101 Quick and Easy Ideas Taken from the Master Photographers of the Twentieth Century

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If you've ever found yourself looking at a photograph in a museum or gallery and thinking, "I can do that," this is the book for you. 101 QUICK AND EASY IDEAS TAKEN FROM THE MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY shows you how to recognize and use the techniques of some of the great photographers of the last century. Each chapter of the book focuses on one photographer, and includes a brief biography that highlights what life experiences influenced his or her work, as well as descriptions of one or several iconic images they photographed that include the key photographic elements that apply to that work ? light, shadow, narrative, and symbolism. Along with the descriptions are recreations of the images that use similar subject matter and settings, as well as the steps to help you compose and manipulate your own version of the image. As you work through the book you'll find that the same concepts and themes were used by many of the photographers, but the meanings change as their work is shaped as the events, technology, and environment changed throughout the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, 101 QUICK AND EASY IDEAS TAKEN FROM THE MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, features photographers you'll easily recognize and some that are new to you, such as Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lang, Robert Mapplethorpe, Berenice Abbott, Heri Cartier-Bresson, and many more. By learning about and trying the common photography concepts and techniques used by famous photographers you'll enhance your photographic skill set and hopefully find inspiration and ideas for your own work.

Author(s): Matthew (Matthew Bamberg) Bamberg
Edition: 1
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 254
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;

