Photography Foundations for Art and Design, Fourth Edition: The creative photography handbook (Photography Foundations for Art & Design)

248 Pages·2007·20 MB·English

by  Mark Galer

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the creative photography handbook
fourth edition
mark galer
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Acknowledgements
Among the many people who helped make this book possible, I wish to express my gratitude to
the following individuals:
Tom Davies for his enthusiasm for art and design education.
Jane Curry for her enthusiasm for photography in education.
Tim Daly for his advice and input to the first edition.
John Child and Adrian Davies for their input to the second edition.
John Child and Kerry Short for their input to the fourth edition.
Margaret Riley, Christina Donaldson, Stephanie Barrett, Julie Trinder and Emma Baxter for
their vision and editorial input.
The students of Spelthorne College, Photography Studies College, RMIT University and
Wanganui Park Secondary School for their overwhelming enthusiasm and friendship.
Dorothy, Matthew and Teagan for their love and understanding.
Picture Credits
Amanda DeSimone, Amber Williams, Andrew Butler, Andrew Goldie, Andy Goldsworthy,
Angus McBean, Anica Meehan, Anitra Keough, Anna May, Ann Ouchterlony, Ansel Adams
(CORBIS/Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust), Anthony Secatore, Ashlea Noye, Ashlee
Clark, Bridie Watts, Burk Uzzle, Cas O’Keeffe, Catherine Burgess, Dave Silverstein, David
Hockney, Debra Adams, Dorothea Lange, Dorothy Connop, Eikoh Hosoe, Faye Gilding,
Ferenc Varga, Henri Cartier-Bresson (Magnum Photos), Henry Peach-Robinson (The Royal
Photographic Society), Ian Berry (Magnum Photos), Itti Karuson, Jana Liebenstein, John
Blakemore, John Hilliard, Jonathon Sumner, Julia McBride, Kaitlyn Ewart, Kim Noakes,
Liam Shaw, Lorraine Watson, Louis Daguerre (Société Francais de Photographie), Luke
Lewis, Maddi Crow, Maddy McGuffie, Maddy Smith, Madelene Reid, Madeline Green,
Madi Wright, Marc Riboud (Magnum Photos), Matthew Orchard, Michael Mullan, Michael
Wearne, Mike Wells, Natasha Zurcas, Oliviero Toscani (Benetton Group), Orien Harvey,
Paul Allister, Peter Kennard, Pieta Lapworth, Rachel Ward, Rebecca Sloan, Rebecca Umlauf,
Renata Mikulik, Ricky Bond, Rufina Breskin, Samantha Amor, Samantha Everton, Sarah
Fridd, Sarah Gall, Sarah Jenkins, Sean Killen, Seok-Jin Lee, Shane Bell, Sharounas Vaitkus,
Shaun Guest, Simon Bingham, Sophie Ritchie, Stephen Rooke, Stuart Wilson, Tamas Elliot,
Tom Scicluna, Walker Evans, Wil Gleeson, Zarah Ellis.
All other photographs and illustrations by the author.
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Contents
Introduction:
Introduction xiii
Introduction to students xiv
Foundation Module
1. The Frame 2
Aims 4
Composition 4
Subject placement 8
Balance 9
Line 10
Vantage point 12
Depth 13
Practical assignment 14
2. Light 16
Aims 18
Creating atmosphere 18
Quality of light 19
Direction of light 20
Subject contrast 21
Exposure compensation 22
Depth of fi eld 23
Basic studio lighting 24
Practical assignment 25
3. Time 26
Aims 28
Photographic techniques 32
Flash photography 35
Practical assignment 37
Advanced Projects
4. Self Im age 40
Aims 42
Practical assignment 46
5. Distortion 48
Aims 50
Distortion using the camera 51
Computer manipulation 54
Practical assignment 62
6. Photomontage 64
Aims 66
Political photomontage 68
Photomontage in the media 70
Photomontage in art 71
Practical assignment 1 73
Practical assignment 2 74
7. Landscape 76
Aims 78
Pictorial photography 79
Realism 80
Doc u men ta ry 81
Per son al ex pres sion 82
Ex pres sive tech niques 84
The cons truct ed en vi ron ment 87
As sign ments 88
8. Portraiture 90
Aims 92
Environment 92
De sign 93
Re veal ing character 96
Connecting with new people 97
Directing the subject 98
Character study 99
Assignments 100
9. Photo-story 102
Aims 104
Visual communication 106
Capturing a story 108
Creating a story 111
Editing a story 112
Ethics and law 113
Assignments 114
10. Still Life 116
Aims 118
The infl uence of painting 118
Pursuit of the aesthetic 119
Point of view 120
Background 121
Lighting 122
Composition 123
Balance 124
Dimension 125
Focus 126
Perspective 127
Practical assignment 128
11. Visual Literacy 130
Aims 132
Manipulation techniques 133
Glamor in advertising 135
Ambiguity in advertising 136