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The Photographer's Playbook

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The Photographer's Playbook offers a hands-on approach to mastering photography through 307 assignments, ideas, and stories from renowned photographers and professionals. Edited by Jason Fulford and Gregory Halpern, it provides creative exercises to enhance shooting and editing skills, start new projects, and explore photography beyond conventional limits. Featuring contributions from John Baldessari, Tina Barney, Stephen Shore, and others, plus a unique Polaroid alphabet and subject guide, this book inspires both individual and group learning.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for photography students, teachers, amateurs, and anyone fascinated by the art and craft of taking pictures looking to expand their skills and creative perspectives.

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307 assignments and ideas by John Baldessari, Tim Barber, Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Shannon Ebner, Sam Falls, Jim Goldberg, John Gossage, Katy Grannan, Takashi Homma, Miranda July, Chris Kilip, Susan Meiselas, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Stephen Shore, Alec Soth, Mark Steinmetz, Tim Walker, and many more

Over 250 inspiring and fun photography assignments from leading photographers and educators, including John Baldessari, Elinor Carucci, Sandra Phillips, Stephen Shore, and Alec Soth

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The best way to learn is by doing. The Photographer's Playbook features photography assignments, as well as ideas, stories, and anecdotes from many of the world's most talented photographers and photography professionals.

Whether you're looking for exercises to improve your craft—alone or in a group—or you're interested in learning more about the medium, this playful collection will inspire fresh ways of engaging with the photographic process.

Inside, you will find advice for better shooting and editing, creative ways to start new projects, games and activities, and insights into the practices of those responsible for our most iconic photographs—John Baldessari, Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Jim Goldberg, Miranda July, Susan Meiselas, Stephen Shore, Alec Soth, Tim Walker, and many more.

The book also features a Polaroid alphabet by Mike Slack, which divides each chapter, and a handy subject guide. Edited by acclaimed photographers Jason Fulford and Gregory Halpern, the assignments and project ideas in this book are indispensable for teachers and students, and great fun for everyone fascinated by taking pictures.

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The British Journal of Photography praises the book for animating photography through composition and passion, calling it a slap in the face for the obvious and an indispensable resource. Resource Magazine recommends it for amateurs eager to learn from today's successful photographers. Juxtapoz highlights it as a treasure trove of perceptive advice, making it an invaluable guide for anyone interested in photography.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781597112475

Publisher: Aperture

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 June 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Aperture

Illustration: Illustrated throughout

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jason Fulford

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 790g

Pages: 440

About the Author

Jason Fulford is a photographer and cofounder of the nonprofit publisher J&L Books. He has lectured at more than a dozen art schools and universities and is a contributing editor to Blind Spot magazine. Fulford’s photographs have been featured in Harper’s, the New York Times Magazine, Time, Blind Spot, Aperture, and on book jackets for Don DeLillo, John Updike, Bertrand Russell, Jorge Luis Borges, Terry Eagleton, Ernest Hemingway, and Richard Ford. He is a 2014 Guggenheim fellow, and his published books include Sunbird (2000), Crushed (2003), Raising Frogs for $$$ (2006), The Mushroom Collector (2010) and Hotel Oracle (2013). Gregory Halpern received a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an MFA from California College of the Arts. His third book of photographs, entitled A (2011), is a photographic ramble through the streets of the American Rust Belt. His other books include Omaha Sketchbook (2009) and Harvard Works Because We Do (2003). In 2014 he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He currently teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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