The History of Photography

The History of Photography
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Publisher : UNM Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0826320767
ISBN-13 : 9780826320766
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis The History of Photography by : Alma Davenport

A compact, readable, up-to-date overview of the history of photography.

Camera

Camera
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Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105124109617
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Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Camera by : Todd Gustavson

"Few inventions have had as powerful an influence as the camera, and few modes of expression have enjoyed the enduring artistic, scientific, and popular appeal of photography. We are so focused on the products of the camera, the indelible images marking our lives and times, that it's easy to forget the instrument itself has a history. Now that history has been comprehensively traced for photography buffs and amateurs alike by Todd Gustavson, Curator of Technology at George Eastman House. In this ... volume, hundreds of new and archival images from George Eastman House bring the story to life and provide an unmatched reference source. Vast in its scope, this ... book is an in-depth visual and narrative look at the camera, and consequently photography itself"--Jacket.

A History of Photography in 50 Cameras

A History of Photography in 50 Cameras
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Publisher : Firefly Books
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 0228103630
ISBN-13 : 9780228103639
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Photography in 50 Cameras by : Michael Pritchard

A History of Photography in 50 Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each model and tracing the stories of the photographers who used and popularized them. Illustrated throughout with studio shots of all fifty cameras and a selection of iconic photographs made using them, it is the perfect companion guide for camera and photography enthusiasts alike. The cameras include: The Nikon F, the "hockey puck" that saved photographer Don McCullin's life when it stopped a sniper's bullet during the Vietnam War. Its indestructibility, reliability and interchangeable lenses made it a favored workhorse of photojournalists. The Leica M3-D was also favored by war photographers, including David Duncan Douglas, who used the camera during his coverage of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In 2012, one of his four customized Leica cameras sold at auction for nearly $2 million. A Speed Graphic was used to take Sam Shere's widely published photograph of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster, "the world's most famous news photograph ever taken." With few shots left and no time to get the camera to his eye, he shot his Pulitzer Prize-winning image "literally from the hip. It was over so fast there was nothing else to do." The camera phone has transformed picture-taking technology most profoundly since the invention of cameras. The "selfie" has become a new genre of photography practiced by everyone, and shared globally. This is an ideal book for camera collectors as well as anyone researching the history and art of photography.

A New History of Photography

A New History of Photography
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Publisher : Konemann
Total Pages : 784
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39076001978142
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Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis A New History of Photography by : Michel Frizot

A collection of entries that help chronicle the history of photography, explaining the different techniques that have been used and defining the common terms used in the field.

A History of Photography

A History of Photography
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3836540991
ISBN-13 : 9783836540995
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Photography by : William Johnson

This volume shows in chronological order the most impressive images and the most important developments in the art of light that is photography. It offers in its huge collection and themes a unique survey of the medium from its origins until now.

History of Photography

History of Photography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105003992240
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Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis History of Photography by : Peter Turner

Photographic Presidents

Photographic Presidents
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9780252052699
ISBN-13 : 0252052692
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Photographic Presidents by : Cara A. Finnegan

Defining the Chief Executive via flash powder and selfie sticks Lincoln’s somber portraits. Lyndon Johnson’s swearing in. George W. Bush’s reaction to learning about the 9/11 attacks. Photography plays an indelible role in how we remember and define American presidents. Throughout history, presidents have actively participated in all aspects of photography, not only by sitting for photos but by taking and consuming them. Cara A. Finnegan ventures from a newly-discovered daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams to Barack Obama’s selfies to tell the stories of how presidents have participated in the medium’s transformative moments. As she shows, technological developments not only changed photography, but introduced new visual values that influence how we judge an image. At the same time, presidential photographs—as representations of leaders who symbolized the nation—sparked public debate on these values and their implications. An original journey through political history, Photographic Presidents reveals the intertwined evolution of an American institution and a medium that continues to define it.

The Photobook

The Photobook
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:899049233
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Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

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