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Introduction to Photography

A Visual Guide to the Essential Skills of Photography and Lightroom
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Introduction to Photography by Mark Galer serves as an essential guide for beginners aiming to master the fundamentals of photography. Designed primarily as a college textbook, this book supports Photography 101 courses by teaching the essentials of camera use, specifically with interchangeable lens cameras such as DSLRs and mirrorless models. It also covers the basics of image editing through Adobe Lightroom, empowering students to take creative control of their photography.

The book adopts a step-by-step, jargon-free approach, carefully selecting clear and concise explanations accompanied by large illustrative images. Each image demonstrates how specific camera controls influence the visual outcome, allowing readers to quickly grasp essential skills for creative and technical proficiency.
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This book is ideally suited for college students beginning photography courses and instructors seeking a structured, easy-to-follow teaching resource. It will benefit anyone who wants a straightforward, practical introduction to camera techniques and post-processing, especially those using DSLR or mirrorless cameras.

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This "ready-to-run" college course-in-a-book features all the resources required to complete a basic camera craft course in a short period of time, including online assessment tools and videos on the companion website.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Introduction to Photography is intended to be the primary textbook to support any college wishing to run a Photography 101 course for students. The course is designed to offer tutors an independent learning tool, enabling students to master the craft of using an interchangeable lens camera (DSLR or Mirrorless) and the basics of an image-editing program, specifically Adobe Lightroom, to take creative control of the imaging process.

The curriculum offers a step-by-step and jargon-free approach to learning the fundamental skills of creative camera control. Each page features a large image with a brief explanation of how the creative controls of the camera have influenced the resulting visual appearance of the image.

Information on each page is stripped down to the essentials, with text carefully selected to be unambiguous and kept to the bare minimum, ensuring rapid acquisition of the skills offered. This effective course-in-a-book enables students to quickly become technically proficient while allowing instructors to efficiently evaluate students’ progress.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138854512

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 July 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 246.0mm

Height: 174.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 174

About the Author

Mark Galer is a seasoned professional photographer, educator, author, contributing editor for Australian Photography and Digital magazine, Adobe Influencer and Photoshop Guru. He has been a featured author with Focal Press for over 20 years, has served as a Senior Lecturer and Program Director of the BA Photography course at RMIT University in Melbourne and is the Sony Alpha Ambassador for Australia.

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