by Luca Bendandi
(Not to be confused with Christina Z. Anderson’s Experimental photography workbook)
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A book about special effects and manual printing techniques.
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About the book:
- Authors: Marco Antonini, Sergio Minniti, Francisco Gómez, Gabriele Lungarella, Luca Bendandi.
- Edited by Luca Bendandi.
- website: www.vetroeditions.com/Experimental-Photography
- Size: 23,5 cm x 18 cm
- 240 pages hardcover
What’s in it for me?
Description of book
Photography has always been about experimentation, and the advent of digital imaging hasn’t stopped this creative force. Now more then ever, in fact, adepts of the craft are discovering new frontiers for reinvention.
Experimental Photography brings an insider’s eye to the cutting edge in new analogue photographic techniques, showcasing the most interesting and creative modifications for low-cost film cameras, manual printing techniques and unconventional uses of the medium.
This book guides the reader through the world of photographic special effects and manipulations, documenting techniques and approaches, experimenters and camera makers, as well as their extraordinary creations. To chronicle the scene at its broadest, it also includes a selection of some of the most exciting experimental photographers out there today.
Experimental Photography is a manifesto for resisting visual homogenization.
Including artwork by Akroyd & Harvey, Wayne M. Belger, Binh Danh, Matthew Brandt, Francesco Capponi, Jno Cook, Édouard Decam, Ruth Erdt, Cesare Fabbri, Barbara Ghidini, Francisco Gómez, Paolo Gioli, James Guerin, Kwanghun Hyun, Tayo Onorato & Nico Krebs, Brana Vojnovic, Abelardo Morell and many others.
Description
Experimental Photography is the first manual ever to break down into a step-by-step format the experimental techniques that photographers use to subvert or expand conventional camera technology, heralding a new era in photography.
The book features technical sections that define a particular process and show how to carry it out, accompanied by examples of the finished images. These are interspersed with illustrated interviews with photographers who use these techniques, examining what their work aims to do and how it is made.
Some techniques, such as photograms or lumenprints, are cameraless; others involve building simple cameras from unexpected materials or exploiting the limitations of toy and disposable cameras for artistic effect. Camera hacking—breaking rules in exposure, zooming, panning, focus, and composition; modifying the camera to produce slit-scans; or adding filters—can produce a variety of exciting results.
Film can also be manipulated or distressed, and many experiments can be conducted during the preparation of negatives and prints. Even once the print has been produced, creativity continues: mordançage, for example, provides a controlled degrading of the print, and bleaching and encaustic can be used to create new effects.
For practicing photographers as well as anyone interested in artistic photographic techniques, this is an unprecedented sourcebook of practical inspiration that celebrates the work of the exceptional artists, “hackers,” and artisans who are pushing the boundaries of how we conceive of photography.
