Retro Photo: An Obsession: A Personal Selection of Vintage Cameras and the Photographs They Take
| AUTHOR | Ellwand, David; Ellwand, David; Ellwand, David et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Candlewick Studio (10/04/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
With exquisite original photos and boundless enthusiasm, David Ellwand offers a love song to film photography and the vintage cameras that capture it. From the pinhole to the Pentax, Retro Photo: An Obsession is a visual journey through the history of photography, highlighting some of the iconic cameras of the analog era. Appealing to those new to film photography as well as the seasoned professional wanting to explore new avenues, this beautiful keepsake volume showcases more than one hundred cameras from the collection of photographer and author David Ellwand, along with photographs he has taken with them. At once an accessible guide to vintage cameras, a highly personal take on photographic history, and a celebration of classic design, here is a book that takes the fear out of old-style photography and puts the fun back in.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780763692506
ISBN-10:
0763692506
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
212
Carton Quantity:
6
Product Dimensions:
10.70 x 1.00 x 10.30 inches
Weight:
3.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries
Photography | Techniques - Equipment
Grade Level:
5th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
771.3
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With exquisite original photos and boundless enthusiasm, David Ellwand offers a love song to film photography and the vintage cameras that capture it. From the pinhole to the Pentax, Retro Photo: An Obsession is a visual journey through the history of photography, highlighting some of the iconic cameras of the analog era. Appealing to those new to film photography as well as the seasoned professional wanting to explore new avenues, this beautiful keepsake volume showcases more than one hundred cameras from the collection of photographer and author David Ellwand, along with photographs he has taken with them. At once an accessible guide to vintage cameras, a highly personal take on photographic history, and a celebration of classic design, here is a book that takes the fear out of old-style photography and puts the fun back in.
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Illustrator:
Ellwand, David
David Ellwand is the creator and photographer of CINDERLILY: A FLORAL FAIRY TALE, an elegant and whimsical retelling of the Cinderella story, and FAIRIE-ALITY: THE FASHION COLLECTION FROM THE HOUSE OF ELLWAND, a spectacular book of handcrafted fashions for fairies. He also collaborated on METAL MUTZ!, a pop-up book featuring dog sculptures he fashioned out of scrap metal and then photographed. David Ellwand lives in West Sussex, England.
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