Ilse Bing working methods
Like many photographers of the 1930s, Ilse Bing was self-taught in terms of technique and composition. Photography …
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Benjamin Brecknell Turner working methods
Benjamin Brecknell Turner took up paper negative ('Calotype' or 'Talbotype') photography in 1849 with a license fro…
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Julia Margaret Cameron: working methods
Julia Margaret Cameron made albumen-silver prints from wet collodion glass plate negatives. She was innovative and …
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Frederick Hollyer: working methods
Frederick Hollyer's early work was produced by a variety of methods, but in 1878 he began to use platinum printing …
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Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
In 2011, Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography highlighted the work of 17 South African photographers
Metalwork decoration techniques
Metalworking decoration techniques explained with examples from the V&A's collection.
Mazarin chest: Decoration techniques
The Mazarin Chest is one of the finest pieces of Japanese export lacquer to have survived from the second quarter of the seventeenth century. Its superb quality is evident in its lavish decoration, which is executed to an astonishing level of detail using a wide range of specialist techniques. マザラン･チェストは、制作が１７世紀第二四半期に遡り、現存している日本輸出漆器の最高級品の一つです。その質の高さは、多岐にわたる特殊技法を駆使し、細部におよぶ驚くべき緻密さと豪奢な加飾にはっきりと見てとれます。
Study Room resource: History of photography
These resources contain images from some of the first photographers and discusses the development of photography through the 20th century. Also contains desciptive information about copyright images.
Study Room resource: Contemporary photography
These Study Room resources contain a selection of photographs which were produced in the 1980s and early 1990s. They should give you an idea of the range of photographs being produced in this period. However, the tendency of much contemporary photography to be very large has restricted our choice to that of a moderate scale. Also contains desciptive information about copyright images.
Donate to the Stained Glass Appeal
We are currently working on an exciting project to conserve and re-install the original stained glass on the landings of the Manfred and Lydia Gorvy Lecture Theatre. We need your help to raise £75,000 to bring these historical features back to their former glory for us all to enjoy.
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Photography: An Independent Art, Photographs from the Victoria and Albert Museum 1839-1996
A hundred photographs illustrate the evolution and significance of photography from its early beginnings to the present, including fine examples of work by Julia Margaret Cameron, Man Ray, Bill Brandt, David Bailey, Nan Goldin and
Buy nowEvent - Introduction to Fashion Photography
Fri 15 June 2012 10:30
DIGITAL WORKSHOP:
Friday 15 – Saturday 16 June, 10.30 – 17.00
Working with models, Anomalous Visuals will help you to understand the fundamentals of fashion photography and post production techniques such as lighting, digital workflow and retouching in Photoshop.
