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Prings Photographers Miscellany Stories Techniques Tips Trivia
Pring's Photographer's Miscellanyis a priceless
compendium of the history, techniques and trivia of photography.
Meet the mad, genius, daring (and sometimes fraudulent) pioneers
and practitioners of all things photographic, Find out how ravenous
soldiers jeopardised the success of pigeon-cam in the first world
war, and learn how to take photographs on wood and even apples.
Discover that the principle of the camera obscura was known in
China as early as the fifth-century BC, and that the biggest
photograph in the world was taken using a disused aircraft hangar.
Learn how to safely photograph a solar eclipse, and how to use the
contents of your nose to eradicate a scratch on a negative.
Pring's Photographer's Miscellanycontains all this
and much, much more. It is a perfect companion for all enthusiasts
of the medium, as well as for anyone interested in a fascinating,
and often unpredictable, ride through the development of
photography. No pun intended.
