Pring's Photographer's Miscellany: Stories, Techniques, Tips & Trivia - Rilegato

Pring, Roger

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1907579435 ISBN 13: 9781907579431

Casa editrice: Ilex Gift, 2011

Riassunto

Pring's Photographer's Miscellany is a priceless compendium of the history, techniques and trivia of photography. Meet the mad, genius, daring (and sometimes fraudulent) pioneers and practitioners of all things photographic, Find out how ravenous soldiers jeopardised the success of pigeon-cam in the first world war, and learn how to take photographs on wood and even apples. Discover that the principle of the camera obscura was known in China as early as the fifth-century BC, and that the biggest photograph in the world was taken using a disused aircraft hangar. Learn how to safely photograph a solar eclipse, and how to use the contents of your nose to eradicate a scratch on a negative. Pring's Photographer's Miscellany contains all this and much, much more. It is a perfect companion for all enthusiasts of the medium, as well as for anyone interested in a fascinating, and often unpredictable, ride through the development of photography. No pun intended.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Roger Pring is a graphic designer, lecturer, photographic enthusiast and collector. He was project director of the original Photographer's Handbook, and is the author of several Ilex Press books on computer-aided design, typography and the internet.

Product Description:

How did Kodak company get its name? Who invented the Minox spy camera? Were there really fax machines in the mid-19th century? And what would a photographer use Mod Podge for? The answers to all these questions and many, many more are to be found in this intriguing compendium of photographic fascination compiled by Roger Pring. Cloth-bound, packed with arresting images and beautifully typeset by the author himself, "Prings Photographers Miscellany" will make an intriguing gift for all photographers. Dipping into the book will reveal the origins of the photographers craft, tips and tricks of the greats, a host of revealing quotes and fascinating trivia: and youll not only be richly entertained, you will certainly learn something you can use next time you shoot.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Ilex Gift
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1907579435
• ISBN 13: 9781907579431
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 96