New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350049314)

Those born since the digital revolution, seem to have the hardest time re-imagining the role of photography in the world today. Thinking of photography as a visual language is the approach this book adopts to addresses this challenge.Considering photography in this way develops the metaphor of 'learning a language' when attempting to explain what photography can be, and what it can give a student in transferable creative and life skills. This begins with challenging the pre-conception that successful photography is defined by the successful single image or 'the good photograph'.The book emphasises the central role of narrative and visual storytelling through a technique of 'photosketching' to develop the building blocks of visual creativity and ultimately to craft successful bodies of photographic work.New Ways of Seeing explains how to both learn and teach photography as a visual language, appropriate for both professionals and students working today.

Author: Grant Scott
ISBN-10: 135004931X
ISBN-13: 9781350049314
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2019
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2020