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Photography Foundations for Art and Design, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Creative Photography [Paperback]

Mark Galer M.Ed. (Author)
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April 16, 2004 0240519566 978-0240519562 3
This third edition maintains the aim of providing a clear and comprehensive explanation of fundamental photographic techniques. Although the key focus of this update is bringing the digital content more in line with developments in this area, modifying the existing text to embrace digital capture and out-put more thoroughly. This acknowledges the requirement by those students who are now capturing and outputting digitally. Terminology such as film, film speed, etc. will be updated to include digital image sensors and sensitivity.

The main focus of this text is setting a comprehensive list of aims, objectives and resources. Staff and students alike are then aware of what they are expected to achieve and where to look for further information. Students or lecturers on vocational or non-vocational Photography, Art and Design or Media courses will find this book of immense value.

*Offers the latest coverage of photographic terminology and technology to ensure you are fully up to date
*Teaches how to plan and execute independent research through sequential study exercises
*New interior layout directs students to activities, resources, tables and important notes more easily


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"This is another great book for all of those who are starting to learn the tools and techniques of photography. It is written in a clear, and well-illustrated set of exercises, that will help you build all of your photo skills, and make quality images. Both teachers and students will love all of the information they will find in this book, and will use it as a constant reference source." - www.apogeephoto.com

'An excellent book, perfectly pitched for students at this level. I wish we could afford to buy more copies!' (Teacher, GNVQ Art & Design)

'Full of interesting ideas and assignments which will keep a photographer busy for a long time to come. If any student of photography, formal or informal and of any age, only ever buys one book on photography, this should be the one.' The Photographic Journal

'This type of book is few and far between' (Teacher of GCSE/C&G Photography, Pre Degree and GNVQ)

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An invaluable aid to teachers and students of photography, a clear and concise text!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 3 edition (April 16, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240519566
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240519562
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,001,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Mark Galer is a Senior Lecturer in photography at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He has lectured in photography in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments. He has written numerous top-selling photography books, including Photoshop CS5 Essential Skills, Digital Photography Essential Skills, Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Maximum Performance and Photographic Lighting Essential Skills. He is an official Adobe Ambassador for Photoshop.

http://www.markgaler.com

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book, but it is first ever returned item!, April 19, 2007
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This book is too simple for most photo enthusiasts who have already grasped the fundamental concepts such as balance and one-third. It doesn't elaborate on any topic.

It would be a decent book if you are looking for a beginner book which is simple to read.
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A guide to creative photography, March 20, 2000
I checked this book out at my library not just once but twice. I'm sure that I'll check it out again until I buy my own copy, which I will be doing very soon. I want to go to school and major in photography. I know very little about the subject and decided to read up on it and have found many many books on the subject. Mark Galer's book was the first photography book that I came upon that was simple enough for me to understand everything, which is not the case with all photography books. Books on photography I have found to be very technical in terms and description. But Galer's student book is awesome when it comes to simplicity and understanding the fundamentals of photography. I definitely recommend this book.
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Vision is the primary sense that allows us to understand the world. Read the first page
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opinions with other students, foundations foundations foundations foundations, rewind crank, preview master, enlarger lens, foreground swatch, target white point, photographic story, environmental portraits, movement blur, light meter reading, correct aperture, digital image file, scanning resolution, establishing image, image editing software, output resolution, adjustment layer, study sheet, emulsion side
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New York, Peter Kennard, Focal Press, Mark Galer, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, John Heartfield, Layers More, André Kertész, Input Levels, John Berger, John Blakemore, John Szarkowski, Stylus Photo, Susan Sontag, Arts Council of Great Britain, Michael Langford, Prentice Hall
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