A 25-year best seller rewritten for today's students. Rosen and DeVries have completely updated and revised
their classic text, Introduction to Photography, to meet the needs of today's students who work with both film
and digital materials. The new text presents traditional photographic technique as in previous editions but with
content updated to reflect advances in technology. In addition, the theories, tools and practices of digital
imaging are thoroughly covered and integrated throughout the text. The text works well for those who use either
traditional or digital imaging techniques exclusively in their courses, as well as those who've developed hybrid
courses using both.
Photography and Digital Imaging, Fifth Edition, is the guide your students need to learn how to communicate visually
through photography! The comprehensive text covers the skills needed to make effective photographic images and
to process, print, and finish them using either traditional or digital technologies.
The new 5th edition retains features that work.
No skimping on information to make a "lite" book
Comprehensive and thorough treatment of topics
Lavish use of quality illustrations
Field and laboratory exercises
Modular approach with learning objectives and key concepts
Practice tests and explanatory answer keys
Illustrated step-by-step boxes guide the student through photographic techniques
Provides up-to-date working practices for both
Covers digital and film cameras
Chemical and digital photography
Scanners, scanning and file formats
New films, photographic materials and digital sensors
Two completely new chapters cover beginning and advanced Digital Print Making
Over 20 new step-by-step boxes teach the techniques of the digital darkroom
Special topic sections include:
Famous photographs and master photographers
Careers in photography
Creative printing techniques
Making fine digital prints
Available light photography
Large format photography
Processing for permanence
Safe handling of photo chemicals
Law and ethics for photographers
The self-directing feature of Photography and Digital Imaging allows students to instruct themselves in basic
skills and procedures. Each unit includes an overview of relevant theories to furnish a conceptual background,
then step-by-step boxes guide the students through the fundamental processes of chemical and digital photography.
The instructor's role can thus be more tutorial or image-based, allowing the student-teacher interaction to adjust
to the needs of individual students.
Because successful photography also depends on a photographer's perception and style, the book encourages students
to seek out subjects that interest them and guides them in communicating information, ideas, and feelings effectively
by visual means. Students are motivated by peer examples and this edition continues the practice of using student
works to illustrate the various principles. Students recognize that these achievements are within their grasp,
that students like themselves produced the images.
Dual platform CD-Rom included with each text contains:
valuable software for image editing
full-color versions of selected photographs
practice tests and explanatory answer keys
listing of helpful and relevant web sites
equipment and supply sources
professional organizations and hotlines
workshop and program information
publications
tables of current films and materials
time and temperature charts
model release form
client licensing agreement
approximate equivalent focal lengths for
access to authors' companion website
various film formats
personal film developing sheet for recording specific film developing data