A visual celebration of the eminent photographer's most significant works collects four hundred chronologically arranged, essay-complemented pieces, from his first landscapes of Yosemite and the High Sierra in 1916, to his depictions of national parks in the 1940s, to his last achievements from the 1960s. 125,000 first printing.
The noted photographer provides detailed descriptions of the basic equipment of photography, discussing the major camera formats and techniques for using that equipment creatively.
Behind the Camera nous montre comment à partir des années 1930 l'illustrateur américain Norman Rockwell a utilisé la photographie pour construire ses fameuses représentations de la vie de la classe moyenne américaine.
George Hurrell (1904 - 1992) a façonné à lui seul le portrait glamour hollywoodien. L'artiste non-conformiste a photographié les stars de cinéma de l'époque la plus exaltée de l'histoire d'Hollywood avec des contrastes audacieux et des poses séduisantes. Ce livre richement illustré couvre toute sa carrière et montre les portraits uniques de célébrités telles que Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard et Joan Crawford.
In Making Faces, make-up artist Kevyn Aucoin shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of make-up application and technique but also how to use those fundamentals (sometimes in unconventional ways) to create a wide range of different looks. It features step-by-step directions, instructional full-colour sketches, and a gallery of non-celebrity transformations, as well as fabulous images of stars and supermodels as you have never seen them before. Lush and enticing, Making Faces satisfies on many levels: extraordinary photography, surprising make-up looks on A-list celebrities (Julia Roberts, Demi Moore, Courtney Love), and recipes for doing it yourself.
The early chapters are devoted to a discussion of light, film and exposure. What follows is a detailed discussion of the zone system, in which Adams had an early pioneering role, chapters on natural and artificial light and at the end of the book is an extensive chapter on the darkroom.
