Photography Foundations for Art and Design is an invaluable study guide for schools and colleges offering photography courses. It provides support and guidance to staff and students with a structured approach to photography based on the principles of Art and Design. The book not only provides an explanation of fundamental photographic techniques but also offers a series of sequential study exercises. The student can therefore adopt an independent learning approach which can be monitored closely through tutorials. Each study exercise will help build design skills, and teach the student to research, plan and execute work in a systematic manner. A comprehensive list of aims, objectives and resources are detailed so that both staff and students are clear at the outset what they are expected to achieve and where to look for further information. If you are a student or lecturer on GCSE, GNVQ, A Level or BTEC Photography, Art and Design or Media then you will find this book of immense value. Mark Galer is a photography lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. work sheets to help students organise their planning progress reports to enable teachers to document learning sample test papers to enable fine-tuning of examination skills

Photography: Foundations for Art and Design

Arts & Photography

Galer, Mark

Photography & Video

Focal Press

'Location Photography' provides essential skills for photographers using 35mm SLR and medium format cameras working with both ambient and introduced light. Through a series of practical exercises the photographer is shown the techniques and design elements required to be able to communicate clearly and creatively. The basic essentials are described, from exposure, to framing the image and how to work with light and contrast.  Assignments are provided for genres such as landscape, environmental portraiture, the photographic essay and advertising. Illustrated throughout with student and author work, Location Photography is an inspirational guide as well as a structured learning tool for mastering the essential techniques.The Essential Skills Photography Series offers a highly structured learning approach to the fundamental skills of photography. They mix theoretical information with practical advice to maximise the opportunities for creative results.Each subject includes:· clear aims and objectives· short sub-sections illustrated by student and author work· student activities to check learning outcomes· student assignments to put theoretical knowledge into a creative context· glossary of termsMark Galer lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia - the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He has lectured in photography both in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial.  Learn all the fundamental skills required for location photography Put your skills into practice with practical exercisesBenefit from a highly structured, successful, learning approach

Location Photography: Essential Skills

Covers information that is essential for photographers to understand when working with light. Through a series of practical exercises, the student photographer is shown how to overcome the limitations of equipment and film emulsion, to achieve creative and professional results. With theory kept to a minimum, this book shows how to tackle difficult lighting conditions and manipulate light for mood and atmosphere using basic and advanced metering techniques. For captured and created imagery, TTL and hand-held metering techniques are demonstrated. Controlling introduced lighting and ambient light together with advanced metering technqiues and lighting ratios are covered. Illustrated throughout with author and student work, this is an inpirational guide as well as a highly structured learning tool. John Child lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia - the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He has worked for many years as a professional photographer, with clients including Ford, L'Oreal, American Express and British Airways Mark Galer also lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He has lectured in photography both in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments. Save time, learn all the vital skills for photographic lighting in one handy volume Complete the practical assignments and improve your technique Benefit from the indepth knowledge of a successful teaching team

Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills

Child, John

This is an invaluable study guide for schools and colleges offering photography courses. It provides support and guidance to staff and students with a structured approach to photography based on the principles of Art and Design. This new edition not only provides an explanation of fundamental photographic techniques but also offers a series of sequential study exercises. The student can therefore adopt an independent learning approach, which can be monitored closely through tutorials. Each study exercise will help build design skills, and teach the student to research, plan and execute work in a systematic manner. A comprehensive list of aims, objectives and resources are detailed so that both staff and students are clear at the outset what they are expected to achieve and where to look for further information. If you are a student or lecturer on GCSE, GNVQ, A Level or BTEC Photography, Art and Design or Media courses then you will find this book of immense value. Benefit from the latest coverage of photographic terminology and technology to ensure you are fully up to date Progress reports enable teachers to document learning Fine-tune your examination skills with new sample test papers

