This anthology gathers into a single volume 30 essays which embody the history of photography. Contributors include: Niepce, Daguerre, Fox Talbot, Poe, Baudelaire, Emerson, Hine, Stieglitz, Weston, Abbot, Barthes and others. Their writings encompass the technical origin and development of the medium, the aesthetic perspective of many influential photographers, and the evolution...
This anthology gathers into a single volume 30 essays which embody the history of photography. Contributors include: Niepce, Daguerre, Fox Talbot, Poe, Baudelaire, Emerson, Hine, Stieglitz, Weston, Abbot, Barthes and others. Their writings encompass the technical origin and development of the medium, the aesthetic perspective of many influential photographers, and the evolution of critical analysis of the photographic image and its place in American cultural history.
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Many strived for "beauty" in their pictures, wishing to find a place for the photograph within the realm of the arts. But such a realm seemed founded upon a key principle in the larger idea of "culture," that art distinguished itself from science and industry by its special qualities of "spirit" was marked by a certain organization of feelings and sensibility — the mark of "tradition" and personal "genius" — then how could one achieve true art by use of a mechanical device? (查看原文)
Until now silvered plates seem to me best suited for the production of pictures, owing to their white color and their nature. It is certain that after washing, assuming that the image is quite dry, the result is satisfactory. It would be desirable, however, to obtain all gradations of tone from black to white by blackening the plate. (查看原文)
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