Photography Judging - Ang, Tom

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Résumé :
This is a practical manual for judging photography in any context. From international competitions, awards and concours to personal projects and educational institutions, it is a unique source. This book can inform and help anyone who judges, evaluates, selects or uses photographs. Covering everything from the technical set-ups through aesthetic and ethical considerations to scoring methods and competition management. This book is a long answer to these questions. ? 'How do you judge a photograph?' ? 'What makes a photograph good or bad?' ? 'How can you spot one great photograph from thousands of others?' ? 'Surely judging photography is totally subjective?' ? 'What's the difference between a good photograph and a bad one?' ? 'How do you know what is a good photo?' ?This book is designed to be an essential guide for photographers of all grades ... and even if they need only to judge their own work. It offers essential reading and reference material for those who wish to enter their images to photography competitions, concours, or salons. Above all, it is designed to be a comprehensive handbook for those who carry any responsibility for judging photographic entries for awards or prizes at any level....

Biographie:
Tom is a leading authority on digital photography, a photographer, author, educator, TV broadcaster, and traveller. He won the Thomas Cook award for Best Illustrated Travel Book for his photography of the Marco Polo Expedition which pioneered the modern Silk Road crossing from Europe to China. He has worked as a magazine editor, picture editor, technical journalist, has exhibited internationally and was a university senior lecturer and course leader in photography for over twelve years during which time he pioneered academic links in the former Soviet Central Asia. Amongst his 40+ books on photography is the award-winning Photography - the definitive visual history, his best-selling Digital Photographer's Handbook which has sold over 700,000 copies and translated into twenty languages and the award-winning Digital Photography Masterclass. The presenter for two ground-breaking 6-part BBC series on digital photography, he also presented and wrote an award-winning 8-part photography series for Channel News Asia, Singapore. He has led workshops internationally, including London, Cape Town, Salzburg, Budapest, Dubai, Manila, Singapore and Auckland. He is a founding member of Sony World Photography Award, has been jury member for Czech Press Photo, Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Hamdan International Photography Award. A Sony Digital Imaging Ambassador for New Zealand and GettyImages contributor, he lives and works in New Zealand.