Why Photographs Work
52 Great Images: Who Made Them, What Makes them Special and Why
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 7. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
VII, 220 pages
978-1-933952-70-3 (ISBN)
Description
Every photographer, from weekend enthusiast to professional, can learn by studying the "greats". In Why Photographs Work, author/photographer George Barr analyzes 52 striking images by some of the world's top photographers. Accompanying Barr's analysis of each image is an explanation by the photographer describing the circumstances of making the image, including not only the how, but also the why. Also included is each photographer's biography, a reference to his or her websites and publications, and brief technical descriptions of the equipment used in making each image.
With guidance from Barr, we learn to decipher that certain intangible "something" that makes an image go beyond the ordinary. As we gain an understanding of and appreciation for the elements that make an image truly great, we are bound to
improve our own images as well.
Everyone who likes photography or those who simply enjoy looking at wonderful images will find this a captivating and inspiring book.
Included are images by:
Bruce Barnbaum, Phil Borges, Nick Brandt, Christopher Burkett, Dan Burkholder, Susan Burnstine, Brigitte Carnochan, Lawrence Chrismas, Joe Cornish, Charles Cramer, Tillman Crane, Sandra C. Davis, Mitch Dobrowner, Bengt Ekelberg, Sven Fennema, Francois Gillet, Carol Hicks, Thomas Holtkötter, Milan Hristev, George Jerkovich, Kim Kauffman, Michael Kenna, Brian Kosoff, Michael Levin, Wayne Levin, Gordon Lewis, Joe Lipka, Roman Loranc, Larry Louie, Paul Mahder, David Maisel, Harald Mante, Dennis Mecham, Billie Mercer, Beth Moon, Shaun O'Boyle, Elizabeth Opalenik, Louie Palu, Freeman Patterson, Blair Polischuk, Craig Richards, Ryuijie, John Sexton, Hans Strand, Cole Thompson, George Todd, Pete Turner, Per Volquartz, Charlie Waite, David Ward, John Wimberley, Huntington Witherill
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Santa Barbara
Germany
Target group
Photographers (beginning
to advanced)
- Students
- Instructors
- Artists
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
komplett in Farbe
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 256 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
897 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-933952-70-3 (9781933952703)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
George Barr is a photographer living in Calgary, Canada. Serious about photography since age 12, working initially with a WWII Zeiss Ikonta in a basement-bathroom "darkroom", he has progressed through medium format, 4X5, and now digital SLR's. He earns his living as a family doctor with a special interest in psychiatry but his primary passion has always been the fine art print. Major milestones include learning to make quality prints from Fred Picker, learning to really "see" photographs from Hubert Hohn of the Edmonton Art Gallery, looking at Edward Weston prints bare, attending workshops, working with galleries, and being published. George has had his images published in the magazines Black and White Photography, Black and White, Focus, Lenswork, and Outdoor Photography. By the time George closed his darkroom, he was making very high quality prints and carried on this quality with digital cameras and inkjet printing, producing some of the finest inkjet prints made, surprising many traditional 4X5 photographers with the level of quality. Throughout his life George has been a teacher of medical students & residents, patients, and fellow photographers. A writer of understandable patient newsletters and handouts, it was a short step to writing essays on photography. George has bravely tackled the challenging subjects of aesthetics, seeing, and composing in a style that is clear, practical, and applicable to many.
Content
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1: Circular Chimney
Chapter 2: Iparo
Chapter 3: Elephant Drinking
Chapter 4: Glowing Autumn Forest
Chapter 5: Tree and Pond in Fall
Chapter 6: Bridge To Nowhere
Chapter 7: Pillow of Sickness
Chapter 8: Two Cape Breton Miners
Chapter 9: Traigh Eais Barra
Chapter 10: Tree Detail, Autumn, Zion Valley, Utah
Chapter 11: Stones in Window
Chapter 12: Moore Hall Interior # 1
Chapter 13: Shiprock Storm
Chapter 14: Manipulation
Chapter 15: Sleeping Halls
Chapter 16: Comp 16/07
Chapter 17: White Delphinium
Chapter 18: Caixa 1
Chapter 19: The Temple Of Godless Aphaia
Chapter 20: Sunflower Coal
Chapter 21: Fugue
Chapter 22: Huangshan Mountains, Study # 19
Chapter 23: Three Crosses
Chapter 24: Code
Chapter 25: Bluefin Trevally Herding Akule
Chapter 26: Precipitation
Chapter 27: Labyrinth 01
Chapter 28: Franciscan Church, Vilnius
Chapter 29: Color Prayer Flags - 2
Chapter 30: Fire & Ice
Chapter 31: Terminal Mirage 8
Chapter 32: Two People/Two Doors - Carlow, Ireland
Chapter 33: Dancer
Chapter 34: Sir Edward James Garden Sculpture
Chapter 35: Trumpet Plant
Chapter 36: Asylum Doors
Chapter 37: Waiting
Chapter 38: Front Towards Enemy
Chapter 39: Melange Un
Chapter 40: A June Evening, Hornby Island
Chapter 41: Vincente, Nebaj El Quiché
Chapter 42: Dancing in Bubbles
Chapter 43: Black Oaks, Morning Mist, Yosemite Valley, California
Chapter 44: River, South Coast, Iceland
Chapter 45: Auschwitz # 14
Chapter 46: Fe2O3 # 6, Kos, Greece
Chapter 47: Times Square
Chapter 48: Mrs. Nishimoto
Chapter 49: Birch and Window, Colmar, France
Chapter 50: Chrome Handle
Chapter 51: Descending Angel
Chapter 52: Tulips #55
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