1st Edition

Camera & Craft: Learning the Technical Art of Digital Photography (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)

By Andy Batt, Candace Dobro, Jodie Steen Copyright 2015
402 Pages
by Routledge

402 Pages
by Routledge

402 Pages
by Routledge

#2 on Photo.net's list of Best Photography Books of 2014! To create successful imagery, you need to balance technical know-how and aesthetic vision. In Camera & Craft , we deconstruct photographic principles in new ways to help you think through your process. Together with nine guest photographers, we explore photographic practice and follow up with inventive exercises and... Read more

Introduction. Chapter 1: Prerequisite—Photo 101. Chapter 2: It’s Your Viewfinder: Interviews with the Pros. Chapter 3: Your Digital Skeleton. Chapter 4: Creative Control: Using Your Lens. Chapter 5: Light Becomes the Image. Chapter 6: Controlling the Light. Chapter 7: Your Color in Control. Chapter 8: Prepro/Shoot/Deliver: Interviews with the Pros. Chapter 9: Guest Photographs and Advice.

Biography

Andy Batt is a professional photographer who creates images for editorial, advertising, interactive and corporate clients. A former faculty member of SVA’s MPS DP program, he is known for his dramatic sports photos and portraits of interesting people. Andy’s photography has most recently been featured in Photo District News (PDN), and his advertising work includes photographing NFL players, Indy Car racers and reality TV star Dog The Bounty Hunter.

Candace Dobro is a portrait and still-life photographer and a writer/editor specializing in photo-related topics. She is a graduate of the MPS DP program at SVA.

Jodie Steen owns 127 Productions, Inc., designing and implementing color-management solutions for top ad agencies, prominent artists and industry-leading photographers. Jodie is a former faculty member of SVA’s MPS DP program.

Series Editor Katrin Eismann is the founder and Chair of the MPS in Digital Photography program at SVA. Known as the Photoshop Diva, Katrin is an internationally respected artist, teacher and author. She specializes in creative digital photography and the impact of emerging technologies upon professional photographers, artists and educators.