Sculpting with Light

Sculpting with Light
Author: Allison Earnest
Publisher: Amherst Media
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1608951049

Techniques for creating flawless lighting show photographers of all levels how to take full control of their photographic atmosphere in this indispensable guide. Illustrating the physics that govern light; the visual difference between the eye and camera; the qualities of incident and reflected light; and the effects of the size, intensity, direction, contrast, and ratio of light, this manual offers tools for sculpting the face for remarkable portraits. The three desirable positions for the main light are described in detail, as well as how to use those arrangements to accentuate all types of faces—oval, long, angular, heart-shaped, and square—to create portraits with a variety of different effects, from romantic to edgy to high fashion.

Sculpting Towards the Light

Sculpting Towards the Light
Author: Luigi Costanzo
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9781988286815

"'Stone carving is a slow, meditative experience. The process can be transformative. Each of my projects has taken life's rough moments and opens them up to the discovery of our shared humanity. The finished work may be the sculpture, but the creative process is never ending.' Sculpting Towards the Light is an intimate and insightful story of a sculptor and his work. It follows the paths of imagination and activity which gave birth to a unique work of art. The paths are diverse and unexpected, twisting into personal history, racing forward into the future, and then resting in the euphoric moments when the mind and its thoughts no longer exist and the carving occurs as if of its own accord. Here is a unique story about play and work, imagination, and action. Costanzo looks at the past that has shaped him and his future as an artist working in an ancient medium, while the world races toward digital Armageddon."--

Lumia

Lumia
Author: Keely Orgeman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300215185

A long-overdue publication that restores Wilfred to the art-historical canon Lumia presents a long-overdue reevaluation of the groundbreaking artist Thomas Wilfred (1889-1968), whose unprecedented works prefigured light art in America. As early as 1919, many years before the advent of consumer television and video technology, Wilfred began experimenting with light as his primary artistic medium, developing the means to control and project unique compositions of colorful, undulating light forms, which he referred to collectively as lumia. Manifested as both live performances on a cinematic scale and self-contained structures, Wilfred's innovative displays captivated audiences and influenced generations of artists to come. This publication, the first dedicated to Wilfred in over forty years, draws on the artist's personal archives and includes a number of insightful essays that trace the development of his work and its relation to his cultural milieu. Featuring a foreword by the celebrated artist James Turrell, Lumia helps to secure Wilfred's rightful place within the canon of modern art.

Sculpting Towards the Light

Sculpting Towards the Light
Author: Luigi Costanzo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-09-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781988286808

"Stone carving is a slow, meditative experience. The process can be transformative. Each of my projects has taken life's rough moments and opens them up to the discovery of our shared humanity. The finished work may be the sculpture, but the creative process is never ending." Sculpting Towards the Light is an intimate and insightful story of a sculptor and his work. It follows the paths of imagination and activity which gave birth to a very unique work of art. The paths are diverse and unexpected, twisting into personal history, racing forward into the future, and then resting in the euphoric moments when the mind and its thoughts no longer exist and the carving occurs as if of its own accord. The author writes, "There is a point in each sculpture where my energies collide. At first there is the initial inspirational emotion, full of conviction, demanding that I communicate its essence. The emotion has been concretely felt but the sculptural representation of that emotion remains vague. It is as if I am sleepwalking, unaware of where I am going. I can also feel playful in a place of excitement where there are no time pressures and few expectations. My mind becomes an elevator with predetermined automatic stops: journal writing, pencil sketches, listening to music, reading and meditative walking in nature. Eventually, a three-dimensional structure materializes from the midst of this contemplation." Here is a unique story about play and work, imagination and action. Costanzo looks at the past that has shaped him and his future as an artist working in an ancient medium, while the world races toward digital Armageddon.

Sculpting Space in the Theater

Sculpting Space in the Theater
Author: Babak A. Ebrahimian
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2006
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

If you are working in theater involved in set creation, lighting or costume design this book will inspire you to reach the heights of the masters as you learn how they succeeded. To move a world from text to stage requires unique and considered design. Sculpting Space in the Theater reveals the philosophy and process of the most influential set, costume and lighting designers working in theater today. The designers profiled in this book - all of whom have established a visible signature and particular design process - have had a remarkable impact in the field of theater design worldwide. Interviews, illustrated with photographs and working sketches, reveal the vision behind designs, and personal anecdotes reveal lessons learnt, providing a practical insight into how designers approach their work, and achieve the effects they want.

The Digital Photographer's Guide to Light Modifiers

The Digital Photographer's Guide to Light Modifiers
Author: Allison Earnest
Publisher: Amherst Media
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1608951715

Focusing exclusively on light modifiers and making the most of the least equipment, this in-depth handbook is ideal for use by the beginner and advanced amateurs who wish to take their photography to the next level. Including diagrams and lighting set scenes to facilitate learning and adapting technique, step-by-step critiques of several portrait sessions, and an extensive review of a variety of light modifying tools—from barn doors and snoots to gels, umbrellas, and strip boxes—this invaluable textbook style book reveals the precise steps for obtaining dimension and depth for indoor and outdoor portrait sessions. This resource is a must-have for beginner photographers looking to discover a treasure trove of fresh, creative lighting inspiration, that will surely help add diversity and creative style to your photography

How to Look At Photographs

How to Look At Photographs
Author: David Finn
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1994-03
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

... This book has been written to help you discover what the eye of the photographer can teach you . You may become an inspired photographer can teah you. You may become an inspired photographer after reading this book, or become a collector of photographs, or become a more appreciative visitor to photographic exhibitions in museums and galleries. Any of these will have made this book worthwhile. But even more important is the hope that your life may be enriched by the art of seeing ...

Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa
Author: Joan Schoettler
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781455623976

From the Japanese-American internment camps to the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, Ruth Asawa's life journey is one filled with challenges and obstacles turned into triumphs through perseverance and a unique vision. -- Provided by publisher

Passages in Modern Sculpture

Passages in Modern Sculpture
Author: Rosalind E. Krauss
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1981-02-26
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780262610339

Studies major works by important sculptors since Rodin in the light of different approaches to general sculptural issues to reveal the logical progressions from nineteenth-century figurative works to the conceptual work of the present.