J Dennis Thomas

Urban and Rural Decay Photography

How to Capture the Beauty in the Blight

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Produktbeschreibung

Urban and Rural Decay Photography offers expert tips and techniques for capturing breathtaking photographs of decay scenes, whether in urban or rural settings. Author J. Dennis Thomas guides you through the history of decay photography, shows you what equipment you need, and discusses digital, film and HDR capture and composition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 229mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9781138458031
• ISBN-10: 1138458031
• Artikelnr.: 50151940

Autorenporträt

J. Dennis Thomas is a photographer and author based in Austin, TX. He has been photographing a wide assortment of subjects for over two decades and has published over two dozen books and dozens of articles. His photographs have appeared in many?prestigious magazines, including Rolling Stone, SPIN , and Country Weekly, and have been displayed in galleries across the country. His fascination with decay photography?started in his early career and has continued to develop to this very day.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Chapter 1: About Decay Photography. Key Photographers. Urban
Decay. Rural Decay. Safety Issues. Legal Issues. Photographer's Rights.
Chapter 2: Equipment. Cameras. SLR's and DSLR's. Rangefinders. TLR. Toy
Cameras. Smartphones. Compact Cameras. Point and Shoots. Mirrorless
cameras. Lenses. Wide-angle. Mid-Range, Standard, or Normal. Telephoto. IS,
VR, OIS, and more. Tripods. Chapter 3: Composition and Technique. Quality
of Light. Rule of Thirds. Balance and Symmetry. Leading Lines and Patterns.
Textures. Color. Isolating the Subject. Chapter 4: Shooting Digital.
Sensors. Analog to Digital. Resolution. Dynamic Range. Exposure. Aperture.
Shutter Speed. ISO Sensitivity. Using Histograms. Shooting RAW. White
Balance. Noise and Noise Reduction. High ISO Noise. Long Exposure Noise.
Noise Reduction. Chapter 5: Shooting with Film. Film Types. Black & White
Negative. Color Negative. Transparency or Color Positive. Instant
(Polaroid). Film Processing at Home. Supplies. Loading Film. Chemistry and
Processing. Chapter 6: Shooting in Low Light. Settings. ISO Sensitivity.
Shutter Speed. Aperture. Digital. Shoot RAW. Set your white balance.
Exposure. Noise Reduction. Film. Reciprocity Failure. Chapter 7: Digital
Post Processing. Finding the Keepers. Metadata. Tonal Adjustment and Color
Correction. Black and White Conversions. Color Conversions. TtV: Melding
Film and Digital. Chapter 8: High Dynamic Range. Bracketing. Tone Mapping.
Exposure Blending. Software. Chapter 9: Decay Portraiture. Gear and
Settings. Lighting Tips. Soft Light and Hard Light. High Key and Low Key.
Direction. Available Light. External Light. Index.