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Photographing Architecture and Interiors
Julius Shulman , and Richard Neutra Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1890449075 |
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The long and illustrious career of architectural photographer Julius Shulman is a case study in how being in the right place at the right time can make one an eyewitness to history. In 1936, Shulman, a young slacker with a fondness for snapping pictures, took a few casual shots of a Los Angeles house that recently had been designed by a young architect whose wife was acquainted with Shulman's sister. The house happened to be the Kun House, and the architect, who liked the shots and commissioned more, happened to be the fledgling Richard Neutra. In short order, Neutra arranged for Shulman to photograph the works of Raphael Soriano, Rudolph Schindler, Gregory Ain, J.R. Davidson, and other colleagues who were pioneering the International style on the West Coast and throughout the U.S. By the 1950s, Shulman was shooting the work of Mies and Wright--by 1962, when Shulman published the first edition of this guide to the craft and business of architectural photography, his work was as inextricably linked with the modern movement in design as was Berenice Abbott's with Paris's Lost Generation.For both those who are and aren't familiar with Shulman's oeuvre, this delightful updated edition of his stolidly titled Photographing Architecture and Interiorsmakes it completely clear why and how he forged that artistic and professional alliance with the masters of modernism. As a how-to book for both budding and experienced architectural photographers, it's still invaluable. Camera technology and changes in the profession itself might have dated some of the text here, but most of it focuses on principles and techniques that transcend matters of film- or camera-make, and addresses every possible aspect of the craft--from composition, angles, lenses, and lighting (for both exteriors and interiors, which Shulman always saw as contiguous) to shooting with both black-and-white and color film, darkroom manipulation, and special tips for residential, commercial, and landscape work. But, even if the book had no main text, the hundreds of shots of his own work (and their excellent "how I got that shot" captions) would speak and educate for themselves, and are what make this book such a classic for architectural shutterbugs and general lovers of modern architecture alike. It's simply a dramatically arranged and lighted panorama of the boldest design of the postwar era, with a particular emphasis on the glamorous residential projects of a brashly affluent Southern California, where Shulman did most of his work. The book abounds with outdoor and indoor shots of the sleekly linear homes of Soriano, Wright, Thornton Ladd, William Pereira, John Lautner, Cliff May, and many others; all of their drop-dead-cool rec rooms, swimming pools, pavilions and terraces, glass walls, and surrounding hillscapes captured with angles and lighting that compare to Orson Welles or Hitchcock in their drama and intrigue. There's also great representation of Shulman's commercial work here, too--to this day, no one has made such femmes fatales of corporate modernism as the Seagram Building, Lever House, and Pei's Mile-High Center in Denver look as sexy as Shulman did, and his shots of Charles Luckman's high-tech industrial shrines, like General Dynamics Astronautics in San Diego, are a sheer blast from an era that was besotted with the glamour of science, space, and the Bomb. There's a terrific interview with Shulman, up front, and the book concludes with his walk-through case study of the shoot for an entire Bel Air house.
But it's Shulman's decades-long interpretation of the work of his first client, Neutra, that attained a perfection on the level of such other collaborations of the era as Nelson Riddle's Capitol arrangements for Frank Sinatra or Hubert de Givenchy's couture for Audrey Hepburn. Fittingly, in the eloquent introduction that he wrote for this book, Neutra said of an artist of Shulman's rank, "With one gesture, he may evoke untold illusions ... [he] can and does speak to human souls." To wit, this timeless volume opens with those fateful first shots of the Kun House, its gleamingly white and shockingly stark facades staring out over the raw hills of Southern California. No matter that Shulman "snapped" them with his Eastman Vest-Pocket Camera; amid his vertiginous angles and bold chiaroscuro, one senses that something big is about to happen in American architecture. Of course, as we all know now, something did happen--and, as this update of an architectural classic makes clear, no one documented it as lucidly or stylishly as the richly talented Mr. Shulman. --Timothy Murphy
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Julius Shulman's long career photographing great architectural works with depth, passion, drama, and an instinct for the architect's intentions has ensured his present status as one of the world's preeminent architectural photographers. His eloquent photos interpreting the structures of Richard Neutra and other early modernists helped the viewing public to understand these revolutionary buildings, and brought prominence to modernist practitioners who might otherwise have been considered eccentric. Frank Lloyd Wright once said that no better photos had ever been taken of Taliesin West than those by Shulman. Photographing Architecture and Interiors, published in 1962, is Shulman's first book, and he still considers it to be his most genuine reflection on the profession and on his own artistic philosophy. This title is an exact reprint of that now-classic publication. All of Shulman's famous photographs have here been reproduced from original prints, giving the images a crispness and luminosity not seen even in the 1962 edition. The introduction by Richard Neutra, perhaps Shulman's most important client and avid supporter, has been preserved; also included is a new foreword by Shulman himself.Customer Reviews:
