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Photography for the 21st Century
This pioneering book bridges the gap between traditional and digital camera and darkroom techniques, easing the transition from one system to the other while developing an understanding of the scope and importance of the evolution. Photography is investigated as a visual art throughout and cultural references provide a solid understanding of the power
and significance of the medium. Readers learn not only how to make photographs - but also how to evaluate their photographs from both technical and aesthetic viewpoints.
FEATURES:
* Teaches the fundamental digital concepts, techniques that will outlast the frequent changes in digital software.
* Addresses visual literacy from a photographic standpoint, giving equal time to the aesthetics of photography and to practical topics like aperture and shutter speed.
* Provides insight into Adobe Photoshop so that readers can decide how best to approach their work in the digital darkroom - a knowledge that can translate to other software programs as well as to future versions of Photoshop.
* Discusses photography as an art form that reflects the society in which it develops.
* Features insights and thoughtful advice from various specialty photographers for those considering photography as a career.
CONTENTS:
Content: 1.What is a photograph? 2.Cameras and how they work 3.Brief history of photography 4.Critiquing a photo 5.Introduction to the digital darkroom 6.What is a good photographic exposure? 7.Film processing and digital capture 8.Aperture and shutter speed relationships 9.Working with light meters 10.Working with values and contrast 11.Working with light 12.Selection and clean-up tools 13.Composition 14.Layers and composites 15.Changing color images to grayscale 16.Working with color photography 17.Printing your photographs 18.Options for Output: Printing and Beyond the photograph on the wal Appendix
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