Reviews (16)

The Beauty Within
Ironically I was in a spa getting a facial when I picked up a copy of this book.After I read it I had to buy it.The photos and the quotes in it are so poignant and true to the "real" women who said them.To me it is a fascinating book that every woman should have on her coffee table.It really makes you feel, no matter what your stage in life, that real beauty comes from within.

These women are wonderful.
This book is a wonderful celebration of the strength and lifetime beauty of the some marvelous women.Their images and insights give encouragement to women of all ages that "the best is yet to come."This would be a great book for a discussion group.I first saw it in my doctor's office.The best part of the book is that it is real.

Wise Women
inspirational and honoring of the beauty of aging wise women both of their physical and their inner selves ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1945-    2. Older women    3. Photo Essays    4. Photoessays & Documentaries    5. Photography    6. Photography of women    7. Portraits    8. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    9. Tenneson, Joyce,    10. Women's Studies - General    11. Elderly    12. Photographs: portraits    13. Photography / Portraits   

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Monkey see, monkey do
For anyone who doubts the linkage of man and ape, just take a look-see in this book.Jill Greenberg--a stunning visualist who's work you've all seen and don't even know it--captures all manner of expression of our primate cousins.I've seen the ape and it is me.

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my wife.
Absolutely Wonderful
Some say they're just animals. Others say they're almost human. What is it about monkeys and apes that fascinate us? Whatever the reason, we love them, and this is what Jill Greenberg celebrates in her new photographic collection, Monkey Portraits.
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Subjects:  1. Apes    2. Apes & Monkeys    3. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    4. Individual Photographer    5. Monkeys    6. Photo Techniques    7. Photography    8. Photography Of Specific Subjects    9. Photography of primates    10. Pictorial works    11. Primates    12. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    13. Nature / Apes & Monkeys    14. Photographs: collections   

Subjects:  1. Architectural & Industrial    2. Architecture    3. City planning    4. History - General    5. New York    6. New York (State)    7. Planning    8. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    9. U.S. Architecture - General    10. Urban renewal    11. Architecture / Planning   

Reviews (13)

This Dummies is a mess!
Dummies books have been a staple of my computing/software resource library for a long time.This book was very disappointing.If you're looking for an organized presentation of the functions and capabilities of Adobe 7, leave this on the shelf.There are few visual examples in the book and very few tutorials that lead you through a topic in any organized way at all.To get something out of this book, I found myself jumping all over the place, following topic and function chapter references tossed in all too frequently, sifting through meaningless and annoying chatty writing, trying to piece together a tool's functionality on my own.And did I mention the writing style?Distracting, distracting, distracting.I felt like I was sitting in a computer class for octogenarians with ADD. Get to the point!!Leave it on the shelf.

Works Great
This book is easy to use and understand. I was comfortable using the program in a week.

Photoshop 7 for Dummies
Reads like stereo instructions. Too many technical graphics terms for a novice photo editor. I usually like the "for dummies" books but this one falls way short of the mark. I would recomend this book only to a seasoned graphic artist that was already familiar with the terminology. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adobe Photoshop    2. Computer Graphics - General    3. Computer Graphics - Photoshop    4. Computer graphics    5. Computers - Desktop Publishing    6. Desktop Publishing - General    7. Microcomputer Graphics    8. Photo Techniques    9. Photographic Techniques Using Specific Equipment    10. Photography    11. Techniques - Equipment    12. Computers / Computer Graphics / Design    13. Photoshop   

Subjects:  1. Essays    2. General    3. History    4. Photo Techniques    5. Photography    6. Photography & Photographs    7. Photography / History    8. Social history   

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Could Have Been Far Better
The book itself is large and heavy; even so, a number of the photographs are spread across both pages--something that in my experience detracts from a picture's visual appeal.The photographs are in black-and-white and color; many of the color photographs are very well thought out as a total ensemble.
A perfect 10!
This is the most beautiful book of the most exquisite women I've ever seen.The superbly reproduced photographs are not in the least pornographic, but intensely erotic.The women reveal themselves to you in private rooms, villas, mansions, etc., sometimes in stockings or erotic lingerie, in provocative, intriguing and very classy poses.If you love gazing at gorgeous women, you won't regret buying this book, which is a bargain at the selling price.

