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The street photographer's manual / David Gibson.

By: Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2014Description: 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0500291306
  • 9780500291306
  • (paperback)
  • (paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TR 659.8 .G522 2014
Contents:
Introduction -- Busy: Intro -- Elliott Erwitt -- Order -- Kaushal Parikh -- Events -- Bruce Gilden -- Sequences -- Matt Stuart -- Lining up -- Maria Plotnikova -- Quiet: Intro -- Lukas Vasilikos -- Waiting -- Blake Andrews -- Following -- Nils Jorgensen -- Behind -- Marc Riboud -- Looking down -- Shin Noguchi -- Abstract: Intro -- Blurred -- Gueorgui Pinkhassov -- Layers -- Jack Simon -- Shadows -- Saul Leiter -- Reflections -- Trent Parke -- Doubles -- Jesse Marlow -- Still: Intro -- Empty -- Johanna Neurath -- Objects -- Caspar Claasen -- Graphic -- Shubjects: Intro -- Children -- David Solomons -- Projects -- Narelle Autio -- Vertical/Horizontal -- Oliver Lang -- Ethics -- Conclusion -- Glossary.
Summary: A medium reliant on unexpected moments is now catapulted into the future with smart phones, digital technology, and specialty equipment. Street photography has been around since the very first cameras were invented, producing some of the most poignant images of our time. Today, a wave of new technology has given this photographic genre a new lease of life, from phone cameras to specialist lenses to digital zooms. This book leads the reader through a series of fully illustrated tutorials, including how to shoot a face in a crowd and how to train your eye to observe and capture the unexpected. Readers will be inspired by some of the best street photographers in the world, and then go forth and create their own memorable images.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection TR 659.8 .G522 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5127338

Photographers include: Blake Andrews, Narelle Autio, Caspar Claasen, Elliott Erwitt, Bruce Gilden, Nils Jorgensen, Oliver Lang, Saul Leiter, Jesse Marlow, Johanna Neurath, Shin Noguchi, Kaushal Parikh, Trent Parke, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Maria Plotnikova, Marc Riboud, Jack Simon, David Solomons, Matt Stuart, and Lukas Vasilikos.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index.

Introduction -- Busy: Intro -- Elliott Erwitt -- Order -- Kaushal Parikh -- Events -- Bruce Gilden -- Sequences -- Matt Stuart -- Lining up -- Maria Plotnikova -- Quiet: Intro -- Lukas Vasilikos -- Waiting -- Blake Andrews -- Following -- Nils Jorgensen -- Behind -- Marc Riboud -- Looking down -- Shin Noguchi -- Abstract: Intro -- Blurred -- Gueorgui Pinkhassov -- Layers -- Jack Simon -- Shadows -- Saul Leiter -- Reflections -- Trent Parke -- Doubles -- Jesse Marlow -- Still: Intro -- Empty -- Johanna Neurath -- Objects -- Caspar Claasen -- Graphic -- Shubjects: Intro -- Children -- David Solomons -- Projects -- Narelle Autio -- Vertical/Horizontal -- Oliver Lang -- Ethics -- Conclusion -- Glossary.

A medium reliant on unexpected moments is now catapulted into the future with smart phones, digital technology, and specialty equipment. Street photography has been around since the very first cameras were invented, producing some of the most poignant images of our time. Today, a wave of new technology has given this photographic genre a new lease of life, from phone cameras to specialist lenses to digital zooms. This book leads the reader through a series of fully illustrated tutorials, including how to shoot a face in a crowd and how to train your eye to observe and capture the unexpected. Readers will be inspired by some of the best street photographers in the world, and then go forth and create their own memorable images.

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