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Pauline Boty: British Pop Art’s Sole Sister
‘How wonderful that one of those exciting and innovative women artists of the 60s should be recovered and celebrated in this way.’– JULIE CHRISTIE‘Brings the British pop artist, Pauline Boty, into vivid focus’ – VANITY FAIR
Pauline Boty (1938 –1966) was a founding member of the British Pop Art movement and one of its very few women. She attended London’s Royal College of Art at a watershed moment when its students included David Hockney,Peter Blake, R.B. Kitaj and Allen Jones. Dying tragically young at the age of 28, she is now seen as central to British Pop Art and an icon of Sixties culture.
As well as her work as an artist, she appeared on the stage, TV and in film (including alongside Michael Caine in Alfie) and was a regular contributor on BBC radio. She was photographed by David Bailey and other society photographers and became a key player in 1960s London’s golden age.
Outspoken, provocative and charismatic, she refused to accept the oppositions between sexual woman and serious artist, between celebration and critique, between high and low culture. Observer and participant, feminist and hedonist, subject and object, Boty’s ‘double vision’ was decades ahead of its time, and prefigured a diversity of artists—everyone from Cindy Sherman to Madonna.
Having been largely forgotten after her death, her reputation has been growing steadily since the rediscovery and exhibition of her works in the early 1990s. As well as cropping up regularly in various books, documentaries and newspaper articles since then, she features as a central character in Ali Smith’s novel Autumn (2016) and one of her works sold for $1.4m at auction in June 2022.
After seeing her work at an auction in 2013, author Marc Kristal has spent almost ten years researching her life, interviewing the people who knew her and delving into archives and libraries. This is the definitive biography of her life and work, appealing to both those interested in art but in this creative period of British culture.
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Paused in Cosmic Reflection
Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with contributions from friends and collaborators, it is fully illustrated with 30 years of mind-bending visuals.Read more
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People Behind the Disney Parks : Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A. (Disney Editions Deluxe)
Meet the people who created Disney theme parks around the world! Through rare Disney theme park concept art and photographs, this must-have collector’s book showcases more than 280 biographies and features more than 50 pages on the evolution and behind-the-scenes of the Main Street, U.S.A. areas across the globe, up to and including the fairytale castles at the end of each street. Keen observers will notice intricate details throughout the Disney parks, including names emblazoned on building windows. In particular, the windows lining Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom are designed as calling cards for fictionalised shopkeepers. These names belong to the real life ‘all-stars’ who helped make Disney’s theme parks a reality around the world. The people listed on these windows are skilled actors, artists, business leaders, Imagineers, songwriters, and more. With their imagination and sharp skills, each person has made an important contribution to The Walt Disney Company. This hefty tome is a gift that Disney collectors, theme park fans, and anyone curious in creative career paths through the arts, sciences, and research development will appreciate for decades to come.Read more
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Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Super Noisy Sound Book
Peppa’s Super Noisy Sound Book is a fun, interactive sound book, for fans of Peppa Pig.
SNORT! Find out what happens when Peppa and George’s very quiet day turns very noisy indeed.
With 18 sound buttons to press as you read the story, this is a super noisy gift for every Peppa fan!
There are lots more Peppa Pig books from Ladybird for you to enjoy including: The Big Tale of Little Peppa and Play with Peppa Hand Puppet Book.
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Pepsi & Shirlie – It’s All in Black and White: Wham! Life and Friendship
London. Wham! Pop, glitz and glamour. And two girls with stars in their eyes.
Our friendship began one windy day in 1982, outside Finsbury Park tube. It was an instant like at first sight. We were on our way to a Wham! rehearsal. Pepsi was the new girl in the band and over a car stereo, a cassette tape and that journey to Bushey we bonded. We had no idea that we were on the first of many journeys together and that soon we’d be travelling all over Europe, Australia, America, China and Japan. Or that no matter where we went, together, we’d find a way to make every exotic destination feel like home.
We’d both been teenagers during the seventies – a dreary and difficult decade, especially if you were young in London and you didn’t have much money.
So, in 1982, anything was possible for us – a pair of twentysomethings who hadn’t been to university, who didn’t have any money, who dreamt of singing and dancing, but ultimately lived for fun. Everything felt new and life was a question mark. We had no idea what was lying ahead, but we wanted to say yes.
