50291 Yale Uni. Press, New Haven, 1st Edition, 1994. Hard cover with B/W photo to front of DJ, 18 x 26cm, 448 pages, good condition, clean text block pages, numerous B/W photos & diagrams, DJ front cover has small tear 0.25cm long to bottom RH corner, DJ has corners & spine slightly knocked, bookshop sticker to inside front cover, In 1848 there were thirteen commercial photographic studios in the city of Paris. By 1871 this number had expanded to almost 400. This book is the first to analyze the origins of professional photography during the Second Empire and its transformation from a novel curiosity to a vital part of the urban environment. Drawing on extensive archival documentation, Elizabeth Anne McCauley profiles the people who became commercial photographers - the innovators, entrepreneurs, and "artistes" who tried to earn their fortunes but were beset by bankruptcy and failure. She also discusses the business of photography – the ways studios were formed, products promoted, and financial backers found. In a detailed analysis of five studios that represent different aspects of commercial production, from industrial photographs to art reproductions, McCauley uncovers the social, political, and psychological needs that each type of photography satisfied. For example, in a groundbreaking examination of the market for. Contents include: Introduction; Part One: 1 Photographers: Images and Realities 2 The Business of Photography. Part Two: 3 Nadar and the Selling of Bohemia 4 Braquehais and the Photographic Nude 5 Collard, the Machine, and the Modern State 6 Aubry's Dream for Industry 7 Art Reproductions for the Masses. $80.00AUD
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