Chapter 1. The invention and early evolution of photography : c. 1839-1900 -- chapter 2. Establishing genres -- chapter 3. Perfecting the medium -- chapter 4. Contemporary photography : 1945-present.
Summary
This book traces the invention and early evolution and techniques of photography, from daguerreotypes to early attempts at color. The development of specific genres, such as portraiture, photojournalism, and fine art photography, is broken up with substantial sidebars that spotlight giants of the medium.