Title: The Silver Sunbeam: a Practical and Theoretical Text-Book on Sun Drawing and Photographic Printing: Comprehending All the Wet and Dry Processes at Present Known
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0371769167
ISBN 13: 9780371769164
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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The Silver Sunbeam: A Practical And Theoretical Text-Book On Sun Drawing And Photographic Printing: Comprehending All The Wet And Dry Processes At Present Known by John Towler is a dense, practical handbook that blends history with hands-on instruction in early photography. The work surveys photography's birth from sun-drawing to chemical, camera-based processes, and explains how light, chemistry, and optics combine to make permanent images. It covers a wide range of processes (daguerreotype, Calotype, albumen and glass-plate negatives, collodion wet and dry plates, carbon printing, and early photo-lithography) and explains studio design, lighting, focusing, and safety. The text provides step-by-step guidance on preparing chemicals, constructing emulsions, testing lenses, and arranging a complete studio workflow, while also tracing the contributions of pioneers such as Niepce, Daguerre, Talbot, and others. Throughout, it aims to elevate photography from mechanical operation to an educated craft and art form, offering both theoretical grounding and practical recipes for practitioners in mid-19th-century studios.

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