What we didn’t know was that we were saying yes to a lifetime of connection that has endured whatever we’ve done, wherever we’ve been. From the side of the stage to its centre – we have many stories to tell.
And it’s all here, it’s all in black and white.
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Perfect English Style: Creating rooms that are comfortable, pleasing and timeless
Some styles of decorating have a longer shelf life than others. One of the most durable is English Country Style, which works just as well in a city apartment or suburban home as it does in a rectory or manor house.
We may recognise an interior as archetypally English, but putting a finger on exactly what makes it so can be tricky. One of the strengths of English style is that it isn’t prescriptive. In fact, quite the opposite. It is relaxed, laissez-faire, and endlessly adaptable – all reasons, no doubt, why it has enjoyed such longevity. You know it when you see it, but what are its essential ingredients? In Perfect English Style, Ros Byam Shaw looks at a range of rooms with a strong English feel to them. As it happens, they are all in England, though this is a look that travels the world, still predominantly English in flavour even when spiced with foreign ingredients. Ros explores the main rooms of a house, from hallways to bedrooms, their characteristics and furnishings, and how they achieve that mix of comfort, informality and visual charm that is the hallmark of English style. Ros also homes in on specifics; the qualities of patina, the important role of fabrics and fresh flowers, how to buy, use and include antique and vintage furnishings, and how a collection, whether of pebbles or 18th century glass, adds individuality and character.
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Perfect English Townhouse
Continuing her exploration of English interiors, Ros Byam Shaw visits 14 distinctive townhouses full of charm, character and style.
In Perfect English Townhouse, Ros Byam Shaw examines the timeless English style of decoration in a variety of Georgian, Victorian and contemporary townhouses. Architecturally, these tall, narrow properties present challenges. How do you make the best of a basement kitchen with a low ceiling and limited light? Or allocate space when you live on five floors? And how do you maximize any precious outdoor space?
Perfect English Townhouse features case studies of such homes, not only in London but also in the provincial towns and cities of England. Some feel like little pockets of countryside surrounded by pavements, others have a more sophisticated, metropolitan allure; some are endearingly eccentric, others more classical. All the interiors featured are inspiring, and reflect the personalities of the people who inhabit them. These are the kinds of space that most of us are familiar with, and that many of us occupy. What is unusual is how cleverly and creatively these examples have been decorated and designed.
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Perfect French Country: Inspirational interiors from rural France
In Perfect French Country Ros Byam Shaw celebrates relaxed rural France at its finest, visiting timeless and beautiful French country homes that feature ancient beams and stone fireplaces, panelled rooms and attics under steeply-pitched pantiles.
In a busy modern world that seems increasingly fast-paced, overcrowded and monopolized by technology, the allure of the ‘good life’ is more potent than ever. As an antidote to texts and tweets, traffic jams and queues, additives and packaging, we seek out the simple and the wholesome, and long for the luxuries of space, a leisurely pace of life and fresh air. France can offer all these things, with its traditional farming methods, its authentic regional cuisine, and its low population density. Add to this the inimitable French sense of style and joie de vivre, and you have all the ingredients for an enviable way of life. Perfect French Country revels in the timeless and authentic beauty of the French country home.
Perfect French Country is a fantastic new edition of the previously published title by the same name.
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Period Homes – Styles & Original Features: An Easy Reference Guide (Britain’s Architectural History)
Are you ready to step inside the world of period homes? To unlock the secrets of the iconic buildings we see throughout the cities, towns and villages of Britain? Then this is the book for you.
Combining detailed illustrations and Trevor Yorke’s trademark easy-to-read explanations, this book reveals everything you need to know about these fascinating buildings.
Period houses might be all around us, but sometimes it’s hard to know exactly which features to look at in order to date them. Or what to look for if you need to replace an original fitting.
This book aims to help the reader recognise the common architectural styles and original features from each period, whether they just want to find out more about a particular property, or are trying to restore one.
If you’re in the middle of renovating a period home, for example, and you want to know which original window style you should be installing, you’ll find it here.
All styles and periods are covered – from graceful Regency terraces with elegant iron balconies and muscular Victorian houses with colourful stained glass, to Edwardian homes with white patterned timber work, and stylish 1930s semis with curved suntrap windows. From glasswork and doors to fireplaces and floors (plus everything in between) this is a treasure trove of information about the British period homes we love.