Private room.
Ok, let me be clear! If you are a photographer and looking for some new and non-traditional nude poses with this book, you are in the wrong place.
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Subjects:  1. Nudes & Erotic    2. Photo Essays    3. Photoessays & Documentaries    4. Photography    5. Subjects & Themes - Erotica    6. Subjects & Themes - Nudes    7. Individual photographers    8. Photographs: collections   

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A beautiful book
The photography and the text of this book has been described in other reviews, but I want to add that this is now one of the most beautiful books that I own. The typesetting is flawless, the paper is of a much higher weight than I have seen in other monographs, and, of course, the reproductions are class. These points are magnified by the sheer size of the book-- check the dimensions given in the details above. The book is a work of art.

"The Meaning of the Idea Photography" -- Alfred Stieglitz
This book clearly deserves many more than five stars.It is one of the most remarkable expressions about and by an artist in any genre that I have ever seen. Wonderful collection of his writing and photographs
This is far more than a picture book; it contains 73 high-quality plates and its real treasures can be found is the twenty page introduction and the fifty pages of selections from his writings about his work and views onphotography.As a full time artist, I found this book to be both rich andinspiring.If you have lost sight of why you shoot pictures, try this as areminder of clearer moments. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1864-1946    2. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    3. Exhibition Catalogs    4. Exhibitions    5. Individual Photographer    6. Photo Essays    7. Photoessays & Documentaries    8. Photography    9. Photography, Artistic    10. Stieglitz, Alfred,    11. Biography: general    12. Individual artists    13. Photographs: collections    14. Photography / Photo Essays    15. Stieglitz, Alfred   

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Kitchen art
My Ansel Adams Wall Calendar (2006) is absolutely beautiful.I start each day looking at serene beauty as I check for my scheduled activities.My 2007 calander is just as beautiful.Why consider any other? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Calendar    2. Calendars & Diaries    3. Calendars - Photography    4. General    5. Individual Photographer    6. Non-Classifiable    7. Subjects & Themes - Landscapes    8. Photography / General    9. Stationery items   

Editorial Review

Over the past 16 years Swiss photographer Thomas Marent has traveled all over the world photographing rainforests, from Peru and Ecuador to New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Usually traveling alone, Marent has been known to spend extraordinary lengths of time to get the perfect shot--sometimes 12 days. You can see the results in his first book, Read more

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DK doesn't disappoint
Well I was ready to dish out some more money for another DK book.. Which I currently own Animal and Earth. I was planning on going with Plant next, but then I saw this one sitting there... I flipped thru it and knew right away this was the next DK book for me. Breath taking pictures of terrain, plants and animals from the rainforest. Not so much wording as DK's other books.. but the pictures are enough. Don't ever be afraid to buy a DK visual book.

Amazing book for parents and children
My [....] son and I stumbled across this book last night and we were absolutely captivated.He is currently studying plants in science and many of the photographs were of plants discussed in class.The photographs mesmerized both of us and we ended up buying the book.I stayed awake to the early morning hours slowly turning the pages as I saw plants and animals in ways I had never before seen.
A true gem
This book is one of the most spectacular collections of nature photography I have ever seen. The author spent 16 years traveling across the tropics, capturing with his camera the very essence of the rainforest ecosystem. Ranging from majestic panoramas of the forest to intimate portraits of birds and mammals (how did he get those wide angle portraits of monkeys?!) to fantastic close ups of invertebrates and mushrooms, this book explores tropical humid forest at all its levels. The message of this magnificent collection is clear - rainforests are the pinnacle of life on Earth, a jewel-studded crown of Nature; they are libraries of genetic and biotic diversity that must be saved at all cost.
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Subjects:  1. Individual Photographer    2. Nature    3. Nature Photography    4. Photo Techniques    5. Photography    6. Pictorial works    7. Rain Forests    8. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    9. Trees & Forests - General    10. Nature / Trees   

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Worth the money
This book contains some of the most spectacular photographs I have ever seen. There are amazing close-ups of reptiles, amphibians, and insects, aerial views of Africa, and stirring photos of mammals. A few photos are disturbing to see, such as the look of a terrified baby monkey clinging on to its mother shot dead by a hunter. Each photo is printed FULL size on thick quality semi-glossy paper on a single side, so if you wanted to, you could cut out certain photos and put it in a frame. Best of all, the author mentions that "The proceeds from the sales of this book go to fund conservation efforts in Africa".

