Creative Exposures: 23 Photographers Discuss Art and Technique (A Lark Photography Book) - Softcover

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9781579906429: Creative Exposures: 23 Photographers Discuss Art and Technique (A Lark Photography Book)

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ISBN 10: 1579906427 ISBN 13: 9781579906429

Publisher: Lark Books, 2004

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Explore the creative process of photography as you delve into the minds of 23 master photographers. Chapters focus on particular photographers, showcasing choice examples of their work accompanied by first-person narration. Find out what inspired them to become photographers. Examine their relationships with photographic techniques, and absorb their thoughts and insights on their craft. Since each artist is unique, you will discover a wide range of styles and ideas, including portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. There are black-and-white photographs, computer-manipulated images, images that have been enhanced through painting and other techniques, and much more. The understanding you gain will help you on your own journey to realize your photographic potential.

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This fascinating book features 23 contemporary photographers, offering biographical information, personal statements, and representative work. Each photographer discusses his or her artistic technique, approach to camera use, work in the darkroom, and manipulation of prints after processing. What results is a study offering some intriguing insights into the artists' techniques and, occasionally, their deeply considered feelings about their work. The photographsDwhether in black and white or color, including landscapes, still lifes, and portraitsDare each described and interpreted in brief captions. In some cases, the work is skillfully enhanced by computer or further manipulated with paints or other materials. Striking in the breadth and variety of the experience depicted, these photographs are uniformly unique and accomplished. The book is reasonably priced, especially given the excellent production values, and offers an impressive sampling of a number of the best photographers at work today. Recommended for academic and public libraries, especially those with substantial photography collections.DRaymond Bial, Parkland Coll. Lib., Champaign, IL
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