Mainly exteriors, little instruction, .......2007-02-12
Good as a reprint of an old classic might be.......2004-06-22
Almost Perfect.......2002-09-29
One of the best book about architectural photographing.......2001-08-13
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The Photography of Architecture and Design: Photographing Buildings, Interiors, and the Visual Arts
Julius Shulman Manufacturer: Whitney Library of Design / Watson-Guptill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0823074293 |
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Photographing Buildings Inside and Out
Norman McGrath Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 082304016X |
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Spot on!.......2001-03-29
It has been said that "Architecture is in the details" so, too, is it with photography. His "numerous case studies to illustrate his methods and techniques... clearly explains his objectives for each shoot and demonstrates how, with attention to the smallest deatails, he achieves successful results every time." (Excerpt taken from the back cover.)
As a designer, I found it very helpful in photographing my own work for my portfolio as well as capturing the spirit of the place. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in photographing architecture and/or interiors for fun or profit.
Anthony
Great photos, not enough technical info.......1999-12-03
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The Photography of Architecture and Design - Photographing Buildings, Interiors, and the Visual Arts
Manufacturer: Whitney Library of Design ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0851395163 |
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Color Mixing Bible: All You'll Ever Need to Know about Mixing Pigments in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Soft Pastel, Pencil, and Ink
Ian Sidaway Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0823007235 |
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Mixing colors accurately may be an art unto itself. In fact, many artists are discouraged by the time and expense it takes to mix and match colors, and achieve the right results. Even more frustrating is the vast range of colors available. Now there's a ready-to-use visual directory that takes all the guesswork out of mixing and matching colors . . . making every artist an expert! Color Mixing Bible provides a basic color palette for each art medium, demonstrating an array of two-, three-, and four-color mixes, as well as offering full explanations of various paints and pigments. This invaluable guide features scores of tips and techniques for color mixing with oils, acrylics, watercolors, inks, pastels, and virtually every other art medium. It also includes in-depth information on how to determine the opacity and strength of a color, choose a color palette, mix whites, arrange and organize colors prior to mixing, use optical and physical mixing techniques, and much more! Plus, hundreds of color illustrations make everything simple. Whether one is an aspiring artist or working professional, Color Mixing Bible is an essential addition to every bookshelf.Customer Reviews:
Color Mixing.......2007-02-12
Enjoyable.......2004-03-12
A great book to start with.......2004-02-16
A True Labor Saving Book.......2003-06-02
Very Informative.......2003-01-03
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Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude, 1977-1983
Vivien Goldman Manufacturer: powerHouse Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576872637 |
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When punk first rocked, the rough and rugged style on the streets was a world away from the super-slick music videos and corporate stylists that were to follow. And photographer Janette Beckman was on the front line of that hyper-energized time, capturing "the look" of the musicians and kids who were loudly defining an era. Collected for the first time in Made in the UK, Beckman's powerful portraits celebrate the music and the attitude of Punk, Mod, Skinhead, 2 Tone, and Rockabilly culture in the UK.Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude, 1977-1983 documents a time when British music pushed every boundary. Beckman began her career working for Melody Maker, one of London's premier weekly music papers. She soon had extraordinary access to the musicians topping the UK chartsicons of an era when music had an agendaincluding The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Undertones, The Specials, The Beat, The Police, The Ramones, The Rockats, The Raincoats (Kurt Cobain's inspiration), Billy Idol, and Echo and the Bunnymen. Among these groups, this generation still had the radical idea that each and every punk, skin, mod, rude boy, and ted was just as important as the bands. Janette Beckman's gritty aesthetic placed her on good footing among the kids on the streetand the portraits she made prove that attitude never dies.
