Synopses & Reviews
In Photo Impressionism and the Subjective Image the authors show how photographs can be used to alter physical reality to express the photographer's personal response to specific subject matter. The impressionist photographer deliberately abandons physical exactitude to convey the reality of feelings more effectively.
This book explains how to venture into the non-literal world of photography to create and record impressions that express emotion, feelings and spirit.
The first part of the book includes instructional topics such as:
- Multiple exposures
- Montages
- Subtle and vibrant colors
- Selective focus, exposure and speed
- Creative image transfer techniques
- Trends and film choices.
The second part is a gallery of photographs taken around the world with extensive captions that explain the authors' personal approaches to photography.
Synopsis
The great tradition of still photography is documentation, the representation of objective reality. The photographer observes a scene, situation, or object and responds to it by endeavoring to show it as it appears. However, there is a second tradition, that of altering physical reality for the purpose of expressing the photographer's personal response to specific subject matter. The " impressionist" photographer deliberately abandons physical exactitude in the belief that he or she can convey the reality of feeling more effectively by doing so.
Co-authored by Feeman Patterson and André Gallant, Photo Impressionism and the Subjective Image, the fifth book in Freeman Patterson's instructional series, teaches photographers how to venture into some aspects of the non-literal world of photography and how to create and record impressions that convey a truth of feeling or spirit.
Instructional topics covered include: multiple exposures, montages, subtle and vibrant colors, familiar techniques, trends, and film choices. Patterson and Gallant also include a section on personal approaches to photographing around home, abroad, people, and the intimate Earthscape.
Synopsis
In Photo Impressionism and the Subjective Image the authors show how photographs can be used to alter physical reality to express the photographer's personal response to specific subject matter. The impressionist photographer deliberately abandons physical exactitude to convey the reality of feelings more effectively.
This book explains how to venture into the non-literal world of photography to create and record impressions that express emotion, feelings and spirit.
The first part of the book includes instructional topics such as: Multiple exposuresMontagesSubtle and vibrant colorsSelective focus, exposure and speedCreative image transfer techniquesTrends and film choices.
The second part is a gallery of photographs taken around the world with extensive captions that explain the authors' personal approaches to photography.