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Art Principles In Portrait Photography | by Otto Walter Beck- Art in photography is possible only in an extension of the methods known and in the employment of new processes to effect a manipulation of the photo-image. When the tool is made so pliable that it records more than the surface appearance of things, when the personal element enters to give life to the accurate records, the present limitations of impersonal representation are removed from photography, and its large true sphere of influence opens. Not the subject merely, but the quality attained in the treatment of the subject, will become our chief source of delight. Several methods are used at the present time to modify the lens record. In some instances the printing paper is worked upon in such a manner as to leave undeveloped the less desirable definitions of form contained in the negative. A certain resemblance to creative work results, and much beauty has often been attained, but "picture unity" and "picture expression" have rarely been reached. Certain other factors are required to produce them. If creative work is to enter into photography, it must be possible to make on the negative a line of any character and to control the light and shade with the facility of one who paints...
- The Sinclair Handbook Of Photography | by James A. Sinclair
- The aim of this book is to answer as clearly as possible many of the enquiries that are addressed to us from day to day in the course of our business. The majority of people to whom the fascination of the photographic process appeals on one ground or another, do not want to examine too minutely its scientific side...
- Modern Photography In Theory And Practice. Hand Book For The Amateur | by Henry G. Abbott
- This volume has been printed for the convenience of amateur photographers. There are two kinds of amateurs, one that presses the button and allows the professional to do the rest and the other, the earnest student, who has ambition to become, in every sense of the word, a photographer. This volume was not prepared for the former, for he rarely, if ever, makes any progress, and in fact does not seek to do so. Many difficulties and obstacles are encountered by every amateur and this volume is intended to reduce these difficulties as much as possible, by giving advice and instruction, which, if followed carefully, will save the amateur's money and many perplexities and annoyances.
- The Fundamentals of Photography | by C. E. K. Mees
- While a knowledge of the theory of photography is by no means essential for success in the making of pictures, most photographers must have felt a curiosity as to the scientific foundations of the art and have wished to know more of the materials which they use, and of the reactions which those materials undergo when exposed to light and when treated with the chemical baths by which the finished result is obtained. This book has been written with the object of providing an elementary account of the theoretical foundations of photography, in language which can be followed by readers without any specialized scientific training.
- Photographics: A Series Of Lessons | by Edward L. Wilson
- Photography grows so rapidly, and so continuously widens its usefulness, that an occasional lesson-book must be issued in order that the working votaries of the art may keep at least alongside. During an intimate connection with it for over twenty years, nearly eighteen of which have been expended in the very whirl of its progress, - indeed, with an earnest shoulder at the wheel,- I have preferred to assist my colleagues to do the business of book- making, rather than attempt it myself, owing to the very profound sense I have always had of the responsibility and of the magnitude of the undertaking. The time, it seems to me, has come, however. when I must speak out, and no longer neglect to take my share in this matter. What follows, then, is the result of my efforts. It is for those who read such productions to decide how satisfactorily (or otherwise) I have executed the work.
- Photo Lighting | by Felix Raymer
- A Treatise On Light And Its Effect Under The Skylight, Including Chapters On Skylight And Skylight Construction, Window Lighting And Dark Room Work.
- Complete Self-Instructing Library Of Practical Photography Vol 1-5| by J. B. Schriever
- Back in the 70's of the last century - not so many years ago, after all - photography was in its infancy and but little practiced by the general public. The few professionals who made it their regular business prepared most of their own materials, plates, papers, etc., and the results were frequently very uncertain, as they depended largely upon local conditions, and on the skill and knowledge of the operator. Photography as applied today to the arts and sciences was unheard of. Now, there is hardly a science, industry, or enterprise of any account undertaken that photography, in some form or other, does not enter into. It is invaluable as an aid to research, study, and to the diffusion of knowledge...
- Complete Self-Instructing Library Of Practical Photography Vol 6-10| by J. B. Schriever
- Back in the 70's of the last century - not so many years ago, after all - photography was in its infancy and but little practiced by the general public. The few professionals who made it their regular business prepared most of their own materials, plates, papers, etc., and the results were frequently very uncertain, as they depended largely upon local conditions, and on the skill and knowledge of the operator. Photography as applied today to the arts and sciences was unheard of. Now, there is hardly a science, industry, or enterprise of any account undertaken that photography, in some form or other, does not enter into. It is invaluable as an aid to research, study, and to the diffusion of knowledge...
- Telephotography: An Elementary Treatise On The Construction And Application Of The Telephotographic Lens | by Thomas Rudolphus Dallmeyer
- This treatise is addressed to those who practise photography either for pictorial or scientific ends.
- The Arts And Crafts Of Ancient Egypt | by W. M. Flinders Petrie
- This present handbook is intended to aid in the understanding of Egyptian art, and the illustrations and descriptions are selected for that purpose only. The history of the art would require a far greater range of examples, in order to illustrate the growth and decay of each of the great periods; whereas here only the most striking works of each period are shown, m order to contrast the different civilisations. The origins and connections of the art in each age are scarcely touched, and the technical details are only such as are needed to see the conditions of the art. The archaeology of the subject would need as wide a treatment as the history, and these subjects can only appear here incidentally.
- The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain | by Leonard Williams
- In preparing these volumes, it has been my aim to give a clear and fairly complete account of the arts and crafts of older Spain. It seems to me that there is room for a work of this design and scope, and that there is no reason why so attractive a subject - or rather, group of subjects - should be perpetually ignored by persons who travel through, or who profess to feel an interest in, the country of the Cid and of Don Quixote.
- Ideals In Art: Papers Theoretical Practical Critical | by Walter Crane
- The collected papers which form this book have been written at different times, and in the intervals of other work. Most of them were specially addressed to, and read before the Art Workers' Guild, as contributions to the discussion of the various subjects they deal with; so that they may be described as the papers of a worker in design addressed mainly to art workers. They are not, however, wholly or narrowly technical, and the point of view frequently bears upon the general relation of art to life.
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