"Worth adding a comment here on the relevance to British Photographic History.
The reproduction of photographs in publications did a great deal to publicise photography. This Annual shows the technologies by year and includes real examples.
"Hi Steve. More on this. I checked the 1896 edition of the Process Year Book - printed by The Cranford Press of Chiswick but the 1902 edition (now Penrose's Pictorial Annual) was indeed printed by Percy Lund, Humphries & Co Ltd. This article suggests…"
"Thanks Ian. Just re-read the PH article - very useful perspective.
There may be one extra article to add to your Penrose list for EAB, due to his association with Arthur Cox Illustrating Co Ltd. On p13 of the advertising section at the back of the…"
"Hi Mohammad. Nice article. I plan to dig further into eclipse photography as I am interested in the evolution of the photographic products used. Do let me know if you have anything on this.
You may find Daniel Kennefick's book "No shadow of a doubt"…"
"Thanks Steve. I had not come across the work of Percy Lund - I will look out for it as I read more of the Annuals. I hadn't noted who printed the Annuals I have read so far. I will go back and check the printers from 1896 as it looks from your…"
I am currently doing a study of this publication. It first appeared in 1895 and continued until the 1982. It charts the advancement of the reproduction of photography in print, often known as photomechanical work. My interest is in the evolution of…
"Hi Paul. Ilford was still introducing new pictorial glass plate varieties into the 1950s. Given how well the motion is frozen I suspect this may have been taken on HP S, a new high speed type introduced in 1952 as a glass plate but only later as a…"
"The Lumière brothers did some fascinating work. My interest in them is twofold.
I recall them contributing some significant comments on the evolution of photographic science in France in the 1890s. I plan to revisit this.
Like Ilford their business…"
As a Bristol PhD student Rosemary Fowler (then Rosemary Brown) made a significant contribution to the use of photographic materials in particle physics. She married a fellow PhD student Peter Fowler (grandson of Ernest Rutherford) and left Physics…
"Shows scientists such as Hippolyte Fizeau crossing over into artistic expression through the daguerreotype medium. I am just finishing a study that includes his contribution to the daguerreotype process. I would be interested to hear if similar…"
"Just found this thread while researching Chevreul. I believe the colour daguerrotypes were first done by Edmond Becquerel and worked on by Niépce de Saint-Victor. This may also be the 'Polychrome process' noted in 1859 (Taylor JT. Discoveries and…"
Thank you for getting in touch and yes, that's me! I would be happy to discuss this further. This week is a bit hectic but may be next week? It might be easier to arrange things by email and my email address is susieclarkconservation@gmail.com.
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Hi Alan
Thank you for getting in touch and yes, that's me! I would be happy to discuss this further. This week is a bit hectic but may be next week? It might be easier to arrange things by email and my email address is susieclarkconservation@gmail.com.
Best wishes
Susie