The elements of photography : understanding and creating sophisticated images / Angela Faris Belt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faris-Belt, Angela.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composition (Photography).

Visual perception.

Photographs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Photography is a complex craft. Some excel at the technical side of image-making, focusing perfectly on the subject, releasing the shutter at just the right moment and making exposures with the precise amount of light. Others are artists and storytellers, capturing a fleeting moment in time which inspires a viewer to gaze upon an image and ponder its meaning. The best photographers are masters of both. In this highly visual, informative new book, Angela Faris Belt discusses the four crucial elements of photography that are essential for successful technical and

Contents:

Cover; THE ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 PART 1: FRAMING AND BORDERS; What Is "The Photographic Image" Exactly?; Framing: The First Photographic Element; Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning through Conscious Framing; Organizing the Frame: Vantage Point, Juxtaposition, and Picture Planes; Contact Sheets: Key to Choosing the Best Frame; Cropping: Framing After the Fact; Borders: The Exterior Edge of the Frame; Traditional Darkroom Border Techniques

The Digital Realm: Borders Without Film EdgesChapter Exercises; Portfolio Pages; PART 2: USING MULTIPLE FRAMES; Multi-panel Panoramas; Making Contact Sheet Images; Chapter Exercises; Portfolio Pages; CHAPTER 2 FOCUS: APERTURES, LENSES, AND DEPTH OF FIELD; Focus: The Second Photographic Element; Apertures: A Brief Technical Background; Depth of Field: A Brief Technical Background; Cameras without Lenses; Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning with Apertures and Lenses; Digital Darkroom Focus Effects; Chapter Exercises; Portfolio Pages; CHAPTER 3 SHUTTER SPEEDS: TIME AND MOTION

Shutter Speeds: The Third Photographic ElementShutter Speeds: A Brief Technical Background; Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning Using Shutter Speeds; The Delineation of Time in a Photograph; Traditional Darkroom Techniques for Overlapped and Blurred Time; Chapter Exercises; Portfolio Pages; CHAPTER 4 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES: THE AGGREGATE IMAGE; Materials and Processes: Technical Considerations and Visual Outcomes; A Case Study in the Effects of Materials and Processes; In the Gallery: Display Materials and Considerations; Chapter Exercises; Portfolio Pages; CONCLUSION

TUTORIALSWORKS CITED; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611096236

9781281096234

1281096237

9780080555812

0080555810

OCLC:

476125552