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Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers
Christopher Grey
Amherst Media, Inc., 2004
The light experiments you wanted to do, done for you.
I found this book super-helpful. The light setups are clearly documented. Good pointers of what to watch for and what you should be careful not to do. A definite asset to a photographer's lighting library.
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Hollywood Pinups
Timothy White
Collins Design, 2008
Get over it people
If you care so much about Oxfam and not about celebrities with barely any clothes then donate to Oxfam and don't buy a book just based on where you think a small portion of the money is going. But you bought the book didn't you? And ya know what you got? Scantily clad ...
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American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country
Katrina Fried
Welcome Books, 2008
American Farmer
Memorable images. Beautiful prose from the mouths of the interviewed farmers. A testament to a difficult, but rewarding way of life. A warning that we should keep our farms viable so that our food comes from home.
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The Oxford Project
Stephen G. Bloom
Welcome Books, 2008
Fun detective book
As you are reading the book you will find yourself going back to see the connections these people have with one anohter. Not only a great photo book but the stories are a good read.
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Peter Beard
TASCHEN America Llc, 2008
First-Rate Production Quality
About a decade ago I saw a book which showed a photo of a guy on the cover who was half-way consumed by an alligator. His legs were entirely inside the gator, and yet the uneaten upper-half of the man was thoughtfully writing in a journal of some sort. It was a very ...
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Mixed-Media Self-Portraits: Inspiration & Techniques
Cate Coulacos Prato
Interweave Press, 2008
I Love This Book!
I pre-ordered Mixed-Media Self-Portraits and was thrilled when it finally arrived. It was worth waiting for and everything I hoped it would be. I'm a mixed-media artist and have been wanting to do some self-portraits for a long while but didn't know where or how to ...
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Vanity Fair: The Portraits: A Century of Iconic Images
Graydon Carter, David Friend
Abrams, 2008
A History of the World, Courtesy of VANITY FAIR
Few books published survey the fascinating moments of the 20th century the way VANITY FAIR PORTRAITS: A CENTURY OF ICONIC IMAGES does. This hefty, handsome volume contains the photographic works of some of the world's most important photographers whose images have ...
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Madonna Confessions
powerHouse Books, 2008
Awesome book!
This book is just perfect. It basically what I was expecting, tons of photos from one of the best shows I have attended ever! It really takes you back to that night when you saw the concert live. Each photo has the date and city where the photo was taken. It's a great ...
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State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America
Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey
Ecco, 2008
A little taste, often savoury, of the great complexity of America
Matt Weiland moved back to the States after living abroad for four years and spent days tasting its complexity: re-reading Moby-Dick and Huckleberry Finn, bicycling on the Jersey shore, driving through the Midwest. Sean Wilsey spent hours (at 45 mph) driving 2,364 ...
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Wisdom: 50 Unique and Original Portraits
Andrew Zuckerman
Abrams, 2008
WISDOM ("make someone happy!")
Andrew Zuckerman's "WISDOM" is a big and beautiful book, offering up huge color portraits (razor-sharp for this HI-DEF age!) . . . combined with `words of wisdom' from the minds of 51 public figures, mostly from the world of arts & entertainment, but with a few ...
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Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds (Playboy)
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books, 2008
1953 to 2007 month by month
I was to young to take an interest in girls when Playboy started publishing. By the late 50s, I had an avid interest in Playboy but prudence required caution. Miscellaneous copies were a teenager's access to the centerfolds. I followed Playboy through the 60s and ...
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The Art of Children's Portrait Photography
Tamara Lackey
Amherst Media, Inc., 2008
An amazingly complete essence of real-life business
It seems impossible, but Tamara has somehow managed to truly encapsulate her incredible energy, approach to her work and true passion for children's portrait photography in words on the pages of this book. The energy that surges around the author in her day-to-day ...
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A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005
Random House, 2006
Great Book!
When I got the book I was surprised by the size and how heavy it felt in my hands. I was even more surprised with the work inside. Annie offers us, the viewers, a very nice conception about photography when she does not separate her family and friends'pictures from her ...
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Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 2008
Breakthrough Book
The real title of this book is "Portrait of The Artist as A Young...", but I have taken the artistic liberty to rename it, my reasons shall become clear.
Art Spiegelman is an amazing artist. He is also a tortured artist, ravaged by guilt, and yet, through his ...
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The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit
Amy Goldman
Bloomsbury USA, 2008
For heirloom tomato lovers
This book is all that it claims. For those wanting to grow heirloom tomatoes, it can be confusing as to which have the attributes one is seeking (sweet taste, good for sauce, good for munching, etc.) This book takes the mystery out of heirloom tomatoes with great ...
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