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: HOUSE STYLES – From Neoclassical to Art Deco
- Chapter 2: WINDOWS – Sashes, Casements & Coloured Glass
- Chapter 3: DOORS – Panels, Stained Glass & Knobs
- Chapter 4: EXTERIOR FITTINGS – Railings, Bargeboards & Guttering
- Chapter 5: INTERIOR STYLES – Adam Style to Art Deco
- Chapter 6: HEAT & LIGHT – Fireplaces, Ranges & Lamps
- Chapter 7: WASHING & BATHING – Sinks, Baths & Toilets
- Chapter 8: INTERIOR FITTINGS – Stairs, Doors & Floors
- Places to Visit
- Glossary
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Peter Doig
Accompanying a major exhibition of new and recent works by Peter Doig at The Courtauld, London, this publication will present an exciting new chapter in the career of one of the most celebrated and important painters working today. It will include paintings and etchings created since the artist’s move from Trinidad to London in 2021. It includes a major group of large paintings made for this exhibition.Doig (born Edinburgh, 1959) is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading artists. He secured his early reputation in the 1990s as a highly original figurative painter, producing large-scale, immersive landscape paintings that exist somewhere between actual places and the realms of the imagination. Layered into his paintings is a rich array of inspirations, such as scenes from films, album covers, and the art of the past. His works are often related to the places where he has lived and worked, including the UK, Canada and Trinidad. In 2021, Doig moved back to London where he has set up a new studio. This new studio has become the crucible for developing paintings started in Trinidad and New York and elsewhere, which are being worked up alongside completely fresh paintings, including a new London subject. The works produced for the exhibition at The Courtauld convey this particularly creative experience, as Doig explores a rich variety of places, people, memories and ways of painting that have accompanied him to his new London studio. For Doig, printmaking is an integral part of his artistic life: his prints and his paintings often work in dialogue with one another. The exhibition and catalogue will also showcase the artist’s work as a printmaker by unveiling a new series of etchings that Doig has made in response to poems by his friend, the Nobel prize winning poet Derek Walcott (1930-2017). This will allow readers to consider the full span of Doig’s creative process. Doig has long admired the collection of The Courtauld Gallery. The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists who are at its heart have been a touchstone for his own painting and printmaking over the course of his career. His works presented here will reflect his current artistic preoccupations and readers will be able to consider Doig’s contemporary works in the light of paintings by earlier artists in The Courtauld’s collection that are important for him, such as those by Cézanne, Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Pissarro and Van Gogh. The publication will explore how Doig recasts and reinvents traditions and practices of painting to create his own highly distinctive works.
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Peter Doig (Rizzoli Classics): -compact edition-
In every generation of artists, there are a few who propose a new set of ques- tions and alter the way we understand art. Peter Doig is such an artist. This handsome monograph considers the painter’s entire career, beginning with the early work produced in the 1990s when Doig’s enigmatic but wholly new conception of painting was first introduced to audiences. Doig was born to Scottish parents, spent several years as a child in Trinidad, later settling in Canada for his formative early teen years. He found his voice while at art school in London, albeit one that was out of step with the work of the time (much of it installation-based and dripping with neo-conceptualist leanings). He had developed a small following of fellow artists and critics when the rest of the art world caught up and took notice. In 2002, he left London for Trinidad, where he has remained. The small Caribbean island-with its own distinctive light and landscape-has deeply influenced his recent work. This volume was designed in close collaboration with the artist, with a cover and various interior elements created especially by the artist.Read more
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Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography. 40th Ed.
