Pring's Photographer's Miscellany: Stories, Techniques, Tips & Trivia (Ilex Miscellany)
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1907579435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorRoger 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.
A Photography Book for Short Moments Here is a perfect inexpensive gift for a photographer.The book is a collection of trivia about photography. Articles are at most a pocket-sized page long, making it easy for the reader to pick up and put down the book after just a moment. To aid in this approach, the book even comes with a sewn-in fabric bookmark. There are stories about famous photographers, like Roger Fenton, who was one of the first war photographers, covering the Crimean War. Fenton is discussed at great length by Susan Sontag in her philosophical book "On Photography", and then l. "Full Of Fun Information." according to Carlton O Phelps. I almost couldn't put this book down. What it lacks in pages it more than makes up for little known photography facts. You only have to read a few pages to know this is going to be fun.. Great photography history and Graphics S. Bloom A great book. The history and sketches are fantastic. I've looked at it more than once. Bought two extra copiesfor my photo friends.
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. No pun intended. . 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. 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. Pring's Photographer's Miscellany is a priceless compendium of the history, techniques and trivia of photography. 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
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.. Roger Pring is a graphic designer, lecturer, photographic enthusiast and collector