Photography

This might be marketed mostly for children, but I find it invaluable for anyone wanting to learn of the history of photography, up to current digital photography. As DK is known for, beautifully and amply illustrated.

DK's best-selling Eyewitness series for kids republishes classics with new covers and eight pages of brand new material to extend the content, but Eyewitness Photography isn't one of these reprints: it's an entirely new addition to a popular series, offering a history of photography from its roots to modern digital camera phones. Experiments, insights, and pages packed with color make Eyewitness Photography another winning addition to the series.

Alan Buckingham has created a world of photographs and illustrations to tell the story of photography. He also reveals some of the secrets to taking interesting pictures. When was the first photograph taken? What is the difference between traditional and digital cameras? What is a camera obscura? How are photos taken on the surface of Mars or inside a volcano? Alan Buckingham answers all these questions and also thinks about whether darkrooms will become extinct. He takes the reader from the days of the camera obscura to photography in a digital world. He also covers classic camera designs, instant pictures, panoramic pictures, photojournalism, extreme photography, underwater photography, images of the invisible, spy cameras, 3-D photography and camera anatomy. Captivating Pictures: World's Smallest Book How Bees See Nectar Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light-years from earth A glossary, lists of websites and recommended museums sheds light on photography terms and allows the reader to search for additional information. The Eyewitness books have a new look and even more pages than before. The series now has more than 130 titles and is printed in 36 languages. The highlight of the DK books is how the pictures seem to jump off the page and the photographs are again the highlight of this book on photography. Eyewitness Photography will interest readers of all ages. ~The Rebecca Review