Exploring Color Photography [Paperback]

Robert Hirsch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0697292304 | ISBN-13: 978-0697292308 | Publication Date: July 1, 1996 | Edition: 3

Here is an authoritative, comprehensive, practical resource for understanding the ideas, images, history, and processes of color photography. It shows readers how theory relates to practice with hands-on examples and activities and includes a diverse portfolio of work from 200 photographers along with their commentary. A tear-out 18% gray card, color checker, and sliding gray scale (items that bought separately would cost more than the book!) are also included.

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About the Author

Robert Hirsch is the Associate Director of Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY and co-director of the Visual Studies Workshop Graduate Program. He is also Associate Professor of Art at SUNY/Brockport.

Until June of 1999, he was the Director of the Center for Photographic Arts (CEPA Gallery), Rochester, NY.

Hirsch is the author of Exploring Color Photography . He is a professional photographer and a regular contributor to the journal of the Society for Photographic Education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 3 edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0697292304
• ISBN-13: 978-0697292308
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Color

More About the Author

Robert Hirsch is an artist and author of Seizing the Light: A Social History of Photography; Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age; Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes; and Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels. He is the former Associate Editor for Photovision and Digital Camera magazines and a contributing writer for Afterimage, exposure, Fotophile, The History of Photography, and The Photo Review among others. His ongoing project, World in a Jar, has traveled to over a dozen venues around the world since opening at Big Orbit Gallery and being purchased by the Burchfield-Penney Art Center in Buffalo, NY. A former Executive Director and Chief Curator of CEPA Gallery, Hirsch now operates Light Research. His projects can be viewed at: www.lightresearch.net.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful thorough text, May 9, 2003

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Peter M. Waldvogel (Woodhaven, New York United States, and sometimes China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exploring Color Photography (Paperback)

If you want to get a quick grasp of color photography - theory, technique, history etc... this is the right book for you. It is simple and straight forward. The format is a bit to text bookish but after all it is a text book.
I highly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring Color Photography, October 21, 2010

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Poppygirl 81 (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Exploring Color Photography (Paperback)

Even though this is an older edition, I feel it is still very helpful in educating those of us who are starting the process of color photography!

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide for beginners and advanced, March 16, 2000

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Paul Hutchison (Benicia, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exploring Color Photography (Paperback)

This book is great for those just begining color photography or those who wish to improve thier techniques. It'll teach you everything you need to know, including using color as a fine art. I would definity recommend!