Colombia. Un viaje fotográfico

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.

Everyone puts their silver granite. Arabesques drawings -- The indiscreet eye of the cartoonist -- Photochemical precursors -- A small push -- From scientist to merchant -- First lights: Nicephorus Niepce -- The daguerreotype -- Latin American experiments -- Talbotype or calotype -- Wet collodion -- Comic Photography -- The Dry Plate -- Photographic Industries -- Industrial Visionary -- New concepts in the profession -- Not everything was lost with the world wars -- Mexican Light and shadow. First lights -- Finisecular moments -- In search of images -- Finding ways -- Contemporary nuances --...

Hoy en día, el hecho de poseer una cámara fotográfica y utilizarla, habitualmente en viajes o vacaciones o alguna fecha señalada, ha pasado a constituir algo normal. Sin embargo, como señala Alejandro Pradera en el prólogo de este libro, hay una diferencia entre lo que son buenas fotos y las demás. Distinguir las unas de las otras y enseñar los elementos necesarios para conseguir hacer las primeras es el objetivo al que va encaminado 'El libro de la fotografía', que, de forma sumamente didáctica, expone las bases de la técnica fotográfica y va orientando la práctica y las...