Nature & Outdoor Photography Techniques, Lighting Techniques for Photography, Portrait Photography - General & Miscellaneous, Business & Commercial Photography Techniques

Location Photography: Essential Skills

Name: Location Photography: Essential Skills
Author: Mark Galer
ISBN: 9781136095979

by Mark Galer

Write a review

Overview

Location Photography is written for photographers using 35mm SLR and medium format cameras working with ambient light. Illustrated throughout with student and author work, the book is both an inspirational guide as well as a structured learning tool for mastering the essential techniques.

Audience: Photography students on the following courses: A'level, FE (eg. City & Guilds), 1st year undergraduate and online/distance learning programmes.

Synopsis

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About the Author, Mark Galer

Mark Galer is the Program Director and Senior lecturer at RMIT University in the School of Media and Communication, Australia. He is also co-writer of their popular 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. He has written numerous top-selling photography books, including Photography Foundations for Art & Design, the Popular Photoshop Elements; Maximum Performance and Photoshop; Essential Skills series. He is an Official Adobe Ambassador for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Log in to write one.

Editorials

Booknews

Teaches essential skills for photographers using 35mm SLR and medium format cameras working with both ambient and introduced light. Exercises demonstrate techniques and design elements required to be able to communicate clearly. Basic essentials are described, from exposure to framing the image and working with light and contrast. Assignments are provided for genres such as landscape, environmental portraiture, photographic essay, and advertising. Includes b&w student and author work, and a glossary. Lacks a subject index. The author teaches photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)