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by Angela Faris Belt
The Elements of Photography, 2nd Edition
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Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface: It’s Elemental
Introduction: The Grammar of Photographic Language
Chapter 1 Before You Begin
What is the Photographic Image?
Examining Subject, Content, and Form: Three Photographs
How Do I Select a Subject?
Flowchart Method: Moving From Subject to Shot List
Finding Your Thread
Chapter Exercises: Selecting your Subject
Chapter 2 Metering and Exposure
What is Exposure?
Understanding Your Light Meter
Putting It All Together
Digital Media Histograms Demystified
Three Tonal Ranges: Exposure and Histograms Explained
Advanced Explanation of Exposure
Chapter Exercises: Metering, Equivalent Exposures, and Bracketing
Chapter 3 Framing, Borders, and Multiple Frames
Part 1: Framing
Introduction: Framing, the First Photographic Element
Conscious Framing, Visual Quality, and Photographic Meaning
Organizing the Frame: Picture Planes, Vantage Point, and Juxtaposition
Visual Variety
Contact Sheets: Key to Choosing the Best Frame
Cropping: A Second Chance to Frame it Right
Chapter Exercises, Part 1: Framing Your Subject in Conscious Ways
Portfolio Pages
Part 2: Borders, The Exterior Edges of the Frame
Introduction: What Purpose Does a Border Serve?
Traditional Darkroom Borders and Techniques
The Digital Realm: Borders without Film
Chapter Exercises, Part 2: Experimenting with Borders
Part 3: Multiple Frames to Create a Single Image
Introduction: Extending the Frame
Gestalt Images
Chapter Exercises, Part 3: A Faceted Approach to Your Subject
Portfolio Pages
Chapter 4 Apertures: Focus, Lenses, and Clarity
Introduction: Focus, The Second Photographic Element
Apertures: A Brief Technical Review
Cameras without Lenses
Affecting Visual Quality and Meaning with Apertures and Lenses
Chapter Exercises: Using Apertures and Focus to Communicate
Portfolio Pages
Chapter 5 Shutter Speeds: Time and Motion
Part 1: Shutter Speeds, The Third Photographic Element
Shutter Speeds: A Brief Technical Review
Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning with Time
The Decisive Moment: Three Intersecting Factors
Transcribing Time onto a Photograph
Chapter Exercises, Part 1: Using Shutter Speeds with Your Subject
Portfolio Pages
Part 2: Multiple Moments in Time
Introduction: Combining Shutter Speeds to Expand Meaning
Overlapped Time: Multiple Moments in a Single Frame
Sequences: Spacing Multiple Frames
Scanner as Camera: When the Medium Moves
Moving Single Image Frames
Chapter Exercises, Part 2: Experimenting with Multiple Moments
Portfolio Pages
Chapter 6 Materials, Processes, and Presentation: The Aggregate Image
Part 1: Going Back to the Beginning
The Aggregate Image: Structure and Scale
Image Size and Scale
Part 2: How Images Exist in the World
Final Presentation in the Gallery
Chapter Exercises: Experimenting with the Aggregate Image
Portfolio Pages
Conclusion
In the End, the Elements Combine
Index
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