CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 PART 1: FRAMING AND BORDERS
What Is “The Photographic Image” Exactly?
Framing: The First Photographic Element
Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning through Conscious Framing
Organizing the Frame: Vantage Point, Juxtaposition, and Picture Planes
Contact Sheets: Key to Choosing the Best Frame
Cropping: Framing After the Fact
Borders: The Exterior Edge of the Frame
Traditional Darkroom Border Techniques
The Digital Realm: Borders Without Film Edges
CHAPTER 2 FOCUS: APERTURES, LENSES, AND DEPTH OF FIELD
Focus: The Second Photographic Element
Apertures: A Brief Technical Background
Depth of Field: A Brief Technical Background
Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning with Apertures and Lenses
Digital Darkroom Focus Effects
CHAPTER 3 SHUTTER SPEEDS: TIME AND MOTION
Shutter Speeds: The Third Photographic Element
Shutter Speeds: A Brief Technical Background
Affecting Visual Quality and Photographic Meaning Using Shutter Speeds
The Delineation of Time in a Photograph
Traditional Darkroom Techniques for Overlapped and Blurred Time
CHAPTER 4 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES: THE AGGREGATE IMAGE
Materials and Processes: Technical Considerations and Visual Outcomes
A Case Study in the Effects of Materials and Processes
In the Gallery: Display Materials and Considerations