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    The Story Behind The Images
    The Story Behind The Images
    The Story Behind The Images
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    The Story Behind The Images

    By Scott Wittenburg

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    From fashion to still life to alternative processes, take a journey behind the lens with the host of Photography 101 as he presents what went into each image and what went on behind the scenes. Explore a variety of photographic techniques while learning tips on how to shoot compelling fashion and portrait shots in the studio and on location. Also included is a how-to section with step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of alternative processes including infrared photography, image transfers, emulsion lifts, SX-70 manipulations, salt prints, and cyanotypes. As a combination coffee table book and how-to manual, this dazzling collection of images will engage and inspire!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScott Wittenburg
    Release dateApr 12, 2014
    ISBN9781311867087
    The Story Behind The Images
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    Scott Wittenburg

    Scott has written twelve novels including his most recent, Guess Who's Next, which is Book 4 of the Alan Swansea Mystery Series. Other titles include The Smithtown Project, The May Day Murders Sequel, The May Day Murders, Greshmere, See Tom Run, Katherine's Prophecy and The Wall. Scott has also written two non fiction photography books including Built From Scratch: Adventures In X-ray Film Photography With A Homemade 11x14 View Camera and The Story Behind The Images. He is also host of the popular photography podcast, Photography 101.Scott lives in Worthington, Ohio with his wife, Marilyn.

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      The Story Behind The Images - Scott Wittenburg

      Introduction

      My fascination with photography began when I was around twelve years old. I can still remember my first camera: a hard plastic Kodak Brownie Hawkeye with a shiny dome-shaped flash attachment. The magical ability of capturing a brief moment in time on a piece of film was just one of many things that attracted me to photography as a kid. There was always a special sense of adventure in loading a fresh roll of film into my Brownie in subdued light then heading off into the unknown in pursuit of something new to photograph.

      I have tried in hindsight to figure out exactly what it was about taking pictures that made me feel so absolutely enthralled about the photographic process back then. Besides the adventure aspect, it also seemed like such a mature thing for a young kid to be doing while the other kids were knocking around a wiffle ball in their backyards. I mean — this was serious stuff! Add this to the fact that I was a hyper kid who hated sitting around with nothing to do and it isn’t too hard to rationalize why photography was such a great fit for me as a youngster.

      A long time has gone by since those childhood days but I am every bit as fascinated by photography today as I was back then. I still get excited waiting to see an image I shot — whether it be on the LCD screen of my digital SLR, in a tray of paper developer, or after peeling apart a Polaroid instant print. The magic is still there, every bit as strong as it ever was.

      Photography has been there for me through all of my life learning experiences: adolescence, high school, college, playing music in bands, my seven years living in New York City, my marriage, etc, etc. Had I not had my camera along with me for the ride throughout these experiences, they would not seem nearly as rich and meaningful as they seem to me now.

      This book reflects my photographic experiences over the last twenty years — from when I began my career as a professional photographer in NYC in the mid-eighties to the present. I decided to publish this book because I feel that I have something worth sharing that will (hopefully) be enjoyable for the casual reader and informative for the aspiring photographer.

      I decided to narrow the genres of photography I have been involved with down to three: fashion/glamour, still life/product and alternative processes. These are the ones that I have always been most passionate about. Weeding out the actual images I wanted to use was by far the most daunting task of all, no thanks at all to my haphazard system of organization. Over the years my images have been preserved in what can only be described as organized chaos, with a few slide pages stored here, some of my black and white prints stuffed into there, most of my negatives buried somewhere else, and organization nowhere!

      Once I had the images picked out, I had to decide how to approach the actual manuscript—should I simply present the images and let them speak for themselves or include a section on how I made this image, step-by-step, allowing the teacher in me to impart his knowledge?

      I finally settled on a compromise of sorts: Let the images speak for themselves but add a brief dissertation for each one plus a separate how-to section addressing some of the more challenging techniques I used. How well this format works is at this point anyone’s guess.

      So here it is, The Story Behind The Images. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have enjoyed producing it!

      S.W. December, 2006

      Fashion and Glamour

      The majority of my work as a professional photographer has been in fashion and glamour photography. To me, fashion is not necessarily about trying to sell the latest clothing styles of a particular generation nor is glamour necessarily what everyone

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