Photography: Books

The Photography Handbook provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory and offers guidelines for the systematic study of photographic media.

This comprehensive, one volume encyclopedia has been designed to be the definitive reference book for students, practitioners, and researchers of photography as well as digital imaging practitioners who work in business, industry, publishing, advertising, science, and the visual arts.

A good photography reference source for academics, students, researchers and libraries worldwide.

This resource contains signed articles concerning significant names, processes, and concepts of photography. The articles are arranged alphabetically and by subject and each contains scholarly references at the end.

Providing a wide range of technical information, the Companion also presents, in a concise and readily accessible form, the mass of recent scholarship on photography as a social and artistic practice. There are over 800 biographical entries, both on photographers and on others who have influenced photographic culture from the 19th century to the present.

This edition contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date market contacts for working photographers today: magazines, book publishers, greeting card companies, stock agencies, advertising firms, contests, and more. Up-to-date information on how to start and run a photography business, including how to find clients, who to contact to submit your photos, what types of photos they need, and how to submit both digital and film images. Markets for fine art photographers, including hundreds of galleries and art fairs. Informative articles on business topics, such as submitting to galleries, creating a business plan, networking with other photographers, improving your portfolio, and more Inspiring and informative interviews with successful professionals, including wedding, magazine, and commercial photographers