A History of Photography: Written as a Practical Guide and an Introduction to Its Latest Developments (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

W. Jerome Harrison

9780265418598: A History of Photography: Written as a Practical Guide and an Introduction to Its Latest Developments (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265418593 ISBN 13: 9780265418598

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A practical, readable journey through the origin and development of photography.

This introduction and history survey explains how photography grew from optics and chemistry into a modern art and science. It covers early ideas about light and matter, the discovery and use of sensitive materials, and the guiding experiments that shaped the craft. The edition aims to be useful for both students and hobbyists, presenting past work as a foundation for present and future practice.

Readers will follow the thread from ancient observations of light’s effects to the first successful copying processes, and then to the first attempts at portraiture and camera pictures. The book combines historical narrative with practical notes on methods, emphasizing why early discoveries mattered and how they influenced later techniques.

Origins of photography and the link to optics and chemistry
Early copying processes and the shift from nature to practical image making
Key experiments, materials, and the scientists who contributed to photography’s rise
How printing and emulsion techniques evolved toward modern practice

Ideal for readers seeking a solid, accessible overview of photography’s beginnings and its early techniques, framed as a practical guide to understanding its latest developments.

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