Perspectives on Place

Jesse Alexander is a freelance photographer, writer and educator. He has contributed articles and criticism for numerous print and online photographic publications. Jesse is currently Photography Curriculum Leader at the Open College of the Arts, UK and a Visiting Lecturer in Documentary Photography at the University of South Wales, Newport, UK.

Introduction Where is the Landscape? Distinction as a Genre Why Explore Landscape Art? Health/Safety/Law/Ethics Advice on Giving and Receiving Feedback Chapter 1: TAMING THE VIEW Geography, Metaphor, Autobiography Frames and Formats Lenses for Landscapes Tripod or Handheld? The Zone System Managing Dynamic Range Compositional Conventions Landscape Narratives Assignment 1 Chapter 2: DEFINING NATURE What is 'Beauty'? The Pastoral and the Picturesque The Qualities of Light The Sublime Where is the Wilderness? Voyages in the Landscape Assignment 2 Chapter 3: SYNTHETIC VISIONS Depth-of-field and Focal Planes The 'Temperature' of Light Analogue and Digital Filters Infrared Light Lighting the Land Interpreting Technologies Pictorialism vs. 'Straight' Photography Assignment 3 Chapter 4: LANDSCAPE, POLITICS and POWER Landscapes of Industry New Topographics Environmental Politics Gender and the Landscape Personal and National Identities Assignment 4 Chapter 5: The PRESENCE of ABSENCE Landscape and Memory Landscapes of Conflict The Aftermath Liminal Spaces From Spaces to 'Places' Assignment 5 Glossary; Bibliography; Webography; Index