Contents......Page 8
CHAPTER 1 Berenice Abbott (1898–1991)......Page 22
Building Soup......Page 23
The Power of Negative Space......Page 26
CHAPTER 2 Ansel Adams (1902–1984)......Page 30
Photographing and Photoshopping Trees......Page 31
Redefining Sky......Page 33
Reflecting Freeway Light in Black and White......Page 34
Perspective Revised......Page 36
CHAPTER 3 Robert Adams (1937– )......Page 38
Black Smoke......Page 39
Smoggy Light......Page 40
Scrawling in Pristine Lands......Page 41
CHAPTER 4 Eugène Atget (1857–1927)......Page 44
Le Cirque Shadows......Page 45
Catch the Right Angle......Page 47
CHAPTER 5 Bill Brandt (1904–1983)......Page 50
The Wet Cobblestone Street......Page 51
Human Body Parts Close-Ups......Page 53
CHAPTER 6 Brassaï (1899–1984)......Page 56
Surrealist Graffiti......Page 57
Paris (or Any Big City) at Night......Page 59
CHAPTER 7 Harry Callahan (1912–1999)......Page 62
Vast Landscapes with Tiny People......Page 63
Minimalist Windows......Page 64
CHAPTER 8 Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004)......Page 66
Moving Group of People......Page 67
Kids Playing a Game with Spectators......Page 68
CHAPTER 9 Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976)......Page 70
Zebra Skin......Page 71
CHAPTER 10 Robert Doisneau (1912–1994)......Page 74
Wait for Foreground Subjects......Page 75
Frame the Audience......Page 78
CHAPTER 11 William Eggleston (1939– )......Page 80
Find Muted Color Tones in a Landscape......Page 81
Photograph a Bright Color Indoors......Page 83
Find Beauty in Junky Surroundings......Page 85
CHAPTER 12 Walker Evans (1903–1975)......Page 88
Find Showbills on City Walls......Page 89
Frame the Façade of an Old Storefront......Page 90
Isolate Interesting Windows on a Building......Page 92
CHAPTER 13 Lee Friedlander (1934– )......Page 94
Frame Scenes That Other Photographers Avoid......Page 95
Use a Fence to Add Lines to Your Photo......Page 96
CHAPTER 14 John Gutmann (1905–1998)......Page 98
Shoot an Object with Writing Covering the Entire Surface......Page 99
Place a Person’s Back in the Foreground in a Two-Shot of a Couple Facing Each Other......Page 100
Shoot a Person Performing a Gymnastic Feat......Page 102
CHAPTER 15 Lewis Hine (1874–1940)......Page 104
Document Child Labor......Page 105
CHAPTER 16 André Kertész (1894–1985)......Page 108
Photograph Someone Reading......Page 109
Stage or Find a Still Life......Page 111
CHAPTER 17 William Klein (1928– )......Page 116
Photograph Active Children......Page 117
Make Images Grainy......Page 119
Form a Relationship, However Brief, with Your Subjects......Page 120
CHAPTER 18 Dorothea Lange (1895–1965)......Page 124
Photograph Signs of Poverty......Page 125
Shoot Inside of a Streetcar......Page 126
Photograph a Café or a Restaurant Counter......Page 129
CHAPTER 19 Clarence John Laughlin (1905–1985)......Page 132
Make a Double Exposure......Page 133
CHAPTER 20 Helen Levitt (1913–2009)......Page 136
Photograph Children Playing......Page 137
Make a Near Match in Colors Duplicated in the Frame......Page 138
Find Animals in Configurations of Three......Page 139
Find Chalk Drawings on the Sidewalk or Building Walls......Page 140
Find a Window with a Subject Looking Out......Page 142
CHAPTER 21 Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989)......Page 144
Make a Black Background for a Flower Image......Page 145
Frame a Subject Covering Her Face with Her Hands......Page 148
CHAPTER 22 Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925–1972)......Page 152
Photograph Subjects Wearing Masks......Page 153
Make a Silhouette in Front of a Window......Page 154
CHAPTER 23 Lisette Model (1901–1983)......Page 156
Photograph a Pair of Elderly Women......Page 157
Frame Only the Bottom of People’s Legs......Page 158
CHAPTER 24 Tina Modotti (1896–1942)......Page 160
Photograph Multiple Telephone Wires......Page 161
CHAPTER 25 Arnold Newman (1918–2006)......Page 164
Frame Porches with People......Page 165
Include an Arrow in the Frame......Page 166
Emphasize Shapes in the Frame......Page 167
Frame Clothes Hanging to Dry......Page 169
CHAPTER 26 Marvin Newman (1927– )......Page 172
Take a Portrait of a Performer in Costume......Page 173
Catch a Passenger through a Bus or Train Window......Page 174
Photograph a Shadow Upside Down (or Rotate an Image with a Shadow in Photoshop)......Page 175
CHAPTER 27 Paul Outerbridge (1896–1958)......Page 178
Stage a Still Life......Page 179
CHAPTER 28 Gordon Parks (1912–2006)......Page 182
Frame a Musician Playing for Money......Page 183
Find Patterns in Religious Dress......Page 184
CHAPTER 29 Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956)......Page 186
Use a Variety of Angles to Photograph Objects and Subjects......Page 187
Photograph Repeating Balconies......Page 189
Photograph Buildings from the Bottom Up......Page 190
Make a Photo Montage......Page 191
CHAPTER 30 W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978)......Page 194
Photograph Trails from a Moving Vehicle......Page 195
CHAPTER 31 Aaron Siskind (1903–1991)......Page 198
Place People in Motion on a White Background......Page 199
Find Abstract Art on Walls......Page 203
Find Abstract Art in Architecture......Page 204
CHAPTER 32 Frederick Sommer (1905–1999)......Page 206
Frame a Landscape without a Horizon......Page 207
CHAPTER 33 Stephen Shore (1947– )......Page 210
Photograph an Old Car in an Old Neighborhood......Page 211
Shoot a Landscape of a Road with Two-Thirds of the Frame Filled with Sky......Page 213
CHAPTER 34 Julius Shulman (1910–2009)......Page 218
Avoid Converging Lines in the Frame......Page 219
Choose Indoor/Outdoor Settings......Page 221
CHAPTER 35 Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946)......Page 224
Find Dead or Dormant Branches in Front of a Cloud......Page 225
Rotate Cloud Photographs......Page 226
Zoom in Close When Photographing a Celebrity......Page 228
Photograph a Reflection of Subjects/Objects in a Body of Water......Page 229
CHAPTER 36 Paul Strand (1890–1976)......Page 232
Photograph a Toadstool......Page 233
Make a Fence Your Primary Subject......Page 235
CHAPTER 37 Edward Weston (1886–1958)......Page 238
Photograph a Lake Scene from the Top of a Hill......Page 239
Frame Vegetation against the Sea......Page 240
Find Programmatic Architecture......Page 241
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