Editor-in-Chief:
Michael Peres, Chairman of the Biomedical Photographic Communications department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
Description
*Searchable CD ROM containing the entire book (including images)
*Over 450 color images, plus never before published images provided
by the George Eastman House collection, as well as images from Ansel Adams, Howard Schatz, and Jerry Uelsmann to name just a few
The role and value of the picture cannot be matched for accuracy or impact. This comprehensive treatise, featuring the history and historical
processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies, will provide the most accurate technical
synopsis of the current, as well as early worlds of photography ever compiled. This Encyclopedia, produced by a team of world renown
practicing experts, shares in highly detailed descriptions, the core concepts and facts relative to anything photographic. This Fourth
edition of the Focal Encyclopedia serves as the definitive reference for students and practitioners of photography worldwide, expanding
on the award winning 3rd edition.
In addition to Michael Peres (Editor in Chief), the editors are:
Franziska Frey (Digital Photography),
J. Tomas Lopez (Contemporary Issues), David Malin (Photography in Science), Mark Osterman (Process Historian), Grant Romer (History and
the Evolution of Photography), Nancy M. Stuart (Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century), and Scott Williams (Photographic
Materials and Process Essentials)
Audience:
Resource to all college level photography programs in the English speaking countries of the world. Also a valuable resource to all museums, conservatoriums, and professional photographers.