It was on a Malibu beach in 1988 that Peter Lindbergh shot the White Shirts series, images now known the world over. Simple yet seminal, the photographs introduced us to Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Rachel Williams, Karen Alexander, Tatjana Patitz, and Estelle Lefébure. This marked the beginning of an era that redefined beauty, and Lindbergh would go on to alter the landscape of fashion photography for the decades that followed. This edition gathers more than 300 images from forty years of Lindbergh’s career. It traces the German photographer’s cinematic inflections and humanist approach, which produced images at once seductive and introspective. In 1980 Rei Kawakubo asked Lindbergh to shoot a Commes des Garçons campaign, one of his earlier forays into commercial photography. Kawakubo gave him carte blanche. The following years brought forth collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion and resulted in a relationship of mutual reverence; Lindbergh’s respect for some of the greatest designers of our time is palpable in his portraits. Among those photographed are Azzedine Alaïa, Giorgio Armani, Alber Elbaz, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler, Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander, and Yohji Yamamoto. Widely considered a pioneer in his field, Lindbergh shirked the industry standards of beauty and instead celebrated the essence and individuality of his subjects. He was pivotal to the rise of models such as Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Mariacarla Boscono, Lara Stone, Claudia Schiffer, Amber Valletta, Nadja Auermann, and Kristen McMenamy. Lindbergh’s reach also extended across Hollywood and beyond: Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Richard Gere, Isabelle Huppert, Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Brad Pitt, Catherine Deneuve, and Jeanne Moreau all appear in his works. From the picture chosen by Anna Wintour as the cover of her first Vogue issue to the legendary shot of Tina Turner on the Eiffel Tower, it is never the clothes, celebrity, or glamour that takes center stage in a Lindbergh photograph. Each picture conveys the humanity of its subject with a serene melancholy that is uniquely and unmistakably Lindbergh. From the outset of his career, Lindbergh was well-known in the contemporary art world, where his photographs were exhibited in galleries long before they appeared in magazines. This edition features an updated introduction adapted from an interview in 2016, allowing a glimpse behind Lindbergh’s lens, where the photographer recounts his early collaborations, the tenuous relationship between commercial and fine art, and the power of storytelling.
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Peter Lorre: MMAS: Midnight Marquee Actors Series
After coverning horror film icons Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Vincent Price, Midnight Marquee Press wanted to go in a slightly different direction for our fifth edition of the Actors Series, by highlighting quasi-horror man Peter Lorre. While the other entries in the series were predominantly horror film actors, Peter Lorre made many horror film appearances, but was never actually considered a horror film star. Instead, it was Lorre’s persona, that of a quirky, deviant little man, sometimes charming, sometimes boiling over with venom, that made him a perfect match for horror films. However, Lorre also played opposite such mainstream stars as Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Kirk Douglas, Mickey Rooney and Bob Hope. Lorre felt just as comfortable enacting supporting roles in A films as he did starring in the Bs. This book takes an in-depth look at the film work of this versatile performer by providing analyses of films such as M, Mad Love, The Face Behind the Mask, The Maltese Falcon, The Raven and The Comedy of Terrors as well as many of the other films that made Peter Lorre a film legend.Read more
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Peter Nuttall: The Guitarist’s Way Book 2: Guitar: Instrumental Tutor
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Peter O’Toole: The Definitive Biography
Peter O’Toole was supremely talented, a unique leading man and one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation. Described by Richard Burton as ‘the most original actor to come out of Britain since the war’, O’Toole regularly seemed to veer towards self-destruction. With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends, Peter O’Toole: The Definitive Biography paints the first complete picture of this much loved man and reveals what drove him to extremes, why he drank to excess and hated authority. But it also describes a man who was fiercely intelligent, with a great sense of humour and huge energy. Always insightful, at times funny, at times deeply moving, this is a fitting tribute to an iconic actor who made a monumental contribution to theatre and cinema.Read more
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Peter Pennoyer Architects: City | Country
From the preeminent classical architecture firm in the US, the latest apartments, townhouses, and country houses, with interiors by leading designers.Whether a brand–new country estate, a renovation of a triplex penthouse apartment, or a merging of two townhouses into one, each of the 20 projects in this sumptuously illustrated volume bears the hallmarks of Peter Pennoyer Architects’ work: skillful adaptation of the principles of classical architecture, sophisticated use of details and materials, and insistence on meticulous craftsmanship, resulting in a balance between comfort, beauty, and luxury. The firm’s architects worked with exceptional interior designers, including Katie Ridder, Miles Redd, Steven Gambrel, and Jacques Grange, to create these residences, and though all are grounded in the classical tradition, each is singularly tailored to its location and the individual taste of the client. With an authoritative text by architectural historian Anne Walker and hundreds of specially commissioned photographs, site plans, and floor plans, Peter Pennoyer Architects: City and Country showcases residential architecture at its finest.
