£19
Dr Michael Pritchard, Chief Executive, The Royal Photographic Society.
These texts take us on a fascinating journey into the studios of some of the leading nineteenth-century European photographers. They confront us with examples of - and the thinking behind - some of the earliest examples of street photography; and underscore the sheer complexity and difficulty of taking and making photographs at the time.
And along the way we are treated to fascinating, unique descriptions of the workings of photographic studios of the period - from the largest, most successful commercial operations, to specialist studios in such places as museums and prisons.
In over 200 pages, with over 20 colour and mono illustrations, this book includes:
ONE
Brief Historical Sketch of the Invention of the Art
Henry Fox-Talbot
From The Pencil of Nature (1844)
TWO
A Brief History of the Art
Henry H Snelling
From The History and Practice of the Art of Photography; or, The Production of Pictures Through the Agency of Light (1849)
THREE
The Studio and Apparatus
Gaston Tissandier
From A History and Handbook of Photography, edited and translated by John Thomson (1876)
FOUR
Theory and Practice
Gaston Tissandier
From A History and Handbook of Photography, edited and translated by John Thomson (1876)
FIVE
Enlargement of Proofs
Gaston Tissandier
From A History and Handbook of Photography, edited and translated by John Thomson (1876)
SIX
Preface to Street Life in London
London Nomades
The Crawlers
Hookey Alf
John Thomson and Adolphe Smith
From Street Life in London (1877-78)
SEVEN
Captain Abney at South Kensington Museum
Millbank Prison
H P Robinson at Tunbridge Wells
James Valentine and Sons at Dundee
T & R Allen at Glasgow
M. Nadar in the Rue d’Anjou St Honoré
H Baden Pritchard
From The Photographic Studios of Europe (1882)
EIGHT
Naturalistic Photography and Art
Science and Art
Art is a Language
P H Emerson
From Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art (1889)
NINE
The Death of Naturalistic Photography
P H Emerson
From The Death of Naturalistic Photography (1891)
TEN
Epitaph: In Memory of Naturalistic Photography
P H Emerson
From The Death of Naturalistic Photography (1891)
Dr Michael Pritchard, Chief Executive, The Royal Photographic Society:
These selected texts describe key aspects of both the technical and artistic sides of photography. The use of original sources is essential to researching, writing and understanding photographic history and this book will be a useful resource for students and scholars alike.
10 Must Reads: History of Photography From Original Sources
Pages 208
Illustrations 21
Size 216 x 140 mm
Publication 7 November 2016
Editions £29 [paperback] | £19 [eBook]
ISBN 978-1-910144-82-4 [paperback]
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