The Short Story of Photography

"The Short Story of Photography" ist eine innovative Einführung in die Geschichte der Fotografie. Das klar aufgebaute Buch stellt 50 wichtige Fotografien vor, von den frühen Experimenten bis zur Digitalfotografie. Ian Haydn Smith erklärt, wie, wann und warum bestimmte Fotografien die Welt verändert haben und bringt dem Leser die Geschichte der Fotografie auf verständliche Weise nahe.

About the author

Ian Hadyn Smith is a London-based film writer and critic. He is the co-author of New Chinese Cinema: Challenging Representation (2002), co-editor of Wim Wenders (2008), and series editor of Wallflower Presss 24 Frames series on national and regional cinema.

Summary

The Short Story of Photography is a new and innovative introduction to the subject of photography. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key photographs from the first experiments in the early 19th century to digital photography.

The design of the book allows the student or photography enthusiast to easily navigate their way around key genres, artists, themes, and techniques. Accessible and concise, the book explains how, why, and when certain photographs really have changed the world.

Foreword

New, innovative introduction to the story of photography

Product details

• Authors: Ian Haydn Smith, Ian Haydn Smith
• Assisted by: Ian Haydn Smith (Illustration)
• Publisher: King, Laurence Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2018
• EAN: 9781786272010
• ISBN: 978-1-78627-201-0
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / Equipment, The arts, PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / Darkroom, Art forms, The Arts: art forms