(Ebook) Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice by Rebekah Modrak, Bill Anthes ISBN 9780415779197, 0415779197

(Ebook) Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice by Rebekah Modrak, Bill Anthes ISBN 9780415779197, 0415779197

To fully understand photography, it is essential to study both the theoretical and the technical. Authors explore photographic theory, history and technique to bring photographic education up-to-date with contemporary photographic practice. This is a broad and inclusive rethinking of photography that will inspire students to think about the medium across time periods, across traditional themes, and through varied materials. Intended for both beginners and advanced students, and for art and non-art majors, and practicing artists, the book represents four concerns common to all photographic practice: vision, light/shadow, reproductive processes, editing/presentation/evaluation.
Essays introduce the work of artists who use a diverse range of subject matter and a variety of processes (straight photography, social documentary, digital, mixed media, conceptual work, etc.), examine artists' conceptual and technical choices, describe cultural implications and artistic influences, and analyze how these concerns interrelate. Following each essay, each part continues with a "how-to" section that describes a fascinating range of related photographic equipment, materials and methods through concise explanations and clear diagrams.