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New title
Basics Creative Photography 03: Behind the Image Natasha Caruana and Anna Fox
$34.50
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The third book in AVA's Basics Creative Photography series, Behind the Image: Research in photography is a unique resource for the modern photographer. Professionals, students and enthusiasts alike will all benefit from this new guide demonstrating how to create compelling and evocative images. Encouraging research, reflection and debate, this new title will revolutionize the way new projects are approached.
By looking at how successful photographers have produced meaningful canons of work, Behind the Image gives readers the creative edge today’s photographers need to make their work stand out from the crowd. The book’s generous selection of images brings together an eclectic range of photographic styles and genres, creating a refreshing and inspiring resource for all.
AVA has a strong tradition of producing titles that teach students the importance of research in their chosen creative field. This book features a wide range of photographic contributions from students, amateurs and professionals, specifically edited to help students reflect on their own work in order to produce better images in the future.
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Key features
Designed to help students and professionals create better pictures, for portfolio or for profit.
Gives photographers essential research and communication techniques to complement their technical expertise through a range of practical tools and examples.
Encourages photographers to create images with longevity and to consider how to produce successful bodies of work for portfolios and exhibitions.
In 2010, Caruana was named as 'the one to watch' in the Royal Photographic Society Journal and featured in the British Journal of Photography.
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Natasha Caruana is a practising artist, lecturer of photography and founding director of the London-based studioSTRIKE artists' studios. She is currently a lecturer of photography at the University for the Creative Arts, UK. Anna Fox has worked in photography for thirty years. Her solo shows have been seen at The Photographer's Gallery, London, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, and her work included in numerous international group shows.
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Contributors and case studies
- Jeff Wall
- Hashem el Madani
- Karen Knorr
- Martha Rosler
- Vivian Maier
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Reviews
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‘Caruana and Fox have written an important and timely book. Broad in scope, with focused examples, this is an effective and engaging introduction to the convergences of practice and theory; spontaneity and systematic enquiry; critical engagement and creative exploration that research in photography involves.'
Fergus Heron, University of Brighton, UK'[Behind the Image] explains both the importance and how-to aspect of research – read this before you start your next project!'
Arts Thread blog, March 2012 -
Readership: Intermediate
978 2 940411 66 5
184 pages
200 colour images
230mm x 160mm
Paperback
March 2012
