To Photograph Darkness The History of Underground and Flash Photography

Name: To Photograph Darkness The History of Underground and Flash Photography
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ISBN: 9780809316229

ISBN-10: 0809316226

ISBN-13: 9780809316229

Edition: 1989

Authors: Chris Howes

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This book traces the history and techniques of underground photography, from the first pictures taken in the catacombs beneath Paris to the pyramids of Egypt, from American caves to Cornish tin mines. The opening chapters are concerned with the earliest experiments to record images without the aid of the sun in the 1860s. Innovative photographers have since used techniques ranging from limelight, Bengal fire, arc lights, and even magnesium mixed with gunpowder to specially designed electronic flashguns and powder burners. Ten years in the writing, this is the only book of its kind and is based on primary sources of information throughout. Howes’ extensive use of quotations retains the…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English