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Pets Rock: More Fun Than Fame (Photography)
Pets Rock-A fusion of pets and pop culture. The artworks blend comic-con and the global celebrity phenomenon with our fascination with anthropomorphising pets. Blurring the line between animals and humans. In the Pets Rock world, animal antics meld with human hubris, where nothing is too serious and where no one is quite what they seem. After two best-selling editions of the Pets Rock franchise, this new volume presents the latest portraits from the Pets Rock cosmos, all of which are created by photographing the animals in their familiar environment. In the species-appropriate post production, the models are digitally transformed into hip-hop greats, film divas, and historic personalities. We meet a guinea pig, who becomes a Roman Emperor, a cat in a movie star pose, and an astronaut dog en route to the first moon landing. If this book does not make you smile, we don’t know how to help you! Pets Rock rocks!Read more
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Phantom Architecture
’60 fantastical structures described and illustrated in this colourful and highly entertaining book.’ The Sunday Times
‘If you can’t think of a present for the armchair architect in your life – well, problem solved’ The Daily Telegraph
‘These ghostly architectural echoes entrance the reader.’ The Field
‘This is a lavishly illustrated book of wonder for the dreamer in your life’ The Metro
A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built.
These are the projects in which architects took materials to the limits, explored challenging new ideas, defied conventions, and pointed the way towards the future. Some of them are architectural masterpieces, some simply delightful flights of fancy. It was not usually poor design that stymied them – politics, inadequate funding, or a client who chose a ‘safe’ option rather than a daring vision were all things that could stop a project leaving the drawing board.
These unbuilt buildings include the grand projects that acted as architectural calling cards, experimental designs that stretch technology, visions for the future of the city, and articles of architectural faith. Structures likeBuckminster Fuller’s dome over New York or Frank Lloyd Wright’s mile-high tower can seem impossibly daring. But they also point to buildings that came decades later, to the Eden Project and the Shard.
Some of those unbuilt wonders are buildings of great beauty and individual form like Etienne-Louis Boullée’s enormous spherical monument to Isaac Newton; some, such as the city plans of Le Corbusier, seem to want to teach us how to live; some, like El Lissitsky’s ‘horizontal skyscrapers’ and Gaudí’s curvaceous New York hotel, turn architectural convention upside-down; some, such as Archigram’s Walking City and Plug-in City, are bizarre and inspiring by turns. All are captured in this magnificently illustrated book.
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Philip Guston Now
A sweeping retrospective of Philip Guston’s influential work, from Depression-era muralist to abstract expressionist to tragicomic contemporary master A Wall Street Journal 2020 holiday gift guide pick Philip Guston―perhaps more than any other figure in recent memory―has given contemporary artists permission to break the rules and paint what, and how, they want. His winding career, embrace of “high” and “low” sources, and constant aesthetic reinvention defy easy categorization, and his 1968 figurative turn is by now one of modern art’s most legendary conversion narratives. “I was feeling split, schizophrenic. The war, what was happening in America, the brutality of the world. What kind of man am I, sitting at home, reading magazines, going into a frustrated fury about everything―and then going into my studio to adjust a red to a blue?” And so Guston’s sensitive abstractions gave way to large, cartoonlike canvases populated by lumpy, sometimes tortured figures and mysterious personal symbols in a palette of juicy pinks, acid greens, and cool blues. That Guston continued mining this vein for the rest of his life―despite initial bewilderment from his peers―reinforced his reputation as an artist’s artist and a model of integrity; since his death 50 years ago, he has become hugely influential as contemporary art has followed Guston into its own antic twists and turns. Published to accompany the first retrospective museum exhibition of Guston’s career in over 15 years, Philip Guston Now includes a lead essay by Harry Cooper surveying Guston’s life and work, and a definitive chronology reflecting many new discoveries. It also highlights the voices of artists of our day who have been inspired by the full range of his work: Tacita Dean, Peter Fischli, Trenton Doyle Hancock, William Kentridge, Glenn Ligon, David Reed, Dana Schutz, Amy Sillman, Art Spiegelman and Rirkrit Tiravanija. Thematic essays by co-curators Mark Godfrey, Alison de Lima Greene and Kate Nesin trace the influences, interests and evolution of this singular force in modern and contemporary art―including several perspectives on the 1960s and ’70s, when Guston gradually abandoned abstraction, returning to the figure and to current history but with a personal voice, by turns comic and apocalyptic, that resonates today more than ever.Read more
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Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting
An authoritative and comprehensive survey of the life and work of the visionary and influential painter Philip Guston.Driven and consumed by art, Philip Guston painted and drew compulsively. This book takes the reader from his early social realist murals and easel paintings of the 1930s and 1940s, to the Abstract Expressionist works of the 1950s and early 1960s, and finally to the powerful new language of figurative painting, which he developed in the late 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on more than thirty years of his own research, the critic and curator, Robert Storr, maps Guston’s entire career in one definitive volume, providing a substantial, accessible and revealing analysis of his work.
