Photography Imaging

by Horenstein, Henry; Hart, Russell; Gearty, Thomas; Goldberg, Vicki

• ISBN13: 9780136175803
• ISBN10: 0136175805
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Designed for beginning and intermediate Photography courses. This general curriculum text provides a thorough introduction to all the major topics of photography, including current practice and the latest technology. It balances general information with easy-to-understand directions on how to perform specific procedures and processes. It is a collaboration of these two well-known and experienced authors and ensures a comprehensive text with up-to-date detail on the practical application of the information. Additionally, it features a striking picture program with a contemporary look, the result of the design and illustrations and the selection of photographers whose images heavily support the text, and a perspective that provides insight into the future of the photographic process.

Table of Contents

1. Moments in Time: Snapshots of Photographic History.

Picture Postcards. Photography Explodes. Double the Impact. The Photographic Document. Pushbutton Progress. Photographic Means and Ends. The Art Part. Modern Photography. Cut, Paste, and Dream. Europe Comes to America. News in a Flash. The Annals of History. The 1960s and Beyond. Art Swallows Photography. Photojournalism Moves Up in Society. The Trouble with Reality. The Other Side of Postmodernism. The Electronic Future.

2. Getting Started.

Loading Film. Taking Pictures and Rewinding Film.

3. Inside Your Camera.

The Single-Lens Reflex Camera. The Rangefinder Camera. The View Camera. Other Camera Types.

4. The Lens: An Introduction.

Manual Focus. Autofocus.

5. The Lens: Focal Length.

Normal Lens. Wide-Angle Lens. Telephoto Lens. Zoom Lens. Special-Purpose Lenses. Making a Pinhole Camera. The Hole Story. Using a Pinhole Camera.

6. The Lens: Aperture and Depth of Field.

Setting the Lens Aperture. Focus and Depth of Field. Zone Focusing and Hyperfocal Distance.

7. The Shutter.

Reading Shutter Speeds. Leaf vs. Focal Plane Shutters. Controlling Motion with Shutter Speed. Controlling Shake with Shutter Speed. The Tripod. Tripod Accessories.

8. Film Basics.

Black and White Film. Color Negative Film. Color Transparency Film. Film Speed and Grain. Choosing a Film Speed. How Film Records Images. Film and Format. Special Films.

9. Film Exposure.

Built-in Meters. Hand-held Meters. Exposure Modes. What Is Contrast?

10. Camera Filters.

Lens-Protecting Filters. Black-and-White Filters. Color Filters. Black-and-White and Color Filters. Special Effects Filters.

11. Lighting Tools and Techniques.

Working with Daylight. Electronic Flash. Modifying Flash. Flash-Synchronization. Fill Flash. Working in the Studio. Positioning Lights. Types of Studio Lighting.

12. Film Processing.

Processing Film. General Instructions. Check Developing Time. Start Development. Proper Agitation. Stop Development. Processing Sheet Film. Pushing and Pulling Film. One-Use vs. Replenished Developers. How Film Development Affects Contrast. Processing: Black-and-White Transparency Film. Processing: Color Negative Film. Processing: Color Transparency Film. Cross Processing.

13. Black-and-White Printing.

Black-and-White Printing Papers. Setting Up for Tray Processing. Tray Processing Black-and-White Prints. Making a Contact Print. Making an Enlargement. Burning and Dodging. Flashing. Washing Prints. Drying Prints. Factors Affecting Print Sharpness. Monochromatic Color. Printing Black-and-White on Color Paper.

14. Color Printing.

Color Printing Papers. The Filter Pack. Making a Color Print. Tools for Color Balancing. Fine-Tuning Color Prints. Color Prints from Negatives. Drum Processing Color Prints. Color Prints from Transparencies. Working with Labs.

15. Finishing Prints.

Spotting Prints. Dry Mounting. Overmatting. Image Permanence.

16. Special Techniques.

Darkroom Manipulations. Handcoating and Handcoloring. Polaroid Manipulations.

17. Digital Imaging.

Filmless Photography. Scanning. Image Editing. Output.