Camera : a history of photography from daguerreotype to digital
Title:
Camera : a history of photography from daguerreotype to digital
Author:
Gustavson, Todd.
George Eastman House.
ISBN:
9781454900023
Publication Information:
New York : Sterling Signature, c2009.
Physical Description:
viii, 360 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
Celebrating the camera and the art of the photograph, created in collaboration with the George Eastman House, spans almost 200 years, from the first faint image ever caught to today's state-of-the-art digital equipment. The includes insightful essays by Steve Sasson (inventor of the digital camera) and Alexis Gerard (visionary founder of Future Image Inc.), tracing the camera's development, the lives of its inventors, and the artists behind the lens. Images of more than 350 cameras from the George Eastman House Collection, plus historic photos, ads, and drawings, complement the text.
Subject Term:
Added Corporate Author:
Subject:
| Photography -- History. |
Summary:
Celebrating the camera and the art of the photograph, created in collaboration with the George Eastman House, spans almost 200 years, from the first faint image ever caught to today's state-of-the-art digital equipment. The includes insightful essays by Steve Sasson (inventor of the digital camera) and Alexis Gerard (visionary founder of Future Image Inc.), tracing the camera's development, the lives of its inventors, and the artists behind the lens. Images of more than 350 cameras from the George Eastman House Collection, plus historic photos, ads, and drawings, complement the text.