Synopses & Reviews
Photography has dramatically changed in recent years. Students studying photography now need to be cognizant of the ?old darkroom ways? while gaining state-of-the-art skills in the digital world. This book includes discussions of film-based camera and darkroom techniques plus in-depth instruction on digital photographic and darkroom techniques. Important as those skills are, they aren?t the only kinds of knowledge required for the beginning photographer. It is no longer enough to simply teach the ?how-to? of photography. Visual literacy has become a vital element in education from early school years through college. In this textbook photography is investigated as a visual art similar to other art forms. References to social, political, art, music, and theater history are available to readers as they study the power and significance of the medium. Students not only learn how to make photographs, they learn how to evaluate their photographs from both technical and aesthetic viewpoints. Photographs from early non-silver processes to postmodern images adorn this book. Subject matter ranges from weddings and sporting events to photos taken from outer space. Readers are introduced to professionals in their respective photographic fields and learn something about those specialties. The overall package is a textbook that teaches the essentials (both traditional and digital) of camera and darkroom photography and also broadens the reader?s understanding of photography and its impact on society.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Katie Miller holds an IMA from Antioch University McGregor and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is active in the Professional Photographers of America and a member of the Society for Photographic Education. In addition to running a successful commercial photography business, Katie teaches Photography, Graphic Design, and Art Appreciation courses full-time at Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
Table of Contents
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 wall. Appendix.