Download the fantastic book titled Good Pictures written by Kim Beil, available in its entirety in both PDF and EPUB formats for online reading. This page includes a concise summary, a preview of the book cover, and detailed information about "Good Pictures", which was released on 23 June 2020. We suggest perusing the summary before initiating your download. This book is a top selection for enthusiasts of the Photography genre.
Summary of Good Pictures by Kim Beil PDF
A picture-rich field guide to American photography, from daguerreotype to digital. We are all photographers now, with camera phones in hand and social media accounts at the ready. And we know which pictures we like. But what makes a "good picture"? And how could anyone think those old styles were actually good? Soft-focus yearbook photos from the '80s are now hopelessly—and happily—outdated, as are the low-angle portraits fashionable in the 1940s or the blank stares of the 1840s. From portraits to products, landscapes to food pics, Good Pictures proves that the history of photography is a history of changing styles. In a series of short, engaging essays, Kim Beil uncovers the origins of fifty photographic trends and investigates their original appeal, their decline, and sometimes their reuse by later generations of photographers. Drawing on a wealth of visual material, from vintage how-to manuals to magazine articles for working photographers, this full-color book illustrates the evolution of trends with hundreds of pictures made by amateurs, artists, and commercial photographers alike. Whether for selfies or sepia tones, the rules for good pictures are always shifting, reflecting new ways of thinking about ourselves and our place in the visual world.
Detail About Good Pictures PDF
- Author : Kim Beil
- Publisher : Stanford University Press
- Genre : Photography
- Total Pages : 333 pages
- ISBN : 1503612325
- Release Date : 23 June 2020
- PDF File Size : 36,8 Mb
- Language : English
- Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews
Clicking on the GET BOOK button will initiate the downloading process of Good Pictures by Kim Beil. This book is available in ePub and PDF format with a single click unlimited downloads.
