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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Anne Geddes is an Australian photographer, who specializes in photographing newborns. After a difficult childhood on a cattle farm, she dropped out of school at 17. Later, she married and moved to Hong Kong for her husband’s work. There, she taught herself photography, and built up a small portfolio. She began focusing on baby photographs after using shoots of her two daughters for a family Christmas card proved popular. Back in Australia, she started...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Understanding the effect of different lighting conditions on a subject and knowing how to compose a balanced image are key skills for any photographer. How these elements work together can be complex, but learning how to achieve different outcomes will make your photography more interesting and fun. This program explores how lighting, composition and shooting techniques are combined to create the final image.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920 is among the world’s most visually documented revolutions. Coinciding with the birth of filmmaking and the increased mobility offered by the reflex camera, it received extraordinary coverage by photographers and cineastes—commercial and amateur, national and international. Many images of the Revolution remain iconic to this day—Francisco Villa galloping toward the camera; Villa lolling in the presidential
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
One of the most famous images in western history is a photograph of the Wild Bunch outlaw gang, also known as “The Fort Worth Five,” featuring Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid, and three other members of the gang dressed to the nines and posing in front of a studio backdrop. This picture, taken by John Swartz in his Fort Worth studio in November 1900, helped bring the gang down when distributed around the country by the Pinkerton Agency. It may be...
Pub. Date
[2012], c1998
Language
English
Description
In 1987, in a Viennese shop, hundreds of color slides from World War II were found. It turned out they had been made in the Lodz ghetto by a skilled amateur photographer named Walter Genewein, chief accountant on the ghetto council and a proud member of the Nazi party. In this documentary, filmmaker Dariusz Jablonski combines Genewein's disturbing images of ghetto life with the recollections of Dr. Arnold Mostowicz, the last surviving witness of the...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
With its combination of desert and mountain landscapes, the dramatic canyons of the Rio Grande, ancient pictographs, and remnants of pioneer ranch life, Big Bend National Park presents a wealth of subjects to the photographic eye. Add early morning and late evening sunlight, summer thunderstorms, and clear, star-spattered night skies, and the opportunities become irresistible.
Professional nature photographer and frequent Big Bend traveler Kathy Adams...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A detailed exploration of the concepts of composition, from basics such as the rule of thirds and leading lines to more advanced topics such as entry and exit points.
Composition can make an interesting subject bland or make an ordinary subject appear beautiful. In this course, photographer and author Ben Long explores the concepts of composition, from basics such as the rule of thirds to more advanced topics such as the way the eye travels through...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Explore the world of the small with this guide to macro and close-up photography gear, lighting, and technique.
It's a small world, and capturing it with a photograph can be challenging. In this course, photographer, author, and teacher Ben Long takes you on a fantastic voyage into the realm of the tiny, detailing the gear and shooting techniques necessary to capture extreme close-ups of everything from products to posies. After touring the possibilities...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Go beyond working with gear and software and discover your photographic passion. Learn how to get more personal in your work, find your inspiration, create a photo essay, and more.
You know your gear and your software tools. But as a photographer, how well do you know yourself? In this course, photography expert Steve Simon helps you discover your photographic passion as he lays out a roadmap for advancing your photographic skills. He covers getting...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Describes the tools, creative options, and special considerations involved in shooting with a DSLR camera at night or in low-light conditions, such as sunset or candlelight.
Join photographer and teacher Ben Long as he describes the tools, creative options, and special considerations involved in shooting with a DSLR camera at night or in low-light conditions, such as sunset or candlelight. The course addresses exposure decisions such as choice of...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Master the fundamentals of exposure with photographer Ben Long. Discover how to go beyond your camera's auto mode to craft exposures that will capture the look you want.
Arriving at the best exposure for a photo is part science and part art. Technology is on your side, but sometimes, to get the image you want, you have to override your camera's controls. In Photography Foundations: Exposure, Ben Long helps photographers expand their artistic options...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Shows how to understand, choose, and properly use lenses.
Many of the creative options available to a photographer hinge on an in-depth understanding of lenses. In Foundations of Photography: Lenses, Ben Long shows how to choose lenses and take full advantage of their creative options. The course covers fundamental concepts that apply to any camera, such as focal length and camera position, and shows how to evaluate and shop for DSLR lenses. The...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Discover the world of close-up and macro shooting with this concise, approachable introduction.
A great way to expand your photographic horizons is to get close—very close. With macro and close-up photography, you can discover new details in everyday objects and capture subjects that most people don't normally get to see. In this course, photographer and educator Joseph Linaschke provides an introduction to the worlds of macro and close-up photography....
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Ben Long shares strategies for capturing the best black and white images and techniques for converting to black and white in Photoshop.
In this Foundations of Photography, Ben Long shows photographers how to develop a black and white vocabulary and explains the considerations to take into account when shooting for this medium. The course follows Ben as he goes on location and explains what makes good black and white subject matter and how to visualize...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Gain a deeper understanding of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings, as well as how these settings expand your artistic options in any photographic situation.
Arriving at the best exposure for a photo is part science and part art. In this course—the second and final installment in the Photography Foundations: Exposure series—Ben Long helps photographers expand their artistic options by giving them a deeper understanding of shutter speed,...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide to improving the composition of your photos and making them more powerful.
In photography, composition isn't everything…but it's close. Effective composition can make a photo far more powerful by drawing the viewer's eye into the scene and guiding it in a way that conveys your intent as a photographer. In this course, photographer and educator Taz Tally details four pillars of effective, impactful composition: simplicity, asymmetry,...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the creative options and challenges involved in low-light shooting: indoors, outdoors, and under the stars.
Exploring the world of nighttime and low-light shooting is a great way to expand your photographic horizons. In this installment of Photography 101, photographer Joseph Linaschke provides an introduction to the creative options and technical considerations behind night and low-light shooting. Joseph explores indoor, candlelit...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to achieve professional-looking results with a mobile phone camera, using built-in features, optional accessories, and additional apps.
Discover how to use any smartphone camera as a serious photographic instrument, leveraging built-in features, accessories, and apps designed to expand shooting power. Instructor Ben Long starts with an in-depth exploration of photography basics and how to adjust camera settings for the best results in different...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn the concepts, tools, and techniques for lighting with flash—from improving built-in flash results to shooting with external and off-camera flash.
Harsh, unflattering lighting can ruin a photo—and with flash, it's easy to get harsh, unflattering lighting. But flash is a necessary part of a photographer's toolset—after all, the world doesn't always provide you with the best natural light. Fortunately, it isn't difficult to get great results...
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