The working and Method book.
212 pages of THE LUMINA METHOD™ by Per Valentin: text, photographic questions, exercises and image critique. The book is an integral tool within the Method — not a bonus, and not a short workshop handout.
As a participant, you use the book to understand the questions behind the assignments and image reviews. It gives you a reference to return to when working on your own photographs.
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What the book covers.
- 01The manifestoThe principles behind the Method.
- 02MeaningWhy should the photograph be taken?
- 03The Third DimensionWhat stays with the person who has seen the photograph?
- 04SeeingWhat do you notice before you raise the camera?
- 05FeelingWhat mood should the photograph carry?
- 06IntentionWhat do you include, and what do you leave out?
- 07RhythmHow does the eye move through the photograph or series?
- 08IdentityWhich choices do you repeat until the photographs become recognisably yours?
- 09Photographic practiceHow to use the questions while you photograph.
- 10ExercisesAssignments that make the Method concrete.
- 11Questions for reflectionQuestions about your choices and photographs.
- 12SelectionHow do you choose the photographs that best do what you intended?
- 13Image critiqueHow to speak plainly about what a photograph does.
- 14SeriesHow do several photographs hold together?
- 15Visual signatureThe choices you repeat that make the photographs yours.
The chapters follow the dimensions of the Method and end in the practical work: selection, critique, series and your own visual language.
Where things stand.
The book is already used in LUMINA teaching. How and when it becomes more widely available has not been announced yet. Choose general LUMINA updates in First Access to hear news about the book.