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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE A Guide for Teachers Michael F. O'Brien and Norman Sibley Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts
Copyright 1445 Da\ is Publications. Inc. Worcesicr. Massachusetts. U.S.A. Coordinating Editor: Claire Moubray Guiding Production Editor: Nancy Wood Bedau Design: Janis Owens Production Artist: Tricia Def'orge Manufacturing Coordinator: Steven Vogelsang No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval sy stem without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Davis is not aulhori/ed to grant permission for lurther uses of copyrighted selections or images reprinted in this text without the permission of their owners. Permission must be obtained from the individual copyright owners as identified herein. Address requests for permission to make copies of Davis material to Permissions, Davis Publications Inc.. 50 Portland Street. Worcester. MA 01608. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: S7192-2S4-3 109876543
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REVISED EDITION THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EY
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Student photograph by Gregory Conra
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Part 3 People, Places & Things: Exe
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part 1 Getting Started Student phot
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chapter 1 S urprisingly few new art
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light, producing a positive image o
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Mathew Brady, Magazine in Battery R
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Peter Henry Emerson, Gunner Working
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Alfred Stieglitz, The 'Flat Iron',
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chestra. His first photographic job
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1959 Development of first zoom lens
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Minor White, Moon and Wall Encrusta
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Fortunately, however, commercial ph
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1904-71 Margaret Bourke-White, Airs
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Variations Mixed in with these gene
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Student photograph. 34 The Photogra
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violin money can buy, but a blues s
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Each kind of lens has its own chara
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Additional Tools Once you've select
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whether the camera is in manual or
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motor-drives, see Appendix 4.) In t
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• Film-Advance Sprocket Just to t
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EXERCISE Testing the Shutter & Aper
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Is a plastic hose interesting? It i
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Attention to detail is the primary
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54 The Photographic Eye Weighting t
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still seem to be interestingly dist
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FOCAL POINT: Composition Tips As yo
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An unusual kind of balance is produ
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Two kinds of dynamics are at work i
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EXERCISE Mat Frame Turn to the back
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Student photograph by Jay Le Claire
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produced. Skill is the key ingredie
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Another "rule breaker"—this time
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Placing everything in sharp focus h
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focused. Use a focusing aid (see Ap
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EXERCISE Sample Crit Describe the d
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The value of this photograph is res
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How would you evaluate this photogr
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Used correctly, the "point of depar
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Student photograph by Linda Raymond
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There are three basic line effects
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How many basic line effects are in
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Notice the soft-focus lines behind
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EXERCISE Pattern Your assignment is
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Can you distinguish line from textu
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Student photograph by Man- McCoy. 9
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photograph, your attention may also
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EXERCISE Leaves Your next assignmen
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A series of similar curves, an inte
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In this high-contrast print, shape
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106 The Photographic Eye
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As with line and texture, a photogr
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EXERCISE Circles & Ovals Use at lea
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Student photograph by Bruce Cakebre
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Bright sunlight is best suited to c
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An unlighted subject against a ligh
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Low-light tends to be very somber,
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FOCAL POINT: Light Meters If your c
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couch. The average light in the sce
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promote rhythm. Alternating bands o
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long, or "wide," depth of field, th
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A skillfully handled blurred motion
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A fast shutter speed (or flash) wil
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Panning will at least slow down a m
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EXERCISE - Blurred Movement Assignm
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Converging lines and an appropriate
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For now, let's stick with the liter
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feet, making distant objects appear
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you'll have many focal lengths to c
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Student photograph by Russell Wells
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EXERCISE Point of View Assignment:
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part 3 People, Places & Things: Exe
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chapter 12 Things y now, you should
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1886-1958 Edward Weston, Pepper, 19
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Student photograph by Charles Stuar
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Student photograph by Han June Bae.
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Student photograph by William Roche
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Student photograph by Lynne Mattiel
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,- Student photograph by Lynne Matt
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EXERCISE Old Things Assignment: Pho
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chapter 13 Places s you progress fr
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1902-1984 Places 169
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Student photograph by Al Webb. Stud
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Student photograph by Mark Crew. St
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Student photograph by Gerald Allen
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The placement of the cat, combined
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EXERCISE Construction Sites Assignm
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chapter 14 People oving from photog
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is especially useful on location, i
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People 185
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EXERCISE Elders Assignment: Do a se
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Student photograph. Student photogr
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EXERCISE Side-Lit Portrait Assignme
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Student photograph by Michael Cothr
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EXERCISE Mood Portrait Assignment:
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chapter 15 Putting It All Together
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1908- During World War II he served
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Student photograph by Amy Walsh. Pu
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EXERCISE Rain Assignment: Do a seri
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Student photograph by Vinnie Rodzie
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Student photograph by Karen Demuth.
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chapter 16 Breaking the Rules hroug
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Diane Arbus, Identical Twins, 1966.
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Student photograph by John Dean. St
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Student photograph by Dave Hornback
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Student photograph by Lynne Mattiel
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As this photograph demonstrates, gr
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EXERCISE Photo-Copy Photos Assignme
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Variations: Shoot a sequence at dif
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In this example, an excerpt from a
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appendix 1 Processing PROCESSING FI
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perience. Start by loading your pra
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influences, such as incorrect expos
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The enlarge: can be raised or lower
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6. Place the negative file over the
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The easiest way to identify the emu
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Page 240 and 241: appendix 2 Color t's a good idea to
Page 242 and 243: Complicated Imagery The first thing
Page 244 and 245: of white mat board) or flash fill (
Page 246 and 247: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS In additio
Page 248 and 249: more important consideration: cropp
Page 250 and 251: appendix 3 Manipulation & Presentat
Page 252 and 253: 5. Use an 8" strip of masking tape
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Page 260 and 261: Retouching Even if you are extraord
Page 262 and 263: appendix 4 Advanced Techniques TOOL
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Page 266 and 267: amount of control over everyday lig
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Page 274 and 275: Glossary Aperture Ring The ring on
Page 276 and 277: Index Adams, Ansel, 23, 152, 168, 1
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Page 282: Acknowledgments The authors wish to
Page 285: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS The following is
Page 289 and 290: Introduction TECHNIQUE vs. CREATIVE
Page 291 and 292: port 1 Teaching with The Photograph
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Page 299 and 300: PREPARING THE CLASSROOM slide show
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Page 307 and 308: part 2 Planning the Course Naturall
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Page 311 and 312: STUDENT PORTFOLIO Our recommended g
Page 313 and 314: RESEARCH PROJECTS You may want to m
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Page 319 and 320: RETEACHING OPTIONS AND PRODUCTIVE P
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Page 323 and 324: Chemicals A student examines a newl
Page 325 and 326: Photo Processes to be Avoided in th
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Page 333 and 334: ADDITIONAL SOURCES Films 50 Write t
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54 lines. A reasonable amount of le
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Photograph Evaluation Name Assignme
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Early Photography — Reading Works
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Early Photography — Reading Works
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Early Photography — Photography R
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Quiz for Chapter 2 — Tools 9. Wha
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Quiz for Chapter 2 — Tools — An
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Film Developing — Photography 8.
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70 Contents Chapter 1: From Blurs t
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72 Contents Chapter 12: Things Chap
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