To fully understand photography, it is essential to study both the theoretical and the technical. This book combines theory and practice in one text, exploring photographic ideas alongside processes.

Rebekah Modrak is a studio artist whose work has been shown at The Sculpture Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, and Kenyon College. She is Associate Professor in the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan where she teaches courses involving photography, animation, mixed media, and photographic history.

Bill Anthes is Associate Professor of Art History at Pitzer College. He has received awards from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center, the Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and the Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant Program.

Selected Contents: Part 1: Vision Essay: Vision: The Eye, Perception and Conventions of Sight Essay: Mediated Vision: Photography & Optical Devices Tools, Materials & Processes: Vision Part 2: Light and Shadow Essay: Light and Shadow Tools, Materials & Processes: Light and Shadow Part 3: Copying, Capturing and Reproducing Essay: Copying, Capturing & Reproducing Tools, Materials & Processes: Reproductive Processes Part 4: Editing, Presentation and Evaluation Essay: Series and Sequence Essay: Word and Image Tools, Materials & Processes: Editing, Presentation and Evaluation