Quickly and simply puts you on a personal path of expressive imagemaking.

The new edition of this pioneering book allows students to acquire an essential and fluid foundation for digital photography. Fully updated, it clearly and concisely covers the fundamental “forever” concepts of imagemaking, how to use digital technology to create compelling images, and how to output and preserve images in the digital world. This expanded gateway to learning investigates history, theory, and methods, offering classroom-tested assignments and exercises from leading photographic educators, approaches for analyzing, discussing, and writing about photographs, and tools to critically examine and make images with increased visual literacy.

New to this edition:

Completely revised, updated, and simplified to reflect technological advances that promotes direct and strategic imagemaking

Expanded coverage of cell phone/mobile photography

Enlarged treatment of careers options

Inspiring images with artist commentary by 250 international photographers that encourages one to discover their own visual path.

Product Details

• 424 pages | 350 Color Illustrations
• Routledge 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781138213029

Robert Hirschis a renowned photographer, educator, historian and writer. His book credits include Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas, Materials and Processes; Exploring Color Photography: From the Darkroom to the Digital Studio; and Seizing the Light: A History of Photography. He has had many one-person shows and curated numerous exhibitions. Hirsch has also conducted many workshops and interviewed eminent photographers of our time. The former executive director of CEPA Gallery, he is now the director of Light Research in Buffalo, New York, and on the Visual Studies faculty of University of Buffalo/The State University of New York.* Written by one of the top fine art authors of today, this book connects with the reader to peel away the layers to think deeply about photography * Exercises and assignments by leading digital educator are priceless; they send photographers on a personal journey that will end with a strong visual statement. * Inspirational imagery on every page-with a balanced mix of contemporary and historical work that teaches the photographer with real-art visuals