Bibliograph

The history of photography, from 1839 to the present, Beaumont Newhall

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The history of photography, from 1839 to the present, Beaumont Newhall

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The history of photography

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

8795349

Responsibility statement

Beaumont Newhall

Sub title

from 1839 to the present

Summary

Traces the evolution of photography and offers vivid illustrations of technical innovations in this visual form of communication

Table Of Contents

1. The Elusive Image -- 2. Invention -- 3. The Daguerreotype: The Mirror With a Memory -- 4. The Calotype: The Pencil of Nature -- 5. Portraits for the Million -- 6. Art Photography -- 7. "A New Form of Communication" -- 8. The Conquest of Action -- 9. Pictorial Photography -- 10. Straight Photography -- 11. In Quest of Form -- 12. Instant Vision -- 13. Documentary Photography -- 14. Photojournalism -- 15. In Color -- 16. New Directions

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