Barbara London – författare

For courses in Photography The most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for today's photography students Photography helps students learn how to make photographs, how to control photographic processes, and how different photographers employ them for their own creative purposes. As with each edition of this hallmark text, authors Barbara London, Jim Stone, and John Upton provide comprehensive yet practical coverage of both the traditional practice of photography and the now-dominant contemporary digital techniques. Integrating material on chemical and digital processes throughout, the Twelfth Edition offers fully up-to-date coverage of digital techniques, equipment, and workflow.

For courses in the fundamentals of digital photography.

Explores basic techniques in digital photography

Modeled after the widely used A Short Course in Photography: Film and Darkroom, the 4th Edition of A Short Course in

Photography: Digital presents the basic techniques of photography in its contemporary, digital form. This brief volume emphasizes the most up-to-date learning techniques, allowing readers to keep up with modern technology and explore artistic choices via in-depth discussion of photographic techniques.

In addition to covering the basics of digital photography, this title also covers the impact of computers and software on the art of photography. The 4th Edition includes new contemporary photographs by great artists, information on the latest digital camera technology and software, and integration of workflow applications.

For courses in the fundamentals of photography.

Explores the fundamentals of photography

A Short Course in Photography: Film and Darkroom, 10th Edition introduces readers to the fundamentals of photography including black-and-white, color, and digital. Topics covered include equipment, accessories, the exposure and development of film, and the making and finishing of prints. The authors also offer advice on how to select the shutter speed, point of view, or other elements that can make the difference between an ordinary snapshot and an exciting photograph. All aspects of photography are clearly explained, with every pair of pages covering a complete topic, along with accompanying illustrations, diagrams, and photos.

In addition to learning the basics of photography, readers will also be exposed to photographs by great photographers and artists, including Deborah Willis, Roe Ethridge, and Gordon Parks. The 10th Edition includes new artistic examples by contemporary artists, technological updates, and discussion of the latest digital applications.

Photography provides thorough yet practical coverage of both the traditional practice of photography and the now-dominant digital techniques. Authors Jim Stone and Barbara London help you understand the fundamental photographic processes, as well as how different photographers employ them for their own creative purposes. The 13th Edition has been updated to reflect the latest in the field. Chapters 8 to 11, dedicated to digital technique, have been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of digital photography. More than 3 dozen new photographs illustrate technical concepts and help you develop visual awareness. And the coverage of health and safety reflects the latest standards in the field.

Photography provides thorough yet practical coverage of both the traditional practice of photography and the now-dominant digital techniques. Authors Jim Stone and Barbara London help you understand the fundamental photographic processes, as well as how different photographers employ them for their own creative purposes.

The 13th Edition has been updated to reflect the latest in the field. Chapters 8 to 11, dedicated to digital technique, have been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of digital photography. More than 3 dozen new photographs illustrate technical concepts and help you develop visual awareness. And the coverage of health and safety reflects the latest standards in the field.

A personal and expert account of the artists and events that defined the medium’s first 50 years, written a true expert in the field‘London’s book excites because it brings new artists into a lineage worthy of greater stuff. Her passion for lesser-known figures … is contagious.’ – ARTnews, The Best Art Books of 2020Since the introduction of portable consumer electronics nearly a half century ago, artists throughout the world have adapted their latest technologies to art-making. This first-hand account by the curator who has been following video art from its beginnings in the late 1960s, when artists first adapted portable consumer technology to art-making, spotlights video’s ongoing importance in the art world, tracing the genre’s development alongside the advances in technology that have continued to open up new possibilities for artists. London has worked closely and personally with the artists she writes about, who span generations, including Joan Jonas, Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, Shirin Neshat, Pipilotti Rist, Miranda July, Ragnar Kjartansson, and Ian Cheng. The text is both art-historical and personal –  weaving together background information and insightful interpretations with unique anecdotes and experiences to trace the history of video art as it transformed into the broader field of media art – from analog to digital, small TV monitors to wall-scale projections, and clunky hardware to user-friendly software. In doing this, she reveals how video evolved from fringe status to be seen as one of the foremost art forms of today.