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Innovation/imagination: 50 years of Polaroid photography
Friends of PhotographyPresents selections from an exhibition at the Ansel Adams Center for Photography
A History of Photography
Jean-Claude LemagnySurveys technical developments in photography, shows the work of famous photographers, and discusses different types and styles of photography
Photography: A Cultural History
Mary Warner MarienHer comprehensive survey shows compellingly how photography has sharpened, if not altered forever, our perception of the world." The book was written to introduce students to photography.
The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression
Bruce BarnbaumThis is a newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography (first published in 1994), which has often been described as the most readable, understandable, and comprehensive textbook on photography.
Photography and Egypt
Maria GoliaIllustrated with a rich, sometimes surprising variety of images, many published for the first time in the West, Photography and Egyptis the first book to relate the story of Egypt’s rapport with photography in one concise and highly ...
Light Writing & Life Writing: Photography in Autobiography
Timothy Dow AdamsPhotography in Autobiography Timothy Dow Adams. — . 'The Only News." Foreword to ... Rabb.JaneM. The Short Story and Photography, 1880s—1980s. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998. , ed. Literature and Photography: ...
Everyone had cameras: photography and farmworkers in ...
Richard Steven StreetDeftly weaving the remarkable diversity of field photography into this story of labor activism, Everyone Had Cameras establishes a new history of California photography while chronicling the impact that this visual medium—called by some ...
The Step-By-Step Photography Workshop
Adam JonesThe renowned outdoor photographer shares his secrets for taking great pictures, covering the basics of composition, exposure, and flash, while discussing action photography, macro photography, and a variety of modes for approaching both ...
Photography and its Critics: A Cultural History, 1839-1900
Mary Warner MarienPhotography and its Critics offers an original overview of nineteenth-century American and European writing about photography from such disparate fields as art theory, social reform, and physiology.
Maine Photography: A History, 1840-2015
Libby BischofProviding basic knowledge of the most important people and institutions to have promoted photography, this volume also studies the ways in which photography has informed the understanding of the social and cultural history of Maine.
The Rhetoric of Photography in Modern Japanese Literature: ...
Atsuko SakakiThrough close reading of photography-inspired texts by Tanizaki, Abe, Horie and Kanai, The Rhetoric of Photography in Modern Japanese Literature by Atsuko Sakaki examines the Japanese literary engagement with photography as a means of ...
Photography and Japan
Karen M. FraserIn Photography and Japan, Karen Fraser argues that the diversity of styles, subjects, and functions of Japanese photography precludes easy categorization along nationalized lines.
New Image Frontiers:: Defining the Future of Photography
Matthew BambergPublisher Thames 86 Hudson used a variety of forward-thinking marketing tools for their book Street Photography Now, by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren (see Figure 21.4). This book helped lift contemporary street photography from ...
Camera Orientalis: Reflections on Photography of the Middle East
Ali BehdadFor example, Stephen Sheehi's forthcoming book entitled Arab Imago offers a social history of indigenous portrait photography in the Ottoman Arab world from 1860 to 1910. 26. Issam Nassar, “Early Local Photography in Jerusalem: From the ...
The Photography of Victorian Scotland
Roddy SimpsonAndrew Patrizio, 'Fixing Steel Plates to Glass: Benjamin Baker, Evelyn Carey and the Forth Road Bridge', Scottish Photography Bulletin, No. 1, 1990, p. 21. John R. Hume, Bill Hare and Andrew Patrizio, Made from Girders: Photography in ...
Real World Digital Photography
Katrin EismannIn Real World Digital Photography, Third Edition you’ll learn about: The essential technical considerations and professional skills to improve your photography How digital cameras work and the resulting impact on how and what you ...
Lighting for Product Photography: Step-by-step Guide to ...
Allison EarnestFrom magazine ads to web applications, Lighting for Product Photography covers the ever-expanding area of product photography and discusses the unique skills required to be successful.
Photography: Discovery and Invention : Papers Delivered at a ...
J. Paul Getty MuseumThis volume, based on the 1989 Photography Symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art, discusses the pioneers of the first decade of photography (many of them instrumental in the development of modernism in art).
With Heart and Soul - Among Friends
Roxie KelleyPresents more favorite recipes from the owners of the Among Friends greeting card company and their friends
Photography in America
More editionsThe technical development and artistic evolution of American photography are captured in pictures dating from 1841
Fashion Flair for Portrait and Wedding Photography
Lindsay AdlerFashion Flair for Portrait and Wedding Photography teaches photographers how to take the concepts of fashion photography (including preparation, styling, props, lighting, posing and post-processing) and apply these techniques to their ...
The Civil Contract of Photography
Ariella AzoulayAn argument that anyone can pursue political agency and resistance through photography, even those with flawed or nonexistent citizenship.
Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative ...
Christine Valters PaintnerThis is not a book about photographic technique: rather, it is about cultivating photography as a spiritual practice.
Let's Do Brunch: Sweet & Savory Dishes to Share with Friends
Brigit BinnsThroughout the pages, lush, colorful photography and an engaging narrative bring the foods and settings to life. With this book in hand, you’ll be inspired to gather around the table for brunch every chance you get.
Basic Photographic Materials and Processes
Nanette L. SalvaggioThis classic, essential guide to the science of photography has been fully updated throughout with all-new material on digital photography.
Photography: picture perfect
D. J. HerdaDiscusses camera construction, indoor photography techniques, common problems of flash equipment, and subject selection.
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Books, Volumes 1, 2, and 3
Scott KelbyIncludes: The Digital Photography Book The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3 Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book ...
Photography Visionaries
Mary Warner MarienWith the aid of an arresting selection of photographs, some well-known and others less so, this book offers a unique and engaging perspective on the development of photography through some of its most inventive practitioners.
The formative decades: photography in Great Britain, 1839-1920
Roy FlukingerGathers examples of early British photography and offers background information about each photograph and photographer
The New Photography Manual
Steve BavisterA thorough resource covering every aspect of photography provides a detailed overview of photographic equipment and techniques, with helpful suggestions on everything from selecting the right camera, through lighting and composition, to ...
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