With more than 850 images, the book illustrates Guston’s key works and includes many unpublished paintings and drawings. An extensive chronology, illustrated with photographs, letters, articles, publications and other ephemera drawn from the artist’s archives and other sources, contextualizes Guston’s life and provides in-depth coverage of his life at home, his work in the studio, his relationship with fellow artists and his many exhibitions.
Guston was able to speak about art with unrivalled passion and fluency. In celebration of this, the book features Guston’s own thoughts on his drawings and his great heroes of the Italian Renaissance.
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Philip’s Stargazing 2024 Month-by-Month Guide to the Night Sky Britain & Ireland
Philip’s Stargazing is the perfect practical guide for both budding and experienced astronomers.
“If you buy just one guide…you won’t do better than this.” – BBC Sky at Night MagazineWhether you’re a seasoned astronomer or just starting out, this handy fact-packed gem is the only book you’ll need. Compiled by experts and specially designed for easy and daily use, Stargazing 2024 acts as a handily illustrated and comprehensive companion. Including the top astronomical places to visit, star festivals and the latest on star parties in Britain and Ireland, the new 2024 edition is totally up-to-date for exploring the wonder of the night skies, month-by-month and day-by-day.
· 12 updated sky charts for year-round astronomical discovery
· Month-to-Month information. Daily Moon Phase Calendar, highlighting special lunar events throughout the year
· Planet Watch for ideal viewing days in 2024
· The best places to experience Dark Skies, along with the latest on Star Festivals and Star Parties
· Top places to visit for astronomical insights
· Expert advice and insight throughout from internationally renowned Prof Nigel Henbest
· Special article on the use of filters for astro-photography by expert Robin Scagell
· Complete calendar of major astronomical events, including the Top 20 Sky Sights of 2024
· Jargon Buster, explaining common or confusing terms
· The planets’ movements explained from solar and lunar eclipses to meteor showers and comets“I will continue to enjoy ‘Philip’s Stargazing’ as the months go by.” – Helen Sharman, Astronaut
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Philosophy of Snoopy: A Peanuts Guide to Life
The world’s most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style, Snoopy spends his days extolling the virtues of dancing, hanging out with his best bird friend Woodstock, pursuing a full supper dish and giving his owner – our favourite lovable loser, Charlie Brown – the run-around.
For the millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans, and those who fondly remember the joyful dog with the wild imagination, this is the first in a new series to cherish that will see the beguiling Peanuts gang share their sentiments on everything from food to friendship.
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Photo Walk Log Book: For Digital and Film Photographers (Photography Log Books)
This Photo Walk Log Book has been designed to help you enjoy and get the most from your Photo Walks.
- 30 Photo Walk Tables that can be completed before, during and after the walk to help you get the most from the Photo Walk and your camera. Improve your skills and capture better images with the Photo Walk Log Book.
- The Log Book also contains 20 Photo walk Tips, how to best use the Photo Walk Log Book, and some information about the law and photography.
- The Log Book will help you whether you walk with a phone, film, or digital camera. It can be used in all settings, from hiking in open rugged landscapes to urban walks and street life adventures.
- The Log Book contains 30 Tables for 30 Photo Walks. Each table is on a single page. The is also room for notes and some handy places to jot down an equipment checklist and your camera’s custom settings, etc.
