Perspectives on place : theory and practice in landscape photography
Jesse Alexander
Bok · Engelsk · 2015
| Omfang | 192 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction Where is the Landscape? Distinction as a Genre Why Explore Landscape Art? Health/Safety/Law/Ethics Advice on Giving and Receiving FeedbackChapter 1: TAMING THE VIEWGeography, Metaphor, AutobiographyFrames and FormatsLenses for LandscapesTripod or Handheld?The Zone SystemManaging Dynamic RangeCompositional ConventionsLandscape NarrativesAssignment 1Chapter 2: DEFINING NATUREWhat is 'Beauty'?The Pastoral and the PicturesqueThe Qualities of LightThe SublimeWhere is the Wilderness?Voyages in the LandscapeAssignment 2Chapter 3: SYNTHETIC VISIONSDepth-of-field and Focal PlanesThe 'Temperature' of LightAnalogue and Digital FiltersInfrared LightLighting the LandInterpreting TechnologiesPictorialism vs. 'Straight' PhotographyAssignment 3Chapter 4: LANDSCAPE, POLITICS and POWERLandscapes of IndustryNew TopographicsEnvironmental PoliticsGender and the LandscapePersonal and National IdentitiesAssignment 4Chapter 5: The PRESENCE of ABSENCELandscape and MemoryLandscapes of ConflictThe AftermathLiminal SpacesFrom Spaces to 'Places'Assignment 5Glossary; Bibliography; Webography; Index.. - "Perspectives on Place navigates the rich and diverse history of landscape photography and looks critically at how contemporary photographers continue to find new and innovative ways of engaging with the landscape and their surroundings. Perspectives on Place explores how particular visual approaches have been adopted by photographers and artists to facilitate the communication of ideas and themes, as well as more abstract concepts. Practical issues, such as effective composition and managing challenging lighting conditions are also discussed.Featuring examples from Fay Godwin, Paul Fusco, Keith Arnatt, Mark Power, Michael Wolf and many more, this book will help you to improve the visual qualities of your landscape images as well as develop your understanding of how to represent the landscape more meaningfully.Five practical exercises are included in the book, with accompanying discussion questions that relate to the tasks"-- Fra utgiver
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| ISBN | 9781472533890
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