Photography Inc.: Van Luxeproduct Tot Massmedium / From Luxury Product to Mass Medium: Van luxeproduct tot massamedium / From Luxury Product to mass medium - Rilegato

Janssens, Sandra; Coleman, A. D.; Messier, Paul

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ISBN 10: 9401430004 ISBN 13: 9789401430005

Casa editrice: Lanoo Books, 2016

Riassunto

Photography Inc., is the comprehensive catalogue based on the FotoMuseum's Autumn exhibition with the same name, in Antwerp. The book charts the history of photography, from the perspective of the photography industry, with pictures, cameras and albums from the FoMu collection. Since the 19th century, photography has evolved from a luxury article to a mass-produced article. That development is what Photography Inc. illustrates. Photography continually needs to become faster, simpler, and cheaper, which has far-reaching consequences - both from an aesthetic point of view and from a social one. This book focuses on a number of milestones in the history of photography, and upon the influence companies such as Gevaert, Agfa, Kodak, Polaroid etc. have had on the approach of both amateur and professional photographers.

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L'autore:

Tamara Berghman is an art historian and Collection Curator at the FoMu. Sandra Janssens is Curator Equipment at the FoMu. A.D. Coleman is an American photography critic. Paul Messier is an American photo restorer, who has worked for the MoMA and the Getty Conservation Institute.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

In beeld: De geschiedenis van de fotoindustrie en de interactie met de fotograaf Photography Inc. vertelt het verhaal van fotografie en de fotografische industrie, vanaf de beginjaren tot nu. Aanvankelijk is de fotografie een ambacht en is een foto een luxeartikel. Later wordt het een massaproduct voor een breed publiek. In dat proces gaan automatisering, commercie en consumptie hand in hand. Fabrikanten willen een antwoord bieden op de veranderende eisen van de klant: het moet steeds sneller, eenvoudiger en goedkoper. Photography Inc. focust op kantelmomenten in de technologische geschiedenis van de fotografie en op de gevolgen voor de gebruiker. De publicatie neemt de wisselwerking tussen foto-industrie en fotograaf onder de loep. Speciale aandacht gaat naar de rol van het Antwerpse bedrijf Agfa-Gevaert in dit verhaal. Alle gepubliceerde foto's, camera's en objecten komen bovendien uit de FOMU-collectie. William Henry Fox Talbot, Louis Ghémar, Willy Kessels, Edouard Wettstein, Robert Doisneau, Joseph-Ernest Buschmann, Nadar, André-Adolphe-Eugene Disdéri, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Robert Burley, Weegee, Erich Salomon, David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson en anderen illustreren de evolutie van de fotografie. Photography Inc. relates the story of photography and the photography industry from its earliest days to the present. Photography began as a craft. A photograph was a luxury item. Later, it became a mass product for a democratic market. Automation, commerce and consumers all played their part. Manufacturers followed their customer's lead: the demand was for equipment that was faster, simpler and cheaper. Photography Inc. focuses on defining moments in photography's history, the impact of technological developments on the user and the interface between the photographer and the industry. Particular attention is paid to the role played by the Belgian company Agfa-Gevaert. All photographs, cameras and other objects reproduced in these pages belong to the collection of FOMU - Fotomuseum province of Antwerp. The book traces the contributions to the evolution of photography of a number of individuals, including William Henry Fox Talbot, Louis Ghémar, Willy Kessels, Edouard Wettstein, Robert Doisneau, Joseph-Ernest Buschmann, Nadar, André-Adolphe-Eugene Disdéri, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Robert Burley, Weegee, Erich Salomon, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.

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• Editore: Lanoo Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9401430004
• ISBN 13: 9789401430005
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 261
• Redattore: Berghmans Tamara