Making Photographs: Planning, Developing and Creating Original Photography

Date

2015-02-26

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Publisher

Bloomsbury

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Book

Peer reviewed

Yes

Abstract

Highlighting the distinction between making, rather than taking photographs, Making Photographs introduces a structured way of developing creative solutions to the work you want to make, fusing personal ideas with knowledge, compositional elements and practical skills. The book explores a range of photographic practices, including portraiture, landscape, still life and abstract, and discusses techniques such as directorial photography, photomontage and camera-less photography. With practical exercises and additional reading suggested in each chapter, Making Photographs encourages you to tackle the challenges of the creative process on your own terms, enabling you to make informed choices about your development as a photographer.

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Review This book is a wonderful introduction to the art of 'photographic seeing', and follows the image-making process from inception to final display. It would be a most useful text for students who are beginning their journey into understanding photography, visual culture, and the world around themselves. -- Adam DeKraker, Associate Professor of Photography, Kendall College of Art and Design, USA

Keywords

Creative photography, composition, research, ideas, form, content, context

Citation

Simmons, M. (2015) Making Photographs: planning, developing and creating original photography. Bloomsbury

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Research Institute