Photography Foundations for Art and Design

Mark Galer's and Les Horvat's new text is a must-have guide for every student needing to get to grips with digital imaging. They provide a comprehensive, practical guide to the entire digital chain, from capture - with coverage of digital cameras and help on which one to choose, to output - with extensive information on image adjustment and colour management. This is far more than a Photoshop manual; it builds your competence to deal with potentially confusing areas such as resolution and the control over tonality of colour. Put into practice the skills learnt by completing creative assignments and practical activities. This is an inspirational text; as well as encouraging you to express yourself visually; it is a highly structured learning tool that ensures all the essentials skills are learnt and applied to help improve your digital photography.Mark Galer: lectures in photography in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He is also co-writer and teacher on their new online photography courses. He has lectured in photography in the UK and Australia and has worked commerically as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments.Les Horvat: lectures part-time in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. For the past 18 years he has been working as a commerical photographer from his own studio, supplying the imaging needs of the advertising and design industries both in Australia and overseas. he is actively involved in the digital areas offering a complete digital service for his commercial clients. · Understand the entire digital chain, from capture to print· Put your skills into practice with practical exercises· Learn all the essential principles of digital imaging

Digital Imaging: Essential Skills

Horvat, Les

Covers all the fundamental skills required for location photography when using Digital, 35mm SLR and medium format cameras working with both existing light sources and introduced light. Through a series of practical exercises the student photographer is shown the importance of image design, communication of content and the essential techniques required for competent and consistent images capture and creation. The basic essentials, from exposure, to framing the image and how to work with light and contrast are explained in detail. New in this edition are chapters covering 'Sensitivity and Image Capture' and 'Filters'. Assignments are provided for genres such as landscape, environmental portraiture and the photographic essay. Illustrated throughout with student and author work, including a new 8-page colour plate section, Location Photography is an inspirational guide as well as a structured learning tool for mastering the essential techniques. Mark Galer lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia - the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He is also co-writer and teacher on their new online photography courses. He has lectured in photography both in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial. He is also author of 'Photography Foundations for Art and Design', and co-author of 'Digital Imaging: Essential Skills' and 'Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills' also published by Focal Press. Email: mark.galer@rmit.edu.au * Learn the essential skills for creative and competent location photography * Put your skills into practice with numerous activities and assignments * Benefit from a highly structured, successful learning approach

Location Photography: Essential Skills (Essential Skills Photography Series)

Covers all the information that is essential for photographers to understand when working with light. New for this second edition is the 'Sensitivity and Image Capture' chapter which includes the latest on digital image sensors as well as film emulsions to help you choose the right medium for your work. Through a series of practical exercises, the student photographer is shown how to overcome the limitations of equipment and capture mediums, to achieve creative and professional results. With theory kept to a minimum, this book shows how to tackle difficult lighting conditions and manipulate light for mood and atmosphere using basic and advanced metering techniques. For captured and created imagery, TTL and hand-held metering techniques are also demonstrated. Controlling introduced lighting and ambient light together with advanced metering techniques and lighting ratios are covered. Illustrated throughout with author and student work, including a new 8-page colour plate section, this is an inspirational guide as well as a highly structured learning tool. John Child lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia - the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He has worked for many years as a professional photographer, with clients including Ford, Singapore Airlines, American Express and British Airways. Email: john.child@rmit.edu.au Mark Galer also lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He is also co-writer and teacher on their new online photography courses. He has lectured in photography in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments. Email: mgaler@photography.rmit.edu.au Save time, with one easy volume learn how to make your photographic lighting work for you. Put your skills into practice with innovative practical activities. Use the inspirational images as a guide to what you can achieve.

Offering a comprehensive coverage of the entire digital chain, from capture to output this is a must have guide for any student needing to get to grips with digital imaging. The approach taken is very practical, focusing on building on the users competence throughout the book. Creative assignments and practical activities also encourage the reader to put their skills into practice. This second edition will include more images and examples relating to the new features from the latest version of Photoshop 7.0 and new sections on preparing images for the web and preparing images for the print. This is an inspirational text; as well as encouraging you to express yourself visually; it is a highly structured learning tool that ensures all the essential skills are learnt and applied to help improve your digital photography. * Learn all the principles of digital imaging * Put your skills into practice with practical exercises * Understand the entire digital chain, from capture to print.

