A History and Handbook of Photography
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Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) is renowned for his pioneering book Street Life in London, widely regarded as a classic of social documentary and as laying the foundations for today's photojournalism. In a career which also included a series of outstanding photographic portfolios - shot in challenging conditions - documenting life, landscape and architecture in the Far East, followed by a successful studio portraiture business in London, Thomson also took time to translate and edit this edition of Gaston Tissandier's book.
First published in 1876, A History and Handbook of Photography was a standard reference work of the period, and blends a concise and highly readable history of the invention and development of photography with a uniquely readable account of late-19th century photographic practice - a time when the making of a new image could be measured in hours rather than seconds.
This newly-designed and typeset, richly illustrated, 276-page edition provides - for the first time - an accessible selection from the original Victorian edition.
Among the many fascinating topics addressed are:
- The arrangement of a good studio.
- Lighting the object to be photographed.
- Coating the glass plate with collodion.
- Developing, fixing and varnishing the negative.
- Preparing the photographic paper for printing.
- Toning and pressing the proofs.
- The necessity for long practice.
- Photography and travel.
- How to remedy accidents with negatives and prints.
- Colouring photographs.
- Apparatus employed for enlarging negative proofs.
- Waxed paper and carbon processes.
- The dry collodion process.
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Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) is renowned for his pioneering book Street Life in London, widely regarded as a classic of social documentary and as laying the foundations for today's photojournalism. In a career which also included a series of outstanding photographic portfolios - shot in challenging conditions - documenting life, landscape and architecture in the Far East, followed by a successful studio portraiture business in London, Thomson also took time to translate and edit this edition of Gaston Tissandier's book.
First published in 1876, A History and Handbook of Photography was a standard reference work of the period, and blends a concise and highly readable history of the invention and development of photography with a uniquely readable account of late-19th century photographic practice - a time when the making of a new image could be measured in hours rather than seconds.
This newly-designed and typeset, richly illustrated, 276-page edition provides - for the first time - an accessible selection from the original Victorian edition.
Among the many fascinating topics addressed are:
- The arrangement of a good studio.
- Lighting the object to be photographed.
- Coating the glass plate with collodion.
- Developing, fixing and varnishing the negative.
- Preparing the photographic paper for printing.
- Toning and pressing the proofs.
- The necessity for long practice.
- Photography and travel.
- How to remedy accidents with negatives and prints.
- Colouring photographs.
- Apparatus employed for enlarging negative proofs.
- Waxed paper and carbon processes.
- The dry collodion process.
Contents list
Author
Reviews
Data
Shipping Information
Photography Collection
We charge just £5 for worldwide shipping on all our printed books.
Digital Editions
Digital items are sent immediately and automatically via email with a link to download your purchase.
Taxes and customs
Please note that printed books which are shipped may incur import duty or taxes, which vary according to country, and which are payable by the receiver.
European & International orders
When ordering goods for delivery you may be subject to import duties and taxes which are levied once the goods reach the destination. Any such additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you. We have no control over import duties and taxes and cannot predict what they may be.
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