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James Ravilious (1939-1999) trained as an artist, like his father Eric, but a Cartier-Bresson exhibition converted him to photography, which he taught himself. In 1972, a move to his wife Robin's homeland - a very rural, unspoilt part of North Devon -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783948440411Author Lars HarmsenFormat HardbackImprint Slanted Publishers UGPublisher Slanted Publishers UG

Do you want to take photos that make people say 'wow'? Photography has never been so easy; nor has it ever been so hard. Digital cameras and smartphones can deliver perfect exposures and pin-sharp focus time after time, but the tech alone won't create...

Inspired by a life-changing childhood experience, Gaelin Rosenwaks set off on a journey to tell the story of sperm whale families through photography and film. In the waters off Dominica, she observed eye to eye the close bond between mother and child...

Learning to work with light is an important milestone in every photographer's career, and the ability to craft light to fit your vision for an image is a skill that cannot be overrated. Most often, that crafting of light is spoken of in terms of the...

In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby captured Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but remains unequivocal about his favorite subject: Audrey Kathleen Ruston, later Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, best...

Photography Visionaries is an inspiring guide to 75 of the most influential photographers from around 1900 to the present. Entertainingly written by an expert on photography, it provides fascinating insight into the lives and careers of men and women...

Photography is usually written about from the point of view of either the photographer or the viewer. Living with His Camera offers a perspective rarely represented-that of the photographed subject. Dick Blau has been making art photographs of the people...

Photographic lighting is a topic that will never go out of style, no matter how sophisticated cameras and other technology get. Even with the most high-tech gear, photographers still need to put a lot of thought and vision into lighting their photographs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486224794Author William HogarthFormat PaperbackPage Count 205Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Over a century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art...

Winemaking is never easy - but in the case of Chateau Musar, the most famous wine to come out of Lebanon, there have been times when it has been almost impossibly difficult. Serge Hochar would say 'in Lebanon, difficulties are our habit. We are addicted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992324063Author Christine OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Christine Osborne PicturesPublisher Christine Osborne PicturesWeight(grams)...

Blondie were the most successful rock act to emerge from New York's seminal and anarchic downtown punk scene of the mid-70s. Their beautiful and multi-talented lead singer, Debbie Harry, became the most photogenic and photographed rock performer of all...

Whether you're taking photographs in the dead of night or looking to create an ethereal effect with water or clouds during the day, long exposures are among the most challenging areas of photography. Very often there are physical obstacles to overcome,...

A powerhouse in photographic theory-updated and with a new essay Every day, photographic images are relied upon as documents, evidence, and records in courtrooms, hospitals, and police work. But how did such usages come to be established, and when? What...

How do we know what an amoeba looks like? How can doctors see the details of our skeletons and internal organs? What enables us to see an exploding star in another galaxy? All of these things are made possible through the innovations of photography...

***How did Kodak company get its name? Who invented the Minox spy camera? Were there really fax machines in the mid-19th century? And what would a photographer use 'Mod Podge' for? The answers to all these questions and many, many more can be found...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914314193Author Hoxton Mini PressFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914314582Author Jake ClarkFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

A digitally remastered facsimile edition of Danny Lyon's seminal 1971 photobook, highly influential in the history of documentary photography.Conversations with the Dead provides an extraordinary photographic record of life inside six Texas prisons and...

Designed for photographers who haven't memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Sony a6100, Rocky Nook's handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you're out and about.Learn how to:* Confirm that...

Henri Cartier-Bresson's writings on photography and photographers have been published sporadically over the past 45 years. His essays-several of which have never before been translated into English-are collected here for the first time. The Mind's Eye...

In these days of ubiquitous, non-stop media and information you would think that there were few secrets anywhere left to reveal. However, when it comes to the grand old city of Portsmouth, there remain a surprising number of facts and idiosyncrasies...

The Joy of Photoshop is the long-awaited book from the social media sensation James Fridman.Have you ever taken a seemingly perfect picture only to have it ruined by one tiny detail? Photoshop master James Fridman is only too happy to help, even if he...

A body of photographic work is developed through knowledge gained in exploring the medium: investigating histories and theories of photography, observing the world, reading and listening, taking part in debate and critical reflection. With 150 images...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999667474Author David EicherFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint The London Stereoscopic CompanyPublisher The London Stereoscopic Company

Salted Paper Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Contemporary Artists makes one of the oldest known photographic processes easy for the 21st century using simple digital negative methods. Christina Z. Anderson's in-depth discussion begins with a...

At a time when surfing is more popular than ever, it's fitting to look back at the years that brought the sport into the mainstream. Developed by Hawaiian Islanders over five centuries ago, surfing began to peak on the mainland in the 1950s-becoming not...

A showcase of London's street nameplates - from the curious to the ornate. All around London, you can find a remarkable public archive of lettering in the city's street nameplates. A unique collection of styles and forms that stretches back to the 17th...

Photography - A Queer History examines how photography has been used by artists to capture, create and expand the category 'Queer'. It bookmarks different thematic concerns central to queer photography, forging unexpected connections to showcase the...

David Busch's Sony Alpha a6400/ILCE-6400 Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive reference and guide book available for Sony's advanced APS-C mirrorless camera. It is a versatile digital camera that's simple to use, yet boasts features...

This collection of more than 40 photo assignments is designed to help all students-from beginning freshmen to experienced seniors-improve or reinvigorate their work and reach their full potential as photographers. Whether you are building a syllabus for...

This book examines how Western photographic practice has been used as a tool for creating Eurocentric and violent visual regimes, and demands that we recognise and disrupt the ingrained racist ideologies that have tainted photography since its inception...

Rob Higgins shows how taking the aerial route gives unique insights into the history and workings of Britain's railways. The marvels of Victorian engineering in their construction, their relationships to the canals they replaced as the main arteries of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859785Author Clark LittleFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Lewes appears to be a tranquil and attractive place but its alleyways and buildings conceal many stories. The town's origins can be traced back to prehistory and the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Normans have all left their mark. Author Terry Philpot takes...

Glamorous fashions, personalities, and places captured by iconic photographer Slim Aarons Slim Aarons, at least according to the man himself, did not photograph fashion: "I didn't do fashion. I did the people in their clothes that became the fashion."...

'Before I ever thought of a project, I began photographing whatever struck me as beautiful, amazing, worth telling about ... In all of my work, testimonies have been an important element of the projects.' Born in Finland, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642011517Author Kim Walsh PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Entrepreneur PressPublisher Entrepreneur Press