Unique Book
This book is amazing, in its presentation and its content. The photography is first rate for an expedition of which pictures were not their main objective. The journal entries in the second book of the set will make you feel as if you are part of the trip especially if you have been to Africa before. I highly recommend this book as a coffee table piece or as a fascinating read.

Beyond words
This book is an absolute masterpiece. One of the best of our times. Dr. Faye's journey itself was incredible. His mission or obsession to save the central African is relentless. This book is a tribute to him, Nick Nicols, whose photography surpasses anyone's both in quality and purpose, and to the deepest, darkest Africa.
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Subjects:  1. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    2. General    3. Nature    4. Nature / Field Guide Books    5. Nature Photography    6. Photo Essays    7. Photo Techniques    8. Photography    9. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    10. Wildlife    11. Photography & Photographs    12. Photography / General    13. The Environment   

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Garage Glamourwill cultivate your creative genius
Once you buy the book, you will be hooked on shooting Glamour style photography.
A must read for learning Glamour photography.
"Garage Glamour" should be a required reference book for all the Glamour photographers out there!Not only can those already shooting Glamour learn something from this book, but those aspiring to learn Glamour will find a wealth of information inside.
A great 'How to' on glamour photography
I read this from cover to cover when I first received it several months ago. From the first read, I picked up several techniques that I immediately put to good use.
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Subjects:  1. Photo Techniques    2. Photography    3. Portraiture    4. Subjects & Themes - Nudes    5. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    6. Techniques - Digital    7. Image processing: graphics (static images)    8. Photography / Techniques / Digital    9. Special kinds of photography   

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Where'd everybody go?
Where's Uma, Charlize, Drew, Joan, Julie Brown, Tiffany, Traci Bingham, Katerina Witt and others? I was expecting more than this. Don't get me wrong though-it's a really good book but I really do hope they publish more volumes! It could have been a lot better.

a look back
I enjoyed this book. It has some very iconic images, especially the Marilyn Monroe pics. I was a little disappointed,however as it is by no means a complete overview of all the celebrities who have appeared in the magazine.They seem to have arbitrarily choosen who to include.Where are, Tiffany,Vanity, Kristy Swanson,Joanie Lawler,and most puzziling Joan Collins? I guess they'll be in volume 2. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Individual Photographer    3. Non-Classifiable    4. Nonfiction    5. Photo Techniques    6. Photoessays & Documentaries    7. Photography    8. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    9. Nudes depicted in art    10. Photography / General   

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Excellent for the beginer and the experienced DP
This book goes back to first principals and clarifies things that many of us have picked up by experience without really thinking about them.It starts by talking about the difference between diffuse and direct reflection which makes books like "Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Second Edition" and "Matters of Light and Depth" more valuable for the beginner.It also talks about subjects like lighting extreme contrast, glass and specular metal objects which will benefit anyone doing table top shooting as well as outdoors.The section on portraits shows what works and why in a really useful way.They don't promulgate rules but give you the tools to think through what you want yourself.This book is like the sound books by Jay Rose an essential for every level.

A Must Have to Understand What You're Doing, Recording Light
If you plan to go beyond mere snapshots with a cheap camera, then you need to understand and know what's in this book. Even if all you have is a point-and-shoot camera, you will take better photographs knowing what's in this book.
simply the best book on artificial lighting
This is the best book ever written on the subject.It explains the physics of light and types of reflection, which is what the camera records.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Lighting    3. Photo Techniques    4. Photographic Techniques Using Specific Equipment    5. Photography    6. Techniques - General    7. Techniques - Lighting    8. Applied physics & special topics    9. Photographic equipment & techniques    10. Photography / Lighting    11. Special kinds of photography   

