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Short Course in Photography, A: Digital, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (February 6, 2018) © 2019

  • Barbara London Multimedia Learning
  • Jim Stone University of New Mexico
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For courses in the Fundamentals of Digital Photography.

Explore basic techniques in digital photography

A Short Course in Photography: Digital presents the basic techniques of photography in its contemporary digital form. Authors Barbara London and Jim Stone discuss photographic techniques in depth, enabling students to keep up with modern technology and to explore artistic choices. In addition to the basics of digital photography, this brief text covers the impact of computers and software on the art of photography.

The 4th Edition includes new photos by contemporary artists, information on the latest digital camera technology and software, and integrated coverage of workflow applications.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Project boxes provide activities for students to try, reinforcing the technical and expressive skills they've learned.
  • How Did You Do questions encourage students to think about techniques and their end results.
  • The text provides guidance on how to make prints, including how to use image-editing software, select ink and paper, print the photos, and display them in a mat and frame.
  • The authors examine the latest in digital camera technology, including the full-featured non-DSLR camera and cell phone cameras.
  • The text devotes special attention to automatic focus and automatic exposure and how to override these features when it is better to adjust the camera manually.
  • The authors present detailed coverage of types of lenses, lighting and software.

New and updated features of this title

  • UPDATED: The 4th Edition offers coverage of the latest camera technology and software. This includes the integration of workflow applications (including Capture One Pro) as well as expanded coverage of a Camera Raw workflow.
  • UPDATED: An updated Chapter 10, The History of Photography, explains the explosion of color photography in the 1970s.
  • NEW: The 4th Edition includes new photographs by significant contemporary artists, including Sam Comen, Adam Ekberg, Kate Joyce, David Leventi, Martina Lopez, Christoph Oberschneider, Todd Owyoung, Geoffrey Robinson and Ian van Coller.
  • UPDATED: The authors cover technical updates and current product information, including updated demonstrations and example photographs, throughout the text.

1. Camera
2. Lens
3. Light and Exposure
4. Digital Workplace Basics
5. Image Editing
6. Printing and Display
7. Organizing and Storing
8. Using Light
9. Seeing Like a Camera
10. History of Photography

About our authors

Jim Stone is an Associate Professor of Photography at the University of New Mexico. His photographs have been collected by the Museum of Modern Art and The Smithsonian American Art Museum, among many others. Books of his work include Stranger Than Fiction (Light Work, 1993), Historiostomy (Piltdown Press, 2001) and Why My Pictures are Good (Nazraeli Press, 2005). He has also published 6 higher education titles that are widely used in university courses: A User's Guide to the View Camera, Darkroom Dynamics, Photography, Photography: The Essential Way, A Short Course in Photography and A Short Course in Digital Photography.

Barbara London has authored and co-authored many photography books from their first editions to their current ones, including Photography, Photography: The Essential Way, A Short Course in Photography, A Short Course in Digital Photography, The Photograph Collector's Guide and more.

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