Basic Critical Theory for Photographers
Publisher: Focal Press; Elsevier Focal Press
Published: August 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780240516523
Subjects: Photography & Photographs; Photography; Photo Techniques; Criticism; Techniques - General; Photography / Techniques
First sentence: Published in 1972 and based on a BBC television programme of the same name, this is a very influential text on art criticism.
Description: "This is the ideal book if you want to understand key debates in photography and have a ready-made structure within which to discuss and explore these issues. It is accessible to students, from high school to university level, but will also be of interest to the general reader and to those photographers whose training and work is concerned with the practical aspects of photography." "Also includes invaluable glossary of terms and a substantial index that incorporates the classic texts, helping you to navigate your way through these un-indexed works. The book also contains useful information on photo-mechanical processes, explaining how a photograph can appear very differently, and as a result be interpreted in a range of ways, in a variety of books."--Jacket.