Photography
1st Edition
Published on 10. December 2009
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-0-415-42918-4 (ISBN)
Description
Photography explores the photograph in the twenty-first century and its importance as a media form. Stephen Bull considers our media-saturated society and the place of photography in everyday life, introducing the theories used to analyse photographs and exploring the impact of digital technology.
The text is split into short, accessible chapters on the broad themes central to the study and analysis of photography, and key issues are explained and applied to visual examples in each chapter.
Topics covered include:
the identity of photography
the meanings of photographs
photography for sale
snapshots
the photograph as document
photography as art
photographs in fashion
photography and celebrity.
Photography is an up-to-date, clear and comprehensive introduction to debates about photography now and is particularly useful to media, photography and visual culture students.
The text is split into short, accessible chapters on the broad themes central to the study and analysis of photography, and key issues are explained and applied to visual examples in each chapter.
Topics covered include:
the identity of photography
the meanings of photographs
photography for sale
snapshots
the photograph as document
photography as art
photographs in fashion
photography and celebrity.
Photography is an up-to-date, clear and comprehensive introduction to debates about photography now and is particularly useful to media, photography and visual culture students.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
10 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-42918-4 (9780415429184)
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Person
Stephen Bull is a writer, lecturer and artist. He is Course Leader for BA (Hons) Photography at the University of the Creative Arts, Farnham. He has written articles for Creative Camera, Photoworks and Source and contributed chapters to books such as The Media: An Introduction and Joachim Schmid: Photoworks 1982-2007.
Content
1. Introduction: Photography Now 2. The Identity of Photography 3. The Meanings of Photographs 4. Photography For Sale 5. Snapshots 6. The Photograph as Document 7. Photographs as Art 8. Photographs in Fashion 9. Photography and Celebrity 12. Conclusion: After Photography?