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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs
Between early 2020 and spring 2021, Oxford - like the rest of the
UK - was subject to a series of restrictions to combat the spread
of the Covid-19 pandemic. After initial hesitation, the government
stipulated that face masks should be worn in certain contexts to
reduce transmission. These masks soon became obligatory but also a
matter of personal choice in terms of how they looked and what they
signified. Over a year, Oxford-based photographer Martin Stott
recorded hundreds of images of masked individuals in the city,
revealing the extraordinary diversity and individuality at play in
a public health measure that was previously unfamiliar to most
people. Politics, identity, fashion, subversion and resilience are
all colourfully expressed in Stott's subjects who were photographed
in a range of everyday contexts. This book presents 56 of these
photographs. Wear a Mask!, echoing Anthony Fauci's memorable plea
for collective action, provides a striking visual record of how
Oxford's population reacted to an unprecedented public health
crisis and turned face masks into a powerful expression of identity
Exposure. It's essential to producing high-quality photographs, but
mastering exposure is difficult. At last there's a BetterPhoto
guide to exposure, packed with BetterPhoto's signature assignments,
diagrams, tips, and illustrations. It's like a full-scale
photography course between the covers of the book-all taught the
BetterPhoto way, just like photographers learn at the top
photography-instruction site on the web. There's plenty of
information here on both digital and film photography, discussing
how different file formats affect exposure, how to adjust digital
files, color correction, combining digital exposures, and much
more. The author's stunning full-color photographs make this
hardworking guide as inspiring as it is instructive.
As Others See Us is based on a new photographic exhibition from
Tricia Malley and Ross Gillespie, who together form the renowned
partnership broad daylight. It forms part of Homecoming 2009,
celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth. The
exhibition consists of 20 portraits of prominent and influential
Scots, including Eddi Reader, Edwin Morgan, Peter Howson and Janice
Galloway. The portraits capture a unique insight into the sitter,
enhanced by the accompanying text, as each was asked to contribute
their favourite poem from Robert Burns, and to explain why it is
special to them and what they think it means to Scots today.
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