[ePub] Creations for Guitar Grade 3-5 by Yorgos Karagiannis in Arts-Photography

Review

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Great resource for "alternative processes"By ShutterbugI teach alternative processes and was looking for a smaller; and cheaper; version of Christopher James "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes". While I love James book; the cost has always made it a difficult choice to require my students to purchase; I would rather they had a bit more money for supplies to actually use some of the processes described in the book instead of just reading about them. This is where "Photographic Possibilities" comes to the rescue. Hirsch does a good job of summarizing photographic history as it relates to the use of processes in the first chapter of the book; and he keeps it interesting so even the shortest attention spans should be captivated. The rest of the book includes valuable information on classic B/W film and paper processes (face it; these are now alternative processes too); as well as discussing many of the more popular hand-coated processes like Cyanotype and Platinum/Palladium. The chapter on digital negatives is a good primer for a beginner to use; but like any textbook that includes current software and hardware; it is doomed to be out of date soon by no fault of Hirsch. The most valuable part of this textbook in my opinion is the chapter on how to actually incorporate the various processes and concepts into a work-flow that makes the best use of your materials and processes. I recommend this to any photographer wanting to expand their image making vocabulary; and instructors of alternative photography.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great IdeasBy A. VaughnThis book is full of great alternative photographic ideas from film and darkroom to digital. It also covers plenty of photographic history. Great book; itll be keeping me busy for a long time to come. :)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy L. K. Robertsgreat