Sunlight and shadow; a book for photographers, amateur and professional (1897)
Adams, W. I. Lincoln (Washington Irving Lincoln), 1865-1946 · New York, The Baker & Taylor company · leaf 74
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW to get something or other on a sensitive plate, and this is what the public wanted— no work and lots of fun. Thanks to the ef¬ … A BLOCKADE, NEW YORK nouncement, “You press the button, and we do the rest.” This was the beginning of the “ photographing-by-the- yard” era, and the ranks of enthusiastic button pressers were enlarged to enormous dimensions. The hand camera ruled supreme. Originally known un¬ der the odious name…
Photography, Artistic · Nature photography
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