The Evolution of Photography

About this eBook

Author

Werge, John, active 1854-1890

Title

The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, Etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years

Credits

E-text prepared by Albert László, Tom Cosmas, P. G. Máté, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( www.archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

TR: Technology: Photography

Subject

Photography -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38866

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38866

Release Date

February 13, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.E-text prepared by Albert László, Tom Cosmas, P. G. Máté, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( http://www.archive.org ) — THE EVOLUTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
2. 2.CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD
3. 3.CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHOTOGRAPHIC LITERATURE,
4. 4.PERSONAL REMINISCENCES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS.
5. 5.JOHN WERGE. — Printed by Piper & Carter, 5, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C.
6. 6.PREFACE.
7. 7.CONTENTS.
8. 8.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
9. 9.INDEX.
10. 10.INTRODUCTION.
11. 11.FIRST PERIOD. — THE DARK AGES.
12. 12.SECOND PERIOD. — PUBLICITY AND PROGRESS.
13. 13.THIRD PERIOD. — COLLODION TRIUMPHANT.
14. 14.FOURTH PERIOD. — GELATINE SUCCESSFUL.
15. 15.CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD — INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, PUBLICATIONS, AND APPLIANCES, FORMING FACTORS IN THE INCEPTION, DISCOVERY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
16. 16.JOHN WERGE. — PICTURES OF NIAGARA. — PICTURES OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. — PHOTOGRAPHIC IMPRESSIONS. — PICTURES OF THE POTOMAC IN PEACE AND WAR. — RAMBLES AMONG THE STUDIOS OF AMERICA. — Boston. — New York. — TO DUBLIN AND BACK, WITH A GLANCE AT THE EXHIBITION. — PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NORTH. — ERRORS IN PICTORIAL BACKGROUNDS. — PERSPECTIVE. — PERSPECTIVE IN BACKGROUNDS. — NOTES ON PICTURES IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY. — SHARPNESS AND SOFTNESS V. HARDNESS. — UNION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH LONDON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETIES. — UNION OF THE LONDON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETIES. — THE SOCIETY‘S EXHIBITION. — THE USE OF CLOUDS IN LANDSCAPES. — THE USE OF CLOUDS AS BACKGROUNDS IN PORTRAITURE. — “LUX GRAPHICUS” ON THE WING. — “LUX GRAPHICUS” ON THE WING. — “LUX GRAPHICUS” ON THE WING. — “LUX GRAPHICUS” ON THE WING. — PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE IMMURED POMPEIIANS. — A SIMPLE MODE OF INTENSIFYING NEGATIVES. — A STRING OF OLD BEADS. — LIGHTS AND LIGHTING.
17. 17.Transcriber’s Note
18. 18.Typographical Corrections

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.