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Victorian Literature and the Anorexic Body (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
Anna Krugovoy Silver Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0521025516 |
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Anna Silver examines the ways nineteenth-century British writers used physical states of the female body--hunger, appetite, fat and slenderness--in the creation of female characters. She argues that anorexia nervosa, first diagnosed in 1873, serves as a paradigm for the cultural ideal of middle-class womanhood in Victorian Britain. Silver uses the works of a wide range of writers (including Charlotte Brontë, Christina Rossetti, Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker and Lewis Carroll) to demonstrate that mainstream models of middle-class Victorian womanhood share important qualities with the beliefs or behaviors of the anorexic female.Download Description
Anna Krugovoy Silver examines the ways nineteenth-century British writers used physical states of the female body - hunger, appetite, fat and slenderness - in the creation of female characters. Silver argues that anorexia nervosa, first diagnosed in 1873, serves as a paradigm for the cultural ideal of middle-class womanhood in Victorian Britain. In addition, Silver relates these literary expressions to the representation of women's bodies in the conduct books, beauty manuals and other non-fiction prose of the period, contending that women 'performed' their gender and class alliances through the slender body. Silver discusses a wide range of writers including Charlotte BrontÎ, Christina Rossetti, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Bram Stoker and Lewis Carroll to show that mainstream models of middle-class Victorian womanhood share important qualities with the beliefs or behaviours of the anorexic girl or woman.
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Silver, Anna Krugovoy. Victorian Literature and the Anorexic Body.(Book Review): An article from: English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
Heidi Hanrahan Manufacturer: ELT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008E54UE Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from English Literature in Transition 1880-1920, published by ELT Press on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 362 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift
John Vames Manufacturer: Molly Moon Arts & Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Perfect Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0974048623 |
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A comprehensive step by step guide for learning how to play Native American Flute as well as the "basics" of making music. Interactive with 39 track audio CD demonstrating all instruction. You will learn: Proper finger and breath control, how to ornament melodies, how to understand Pitch and Rhythms, How to practice successfully, How to creat your own songs, Useful scales to develop technique and How to read printed music and Nakai Flute TablatureCustomer Reviews:
Very thorough!.......2007-07-28
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How to Develop Your Child's Gifts and Talents in Vocabulary (Gifted & Talented)
Martha Cheney Manufacturer: Lowell House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Accessories: ASIN: 1565656377 |
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Very Beneficial.......2003-08-19
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God's Gift of Language B: Writing & Grammar (Work-Text for Christian Schools)
Phyllis Rand Manufacturer: A Beka Book ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B00072FFOW |
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The Art of Calligraphy (Mini Kit)
Manufacturer: Running Press Book Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0762413107 |
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Fun little kit.......2005-09-20
Can't write "thick & thin" with this!.......2003-01-10
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The Art of Teaching Is a Gift
Robbie C. Weeks Manufacturer: Colonial Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1568830807 |
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Crash Course in Library Gift Programs: The Reluctant Curator's Guide to Caring for Archives, Books, and Artifacts in a Library Setting (Crash Course)
Ann Roberts Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1591585309 |
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Many librarians are recipients of a variety of gifts from members of the community. How to accept or reject these donations is a continuing problem for persons who work in public libraries and will be even more of a question when the librarian has little formal training in archival or preservation work.
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An Exchange of Gifts: A Storyteller's Handbook
Marion V. Ralston Manufacturer: Pippin Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 088751040X |
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With inspiring accounts of how telling children stories forges a special bond between teacher and child, marion Ralston provides practical guidance in the successful use of storytelling.
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Gift of Literacy for the Multiple Intelligences Classroom (Shoebox Curriculum)
Evelyn W. English Manufacturer: Corwin Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1575171465 |
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Formerly a SkyLight publication.
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The Gift of Speech: Papers in the Analysis of Speech and Voice
John Laver Manufacturer: Edinburgh University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0748603131 |
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Heaven Speaks: Teaching Tapes (2 Audio Tapes)
Robert Stearns Manufacturer: Kairos Publishing, NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000SNMBUG |
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In this dynamic teaching series, Robert Stearns shares the principles of the prophetic that he has learned through his years of ministry. Robert Stearn's ministry flows out of the a deep passion of Jesus that is characterized by a distinct prophetic edge.
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Superstars of Men's Track and Field (Male Sports Stars)
Fred McMane Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0791045919 |
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Superstars of Men's Soccer (Male Sports Stars Series)
Tim Ungs , and Timothy Urigs Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0791045889 |
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