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Photographing newborns is a uniquely special experience and
capturing the beauty of a newborn baby requires specific skills. In
this practical book, Melanie East, one of the UK's leading newborn
photographers, shares her secrets, from preparing for the newborn
session through to post-production work. Advice is given on posing
newborn babies using tried and tested techniques, while emphasizing
the baby's safety at all times. There are tips on lighting,
textures and tones, and using props to create interest in the
newborn portrait and ideas for taking beautiful and enchanting
images that parents will adore. Also Melanie gives clear
instruction on choosing and using equipment near babies. Supported
by her inspiring images, it is invaluable reading for photographers
new to the genre, as well as professionals wishing to hone their
skills.
Pioneering Edinburgh photographers David Octavius Hill (1802-1870)
and Robert Adamson (1821-1848) together formed one of the most
famous partnerships in the history of photography. Producing highly
skilled photographs just four years after the new medium was
announced to the world in 1839, their images of people, buildings
and scenes in and around Edinburgh offer a fascinating glimpse into
1840s Scotland. Their much-loved prints of the Newhaven fisherfolk
are among the first images of social documentary photography.In the
space of four and a half years Hill and Adamson produced several
thousand prints encompassing landscapes, architectural views,
tableaux vivants from Scottish literature and an impressive suite
of portraits featuring key members of Edinburgh society.Anne M.
Lyden, International Photography Curator at the National Galleries
of Scotland, discusses the dynamic dispute that brought these two
men together and reveals their perfect chemistry as the first
professional partnership in Scottish photography. Illustrated with
around 100 masterpieces from the Galleries' unique, vast collection
of the duo's ground-breaking work.
Photographing children is not easy. They move around, they look the
wrong way, and, as any parent will tell you, they never do what you
want them to do when you want them to do it! It is this
unpredictability that makes child portraiture the fascinating
challenge that it is. Mastering Child Portrait Photography contains
everything you need to master the art. For the keen enthusiast,
this is an accessible guide to capturing images of your children
that will last a lifetime. For the aspiring professional, it is a
complete handbook for a wonderful lifestyle business, one in which
you can create mini masterpieces that will enhance family homes and
bring pleasure to lives for generations.
Over the past decade Micaiah Carter has established himself as one
of the most exciting and admired young photographers working in the
field of portraiture and fashion. With a vision all his own,
Carter's images are preternaturally sophisticated. His lighting is
intentional but not attention-seeking, and his subjects always seem
fully themselves, whether he's photographing a celebrity, a
musician, or a family member. Micaiah's portraits are sincere,
dignified representations of the sitters while staying true to his
distinctive aesthetic. His stylized ideas and assiduous attention
to color and light have culminated in a body of work that feels
timeless and pertinent at the same time.
Lewis Carroll's photographs of young girls, Julia Margaret
Cameron's photographs of Madonnas and the photographs of Hannah
Cullwick, "maid of all work", pictured in masquerade - Carol Mavor
addresses the erotic possibilities of these images, exploring not
ony the sexualities of the girls, maids and Madonnas, but the
pleasures taken - by the viewer, the photographer, the model - in
imagining these sexualities.
Following the very successful Ethiopia Engraved, an illustrated
book of engravings by foreign travellers from 1681 to 1900,
Ethiopia Photographed covers the period from the inception of
photography in the country up to the Italian Fascist invasion in
1936. The people, terrain, buildings and rulers of Ethiopia - such
as Emperor Melenik, Lej Iyasu and Emperor Haile Selassie - make it
a highly photogenic country, as this lavishly illustrated book
reveals. Situated in lofty, often inaccessible mountains between
the Red Sea and the Blue Nile, and extending far into the Horn of
Africa, it is a complex and mysterious country which as always
exercised an extraordinary fascination for the outside world. The
book begins with an introduction which gives a brief history of
Ethiopia in this period, and describes the role of photography at
this time. The richly captured images of Ethiopia Photographed bear
witness to many personalities and places not previously seen and,
in many cases, now lost for all time but for the photogenic
memories recorded here.
