I have always had a love for photography. In college I took as many courses as I could. I couldn?t learn enough, and I even enjoyed the processing photographs almost as much as taking them. Photographer and author Hugh Lawton recently released his Photography in the Digital Age: Volume I – The Art of Image Capture. He was inspired by Ansel Adams? three books on photography, which are The Camera, The Negative and The Print. These three books stand as the definitive works for the traditional art of emulsion and chemical-based photography. However, Adams understood that electronics would have a huge impact on the art of photography. In his second volume, The Negative, Adams discusses the imminent “electronic revolution”.
Since the publication of Adams’ books, that electronic revolution has changed the face of photography, but until now, there hadn?t been any books which explored all of the aspects of the art of photography in electronic revolution until Photography in the Digital Age. Lawton’s series of three volumes address the shift to this new technology, and explores the integration of traditional photographic techniques with digital photography.
The Series Contains:
Volume I ? The Art of Image Capture
Volume II ? The Image Master File
Volume III ? Images for Print, Licensing, and Internet
Volume I: The Art of Image Capture guides the reader through the process of image capture including:
? The historical events that make up the electronic revolution
? The key concept of visualization
? Scientific theories of light as well as the alternative light spaces that can be used to empress black-and-white and color images
? Ansel Adams? Zone System as it applies to both film and digital mediums
? Image alteration through the use of filters
? Image capture for both natural and artificial light photography
? A step-by-step review of the workflow involved in image capture and documentation
About the Author:
Hugh Joseph Lawton had a successful 35-year career in software development. Hugh was enthralled with the random beauty of nature. His passion for photography and nature had been a life-long pursuit that has culminated his collection of over 2,500 photographic images from wilderness locations on six continents.
He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, surrounded by the historical and artistic influences of Frank Lloyd Wright, Ernest Hemingway and Edgar Rice Burroughs (all celebrated residents of Oak Park), which contributed to his interests in the arts. He studied at Western Michigan University, Columbia College and UC Berkeley.
Photography in the Digital Age: Volume I – The Art of Image Capture is a great resource for any visual artist or anyone that has a strong interest in photography. I would even recommend this book for anyone who wants to know more about the digital revolution. I for one was not excited about the digital age it took me a number of years before I converted to a digital camera.
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You can?purchase a copy of?Photography in the Digital Age: Volume I – The Art of Image Capture on Amazon.com.
