Barrett, Terry Michael, 1945-

Criticizing photographs : an introduction to understanding images / Terry Barrett. - 4th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - x, 302 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-290) and index.

Preface - 1. About art criticism - 2. Describing photographs: what do I see? - 3. Interpreting photographs: what does it mean ? - 4. Types of photographs - 5. Photographs and contexts - 6. Judging photographs: is it good? - 7. Photography theory: is it art? is it true? is it moral? - 8. Writing and talking about photographs - Notes - Bibliography - Index.

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Photography, Artistic.
Photographic criticism.

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