, CA : Rocky Nook, Inc., 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Since the advent of the camera, there have been photographers whose mission is to record and interpret the public sphere in all its aspects. Eugene Atget documented evidence of everyday life in the streets as well as the buildings and monuments of Paris. Henri Cartier-Bresson pursued what he called ""The Decisive Moment,"" the moment in which the meaning of an event was most clearly captured in a photograph. Their work, and that of many other masters, has inspired generations of photographers to wander public spaces, camera in hand, searching for meaningful moments in time. Success requires
- Contents:
- The allure of street photography
- Tools
- Techniques
- Locations and events
- Styles of street photography
- What makes a great street photo.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781457189012
- 1457189011
- 9781457188992
- 1457188996
- 9781457189005
- 1457189003
- OCLC:
- 907398222
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