Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the History, Analysis, and Creation of Visual Media
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 220
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Since its creation in 1987, Adobe Photoshop has become the industry standard for digital photo editing, offering a variety of techniques in image creation.
Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the History, Analysis, and Creation of Visual Media by Patrick Flynn and Kyle Brannon includes exercises utilizing Photoshop for design, photography, and motion pictures. In the case of photography, the application of Photoshop is obvious. However, in the case of design and motion pictures, it is not an industry-recommended tool. It has been chosen as the digital software used throughout the book to simplify the amount of software required to work and learn these disciplines.
The book’s corresponding website includes video tutorials that address the most basic set of skills to help one become familiar with the program. Skills include resolution and file presets, basic photo retouching, text and shape creation, filters, animation panels, and much more.
Photoshop as a Tool for Visual Literacy
Section 1: Design
Prologue: What Is Visual Literacy?
Chapter 1: “Design Is All Around Us”
Chapter 2: “Semiotics”
Chapter 3: “Elements of Two-Dimensional Design”
Chapter 4: “Typography” Chapter 5: Poster Art Chapter 6: Design Exercises
Section 2: Photography
Prologue: The Camera Obscura
Chapter 1: The Invention of Photography
Chapter 2: “How a Camera Works”
Chapter 3: The Lens
Chapter 4: Lighting
Chapter 5: Composition
Chapter 6: Tips for Everyday Photography
Chapter 7: Photography Exercises
Section 3: Motion Pictures
Prologue: The Zoopraxiscope
Chapter 1: The Invention of Motion Pictures
Chapter 2: How a Movie Camera Works
Chapter 3: Types of Shots and Camera Moves
Chapter 4: Mise-en-scene: The Grand Undefined Term
Chapter 5: Shooting a Scene
Chapter 6: Montage: Putting It Together
Chapter 7: Motion Picture Exercises
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