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'Thought I'd Died and Gone to Cartoon Heaven
Like many of my peers, as I grew up, my interest in animation gravitated toward the full animation of the Golden Age: Robert McKimson, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, et al, for a long while disdaining any form of animated minimalism, even the kind represented in this book. By the age of 7 or 8, we had come to associate Top Cat, Deputy Dawg, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and all the minimal animation that had once been among our favorites with shoddy cheapness. (Even as a small child, I remember several of us sitting around talking about cartoons, and laughing to scorn at the way the same background tree kept passing every couple of seconds in Hanna-Barbera chase scenes. We wondered, did they think we weren't catching that?!) 'Limited animation', those dread words, became poision for all us growing young animation fans.
For moderns only!!
Because the style was bastardized by budget-minded network television to grind out cheesy Saturday-morning fare, modern animation has severely negative connotations for a great swath of the general public. Indeed, much of the production work beginning in the 1960s was farmed out to sweatshops in Mexico and Korea where the animation fell into the hands of lowly paid, barely competent novices. (That practice continues to this day, with such eyesores as The Simpsons.) However, in the "complacent" 1950s, when the style was developed, it was highly original and sophisticated and brought into movie theaters and television ads by Disney expatriates and left-leaning malcontents looking for a new edge. This highly anticipated book by Amid Amidi is a visual feast and an incredibly well-researched documentation of "cartoon modern" and comes with the highest recommendation. For companion videos, I also recommend some titles from Something Weird Video, notably Beer Commercials From The Golden Age Of Television, which features some priceless Mister Magoos and other "off beat" ad shorts. Also from SWV, check out their series of Hey Folks!-It's Intermission Time for other great modernistic stuff. But at Amazon's discounted price, put this wonderful book in your hands first.

Every bit as good as expected...plus!
The author, through his blog and elsewhere, has made a passion of the brilliant, colorful, and grandly stylized types of cartooning and animation that came to prominence largely in the 1950's. This book--intelligently written and organized, and magnificently illustrated--strikes me as having been a genuine labor of love. It's just about perfect.
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Subjects:  1. Animated films    2. Animation    3. Art    4. Art Criticism    5. Film & Video - Amateur Production    6. General    7. History & Criticism    8. History - Contemporary (1945- )    9. History and criticism    10. Photography    11. Techniques - Cartooning    12. United States    13. Comic book & cartoon art    14. Comics & Graphic Novels / History & Criticism   

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Nice
Was anyone ever described to you as "nice"?Scary isn't it.I am an ardent fan of Deadwood and a fan of David Milch.This book is a `nice' coffee-table addition that succeeds as a way of fondly recollecting the characters and singular moments of Deadwood.I was hoping for an extension and an amplification of Deadwood -more great Black Hill's tales from Milch's magic pen.In that respect, the book is disappointing.
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Subjects:  1. Photo Techniques    2. Photography    3. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    4. Reference    5. Television - History & Criticism    6. Photography / General   

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Extensive, Complete, Erudite, wonderful
I first learned photoshop from an earlier edition of this book. Throughout its many editions it's remained among the very best. At a time when Photoshop is becoming more and more daunting to learn and keep-up-with, and when many of the books therefore present a more simplistic, or at least restrictive, approach to the subject, and where hype is beginning to dominate the field, it's a pleasure to find this solid, authorative treatise continuing to shine. It's not an easy read--one of these one page per thought books--but it's got an awful lot of great information in it.

Requiem for the Best
This book, and its predecessors for each iteration of Photoshop, are amongst the finest of the many instructional manuals on the software.This is because the book is not only comprehensive, but provides highly effective tutorials.These tutorials start with an image on the accompanying CD and lead the reader to modify that image step by step to a final image.Because of my admiration, I was shocked to read in the introduction that this was to be the last in the series.We will have to find our way through future Photoshop versions through other means.
Excellent in-depth but very clear and logical explainations
I have been using Photoshop since 1992, so I knew it fairly well before I bought this book, but my experience was mainly in graphical design. I am now focusing on photography. I have read a lot of confusing and conflicting advice on how to use Photoshop to get the most out of your photos and have an efficient "workflow", so I wanted a book to clear things up for me. I bought this based on several published recommendations. I have worked my way about 2/3rd through it and I have found it to be excellent in all respects. It's not a book for someone who wants a quick once-over, but if you want to really become an expert with Photoshop for photography, this book is great. It is detailed but interesting and very well written, with clear and detailed walk-throughs. It would make an excellent course text and contains guidance thereto. I love it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer Graphics - General    3. Computer Graphics - Photoshop    4. Computers    5. Computers - Desktop Publishing    6. Desktop Publishing    7. Desktop Publishing - General    8. Digital Image Processing    9. Techniques - Digital    10. Computers / Computer Graphics / General    11. Photoshop   

