The Photo Student Handbook: Essential Advice on Learning Photography and Launching Your Career Path - Hardcover

Horner, Garin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367618168 ISBN 13: 9780367618162

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

The Photo Student Handbook is a collection of short, easy-to-read chapters filled with expert advice on enhancing image-making skills and launching a career as a professional photographer.

Designed to help students grow beyond the technical aspects of photography, this book presents a variety of methods and strategies proven to strengthen visual awareness, engage creative thinking, and deepen the conceptual aspects of image-making. Topics include how to:

- improve the ability to see actively

- understand light as a main character

- cultivate a creative mind

- make a standout portfolio

- unpack critical theory

- find and develop a creative voice.

Packed with valuable tips, insights, and advice from over a hundred instructors, professionals, senior students, and experts, this book is engineered to help instructors guide students step-by-step through the methods and strategies needed to achieve creative success both in the classroom and the real world.

This book is ideal for intermediate- and advanced-level photography students and instructors alike. Visit the accompanying website www.photostudent.net for extra chapters, exercises, quizzes, and more.

About this title

About the Author

Garin Horner is an award-winning educator, photographer, and author. He is the Director of the Adrian College Center for Effective Teaching and Vice-Chair and Secretary for the Midwest Chapter of the Society for Photographic Education. His previous works include The Photography Teacher’s Handbook and Teaching Photography, 2nd edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367618168
• ISBN 13: 9780367618162
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228