Approaching Photography (Hardcover, 3 ed)

Foreword by Roger Taylor Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: SEEING AND THINKING PHOTOGRAPHICALLY Reading Photographs Lenses and Angles ‘Flattening’ the 3-D World Tones and Hues The Focal Point Juxtaposition Metaphors and Symbols Chapter Two: AFTER THE SHUTTER IS PRESSED Understanding Images Selection Ambiguity Making Prints A Theme Sequence and Series Chapter Three: ART AND COMMUNICATION Influence of Photography on Art Influence of Art on Photography Links with Literature Narrative Flow The Moving Image Mixed Media Visual Impact Chapter Four: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY IS USED Captions and Titles Galleries Publishing and Reproduction Commissions Magazines Newspapers Photojournalism Posters and Photomurals Chapter Five: THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WITNESS Making a Record Snapshots Portraits Content and Form Documentary Events Chapter Six: EXPERIENCING BEAUTY Landscape and Nature Natural Landscape Manmade Landscape Home Environment The ‘Fine’ Print Chapter Seven: IN SEARCH OF SELF AND THE METAPHOR Self-expression Reflecting the Human Condition Spirit of Place Sequencing Chapter Eight: FROM PRINTED PAGE TO GALLERY WALL New Outlets New Documentary Surrealism Topographies Chapter Nine: RADICAL CHANGES AND THE IMAGING FUTURE Conceptual Art Democratic Dissemination Signs and Symbols Photography and Politics Postmodernism and Beyond Electronic Imaging Conclusion