Camera & Craft: Learning the Technical Art of Digital Photography

Camera & Craft deconstructs photographic principles, exploring photographic practice and following up with inventive exercises and demonstrations that challenge you to engage with your tools-all with the goal of helping you work more creatively.

Andy Batt is a professional photographer who creates images for editorial, advertising, interactive and corporate clients. A former faculty member of SVA's MPS DP program, he is known for his dramatic sports photos and portraits of interesting people. Andy's photography has most recently been featured in Photo District News (PDN), and his advertising work includes photographing NFL players, Indy Car racers and reality TV star Dog The Bounty Hunter. Candace Dobro is a portrait and still-life photographer and a writer/editor specializing in photo-related topics. She is a graduate of the MPS DP program at SVA. Jodie Steen owns 127 Productions, Inc., designing and implementing color-management solutions for top ad agencies, prominent artists and industry-leading photographers. Jodie is a former faculty member of SVA's MPS DP program. Series Editor Katrin Eismann is the founder and Chair of the MPS in Digital Photography program at SVA. Known as the Photoshop Diva, Katrin is an internationally respected artist, teacher and author. She specializes in creative digital photography and the impact of emerging technologies upon professional photographers, artists and educators.

Introduction. Chapter 1: Prerequisite-Photo 101. Chapter 2: It's Your Viewfinder: Interviews with the Pros. Chapter 3: Your Digital Skeleton. Chapter 4: Creative Control: Using Your Lens. Chapter 5: Light Becomes the Image. Chapter 6: Controlling the Light. Chapter 7: Your Color in Control. Chapter 8: Prepro/Shoot/Deliver: Interviews with the Pros. Chapter 9: Guest Photographs and Advice.