Peter Henry Emerson and American Naturalistic Photography

by Christian A. Peterson

Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936) was a leading English photographer who spearheaded a style he termed "naturalistic photography." He argued for photography as a fine art, encouraged his colleagues to use nature as their standard, and introduced the theory of "differential focusing," whereby the main subject was in focus and everything else fell into moderate softness.

Many young Americans admired Emerson's work, forming a movement of naturalistic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912964987
• ISBN13: 9780912964980
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.4" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher