Photography History

First published in 1973, this is a study of the force of photographic images, which are continually inserted between experience and reality. When anything can be photographed, and photography has destroyed the boundaries and definitions of art, a viewer can approach a photograph freely, with no expectations of discovering what it means. This collection of six lucid and invigorating essays, with the most famous being "In Plato's Cave", make up a deep exploration of how the image has affected society.

Photography for beginners is an audiobook directed to anyone who is interested in learning how to take amazing photographs. It can be used whether you take photos as a hobby, as an aspiring professional photographer, or if you’ve simply never picked up a camera in your life. This audiobook highlights the main concepts required to consciously start taking great photographs. Everything is explained simply to make them useful for both complete beginners and already initiated photographers.

Learn about the development of photography with iMindsJNR audio-learning series for younger minds. Before the photograph was invented, the best way to capture an image was by painting it. You can imagine how long that would take! In 1990, Kodak unveiled the first widely available digital camera. These days, through many advances in technology, we can store hundreds of images on a single camera, ready to print or upload onto a computer whenever we like. But how did we get from paintings to digital photography?

Have you always loved the idea of portraiture photography, and yet have never been able to make a portrait you were completely satisfied with? This book will walk you through each of these procedures step by step, and with time, practice, and patience, you'll learn how to make a stunning, successful portrait both you and your model will be very satisfied with.

This audiobook is a fabulous tool for any photographer just starting out in the genre of landscape photography. While the audiobook does offer some technical insights and guidelines on how to get the most out of your camera, it is focused on the art of seeing, and how beautiful landscapes can be created using the elements and principles of design. In this way, anyone, at any level, whether they shoot on manual or auto, can create a captivating landscape.

En cierto sentido, la historia no es lo que ocurrió, sino lo que creemos que ocurrió. En este sentido, el cine y la fotografía nos han “enseñado” más historia que los libros de la SEP. En esta obra, el historiador Ricardo Pérez Montfort ofrece una serie de ensayos sobre este fenómeno.

"Lens Through Time: The History of Photography" charts photography's evolution from its experimental origins to its digital renaissance. This comprehensive exploration introduces the pioneers who transformed light-sensitive materials into an art form that would forever change how we see our world.

The photographers discussed in depth in this essay have all engaged with the everyday or the quotidian, yet they are a small sampling of the numerous photographers who have engaged with this subject.