Photography: Revised Edition
Henry Horenstein, Rhode Island School of Design
Russell Hart, Executive Editor, American Photo Magazine

ISBN-10: 0131839888
ISBN-13: 9780131839885

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 435 pp
Published: 07/15/2003

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For courses in Photography.

This text deals with real-life issues of taking pictures and making prints in a practical way. Using strong contemporary portfolio photographs and profiles of top photographers with a look at career matters, the text includes practical strategies for taking and printing photographs. Presenting a seamless mix of color, black-and-white, and digital technologies, this text is well suited for the introductory as well as the intermediate-level photography course.

  • Mix of digital and traditional technologies—Shows how photographic technologies work together as well as independently; Includes updated material in Chapter 17, “Digital Imaging.”

    • Makes students aware of the latest in photographic technology, clearly explaining the latest techniques.

  • Profiles of working photographers—Includes a new profile on young, “hot” photographer Lauren Greenfield.

    • Enables students to get to know contemporary photographers, showing them their real lives and routines.

  • An emphasis on current practice—Reflects the working methods of photographers and photojournalists.

    • Provides students with information on the vast changes that have occurred in the field of photography.

  • Contemporary photography with a “younger” style—Includes new portfolio photographs.

    • Allows students to have a beautifully styled text that has the very best of contemporary photography.

  • Practical, hands-on approach—Written and designed in a friendly style.

    • Keeps students' interest with its modern look and breezy instructional style.



 1. Moments in Time: Snapshots of Photographic History.


 2. Getting Started.


 3. Inside Your Camera.


 4. The Lens: An Introduction.


 5. The Lens: Focal Length.


 6. The Lens: Aperture and Depth of Field.


 7. The Shutter.


 8. Film Basics.


 9. Film Exposure.


10. Camera Filters.


11. Lighting Tools and Techniques.


12. Film Processing.


13. Black-and-White Printing.


14. Color Printing.


15. Finishing Prints.


16. Special Techniques.


17. Digital Imaging.


Credits.


Index.

PHOTOGRAPHY, Revised Edition is a comprehensive survey of the field of photography. Covering ail of the basics—from the black and white darkroom to the latest in digital technology—the text includes discussion of the "why" as well as the "how-to" of photographic processes and techniques.

Beautifully designed and comprehensively written, Photography features:

  • cutting-edge images from a range of photographers using both traditional and digital media
  • every photographic process carefully explained and illustrated
  • profiles of leading photographers with full-page examples of the artists' work, a list of the tools they use and discussion of their philosophies and techniques
  • up-to-date coverage of digital photography

Unique online resource—the Companion Website™
www.prenhall.com/horenstein

Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website™ that accompanies Photography offers unique tools and support that make it easy for students and instructors to integrate this online study guide with the text. The site is a comprehensive resource that is organized according to the chapters within the text and features a variety of learning and teaching modules: FOR STUDENTS:

A Study Guide organized by chapter includes:

  • simulations and demonstrations of photographic and lab processes
  • chapter summaries that organize key concepts to be learned
  • quizzes with multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in questions that provide instant scoring and feedback

Additional features of the Companion Website

  • Reference sections contain Web Destinations and Net Search options
  • A Help feature explains how to navigate the website and set preferences
FOR INSTRUCTORS:
  • The Faculty section includes teaching resources such as the Instructor's Manual, lecture hints, class activities, and graphics from the text, coordinated to each chapter.
  • The Syllabus Manager™ tool gives you an easy-to-follow process for creating, posting, and revising a syllabus online. This lets you and your students communicate both inside and outside the classroom at the click of a button.
  • The Companion Website™ makes using the internet in your course exciting and easy. Join us online and enter a new world of teaching and learning opportunities.

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