Focal Press STARTING PHOTOGRAPHY - 5TH ED
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If you are serious about learning photography Langford's Starting Photography is the book needed to get started.
This authoritative classic, written by a leading international photography writer and lecturer has been updated by successful photographer, lecturer and best-selling Photoshop Elements author, Philip Andrews.
Benefit from his skill, experience and knowledge quickly as you learn how to use photography creatively, from scratch. All the fundamental basics are covered: how to select and compose a good picture; how different cameras operate, whether film or digital; how to use the camera's controls, shutter speed, focus, zoom, flash etc; advice on how best to tackle different subjects, people, places, animals, landscapes, or close-ups, as well as invaluable scanner and printing techniques.
Readership: Beginner photographers - keen amateurs with 35mm cameras or digital cameras; students studying practical (vocational or continuing ed) photography. Camera club members. Also includes people who used to take photographs with film, but are now being lured back into photography by digital. Secondary market: higher level photography courses, e.g. an optional photography course at degree level.
About the Author: Philip Andrews Photographer, author, magazine editor and online course creator,
Australia Michael Langford - The late Michael Langford formerly taught at the Royal College of Art, becoming Photography Course Director. Key involvement with photography courses and examination syllabuses at all levels. UK.
- Comprehensive and friendly guide to get you started fast whether using film or digital cameras
- Lavishly illustrated with inspirational color images throughout to illustrate what can be achieved
- Practical suggestions for experimental projects help improve your technique
Contents
- Introduction
- Picture Making: Seeing and photographing, Using the viewfinder - framing up, Creating a point of emphasis, Picking lighting conditions, Pattern, texture and shape, Using colour. Projects
- Picture Taking: Camera principles, The 35mm camera, Films, Sensors, Scanners
- Creative use of Camera Controls: Shutter speeds and movement, Focus and aperture, Choice of exposure, Changing focal length, Flash and its control, Projects
- Tackling Subjects: People, Places, Animal portraits, Landscapes, Close-up subjects, Projects tackling self set-themes
- Troubleshooting: Assembling your results from the lab, Assessing digital results
- Using a Studio: Layout and lighting, Portraits, Products, Projects
- Film processing and Printing (B & W): Processing a film, Contact printing, Enlarging
- Digital Processing and Printing: Download and browsing, Simple editing techniques, Enhancing, Printing
- Experimental and Constructed Pictures: Letting the lens move, Exploring reflections, Using lens attachments, Combining pictures, Manipulating prints. Projects
- Presenting and Assessing Your Work: Finishing off, Presenting pictures in sets, Non-print based output, Evaluating your results. Appendices: Roll and film cameras. Using a hand-held meter. Batteries. Health and safety in photography. Chemically treating B & W prints. Color printing overview. Glossary. How they were taken
| Subject | Basic Photography |
| Author | Philip Andrews, Michael Langford |
| Edition | 4th |
| Hard/Soft Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 9-7/16 x 7-11/16" (241 x 197 mm) |
| Illustrations | Line Illustrations: 75 |
| ISBN Number | 0-240-51967-1 |
| Publisher | Focal Press |
| Date Published | May 2005 |
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