Contents
- About this book
- Photo Walk Tips
- How to use the Photo Walk Log Book
- Log Book Tables – 30
- Appendices – The law and photography
- Log Book notes
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Photographer’s Guide to the Nikon D7000: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learn How to Fully Use the Nikon D7000 Digital Camera and Get the Most from Its Amazing Features
Getting started with full-frame photography is easy with the Nikon D7000! But what do you need to consider when using the D7000 camera? Do you need to control some of the settings and if so, which ones? Nikon photographer Shawn Coleman has provided you the answers to these and many other questions in this detailed guide. He explains all the important functions and programs of the Nikon D7000, so that you can quickly have the camera under control.You will learn how to adjust the Nikon D7000’s autofocus, get the perfect exposure, and deal with natural light and flash. Recommendations for useful settings will help you to find your way around the variety of functions of the Nikon D7000 and to set the camera optimally for different shooting situations.
This portable Nikon digital camera has a lot to offer you from a highly sensitive sensor, extremely fast autofocus, interval shooting and much more. Shawn has written this guide so that users can seamlessly navigate through the range of functions of the Nikon D7000 and quickly find out which setting is really worthwhile. He tested the camera extensively to make it easier to get started with the Nikon D7000. So you can photograph exactly how you want it to be right from the start!
With the Nikon D7000, you have a camera for every situation and with this guide, you can use it skillfully at any time. Shawn shows how to master aperture, exposure time and ISO, how to use eye and face detection for better portraits, how to capture sports and action scenes in impressive images and much more.
What to expect? In this guide, you will learn:
- How to properly configure all the basic settings of the camera to your preference
- How to use the viewfinder
- How to set image brightness
- How to render image
- How to set autofocus for image
- How to use the Auto ISO
- How to set the ISO value
- How to use all the functions, programs and menus
- Practical tips on how to take photos and film with the Nikon D7000
And much more…
If you want to get the best possible sharpness out of your photos with the Nikon D7000 digital camera, this is your must-read guide.
You will learn how to capture photos in a fun and professional way with the Nikon D7000 after reading this guide. It’s probably time for you to take your photos shooting skills to the next level with this simple to understand guide.
Click the Buy Now button to get your copy now to make the most of the Nikon D7000 digital camera on the go!
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Photographers on Photography: How They See, Think & Shoot
Think you know photography? Think again. Through a carefully curated selection of quotes and images, this book reveals what matters most to the masters of photography.
With 50 iconic images and accompanying text by Henry Carroll, author of the internationally bestselling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, you’ll learn what photography actually means to the giants of the genres and how they developed their distinctive visual styles.
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Photographers on the Art of Photography: In Conversation With Charles Moriarty
- Learn from the masters of photography
- 20 visionary photographers share insight into their artistry and techniques
- Featured photographers include: Terry O’Neil, Ed Caraeff, Douglas Kirkland, Tim Flach, Eva Sereny and many more
Charles Moriarty, Stills department manager for Star Wars and photographer for Amy Winehouse, presents Photographers on the Art of Photography: a series of intimate conversations with some of the most highly regarded names in photography. From celebrity portraitists such as Terry O’Neill, to famed fashion photographers like Jerry Schatzberg and wildlife specialists Tim Flach and Sue Flood, this book offers a unique insight into all angles of the profession. Twenty celebrated photographers discuss how they got started, as well as their favoured techniques, motivations, inspirations and greatest accomplishments. Discover each artist’s vision in their own words and reflect on what makes their talents unique.
Interviews from: Ed Caraeff (music); Terry O’Neill (celebrity portraiture); Norman Seeff (music); Johnathan Daniel Pryce (fashion); Douglas Kirkland (Hollywood); Gerd Ludwig (National Geographic); Slava Mogutin (queer fine art); Jerry Schatzberg (fashion, film, music, portraiture); Tim Flach (wildlife); Richard Phibbs (fashion, commercial, portraiture); Eva Sereny (Hollywood, celebrity portraiture); Sue Flood (wildlife); Tom Stoddard (photojournalism).
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Photographing Death: Representations of Death in Memorial and Art Photography in Victorian Britain
Death functioned as a marginal theme in the photographic culture of Victorian Britain, acknowledged to the extent that it could rely on an established language of death-related symbolism to communicate its message to a Victorian audience.Whether documented by private post mortem photography or explored in photographic art, death provided an exclusive entrée into aesthetic sublimity.
Photographing Death examines how both the studio photographer and the art photographer presented an idealised version of the corpse, with few reminders of the physical facts of death.
