Ilford Archives

Hello,

I'm trying to find historical company records for Ilford. A couple of years ago, a friend contacted Ilford via their website to enquire whether there were any company archives but was told,

"We no longer have any such archives within the compa

Eadweard Muybridge

Hello, I am seeking some advice on Muybridge's Mariposa Grove, California photographs which he took in around 1854. I believe he was travelling with Carleton Watkins. I have a mammoth plate albumen photograph of the 'Grizzly Giant', a 6,000 year old

William England Stereoviews and more

In an Adelaide, South Australia antique store over the weekend I was browsing their boxes of early British stereo images.

I collect images by Roger Fenton and Francis Bedford in particular. However on this occasion I came across 4 images from a serie

Talbotype stereoviews

I am seeking information about stereo views sold by Henneman & Co that have Patent Talbotype

wet stamps on the verso. I have three in my collection, all taken in Paris; one has the shield shaped

stamp with Henneman's 122 Regent Street address, the ot

Rochester City Market

Anthony Jones @RochesterCityMarket

A monthly artisan market in the heart of the historic city of Rochester, Kent where I will be showing a selection of photography related items.

Weather permitting I hope to offer visitors the opportunity to make cya

Spitalfieldslife.com

There lots of east end photos on there, perhaps they would allow you to store them?

Readings on Carbon Prints

Hello,

Can anyone recommend readings on the carbon printing process? Anything ranging from technical explanations to accounts of its historical and cultural significance, particularly within the pictorial movement.

Thanks in advance,

Malcolm

Origin of the term "camera worker"?

My apologies if this has been discussed previously, but my searches here have not indicated such. I'm trying to find the origin of "camera worker" as used to describe an artistic photographer. Of course, Stieglitz popularized the term, but I've found

The Photographic Collector.

During the 1980s I subscribed to a relatively short-lived publication called The Photographic Collector, edited by Paul Fort. I still own the fourteen issues that were produced but no longer have space for them. I would be happy to pass them on if so

1840's Dock Salt Print - Identification help asked

 In kind of tandem to my previous post regarding the monogram, i am hoping that perhaps i would receive some help in identifying the docks in this Salt Print photograph i believe to be from the late 1840's. 

 Once again i have researched this image

Roger Fenton in the Lake District

Hi everyone,

Is there a Roger Fenton expert out there somewhere who can help me authenticate some photos of the Lake District, which I think are by him?

I have checked the usual on-line collections, but alas there seem to be only a handful of Lake Di

New Photo Podcast

If you enjoy podcasts but are looking for one that does not feature camera reviews, photoshop tips and super slick chat you might enjoy A Photographic Life https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto which is also in iTunes and at www.unitednationsofphotography

Copyright of Photography

Is there anyone out there that has a good grasp of photographic copyright. 

1. Does it expire 70 years after the death of the photographer?

2. Is it possible to acquire the copyright of images that comply with Fig.1 ?

3. Are regulations international

Help with Salt Print & Mystery Monogram identification.

Hello BPH participants! 

  I am wondering if anyone on this forum may be able to help in the identification of the photographer of this Salt Print. I have researched as best i can and am, to be fair, stumped! 

 I have attached obviously an image of t

Street Photography

The term Street Photography has broadened over the years to include a number of sub-genres of photograpy. However, I assume the term was originally coined to describe the work of Winogrand et al. in 1960s New York.

Does anyone actually know when the

Photographs to be located, identification of military personnel, and the Author of albumen prints

First of all I apologize for my bad English.

I get in touch with this forum because recently I found two albumen prints that have no description, no photographer’s name, and I’d like the members will help me understand what it is.

In a case I found t

National Stereoscopic Association Stereoview Checklists and back issues of StereoWorld available online

The National Stereoscopic Association empowered Paula Fleming, Rusty Norton and me to begin to generate an online resource of checklists of stereoviews titles and related material as a resource for researchers and collectors. A new update is now avai

Help with identification

Adams and Co. Camera company question

Does anyone have information on some of the products made by the Adams and Co. Camera company of 26 Charring Cross Road, London?

I collect early exposure calculators, actinometers, etc and I've found a reference to a Telemeter made by Adams and Co

Identifying context and possibly the photographer of militaria photo

Can anyone help elucidate the context of this photograph please. It shows British naval personnel outside a fort displaying star and crescent. But which campaign and country? Size of image 7 by 10 inches. Also, why the circular shading? Due to lens a