'Reading a technical manual with such interest and enthusiasm is indeed a rarity. Easy to comprehend this will be essential reading for novice and experts alike who want to get to grips and understand the creative suite program as a whole. It is one of the best intro Photoshop books I have encountered to date.' Andy Moxon, Professor of Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design * Offers practical advice through a highly structured learning approach to the fundamental techniques and skills for personal creativity and communication *Jam-packed full of Photoshop tutorials to put your skills into practice A superb full color guide to creative image editing, this will take you through all the necessary steps in order to become a competent and confident Photoshop user. Photoshop CS: Essential Skills companion to Digital Imaging: Essential Skills, provides an in-depth exploration on the latest software features, allowing those who wish to use the digital darkroom instead of traditional darkroom techniques to create professional photographic illustration. Supporting an independent learning approach, the foundation modules allow you to establish an effective working environment, promoting easy navigation through the image editing process from capture to print, focusing on the essential techniques and skills required. Subsequent guides build upon these skills by exploring creative applications including advanced retouching, photomontage, vector graphics, special effects and preparing images for the web. www.photoshopessentialskills.com provides an hour and a half of QuickTime movie tutorials in addition to all of the downloadable images required to complete the practical activities within the study guides. It also supplies all the layer styles, custom shapes, gradients and curves settings used in the creative projects and a huge number of helpful links and galleries. Philip Andrews is a photographer, author and lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia. He is a beta tester for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and regular contributor to several magazines including Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography and Better Photography. He is also senior contributing editor for Better Digital and Technical Editor for What Digital Camera. His other books include Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 and Advanced Photoshop Elements for Digital Photographers, published by Focal Press. Mark Galer is a photographer, author and Senior Photography Lecturer at RMIT University, Australia. He has also lectured in photography in the UK and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments. He is a beta tester for Adobe Photoshop and a regular contributor to Digital Photography + Design magazine and Better Digital. He is the author of Photography: Foundations for Art and Design and other titles within the Essential Skills series. The Essential Skills Photography Series offers a highly structured learning approach to the fundamental skills of photography. They mix theoretical information with practical advice to maximise the opportunities for creative results. Each subject includes: * clear aims and objectives * short sub-sections illustrated by student and author work * student activities to check learning outcomes * student assignments to put theoretical knowledge into a creative context * glossary of terms Other titles in the series are 'Studio Photography: Essential Skills' by John Child; 'Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills' by John Child and Mark Galer; Location Photography: Essential Skills' by Mark Galer and Digital Imaging: Essential Skills' by Mark Galer and Les Horvat. * Offers a highly structured learning approach to the fundamental skills required * Sets clear aims and objectives to become proficient in this medium * Includes student assignments to put theoretical knowledge into a creative context

Photoshop CS: Essential Skills

Andrews, Philip

This third edition maintains the aim of providing a clear and comprehensive explanation of fundamental photographic techniques. Although the key focus of this update is bringing the digital content more in line with developments in this area, modifying the existing text to embrace digital capture and out-put more thoroughly. This acknowledges the requirement by those students who are now capturing and outputting digitally. Terminology such as film, film speed, etc. will be updated to include digital image sensors and sensitivity. The main focus of this text is setting a comprehensive list of aims, objectives and resources. Staff and students alike are then aware of what they are expected to achieve and where to look for further information. Students or lecturers on vocational or non-vocational Photography, Art and Design or Media courses will find this book of immense value. *Offers the latest coverage of photographic terminology and technology to ensure you are fully up to date *Teaches how to plan and execute independent research through sequential study exercises *New interior layout directs students to activities, resources, tables and important notes more easily

Photography Foundations for Art and Design: A Practical Guide to Creative Photography

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Photography: Foundations for Art and Design

Location Photography: Essential Skills

Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills

Photography Foundations for Art and Design

Digital Imaging: Essential Skills

Location Photography: Essential Skills (Essential Skills Photography Series)

Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills

Digital Imaging: Essential Skills

Photoshop CS: Essential Skills

Photography Foundations for Art and Design: A Practical Guide to Creative Photography