David Butt's reputation as a photographer of the young male has grown immensely over the past few years. He works from the ancient town of Banbury in England's Oxfordshire. His photographs have mostly been taken on rural location, though our book contains several well-chosen indoor and studio shots. David Butt maintains that by taking his young models out into the countryside to field, wood or dell they begin to relax more and to pose in a more ...

"Eyes of Love argues against a widely held theory about 'the gaze' � 6 that women are merely passive erotic objects, while men are active erotic subjects. "Stephen Kern focuses our attention on eyes and the meaning they convey. This simple idea, here brilliantly developed, uncovers patterns of composition which unite the French Impressionists with late Victorian artists."--"The Independent ...

It is sometimes thought that Kerry people are molded by the physical strains of mountains and angry seascapes, and that this wild, untamed structure intensifies their vision and inspiration. Valerie O'Sullivan's highly individual portraits of her chosen subjects captures them in full flow, featuring atmospheric photographs, a short biography, and their own personal reflection, poem, or personal thought. Among those included, unknown and ...

Erotic, operatic staged photographs based on Biblical lore. The work borrows on traditional renaissance color palates and forms to reinterpret the stories of the Bible in a modern context. Each photographs resonates with a familiarity from the works of the masters, but re expresses the timeless themes in modern terms and social thought. ...

These expert tips guide photographers through the creation of elaborate and fun portraits that reveal subjects as imaginatively rendered characters, such as a fairy princess, a 1950s greaser, or a 1940s Hollywood starlet. More than 60 acclaimed portraits are accompanied by a detailed discussion of each image--from planning the image with the client, building the set, and selecting the right costuming to styling the hair and adding makeup. The ...

Get the vital information needed to make it as a portrait artist. Begleiter combines shooting techniques, interviews with the photo editors of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Vibe, and hard-won advice on how and where to find work. ...

A tender and romantic photographic study of Thai ladyboy youths, using shadow and texture to evoke a rare sensuality. ...

For the past seven years, Hellen van Meene has been producing intimate portraits of adolescents. Though the introspective gaze of her models suggest that these are spontaneous, private moments in the lives of her subjects, the carefully considered natural light, lush textures, and striking compositions betray van Meene's hand in choreographing each image down to the finest detail. Throughout, the picturesque qualities are undercut by a ...

In this previously unpublished body of work, Gary Schneider presents a haunting series of nudes and faces that emerge and seem to float above a receding black ground. Each image is rendered through a long exposure and by exploring the surfaces of the skin with a small handheld light. Due to the prolonged time required and the inevitable movements and consequent distortions that occur in the process, the results both reveal and obscure the ...

For years, Mendelson Joe has been painting portraits of women, some of them prominent (Anna Banana, Doris Anderson, Irshad Manji, June Callwood, Jane Siberry), and some less so. Along with faithful reproductions of the original paintings, this collection features Joe's own brand of particular comments about the subjects and the sessions.<BR> ...