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Photographic Possibilities Robert Hirsch (former executive director of CEPA Gallery, now director of Light Research in Buffalo, NY)

Photographic Possibilities By Robert Hirsch (former executive director of CEPA Gallery, now director of Light Research in Buffalo, NY)

Summary

Provides techniques and ideas for the use of alternative and contemporary photographic processes that photographers have come to depend on. This guide integrates technical methods with the aesthetic outcome and offers readers step-by-step instructions to create better photographs.

Photographic Possibilities Summary

Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas, Materials and Processes by Robert Hirsch (former executive director of CEPA Gallery, now director of Light Research in Buffalo, NY)

Photographic Possibilities, Second Edition continues to provide a reliable source of techniques and ideas for the use of alternative and contemporary photographic processes that photographers have come to depend on. Professional photographers and advanced students seeking to increase their skills will discover modern and classic methods of creating and manipulating images. This practical guide integrates technical methods with the aesthetic outcome. It offers readers clear, step-by-step instructions on historic and on contemporary processes that integrate both the technical information and the aesthetic inspiration needed to create outstanding photographs.

This new expanded edition concisely covers the most significant new products, processes, and issues that have effected the practice during the past decade. Two new chapters are exclusively devoted to digital photography, covering the history of digital imaging as well as the latest techniques and practices. Also included is an in-depth discussion on the copyright, which deals with the ethical and conceptual issues surrounding digital imaging that are rapidly changing the world of photography.


Photographic Possibilities Reviews

Feedback from Professors -

This is a very informative and creatively illustrated publication. Thank you!
-Rosemary LeBeau, Anna Maria College

very nice text, thorough, easy to read, wonderful variety of photo techniques

very well written and interesting...I am glad all of the alternative methods discussed are included

very comprehensive book on all aspects of photography...particularly useful for it's in depth coverge of alternative processes and it's clear description of how to do them

provides new ideas for approaching a traditional medium

this book is fasinating

About Robert Hirsch (former executive director of CEPA Gallery, now director of Light Research in Buffalo, NY)

Robert Hirsch is a photographer, writer, and the Director of Light Research (lightresearch.net). His books include Seizing the Light: A History of Photography, Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas, Materials, and Processes, and Exploring Color Photography. Hirsch is a former Associate Editor for Digital Camera (UK) and Photovision Magazine, and a contributor to Afterimage, exposure, Buffalo Spree, Fotophile, FYI, History of Photography, Ilford Photo Instructor Newsletter, and The Photo Review, as well as former Director of CEPA Gallery.

Table of Contents

Why We Make Photographs;
Photographic Printmaking;
Safety;
Special-Use Films and Processing;
Formulas of Your Own;
Black-and-White Film Developers;
Analog Printmaking: Equipment, Materials, and Processes;
Black-and-White Paper Developers;
Toning for Visual Effects;
Special Cameras and Equipment;
An Introduction to Some Widely Used Alternative Processes;
Altering Photographic Concepts;
Photography and Computers;
Digital Input and Output;
Index

Additional information

GOR005277445
9780240803623
0240803620
Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas, Materials and Processes by Robert Hirsch (former executive director of CEPA Gallery, now director of Light Research in Buffalo, NY)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20010530
288
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Customer Reviews - Photographic Possibilities