'Practical Photojournalism' covers the care and understanding of equipment and the technical skills in camera work. This new edition examines the latest developments in cameras and picture transmission, and the varied demands made upon photographers by newspapers, magazines and advertising. It looks at picture composition from studio work to news situations of many types and describes the techniques of picture editing and the use of pictures in media presentation.
Press photography is not just a career - it is a way of life. Press photographers have a ringside seat on contemporary history. This book tries to explain how to make the most of that ringside seat. Practical Photojournalism covers the care and understanding of equipment, and the technical skills in camera work. This new edition examines the latest developments in cameras and picture transmission, and the varied demands made upon photographers by newspapers, magazines and advertising. It looks at picture composition from studio work to news situations of many types and describes the techniques of picture editing and the use of pictures in media presentation.
Reviews:
'...a must for every school and college in the country or for anybody contemplating
starting a career as a press photographer.'
Journalist
'...considered by many to be the ultimate photographic textbook.'
Pratical Photography
'A worthwhile book which will become a standard for budding press to
photographers/photojournalists and, no doubt, be found in most
newspaper offices.'
Despatches
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'...a must for every school and college in the country or for anybody contemplating
starting a career as a press photographer.' - Journalist, December 1995
'...considered by many to be the ultimate photographic textbook.' - Pratical Photography
'A worthwhile book which will become a standard for budding press to
photographers/photojournalists and, no doubt, be found in most
newspaper offices.'
Despatches, Spring '96
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Für Beruf und Forschung
Training courses in journalism, advertising or photography, media and communication studies courses, industrial, professional and in-house training schemes.<BR id="CRLF">
Editions-Typ
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-240-51432-1 (9780240514321)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Autor*in
Professional Photographer.
Preface; Acknowledgements; Light and Lenses; Cameras; Other equipment; Film and its processing; Making the print; The working photographer; Captions; Law; The picture desk; Using pictures; Electronic picture transmission and digital cameras; Careers; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendix; Index
