The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

• Main Author: Peres, Michael
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Taylor and Francis 29.05.2013; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: area; array; color; cone; defects; Digital techniques; Encyclopedias; History; human; Photography; sensor; system; vision; visual
• ISBN: 9780240807409; 0240807405; 1138656585; 9781138298576; 1138298573; 9781138656581
• DOI: 10.4324/9780080477848

*Searchable CD ROM containing the entire book (including images) *Over 450 color images, plus never before published images provided by the George Eastman House collection, as well as images from Ansel Adams, Howard Schatz, and Jerry Uelsmann to name just a few The role and value of the picture cannot be matched for accuracy or impact. This comprehensive treatise, featuring the history and historical processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies, will provide the most accurate technical synopsis of the current, as well as early worlds of photography ever compiled. This Encyclopedia, produced by a team of world renown practicing experts, shares in highly detailed descriptions, the core concepts and facts relative to anything photographic. This Fourth edition of the Focal Encyclopedia serves as the definitive reference for students and practitioners of photography worldwide, expanding on the award winning 3rd edition. In addition to Michael Peres (Editor in Chief), the editors are: Franziska Frey (Digital Photography), J. Tomas Lopez (Contemporary Issues), David Malin (Photography in Science), Mark Osterman (Process Historian), Grant Romer (History and the Evolution of Photography), Nancy M. Stuart (Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century), and Scott Williams (Photographic Materials and Process Essentials) Chairman of the Biomedical Photographic Communications department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. History and the Evolution of Photography Introduction: Contemporary thoughts on the History of Photography The Technical Evolution of Photography in the 19th Century Introduction of Photographic Equipment, Processes and Definitions of the 19th Century Photographic Equipment, Processes and Definitions of the 19th Century Introduction to Biographies Biographies of Selected Innovators of Photographic Technology from the 19th Century Selected Photographs from the 19th Century Evolution of the Photographic Lens in the 19th Century Advances in Silver Halide Photographic Technology Timeline 1829-2005 Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century Introduction: Practice, Programs, and Practitioners in 20th Century Photography Photography Practice in the 20th Century Photography and Art Photography and Society Photography and Commerce Photography in Selected Organizations of the 20th Century Museums, galleries, and collections Colleges, workshops, and centers Photographic Education in the United States Photography and Publishing in the 20th Century Newspapers and magazines Histories, theories, and criticisms Photographic Practitioners in the 20th Century African American Photographers Biographies of Selected Photographers in the 20th Century Photographic Companies and Applications Introduction: Photography's Dependence on Equipment Profiles of Selected Photographic Film and Digital Companies Adobe Apple Canon Epson FujiFilm  Hasselblad Hewett Packard Ilford  Kodak  Konica Minolta Lucky Film Leica/Leitz  Nikon Olympus Polaroid Sony Zeiss   Overviews of Selected Applications of Photography Advertising Catalogue Commercial Food Illustration Still life. Architectural Photography Corporate Photography Dance and Theater Photography Freelance Photography Identification Photography Industrial Photography Landscape Photography Narrative, Documentary, and Editorial Photography Orb Photography Panoramic Photography Photojournalism Portraiture Postcard Photography School Photography Snap Shot Photography Sports Photography Stock Photography Wedding Photography Digital Photography Introduction: Digital, a maturing technology Digital Archiving Imaging Systems Solid State Imaging Sensors Standards and Imaging Materials Current Standards for Digital Camera Testing and Characterization Digital Camera Testing Image Formation Colorimetry Color Spaces, Color Encoding and Image encodings Color Management Color Management in the Future Digital Camera RAW Digital Image Processing Metadata and Digital Photography Spectral Imaging Creative Applications of Digital Photography, the scan-o-gram Glossary of Digital Terminology Advances in Digital Photographic Technology Timeline Contemporary Issues Introduction: A different set of questions for a new age Academic and Pedagogical Issues: The Impact of Digital Imaging On Photographic Education Ethical Photojournalism: Its authenticity and impact The Future of Publishing 100 years from Now Perception, Evidence, Truth, and Seeing The Photo Market Place and Contemporary Image Makers The Photographic Studio of the 21st Century Photographic Virtual Reality Potlatch, Auction, and the In-between: Digital Art and Digital Audiences The Pressure to be Up to Date Science as Art Scientific Photography: expanded vision Introduction: Science and the image Acoustic Photography Aerial Photography Anthropological Photography Archeological Photography Astronomical Photography Autoradiography Biological Ballistics photography Botanical Photography Cave photography Chronophotography Darkfield Illumination Dental Photography Electron Imaging Electron microscopy Endoscopic Photography False Color Photography Fluorescence Photography Forensic Photography Geological photography High Speed Cinematography High Speed Still Photography Hologram Holographic Interferometry Holography Hypersensitization Imaging manipulation Infrared photography Kirilian Medical Imaging(diagnostic) Medical Photography Military Photography Moiré effect Multispectral Imaging Nature Photography Night time and Twilight Photography Nuclear track recording Ophthalmic photography Photogrammetry Photomacrography, Optical Scanning, and Scientific Close-Up Photomicrography Police photography Pseudocolor Remote Sensing Schlieren & shadowgraph photography Scientific Visualization Space Photography Streak & strip Photography Technical photography Time Lapse Photography Underwater Photography Human Vision 20th Century Photographic Materials and Process Essentials Introduction: Essential Elements and the Preservation of Key Features of Technology Silver Halide Materials: General Emulsion Properties B&W Films and Paper Structures Developers Color Photographic Processes Silver Dye Bleach Photography Photographic Optics More on Lenses and Filters Perspective Photometry, Radiometry and Measurement Color Theory Color Measurement Lighting and Equipment Camera History, Types, and Design Enlargers Projectors "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)