PEPH12ED

9780000000000

Pearson Education

An easy guide for beginners and a quick reference for experienced shooters, Photography, 12th Edition from Pearson Education is a comprehensive and updated book designed to help today's photography students. Authors Barbara London, John Upton, and Jim Stone provide thorough, practical coverage of film and digital techniques, equipment, and workflows. You'll learn how to control photographic processes and discover how various photographers employ them for their own creative purposes. Benefit from interviews with successful photographers and enjoy the 24+ fine art photos added in this 12th edition.Easy Guide for Beginners & Quick Reference for Experienced Shooters Intuitive format and layout from previous versions has been retained, with a single idea, skill, or technique covered on every two adjacent pagesBoldfaced topic sentences outline the text on every pageWorkflow routines presented in step-by-step manner so they are easy to follow and understandIntegrated coverage of digital and film techniques throughoutComprehensive Coverage of Technical Info Helps Students Master Key Techniques Chapters 1-5 offer comprehensive coverage of general photographic techniques and camera handling. Key topics include digital and film cameras, lenses, sensors, film, and exposure, along with color theory and practiceChapters 6-7 cover the use of film. Black-and-white film development and darkroom printing are shown in detail, along with equipment information and safety proceduresChapters 8-11 explore the current state of digital photographyChapter 8 introduces software applications that manage a digital workflow, and coverage of this is integrated throughout the following chaptersChapters 9 and 10 survey the options available when adjusting or printing a single imageChapter 11 covers the organizing of an archive for storing photographs that may have no physical form. This chapter also suggests methods and products to help students quickly find one image among thousands, and offers finishing techniques for making prints look great on the wall of a bedroom, classroom, or museumChapters 12 and 13 cover lighting, ways to extend the photographic medium, and special techniques (such as the making of pinhole cameras, cyanotypes, and gum bichromate prints)Chapters 15-16 continue the presentation of great historic and contemporary photographs, discussing the reasons they are so successful and the ways students might aspire to similar accomplishments with their own photosA fully illustrated troubleshooting section covers film processing, darkroom printing, and digital photography. It presents technical problems, then explains their causes and outlines ways to prevent themImproving Visual Awareness Helps Students Hone In On the Visual World Around Them Demonstration photos integrated throughout text make concepts easy to understandHundreds of illustrations by the best photographers show how they have made effective use of various technical conceptsPhotographer at Work pages throughout the book feature interviews with photographers who have developed successful careers. These features cover an internationally exhibited artist, an advertising photographer, and the originator of a popular online photo destinationOver two dozen fine art photographs added in this 12th edition illustrate technical concepts and help students develop visual awareness. Enjoy a wealth of images from contemporary and twentieth-century photographers, including Gregory Crewdson, Hellen van Meene, Shirin Neshat, and Jeff WallChapter 15, Seeing Photographs, deals with composition, tonality, sharpness, and other visual elements that will help students create better pictures and see other people's photographs with a more sophisticated eyeChapter 16, History of Photography, surveys the history of photography to help students place today's photography--including their own--in an historical contextTable of Contents 1. Getting Started 2. Camera 3. Lens 4. Exposure, Sensors, and Film 5. Light a