PRINGS PHOTOGRAPHERS MISCELLANY. STORIES, TECHNIQUES, TIPS & TRIVIA
A Prings Photographers Miscellany : Stories, Techniques, Tips & Trivia
By: Roger Pring
Publisher:Ilex
Imprint:Ilex
ISBN/EAN:1907579435 / 9781907579431
Format:Hardback
Pagination:96 pages, 50 illustrations
Dimensions:193 x 126 mm, 230 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:05/09/2011
How did Kodak company get its name? Who invented the Minox spy camera? Were there really fax machines in the mid-19th century? And what would a photographer use ‘Mod Podge’ for? The answers to all these questions and many, many more are to be found in this intriguing compendium of photographic fascination compiled by Roger Pring.
Cloth-bound, packed with arresting images and beautifully typeset by the author himself, Pring’s Photographer’s Miscellany will make an intriguing gift for all photographers. Dipping into the book will reveal the origins of the photographer’s craft, tips and tricks of the greats, a host of revealing quotes and fascinating trivia: and you’ll not only be richly entertained, you will certainly learn something you can use next time you shoot.
Roger Pring is a graphic designer, lecturer, photographic enthusiast and collector. He was project director of the original Photographer's Handbook, and is the author of several Ilex Press books on computer-aided design, typography and the internet. He was also publisher of The Wine Diary and runs a cookery school in Burgundy. - See more at: http://www.ilex-press.com/books/prings-photographers-miscellany/#sthash.yciTP1GR.dpuf
