Photography

Jim Stone is an Associate Professor of Photography at the University of New Mexico. His photographs have been collected by the Museum of Modern Art and The Smithsonian American Art Museum, among many others. Books of his work include Stranger Than Fiction (Light Work, 1993),Historiostomy (Piltdown Press, 2001), and Why My Pictures are Good (Nazraeli Press, 2005).He has also published six higher education titles that are widely used in university courses: A User¹s Guide to the View Camera, Darkroom Dynamics, Photography, Photography: The Essential Way, A Short Course in Photography, and A Short Course in Digital Photography.  Barbara London has authored and co-authored many photography books from their first editions to their current ones, including Photography, Photography: The Essential Way, A Short Course in Photography, A Short Course in Digital Photography, The Photograph Collector's Guide, and more. John Upton, Professor Emeritus, was for many years Chair of Photography at Orange Coast College, one of the largest photography departments in the U.S. He has curated a number of exhibitions, including Color as Form: A History of Color Photography. His work is included in many private and public collections, including the New York Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art.

• In this Section: 1) Brief Table of Contents2) Full Table of Contents    BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Chapter 1. Getting StartedChapter 2. CameraChapter 3. LensChapter 4. Exposure, Sensors and FilmChapter 5. ColorChapter 6. Setting up a Digital DarkroomChapter 7. Image EditingChapter 8. Digital PrintingChapter 9. Organizing and Storing Your WorkChapter 10. Print Finishing and DisplayChapter 11. LightingChapter 12. Extending the ImageChapter 13. Seeing PhotographsChapter 14. History of Photography    FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Chapter 1. Getting StartedIntroducing the CameraGetting Your Camera ReadyFocusing and Setting the ExposureTaking Your PictureWhat Will You Photograph?  Chapter 2. CameraBasic Camera ControlsThe ShutterThe ApertureUsing Shutter and Aperture TogetherChoosing a CameraKeeping the Camera Steady  Chapter 3. LensFrom Pinhole to LensLens Focal LengthSpecial-Purpose LensesFocusing your LensesFocus and Depth of FieldPerspectiveGuidelines for Buying a LensGetting the Most from your Camera and Lens  Chapter 4. Exposure, Sensors and FilmExposure BasicsHow to MeterResponding to LightSelecting and Using FilmExposure Latitude and Dynamic RangeFilm and Sensor SpeedUsing FiltersExtending Beyond Visible LightUsing Exposure  Chapter 5. ColorColor: Additive or SubtractiveColor Photographs: Three Image LayersColor CharacteristicsColor BalanceMaking a Color Print from a Negative  Chapter 6. Setting up a Digital DarkroomHardware and SoftwarePhotographs Are FilesColor ManagementChannelsHistogramsImporting Your ImagesSetting Up a WorkflowWorkflow Applications  Chapter 7. Image EditingDigital Post-Processing: Getting StartedAn Image-Editing WorkflowAdjusting Color and ValueAdjusting All or Part of an ImageOther Editing CommandsCompositing  Chapter 8. Digital PrintingPrinters and PrintingPrinting OptionsDisplay your WorkEthics: How Far Can You Go?  Chapter 9. Organizing and Storing Your WorkImage StorageMetadata: Data About Your FilesSoftware to Keep You OrganizedArchiving Digital ImagesArchiving Film and Prints  Chapter 10. Print Finishing and DisplaySpotting to Remove Minor FlowsMounting a Print  Chapter 11. LightingDirection of LightDegree of Diffusion: From Hart to Soft LightAvailable Light – OutdoorsAvailable Lights – IndoorsArtificial LightThe Main Light: The Dominant SourceThe Fill Light: To Lighten ShadowsLighting with FlashSimple Portrait LightingMultiple-Light Portrait SetupsLighting Textured ObjectsLighting Reflective ObjectsLighting Translucent ObjectsUsing Lighting  Chapter 12. Extending the ImageUsing ScaleMultiple ImagesFabricated to be PhotographedThe Photograph as ObjectUsing ProjectionsMaking a BookAlternative ProcessesPinhole PhotographyHow to Make a Close-Up Photograph  Chapter 13. Seeing PhotographsBasic ChoicesBasic DesignMore ChoicesLooking at – and Talking About – PhotographsShowing Your Work to Editors and Others  Chapter 14. History of PhotographyThe Invention of PhotographyDaguerreotype: “Designs on Silver Bright”Calotype: Pictures on PaperCollodion Wet-Plate: Sharp and ReproducibleGelatin/Emulsion/Roll-Film Basse: Photography for EveryoneColor PhotographyEarly PortraitsEarly Travel PhotographyEarly Images of WarTime and Motion in Early PhotographyThe Photograph as a DocumentPhotography and Social ChangePhotojournalismPhotography as Art in the 19th CenturyPictorial Photography and the Photo-SecessionThe Direct Image in ArtThe Quest for a New VisionPhotography as Art in the 1950s and 1960sPhotography as Art in the 1970s and 1980sDigital Photography Becomes MainstreamA Gallery of Contemporary Photography