Selling Photography - The Growth of British Photographic Manufacturing Retailing, 1839

About the author

Dr Michael Pritchard is currently Director-General of The Royal Photographic Society and a Research Associate at the Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester. He was previously a Research Fellow at De Montfort University and in 2010 he consulted for the British Library preparing the Kodak Historical Collection for public access.

Summary

This book offers a new perspective on the history of British photography by exploring the economic growth of the industry from its origins in scientific instrument making to a mechanised industry producing cameras and sensitised materials for a mass market. It sheds new light on the technological changes that occurred within photography and the new markets that were opened up because of the advent of mass-produced equipment. It further explores the manufacturing, retailing and marketing methods that were set up to support the new industry during a period of rapid growth. Containing extensive previously unpublished data, this book will form a first point of reference for future researchers and writers on history of photography and related areas such as history of science, social and economic history.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Pritchard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781472420015
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-2001-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: The History of Retailing and Consumption; The History of Retailing and Consumption
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries