Hunter, Fil et al, (2009). Light: Science and Magic. An Introduction to
Photographic. Lighting, Focal Press. Wells, Liz, (2009). Photography: A Critical
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Photography 1 The Art of Photography Essential reading Cotton, Charlotte, (2009). The Photograph as Contemporary rt (2nd revised ed), Thames and Hudson Freeman, Michael, (2007). The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos, The Ilex Press Hunter, Fil et al, (2009). Light: Science and Magic. An Introduction to Photographic Lighting, Focal Press Wells, Liz, (2009). Photography: A Critical Introduction (2nd edition), , Routledge Caruana, Natashia and Fox, Anna (2012). Behind the Image: Research in Photography, AVA Publishing
Recommended further reading Badger, G. (2011) The Genius of Photography. London: Quadrille Publishing. Shore, S. (2007) The Nature of Photographs: a Primer (2nd edition). London: Phaidon Press Jay, Bill and Hurn, David, (1997) On Being a Photographer (Kindle edition), LensWork Publishing Prakel, D. 2007. Basics Photography: lighting. Laussane: AVA Publishing. Prakel, D. 2009. Basics Photography: exposure. Laussane: AVA Publishing. Prakel, D. 2007. Basics Photography: composition. Laussane: AVA Publishing. Sontag, Susan. (1979) On Photography, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Szarkowski, J. (2007) The Photographer’s Eye. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Wells, Liz. (2002) The Photography Reader, London: Routledge Warner, M.W., 2002. Photography: a cultural history. London: Lawrence King Publishing
Essential journals British Journal of Photography www.bjp-online.com Hotshoe www.hotshoeinternational.com/home.do Photoworks www.photoworksuk.org/publication/magazine/default.asp
Essential websites thefreemanview.com strobist.blogspot.com http://www.aperture.org/
Out of print books may be available from the following websites: www.amazon.co.uk or www.abebooks.com
You can also view and download some free out of print e-books from www.gutenberg.org and www.scribd.com
You should also consider buying, or borrowing from the public library, monographs of individual photographers whose work appeals to you. Close study of a limited number of photographers will repay the effort.
It may well be worthwhile approaching the librarian of your local FE college or university to see what arrangements, if any, they have for non-registered students to use their library. This is the current booklist for this course. Please note that as changes and updates to this list are made, these are placed on www.oca-student.com, so check your booklist for updates when you are on the website.
