An illustrated introduction to photographing the nude, which discusses the basic methods involved in posing a model and setting up studio space, with information on selecting and using a camera, lenses, lighting equipment, camera-mounted flashes and studio flash units.
Throughout his career, photographer John Hedgecoe maintained a close and creative friendship with the celebrated sculptor Henry Moore. This handsome volume, divided into three sections, features all the sculptural forms...
Presents an instruction guide for taking professional-quality photographs, discussing basic techniques, color, composition, subject matter, different types of cameras, lenses, and film, and a special chapter on digital photography.
"Hedgecoe uses the most commonly owned beginners’ cameras...to demonstrate how the camera works in simple, nontechnical language.”--Photographic Trade News "The lessons are easy, given the well-laid-out visual examples.”--Booklist ...
John Hedgecoe's Complete Course in Photographing Children
"...suddenly the most commonplace objects came to have for me such significance that they no longer existed as just objects, but as shape and form in space."--Henry Moore.
John Hedgecoe is the world's best-selling author of practical photography books, and now his classic on black and white gets a well-deserved and beautiful update.
More than six hundred entries, complemented by 1,250 photographs, charts, and diagrams, provide a complete guide to photography, encompassing camera equipment, films and processing, darkroom techniques, photographic tips, and more.
This edition includes a fully updated section assessing the role of the digital darkroom, including darkroom setup and how to make the most of computer manipulation, converting images, spotting, retouching and cloning.
This book advises - in simple, non-technical language - how to take better pictures with even the most basic point-and-shoot cameras.
Henry Moore, a Centennial Salute: An Exhibition in Celebration of Philip I. Berman