Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice
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Description
To fully understand photography, it is essential to study both the theoretical and the technical.
In an accessible yet complex way, Rebekah Modrak and Bill Anthes explore photographic theory, history and technique to bring photographic education up-to-date with contemporary photographic practice. Reframing Photography 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, Reframing Photography compellingly represents four concerns common to all photographic practice:
vision
light/shadow
reproductive processes
editing/ presentation/ evaluation.
Each part includes an extensive and thoughtful essay, providing a broad cultural context for each topic, alongside discussion of photographic examples. 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.
ISBN
9780415779197
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Routledge
City
London ; New York
Keywords
Composition (Photography), Art and photography, Visual culture, Media and cinematography
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Visual Studies
Recommended Citation
Modrak, R., & Anthes, B. (2011). Reframing photography: Theory and practice. London: Routledge.
