Category - Backlist > Art/Photography

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Drawing on additional information from the "John Freeman" series, this is a revised and updated edition of our bestselling photography title. In one single, easy-reference volume that covers all the popular themes, techniques and step-by-step approaches to photography, this comprehensive guide will answer all your questions. From black and white photography to choosing the right camera and recent developments in digital processing, this book covers every aspect of modern photography. Filling in any gaps that may have been left out ... read more

A comprehensive guide to digital photography techniques and equipment, from the different types of cameras and lenses to composing a picture and understanding pixels and file formats. How to make professional quality images with your digital camera, including expert advice and over 500 clear photographs.

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This volume presents 74 important Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings that were almost completely unknown before their exhibition in March 1995, at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

Home is a complete illustrated reference to homes today and how architects design a living space to suit the occupants and the community in which they live. In Part One, take a journey through the homes of different times and cultures - from Mayan limestone huts and Bedouin tents to the grand palaces and fortresses of Europe and Asia. In Part Two, visit more than 100 homes of the present day by way of stunning architectural photographs and interesting and authoritative text written by a team of international academics and architect... read more

The configuration of a home is always a current topic. This superlative illustrated volume presents contemporary architecture from around the world. The unique and notable work being done by contemporary architects is generously presented in this illustrated volume. Their designs can be understood as homes intended to be interpretations of life and the environment. Each of the forty examples included in "Houses" is represented by a wide array of perspectives and details of the houses, apartments and lofts that these sophisticated a... read more

You're ready to forsake film and reap the benefits of the digital age - but how to really get the best from the miniature computer in your hands? Split into Camera and Computer sections, this guide covers everything from choosing the right camera for you and how to take great pictures with it, to sharing, printing and editing the results.

Have you ever wished that you could have seen King Solomon's mighty Temple in Jerusalem or climbed to the top of the Tower of Babel? This book gives an invitation to visit buildings long vanished or those demolished within living history, some by dim politicians, others by war or "acts of God".

To enter into M C Escher's world is to set foot into unknown territory. His extraordinary pictures of logic and perspective fool the brain into believing the impossible.

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A comprehensive guide to essential outdoor photography techniques, Chris Weston's new book covers techniques for shooting landscape, wildlife, nature, architecture, and people. This book: -Includes expert instruction on the practical aspects of being out in the field, from interpreting the weather and the light, to understanding animal behavior and attracting wildlife to your camera -Shares general "in-the-field" advice, along with tips for tackling specific subjects, such as insects, flowers and birds -Provides information on adap... read more

Offers a comprehensive look at the approaches, equipment and techniques. This book places emphasis on using natural lighting and easily accessible equipment. It features a Photoshop techniques section, in which the top ten digital manipulation effects are presented in format, using screengrabs.

This book is an appraisal of an ancient art form that until recently remained hidden in the cultural backwaters of our society.

Features 23 distinctive homes and boutique hotels, concisely described by travel and design expert Kate Hill. Includes 500 specially commissioned images by celebrated interiors photographer Tim Clinch.

This is a tattoo book like no other. Filled with fantastic photography and beautifully designed Tattooed focusses on the work of Mo Coppoletta and The Family Business, based in London's Exmouth Market. Taking us through the creative and physical process of having a tattoo, this book is as much an inspirational design source as a peek into the private world of the tattoo parlour, its artists and clients. From the first traces to the finished design, the characters and equipment used, this book reflects the status of the tattoo as a ... read more

Tattoos have gone from badges of rebellion to fashion statements fully absorbed into mainstream culture. They are enjoying a renaissance, with graphic designers and artists creating specialty tattoos for a growing audience, unleashing a revival of interest in the bawdy vintage tattoo. Old school tattoos are being rediscovered (sometimes ironically, sometimes not) by a new generation. Originally embraced by rebels, sailors, and gangsters, these tattoos - broken hearts, naked girls, floral motifs, and maritime emblems - are now sh... read more

In Woman as Design, Stephen Bayley discusses how the female body works as a sign, a symbol...as a designed object. Both provocative and beguiling, Woman as Design is an eclectic mix of design, cultural history, erotica, fashion, fetishism and observation. In Part One: Before, Behind, Between, Above and Below, Stephen Bayley takes us from Aphrodite to the Delta of Venus and then to the industrialisation of the breast (in bra form) and sexual identity. He questions what strange mixture of evolution, social competition, cu... read more

A world-renowned photographer and author of Abrams' best-selling Earth From Above series, Yann Arthus-Bertrand has given us a new perspective on our world. In this fascinating book, he takes us on yet another visual journey, into the life of a photographer. Tracing the highlights of his career, he invites us behind the scenes as he captures the primal lure of lions, hyenas, wildbeest, and stags in the wilds of Africa; studies the colorful traditions of the Masai in Kenya; and creates portrait of people with their pets, or farm anim... read more