Portrait photography

Arts & Photography

WADE, John

Photography & Video

Focal Press

The trade of the tricks: The story of magic, magicians and the Magic Circle

Elm Tree Books

An accessible, design-led guide to the coolest, most collectible vintage film cameras combined with a practical reference to discovering the authentic buzz of shooting with film. 
Retro Cameras is a stylish, design-led guide to classic and retro cameras aimed at those who want to discover the world of analogue photography. It includes more than one hundred camera models, from the easily affordable to the highly collectible, in thirteen formats: 35mm SLRs, 35mm rangefinders, 35mm viewfinders, roll film SLRs, sheet and roll film folding cameras, twin-lens reflexes, Instamatics, stereo cameras, panoramicand wide-angle cameras, miniature cameras, and instant cameras. Supplementing an already comprehensive resource are quick-reference shooting guides for each format, as well as a section on retro camera accessories. 
The book includes over four hundred specially commissioned photographs, practical advice on how to use and get the most out ofeach camera, buyers’ tips, a “test drive” of each camera, and a dedicated glossary. Retro Cameras is the perfect reference for young photographers who want to get creative with analogue photography, while also offering authoritative guidance for more experienced collectors and enthusiasts. 400+ illustrations

Retro Cameras: The Collector's Guide to Vintage Film Photography

Thames&Hudson

An accessible, stylish guide to still-usable vintage film cameras: which to buy, where to find them, and how to get the most out of them
Retro Cameras is a stylish guide for a generation that has moved from sharing vintage-filtered digital images via Instagram to embracing “old school” analog film photography and manual cameras of all formats. Quick reference shooting guides accompany each camera type, allowing even a camera phone junkie to quickly come to grips with shooting on film with a vintage camera. More than 100 camera models are included, from 35mm SLRs to Roll Film SLRs and Instant Cameras.
With over 400 specially commissioned photographs, an in-depth test drive of each camera type, practical advice on how to use and get the most out of each camera, buyers’ tips, and a dedicated glossary, Retro Cameras is a perfect reference for amateurs and professionals alike. 500+ illustrations

The theory behind making moving images was known long before the advent of photography, but the introduction of photographic processes, able to capture a fleeting moment in a fraction of a second, soon led early pioneers to think about what was originally known as animated photography. This book tells the story of those early years, from the nineteenth century onwards, when movie cameras were used only by professional film-makers. It then describes the advent of various forms of amateur cine equipment, before finishing with a return to more professional cameras and how their technology was adapted, often in unexpected ways, for the amateur film-maker. The development of these cameras and the technologies that revolutionised future dseign, as well as the sometimes impractical ideas that flourished briefly before falling by the wayside, all build into a fascinating history of an invention that led to a popular hobby for many and a major industry that touched us all.

Cine Cameras (Shire Library)

Shire

Throughout the history of photography from its earliest days until the present digital era, an amazing number of cameras have been designed and manufactured to look like some completely different object. During the Second World War, some of these were used for genuine espionage purposes. Others were made for no reason other than to provide photographers with something a little out of the ordinary and many, especially in the later years, were little more than toys. Manya re illustrated and described in this new book and their history makes an often overlooked and fascinating branch of photographic history.

Cameras in Disguise (Shire Library)

Over 500 crisp color photos display the wide range of cameras produced from the earliest days of photography to the rise of the digital age. The informative text provides a history of cameras, organized into chapters by various camera types, including snapshot, folding, rangefinder, single lens reflex, twin lens reflex, stereo, panoramic, miniature, and spy cameras. Cameras within each chapter are arranged chronologically to show the development of the camera type. Every camera presented has earned its place by meeting one or more of these criteria: it is a major landmark; epitomizes a certain era; is rare or a prototype; contains something different or unusual in the design; and/or is especially weird or strange. Rounding out this engrossing guide are a glossary of technical terms and an index. This book will be enjoyed by camera collectors, photo historians, and all who have ever captured life on film or in pixels.

From Daguerre to Digital: 150 Years of Classic Cameras

Schiffer

The first amateur movie―or cine―camera was patented in 1898, but it wasn't until 1923 that mainstream manufacturers began making cameras specifically for the amateur market. During their history, thoughtfully and thoroughly detailed in this authoritative text, a huge range of amateur cine cameras was made. The four major amateur movie film gauges are covered at length: 16mm, 9.5mm, Standard-8, and Super-8, along with some of their less successful rivals. Unique in a book on this subject is a major chapter on movie camera accessories, many of which found strange and complicated ways of bringing professional specifications to amateur equipment. The book is illustrated throughout with landmark cameras―those that epitomized certain eras, plus many other unusual and rarely illustrated models. A glossary of technical terms and an index complete the book.

Lights, Camera, Action!: An Illustrated History of the Amateur Movie Camera

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Schiffer+publishing Ltd

The Daguerreotype Camera of 1839 is a photographic landmark. It introduced the first practical method for taking a photograph, although what is generally acknowledged as the first photograph was actually taken thirteen years before with a different type of camera by Nicéphore Niépce. The Leica was the first camera to make the 35mm format popular, but it was by no means the first camera to use 35mm film. Likewise, Polaroid wasn’t the first to produce an instant picture camera, but was, surprisingly, the first company to introduce an autofocus single lens reflex. The history of the camera is flush with similar anomalies. This lavishly illustrated book with over 460 pictures looks at the cameras that became landmarks and analyzes how and why they influenced future design – sometimes in a big, important manner, other times in a lesser but still significant way.

50 Landmark Cameras That Changed Photography

A Short History of the Camera

Fountain Pr Ltd

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Portrait photography

The trade of the tricks: The story of magic, magicians and the Magic Circle

Retro Cameras: The Collector's Guide to Vintage Film Photography

Retro Cameras: The Collector's Guide to Vintage Film Photography

Cine Cameras (Shire Library)

Cameras in Disguise (Shire Library)

From Daguerre to Digital: 150 Years of Classic Cameras

Lights, Camera, Action!: An Illustrated History of the Amateur Movie Camera

50 Landmark Cameras That Changed Photography

A Short History of the Camera