The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

by Michael Peres (Editor)

Overview

This volume is a complete revision of the 1996 third edition, shares the ever-changing breadth of photographic topics with a special emphasis on digital imaging and contemporary issues. Produced by an international team of photographic and imaging experts with collaboration from the George Eastman House (the world's oldest photography museum), this fourth edition contains essays and photographic reproductions sharing information where photography and imaging serve a primary role, ranging from the atomic to the cosmic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136106132
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/29/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	880
File size:	215 MB
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About the Author

Michael Peres Chairman of the Biomedical Photographic Communications department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

Table of Contents

History and the Evolution of Photography; Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century; Digital Photography; Contemporary Issues; Scientific Photography; 20th Century Photographic Materials and Process Essentials

Editorial Reviews

"A huge volume of knowledge, we would call this book no less than a bible... it is something to be studied and not simply read. Every serious photographer should have a copy of The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, and anyone who is genuinely interested in learning, will find himself going over its pages again and again."—Better Photography

"There is hardly an aspect of photographic practice and equipment that is not covered in this encyclopedia." — The Picture Professional, Quarterly Magazine of the American Society of Picture Professionals, third issue 2007

"This work is without doubt one of the most important single-volume encyclopedias in print."

"It is a must purchase for all public and academic librabries, and the relatively low price puts it within reach of most individuals who are involved in the photographic arts."
-CHOICE (Nov. 2007)

"This wonderful encyclopedia is long overdue."
-CHOICE (Nov. 2007)

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