Camera Clues
A Handbook for Photographic Investigation
Published on 10. June 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-8131-9124-9 (ISBN)
Description
Nationally known historical investigator Joe Nickell tells us how to identify and date old photos and how to distinguish originals from copies and fakes. He addresses forensic application, "surreptitious photography," and legal concerns. Particularly intriguing is his discussion of camera tricks, darkroom deceptions, retouching techniques, computer technology, and trickery detection. Nickell concludes with an exciting look at "paranormal" photography: alleged photographs of ghosts, UFOs, and legendary creatures, "miracle pictures," and psychokinetic (ESP-produced) photos.
Reviews / Votes
The scope of this text is wide enough to accommodate a variety of photographic investigators.... The use of case studies from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries bolsters the relevance of this handbook, which is a valuable tool for solving photographic mysteries. - National Genealogical Society Quarterly; ""Written in a clear, lively style, this book makes for fascinating reading and will be of keen interest to photography enthusiasts."" - Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lexington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
photos, illus
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8131-9124-9 (9780813191249)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/1994
The University Press of Kentucky
€43.27
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Person
Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), is the author of more than twenty investigative books, including Secrets of the Sideshows and Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal.
Content
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What Do You Know of My Heart? The Role of Sense and Sensibility in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Confucian Cowboy Aesthetic
East Meets Western: The Eastern Philosophy of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain
Landscape and Gender in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Brokeback Mountain
Can't Get No Satisfaction: Desires, Rituals, and the Search for Harmony in Eat Drink Man Woman
Paternalism, Aristotle, and Ang Lee: Does Father Really Know Best?
Lust, Caution: A Case for Perception, Unimpeded
The Power to Go Beyond God's Boundaries? Hulk, Human Nature, and Some Eithical Concerns Thereof
Displacement, Deception, and Disorder: Ang Lee's Discourses of Identity
Subverting Heroic Violence: Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock and Hulk as Anti-War Narratives
Homo Migrans: De-sexualizing Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock
Because of the Molecules: The Ice Storm and the Philosophy of Love and Recognition
It's Existential: Negative Space and Nothingness in The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm: What is Impending?
All's Fair in Love and War? Machiavelli and Ang Lee's Ride With the Devil
What Do You Know of My Heart? The Role of Sense and Sensibility in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Confucian Cowboy Aesthetic
East Meets Western: The Eastern Philosophy of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain
Landscape and Gender in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Brokeback Mountain
Can't Get No Satisfaction: Desires, Rituals, and the Search for Harmony in Eat Drink Man Woman
Paternalism, Aristotle, and Ang Lee: Does Father Really Know Best?
Lust, Caution: A Case for Perception, Unimpeded
The Power to Go Beyond God's Boundaries? Hulk, Human Nature, and Some Eithical Concerns Thereof
Displacement, Deception, and Disorder: Ang Lee's Discourses of Identity
Subverting Heroic Violence: Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock and Hulk as Anti-War Narratives
Homo Migrans: De-sexualizing Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock
Because of the Molecules: The Ice Storm and the Philosophy of Love and Recognition
It's Existential: Negative Space and Nothingness in The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm: What is Impending?
All's Fair in Love and War? Machiavelli and Ang Lee's Ride With the Devil