Larry Fink on composition and improvisation / introduction by Lisa Kereszi.
By: Fink, Larry [author,, photographer.].
Contributor(s): Kereszi, Lisa [writter of added commentary.]
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BookSeries: Photography workshop series: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Aperture : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by ARTBOOK/D.A.P., [2014]Copyright date: ℗♭2014Edition: First edition.Description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781597112734 (paperback); 1597112739 (paperback).Other title: On composition and improvisation.Subject(s): Composition (Photography) | Photography, ArtisticDDC classification: 771 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 771 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00229762 |
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In this installment of The Photography Workshop Series, Larry Fink--known for his layered pictures in social settings--explores composing photographs and improvising within a scene to create images with both feeling and meaning.
In this series, Aperture works with the world's top photographers to distill their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography--offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Through words and photographs, Fink reveals insight into his own practice and discusses a wide range of creative issues, from connecting with the subject in front of the lens to shaping a vision that is authentic. Photographer Lisa Kereszi, a student of Larry Fink, provides the introduction.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Lisa Kereszi -- What does it look like to feel? -- Incongruency and the possibilities of photography -- Building the box -- Breaking the frame -- Under the influence -- Telling lies -- Choreographing miracles -- Between here and there -- Illumination and exaggeration -- Perception and perspective -- Looking for yourself within the subject -- The immediacy of desire -- Emotional composition -- The surface of the photograph -- Chance is everything -- Pushing the boundaries -- When it all comes together -- The zen in digital -- Going deeper -- Letting go -- From all things to your thing -- The goal is impossibility -- Influences.
In this book, Larry Fink, well-known for his layered pictures in social settings, explores composing photographs and improvising within a scene to create images with both feeling and meaning. Through words and photographs, he reveals insight into his own practice and discusses a wide range of creative issues, from connecting with the subject in front of the lens to shaping a vision that is authentic.--from the publisher.