Reveals the techniques, approaches, and equipment used by successful photojournalists, with advice on people pictures, picture editing, and cropping, sizing, and captioning a picture for impact and meaning

'Practical Photojournalism' covers the care and understanding of equipment and the technical skills in camera work. This new edition examines the latest developments in cameras and picture transmission, and the varied demands made upon photographers by newspapers, magazines and advertising. It looks at picture composition from studio work to news situations of many types and describes the techniques of picture editing and the use of pictures in media presentation. Press photography is not just a career - it is a way of life. Press photographers have a ringside seat on contemporary history. This book tries to explain how to make the most of that ringside seat. Practical Photojournalism covers the care and understanding of equipment, and the technical skills in camera work. This new edition examines the latest developments in cameras and picture transmission, and the varied demands made upon photographers by newspapers, magazines and advertising. It looks at picture composition from studio work to news situations of many types and describes the techniques of picture editing and the use of pictures in media presentation.Reviews:'...a must for every school and college in the country or for anybody contemplatingstarting a career as a press photographer.' Journalist'...considered by many to be the ultimate photographic textbook.' Pratical Photography'A worthwhile book which will become a standard for budding press to photographers/photojournalists and, no doubt, be found in most newspaper offices.'Despatches

Complemented by a critical introduction and full bibliography, a tribute to the work of the twentieth-century war photographer offers insight into how he risked his own life to capture the human pain and tragedy of war at sobering moments of death and suffering. Original.

Product Description: A comprehensive overview of the equipment, techniques, and approaches that have made successful photojournalists excel at their profession. This is the second edition of a book based on years of experience of both the author, Ken Kobre, and many contemporary leading photojournalists who were interviewed by the author...read more

Product Description: A comprehensive overview of the equipment, techniques, and approaches that have made successful photojournalists excel at their profession. This is the second edition of a book based on years of experience of both the author, Ken Kobre, and many contemporary leading photojournalists who were interviewed by the author...read more

Product Description: From a legendary American photojournalist, iconic photographs from the Korean War to Picasso at his most intimate.David Douglas Duncan is one of the most revered American photographers of the twentieth century. Born in 1916, he was a witness to most of the century and captured many of its historic events and epic personalities through his lens...read more

Product Description: The digital age has revolutionised the look of journalism, be it online or in print. The subsequent shift to multi-media and multi-platform publishing arguably makes visual appearance and branding more important than ever. Yet visual journalism remains a relatively under-theorised and under-researched field...read more

Product Description: An empathetic lens: The most extensive collection ever published on Robert Doisneau   As sensitive to human suffering as to the simple pleasures of life, Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the Photographie humaniste that swept through the 1950s...read more

Product Description: This book explores the role of photographs in newspapers and online news, analyzing how meanings are made in images and exploring text-image relations, illustrated with authentic news stories from both print and online news outlets.

Product Description: In "Bending the Frame," Fred Ritchin--Professor of Photography & Imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and author of "After Photography"--examines the complex relations between social justice and photojournalism in today's oversaturated political and media climates...read more

Product Description: "Computational Fluid Dynamics Based on the Unified Coordinates" reviews the relative advantages and drawbacks of Eulerian and Lagrangian coordinates as well as the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) and various moving mesh methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for one- and multi-dimensional flows...read more

Product Description: New York through the ages: Start the day with the city that never sleeps   Have your inspiration soar sky-high with TASCHEN's 365 Day-By-Day New York, your new permanent calendar. Each day you’ll discover a beautiful city portait and a related quote, bringing the essence of New York’s spirit and charm to your desktop...read more

Picture Editing is an introduction to the art and discipline of picture editing and picture management. It provides a thorough grounding in the subject. It discusses the varied context in which picture editing operates, including the thorny subject of image manipulation, and provides a framework for understanding picture editing as a many-stranded and complex task. Picture Editing is an introduction to the art and discipline of picture editing and picture management. It provides a thorough grounding in the subject. It discusses the varied context in which picture editing operates, including the thorny subject of image manipulation, and provides a framework for understanding picture editing as a many-stranded and complex task.The book combines detailed descriptions of the work involved with checklists, reference sources and exercises to help the student or trainee, and is illustrated with many photographs, including over forty colour photographs in the plate section.Picture Editing has been written for those who want to learn how to edit pictures, understand how picture editing works and learn about the debates that currently concern the subject. It will be useful to photography students, photographers new to the profession and to those contemplating a career in photography.Topics covered include:* Picture selection* Commissioning* Legal issues* Ethical and moral issues* Electronic picture desks* Tools * Entering the production cycle* Picture research* Picture editing contextsTom Ang is a freelance photographer and senior lecturer in photographic practice and course leader of BA (hons) Photography and Multimedia (part-time) in the School of Communications at the University of Westminster. he has worked on various magazines.Review:' A comprehensive guide to the art of picture editing for newspapers and magazines.'Professional Photographer