'As Others See Us' is based on a new photographic exhibition from
Tricia Malley and Ross Gillespie, who together form the renowned
partnership broad daylight. It forms part of Homecoming 2009,
celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth. The
exhibition consists of 20 portraits of prominent and influential
Scots, including Eddi Reader, Edwin Morgan, Peter Howson and Janice
Galloway. The portraits capture a unique insight into the sitter,
enhanced by the accompanying text, as each was asked to contribute
their favourite poem from Robert Burns, and to explain why it is
special to them and what they think it means to Scots today.
In November 2020, Depeche Mode were inducted into the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame, and Dave Gahan, accepting the honour, said: "I'd
like to thank Anton Corbijn who thank God came in at the right time
and actually made us look cool." Also in the fall of 2020, TASCHEN
released the limited edition Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn (81-18)
signed by Depeche Mode and Anton Corbijn, and it became one of the
fastest selling collector's editions in the publishing company's
history. This equally epic, but more wallet friendly XL edition, is
a testament to Corbijn's unique vision, and indeed "cool" as Gahan
acknowledged so movingly in his speech; a detailed illustrated
history of how Corbijn, who became in 1986 the band's de facto
creative director, and helped cement Depeche Mode's reputation as
the biggest cult band in the world. Featuring over 500 photographs
from Corbijn's extensive archives, some never seen before,
including formal and informal portraits from places such as Madrid,
Hamburg, the California desert, Prague and Marrakech (some taken
during the making of iconic videos such as "Enjoy the Silence" and
"Personal Jesus"); a multitude of off-the-cuff, candid images; and
stunning live shots from all their tours since 1988. In addition to
the photographs, there are sketches and designs for stage sets and
album covers, Corbijn's handwritten captions throughout the book,
placing the reader right in the middle of the shoots, and an
extended interview with the Dutch master. Created with the full
collaboration of the band, who share some insights on working with
Corbijn, Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn (81-18) trumpets how one
man's original aesthetic, that has encompassed all of their
photography, most of their music videos, album graphics and set
designs, helped shape the band's enduring popularity. Reflecting on
his role in Depeche, Corbijn recalls in the book's introduction: "A
lot of it came down to me, and I wanted it to be right for them. I
wanted to think for them. To be great for them." This book is a
tribute to the depth and breadth of that greatness, a celebration
of one of the most creative and enduring collaborations in rock
history.
The first book by one of the most in-demand photographers of our
time, Holding Space shares one hundred stunning photographs of
queer, inter-racial couples, with first-person text about their
relationships in this current time period. After the May 2020
murder of George Floyd, and during the Covid pandemic, photographer
Ryan Pfluger set out to capture queer, inter-racial couples across
the US. It was (and is) a time of intense upheaval and reckoning
and Ryan wanted to capture that in the lives and on the bodies of
these friends and strangers. The photographs, and the people in
them, can be startling in their vulnerability, playful in their
poses, and tender to the core. The interviews produce a range of
short, revealing stories about the couples.
Journalists John McCoy and Ethan Hoffman spent four months inside
the walls of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla in
1978, just as Washington, once a leader in prison reform, abandoned
its focus on reform and rehabilitation and returned to cell time
and punishment. It was a brutal transition. McCoy and Hoffman
roamed the maximum-security compound almost at will, observing and
befriending prisoners and guards. The result is a striking
depiction of a community in which there was little to do, much to
fear, and a culture that both mimicked and scorned the outside
world. McCoy’s unadorned prose and Hoffman’s stunning
black-and-white photographs offer as authentic a portrayal of life
in the Big House as “outsiders” are ever likely to experience.
Originally published in 1981, Concrete Mama revealed a previously
unseen stark and complex world of life on the inside, for which it
won the Washington State Book Award. Long unavailable yet still
relevant, it is revitalized in a second edition with an
introduction by scholar Dan Berger that provides historical context
for the book's ongoing resonance, along with several previously
unpublished photographs.
Photographer of excellence, and among the most appreciated in the
contemporary art scene, the Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf (1959) is
to be considered one of the greatest interpreters of modern
portrait photography: he is known all over the world for a
photographic style dominated by mysterious and contemplative
atmospheres, for his mise en scène and theatrical compositions. In
his shots Olaf weaves complex and dramatic narratives. His works
are striking in their strangeness, their will to provoke, their
sense of solitude and restlessness: they catch glimpses of truth,
which reveal the imperfection and the fictitious nature of an
apparently perfect world. This rich catalogue represents a journey
through the artist's entire production, offering a complete
overview of his work: from the beginning with Chessmen, the series
that made him internationally famous, awarded at the Young European
Photographer competition in 1988, up to the recent Palm Springs
project (2018). The volume includes a critical text by Walter
Guadagnini and a conversation with the artist. Text in English and
Italian.