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A Must Have!
First of all, please note that this is a coffee table-type book. It is oversized and oddly-shaped. So if that bothers you, steer clear.
Appropriate title!
I bought this book because my dad's side of the family is Irish and I'd hoped to one day go.The book is a gorgeous addition to my photography book collection...and my desire to go to Ireland has been upgraded from 'one day hope to go' to 'can't wait to go!'.
Absolutely Beautiful
The photos in this book are gorgeous. Anyone who has been or wants to go to Ireland should look at this book. Those who have never been will want to go when they see the beauty of the land depicted in this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Ireland    2. Historical sites    3. Individual Photographer    4. Photography    5. Travel    6. Travel - World/Europe   

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Lovely exquisite coffee table book
I ordered my copy direct from Time Life and it came in the mail yesterday; I was truly impressed; I heard about the Seychelles Islands, but who knew it was that lovely; the flat as pancake Maldive Islands impressed me as well; How they got through the tsunami is nothing short but a miracle; To see the pictures of these islands are beautiful. Closer to home, The Natchez Trace and how it started really impressed me to check it out; Of course, The Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty(which I'vebeen to) was all interesting; Highly recommended for the wanderlust among us; ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Collections Of Photographs    2. Photo Techniques    3. Photoessays & Documentaries    4. Photography    5. Photography Of Specific Subjects    6. Photojournalism    7. Subjects & Themes - Travel - General    8. History / General    9. Photographs: collections    10. Places & peoples: general interest   

Editorial Review

Though he is probably the world's most honored recent war photographer, James Nachtwey calls himself an "antiwar photographer," as the preeminent critic Luc Sante notes in his excellent foreword to Read more

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Mind blowing
Having met James and briefly discussing his work, only makes me appreciate the book that much more. When I asked him why he did what he did and why he risked life and limb to capture some of these images, he simply replied "People have got to know."
The most amazing and moving photojournalism
When I first looked at Inferno by James Nachtwey it was hard to believe what I was looking at. The images of the harsh and inhumane conditions in which Romanian ophanes are kept, the starving and impoverished people of Somalia, the battlegrounds and devastion of Bosnia and Chechyna, the social and economic divisions in India, and the terrible images of Rwanda that defy human comprehension. Nachtwey combines amazing artistic abilities that remain in one's mind with the raw and unrefined images of the harshest places in the world. To look at Nachtwey's pictures is more than just looking, but experiencing. When looking at these pictures you experience an intense mixture of emotions from anger, fear, sadness, and struggling to grasp how this acts could be done.
Il lato peggiore dell'uomo
E' impossibile trovare le parole per descrivere queste immagini. Sono fotografie che parlano da sole e colpiscono duro, lasciandoti solo, con mille domande, a cercare una risposta che � solo sussurrata nel vento.... Read more

Subjects:  1. Individual Photographer    2. Photo Essays    3. Photography    4. Photojournalism    5. Armed conflict    6. Bosnia-Herzegovina    7. Chechnya    8. India    9. Individual photographers    10. Photographic reportage    11. Photography / General    12. Romania    13. Rwanda    14. Somalia    15. Warfare & Defence    16. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia    17. c 1990 to c 2000   

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How blonde can you get?
All I can say is Mona Lisa must be a blonde!It's a fine book of unseen photos from the Born to Run cover shoot. And yes, Mona Lisa it was all shot in one day.

Disappointed
I am a Jersey Girl, about Bruce's age and a big Bruce fan, but this book was a total disappointment.The pictures seem to beall from one roll of film taken on the same day.One poster would cover the whole book for a whole lot less money. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Genres & Styles - Rock    2. Individual Photographer    3. Individual Photographers And Their Work    4. Photo Essays    5. Photoessays & Documentaries    6. Photography    7. Rock Music    8. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    9. Photographs: collections    10. Photography / Portraits    11. Rock & pop