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Luminous-Lint: A Dynamic Genealogy of the Photograph

I was recently interviewed for the Talking Pictures blog of Dr. Alasdair Foster and it was published on 30 April 2022. If you would like to gain some insights into what Luminous-Lint is and the thinking behind it this is a useful source. Enjoy.

Screenshot for the "Talking Pictures" blog of Dr Alasdair Foster (30 April 2022), LL/119774
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Luminous-Lint: A Dynamic Genealogy of the Photograph

Many thanks to Alasdair for the invitation to participate in his continually fascinating, and informative, blog.

Photography assimilated into popular culture (For subscribers)

in 1993 Heinz K. Henisch and Bridget A. Henisch published The Photographic Experience, 1839-1914: Images and Attitudes which is a must for anybody interested in the social world surrounding photography. The book is not a photohistory but rather a detailed, and well-illustrated, dive into how photography influenced the world rather than biographies of the key participants.

Book cover for Heinz K. Henisch and Bridget A. Henisch, 1993, The Photographic Experience, 1839-1914: Images and Attitudes
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Many of the same themes are addressed on Luminous-Lint and are well illustrated thanks to the assistance of many collectors and institutions. The starting theme is Photography assimilated into popular culture and there are vast numbers of interconnected themes including:

Humour - A comprehensive index to humorous illustrations and photographs of all periods.
Backmarks - The history and types of backmarks on cartes de visite and cabinet cards.
Business stationary - The invoices, receipts, checks, envelopes and letterheads of photographers and photographic supply companies.
Stamps - The wet stamps, blind and embossed stamps used by photographers, dealers and estates.
Handbills and broadsides - Printed paper used for advertising and marketing.
Sample books and sample boards - The catalogues kept by photographers to keep track of their photographs. They also served as sales aids.
Commercial catalogues - The catalogues printed by photographers.
Business and trade cards - Cards issued by photographers. It also includes business cards which had tintypes added to them.
Awards and medals - Physical objects awarded at exhibitions, World's Fairs and other events.
Touting for business - How photographers drummed up trade.

There are masses of additional topics available to subscribers including:

The coverage on Luminous-Lint is now extensive but I would still recommend you buy a copy of The Photographic Experience, 1839-1914: Images and Attitudes.

Louis Malle (director), Scene from "Zazie dans le Metro" (00:31:54) in which Zazie, played by Catherine Demongeot, takes a photograph (1960)
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Photohistory Quests - Progress to date (2 May 2022)

The Photohistory Quests are continuing on Facebook and my grateful thanks to all those involved.

PHOTOHISTORY QUESTS
SEVENTH SERIES: 601-700

601. Nineteenth century hand-painted landscape photography (16 February 2022)
602. The landscapes of war (17 February 2022)
603. Cartes de visite of China photographed by John Thomson (18 February 2022)
604. Photographic Archives - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (19 February 2022)
605. Stereoviews of Alabama (21 February 2022)
606. Ancestral images of the bizarre (22 February 2022)
607. Cartes de visite and cabinet cards of politicians (23 February 2022)
608. Ukraine (24 February 2022)
609. Ambrotypes of landscapes and urban settings (25 February 2022)
610. Daguerreotypes of landscapes (2 March 2022)
611. Yellowstone (3 March 2022)
612. Maurice Tabard (4 March 2022)
613. Chinatowns of North America (7 March 2022)
614. Machine parts (8 March 2022)
615. Calligraphy and photography (9 March 2022)
616. Physique photography studios (10 March 2022)
617. Inscriptions and squeezes (11 March 2022)
618. Match boxes and match books related to photography (14 March 2022)
619. Record album and CD covers with famous photographs as a part of the design (15 March 2022)
620. Subterranean Poland (16 March 2022)
621. Contemporary comics, cartoons and photography (17 March 2022)
622. Censorship (18 March 2022)
623. Picture in Picture (21 March 2022)
624. Evidence of a fear of photography (22 March 2022)
625. Accordions, harmoniums, melodeons and concertinas (23 March 2022)
626. Performance Art (24 March 2022)
627. Photographic studio catalogues by stereo photographers for internal use (25 March 2022)
628. Guitars (28 March 2022)
629. Wholesaler, bookseller, stationer and print seller labels and stamps (29 March 2022)
630. Beggars and those seeking money on the street (30 March 2022)
631. Evidence of copying photographs - The photographs themselves (31 March 2022)
632. Pirated stereoviews (1 April 2022)
633. Neo-Classical portraiture (4 April 2022)
634. Advertising for copying services. (5 April 2022)
635. Photography themed fabrics (6 April 2022)
636. In celebration of Jerry Uelsmann, 1934-2022 (7 April 2022)
637. Advertising on real photo postcards (11 April 2022)
638. "The -Stans" of Central Asia (12 April 2022)
639. Cartes de visite and cabinet cards of street vendors (13 April 2022)
640. Sculptors who were also photographers (14 April 2022)
641. Jugglers (19 April 2022)
642. Fires in photographic studios (20 April 2022)
643. Clowns and mime artists (21 April 2022)
644. Tightrope walkers, wire walkers, high wire and trapeze artists (22 April 2022)
645. Poetry, however bad, and photography (25 April 2022)
646. Photo studio artistic back designs for real photo postcards (26 April 2022)
647. Dahabieh / Dahabeya on The Nile (27 April 2022)
648. Baseball (28 April 2022)
649. Skiing and ski jumping (29 April 2022)
650. Airports - real and imagined (2 May 2022)

The photographs uploaded have now been fully integrated into Luminous-Lint to provide a richer understanding of photohistory. The updating of the texts continues.

FACEBOOK group: PHOTOHISTORY QUESTS

Here the photographs are not limited to a technique or date as I'm delving into the outer reaches of what is available in photography. My deepest appreciation to all of you who have participated in the QUESTS to date and you can see everybody who has provided images to Luminous-Lint here:

Luminous-Lint: Acknowledgements

Thanks again for all your help over the years.

Free Trial of Luminous-Lint

During COVID-19 I made Luminous-Lint was free to all from 22nd March until 31th May 2020 to allow students access to resources. A FREE TRIAL for the website is still available so send an email to alan@luminous-lint.com with your name and reasons for wanting to take a look and I'll set up a password for you.

Getting around

Stereographs Project

Library

Video feeds, audio feeds, and enhanced media documents

Welcome

Luminous-Lint: A Dynamic Genealogy of the Photograph

Photography assimilated into popular culture (For subscribers)

Photohistory Quests - Progress to date (2 May 2022)

Free Trial of Luminous-Lint

Recently updated Themes

Getting around

PhotographersConnectionsDirectory

Stereographs Project

Library

Video feeds, audio feeds, and enhanced media documents

Welcome

Luminous-Lint: A Dynamic Genealogy of the Photograph

Photography assimilated into popular culture (For subscribers)

Photohistory Quests - Progress to date (2 May 2022)

Free Trial of Luminous-Lint

Recently updated Themes