Langford's Starting Photography

A guide to better pictures for film and digital camera users

Michael Langford, Philip Andrews - Collection Photography Technique

294 pages, parution le 06/04/2005 (4^eme édition)

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Practical, user-friendly guide to get you started fast, whether using film or digital photography for your image making

Packed full of lavish color illustrations to stimulate your imagination and show you what can be achieved

If you are taking your first step into photography you really can't ask for more than this classic guide to ensure it is a memorable experience for you! With this authoritative update of the best-selling start-up guide you will embark on a learning adventure, exploring the fundamentals of photography, both creative and technical, to acquire the skills to take inspirational pictures, whether using a film or digital camera.

Updated for the 'starting photographer today', core basics include:

how to select and compose a good picture
how different cameras operate, whether film or digital
how to use the camera's controls - f-stops, shutter speed, focus, zoom, flash, etc.
advice on how best to tackle different subjects -people, places, animals, landscapes, or close-ups
troubleshooting tips
using effects and experimenting with images
scanner and printing technique
presenting and assessing your work

To master the art and technique of photography, take advantage of the experimental projects provided to put your new skills to the test and use the examples of professional photographers' work to develop your ideas and enhance your creative mind.

This fourth edition, based on a successful, proven syllabus created by Michael Langford, is updated in line with current digital and traditional practices. The creative and practical approach taken by updating author Philip Andrews offers a sound basis for learning and understanding the medium. Langford's Starting Photography is the ideal comprehensive reference, easy to carry in your camera bag at all times - exactly what any new photographer needs!

L'auteur - Michael Langford

The late Michael Langford taught at the Royal College of Art for 30 years, becoming Photography Course Director and was a major influence on British photographic education. He had an enormous skill in balancing the art and technique of photography, helping to both inspire and educate an extraordinary number of people, and this will continue for many years to come.

L'auteur - Philip Andrews

Philip Andrews is a professional photographer, best-selling specialist international author and lecturer in the fields of digital imaging and photography, currently teaching at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia. Acknowledged as an accomplished teacher he has been involved in designing and writing over 15 accredited courses, conducting seminars for universities, colleges and specialist industry groups, providing 'easy to understand' pathways through the complex and constantly changing world of digital photography.

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Introduction
Picture Making
Camera, Sensors and Film
Creative use of Camera Controls
Tackling Different Photographic Subjects
Troubleshooting
Using the Studio
Film processing and Printing
Black and White Film Processing and Printing
Experimental and Constructed Images
Presenting and Assessing Your Work
Appendices
Glossary
Additional technical details on the pictures in this book
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Focal Press
Auteur(s)	Michael Langford, Philip Andrews
Collection	Photography Technique
Parution	06/04/2005
Édition	4^eme édition
Nb. de pages	294
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	851g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780240519678
ISBN13	978-0-240-51967-8