Looking at photographs : a guide to technical terms

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Looking at photographs : a guide to technical terms

Gordon Baldwin

J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, c1991

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Bibliography: p. 87

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This reference guide contains an informative history of photography, with explanations of the technical terms often encountered by gallery patrons and those taking an interest in the background to photographic excellence for the first time. What is a contact print? What is a pinhole camera? What is the difference between a daguerreotype and a tintype, or between a gelatin silver print and a halftone? This work offers definitions and explanations of the techniques, processes and materials used in the making of photographs from the 1830s to the present. Its illustrations are mostly taken from the holdings of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

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  • NCID
    BA34203421
  • ISBN
    • 0892361921
  • LCCN
    90028861
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Malibu, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    88 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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