Linking what students may have already learned about traditional photography to the digital world, this introductory text covers the topic from such decisions as whether to use digital or regular film to the choice of methods for the storage of images. Along the way it covers scanning, basic imaged editing, layers, composite images, adjustment layers, color channels, and electronic publishing.
For more than 150 years, our world has been profoundly influenced by the photographer's art. Unique among media, photography preserves our personal and collective memories, creates powerful mental images, and chronicles the flow of history itself.
The first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts, and is now established as one of the leading textbooks in its field.
The now venerable textbook continues its double focus on technique and visual awareness, updating the technical aspects to include the digital dimension infiltrating the profession, and placing more emphasis of ways to improve visual awareness.