A book that changes the narrative about postpartum, Life After
Birth illustrates what life is really like after birth not just
days and weeks later, but also years afterward. What is the
transition to motherhood really like? From a parent in the military
to a mother s pregnancy of 42 weeks, Life After Birth is filled
with accounts of strength, resilience, and power. Every birth is a
unique story. While we tend to focus our attention on the arrival
of a baby, in pregnancy parents are also introduced to a new self.
Life After Birth reflects on the many physical changes as well as
the myriad of feelings that are brought on by this transformation
and the inseparable bond a new life brings. Revealing real
experiences and raw emotions, this book is a celebration of life
and a celebration of the human body.
Whether you're thinking of getting a tattoo or just want to see to
what lengths others have gone in decorating their bodies, this is
the book to check out. 1000 Tattoos explores the history of the art
worldwide via designs and photos-from 19th-century engravings to
tribal body art, from circus ladies of the '20s to classic biker
designs. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact
cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
This practical book explains the basic rules of portraiture, as
well as covering more complex ideas of image making. Set out in
chronological order as a photographer would approach a shoot, it
explains each step of the process, including post-production and
printing.
A close look at Man Ray's interwar portraiture, as well as the
friendships between the photographer and his subjects: the
international avant garde in Paris Shortly after his arrival in
Paris in July 1921, Man Ray (1890-1976)-the pseudonym of Emmanuel
Radnitzky-embarked on a sustained campaign to document the city's
international avant-garde in a series of remarkable portraits that
established his reputation as one of the leading photographers of
his era. Man Ray's subjects included cultural luminaries such as
Berenice Abbott, Andre Breton, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Ernest
Hemingway, Miriam Hopkins, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, Lee Miller,
Meret Oppenheim, Pablo Picasso, Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse),
Elsa Schiaparelli, Erik Satie, and Gertrude Stein. As this lavishly
illustrated publication demonstrates, Man Ray's portraits went
beyond recording the mere outward appearance of the person depicted
and aimed instead to capture the essence of his sitters as creative
individuals, as well as the collective nature and character of Les
Annees folles (the crazy years) of Paris between the two world
wars, when the city became famous the world over as a powerful and
evocative symbol of artistic freedom and daring experimentation.
Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition
Schedule: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (October 30,
2021-February 21, 2022)
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Of the roughly 20,000 homeless youths in New York, up to 40 percent
of them are LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender). 'Sylvia's
Place' originated as the vision of Sylvia Rivera, a transgendered
woman, who was an advocate for LGBT rights during her life and
worked tirelessly for it even while stricken with cancer. This work
covers this topic.
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Justine combines the 'old' and the 'new' to create images that have
a sense of nostalgia whilst the content and subjects are often
firmly fixed in present day sensibilities. Taking inspiration from
Dutch master painters for their use of light and color, this is
juxtaposed with remarkable, contemporary faces and figures seen in
modern clothing designs. This aesthetic combination means that
Justine's reputation and work is growing quickly. Owing to this
photographer's growing success, her work has been recently been
taken on board by the Kahmann Gallery, and they plan to showcase
her work in numerous fairs and art installations worldwide over the
upcoming years
Capture the perfect portrait--even if it's with a selfie--in this
updated edition of a trusted classic, now with all-new photography.
Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one
of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In
Understanding Portrait Photography, renowned photographer Bryan
Peterson shows how to spot those "aha!" moments and capture them
forever. Rather than relying on pure luck and chance to catch those
moments, Peterson's approach explains what makes a photo memorable,
how to spot the universal themes that everyone can identify with,
and how to use lighting, setting, and exposure to reveal the wonder
and joy of everyday moments. This updated edition includes new
sections on capturing the perfect selfie, how to photograph in
foreign territory while being sensitive to cultures and customs,
how to master portraiture on an iPhone, and the role of Photoshop
in portraiture. Now with brand-new photography, Understanding
Portrait Photography makes it easy to create indelible memories
with light and shadow.
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