Whether given moralising undertones or attributed symbolism that signified spiritual purity, the results were always the deliberately manipulated children of their makers: the photographers.
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Photography 101: Beginner’s Guide to Tools, Techniques and Features for Taking Stunning Photos and Eventually Becoming a Pro and Starting a Photography Business
★★ Buy the Paperback version of this book and get the eBook version included for FREE ★★It can be challenging to know how to get started with learning about photography with all the information that is currently out there. Showing you what is important so you can get started as soon as possible is what this book is all about.
It can all be too easy to think that pointing and clicking are all there is to photography. However, with all the advances in technology, cameras have ended being more and more complex. Knowing how to choose your angle, and how to adjust your exposure are only some of the many things that go into stunning photos that spark the imagination of the viewer. There’s no need to complicate things needlessly, however, and by focusing on the important things that will give a certain photo the bulk of its effects and by becoming good at those things, you can learn a skill that can take you in many exciting directions.
In this book you can expect to learn about:
•Most important features of a camera and how to use them
•How to take photos of nature
•How to maximize the impact of black and white photos
•How to start a photography business
•And a lot more!Learning any new skill is an undertaking, however, the most reliable shortcut to accomplish that goal is to have the right information and to execute upon it.
If you are ready to learn how to get started with photography, then scrolling over to the BUY button and clicking it is the first step.
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Photography 101: Pocket Guide: Exposure Basics, Camera Settings, Lens Info, Composition Tips, and Shooting Scenarios: 18 (Pocket Guide Series for Photographers)
Designed for photographers who haven’t fully conquered their camera or the photographic fundamentals of exposure and composition, this handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you’re out and about.
- Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist
- Learn about the three key components of exposure―aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
- Conquer the essential camera modes and settings you need to know
- Understand lenses and focal length―and how they affect the look of your image
- Use the most effective composition tips for framing your photo
- Follow techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01: Pre-Shoot Checklist
02: Exposure Basics
03: Setting Up Your Camera
04: Lenses and Focal Length
05: Advanced Shooting Techniques
06: Composition Tips
07: Typical Shooting Scenarios
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Photography book for teens: Log Book for Photography Sessions and Setting – For Practice and Inspiration (photography Journals)
This journal is a must-have for any photographer and a great gift for the photographer in your life.Every photographer knows that the key to a good photograph is the right settings on the camera.
This journal makes it easy to log all your important information from your photography setting and will quickly become an invaluable tool for all photographers
This log contains pages to record time, shooting mode, iso, shutter speed, aperture setting, lenses used, weather, lighting, and many other options.
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Photography Course For Beginners: Basics To Pro
Photography Course for beginners: the best ebook to start your photography careerWe’ve completed an all-in-one app on new content from graphics to experienced professional photographers.
Want to learn with the best photography tutorial? Become a photography pro? This photography app is the right choice for you! Join now and learn DSLR/Phone camera tips in short photography tutorial form and easy to read. Add to your DSLR dashboard, from photography lighting techniques to photography filter techniques, this photography ebook will help you do just that. Try to capture the sail!
New Features for Capture Pal:
New beautiful, simplified and stylish design
New amazing inspirational photos from all over the world
New content from over 50 different photographs by experienced professional photographers.Some of the many tutorials available in this great ebook:
Photography basics, Camera control, camera mode, metering mode, white balance, ISO sensitivity, exposure, resolution, auto bracketing, image file format
Guide to camera lens
Basic lenses, basics of focusing, focus modes, lens filters, etc.Flash basics
Camera flash type, high speed sync flash, slow speed sync flash,TTL flash metering
Camera accessories
Lamp reflectors, board reflectors, flash accessories, light metersMaintenance
Image Sensor Cleaning, Camera Lens Cleaning, Lens Mold CleaningThis ebook is a great introduction to photography basics. You will learn the basics which will allow you to control the functions of your camera maximizing the benefits that digital photography gives us.
Photo Tips application gives you quick, easy and on-the-go access to a world of photography information. Whether you’re a beginning photographer or an experienced enthusiastic, you will enjoy the content of this app.
The application will be regularly updated with content including tips.Some of the many tutorials available in this amazing app:
★ Photography Basics
Camera Controls, Camera Modes, Metering Modes, White Balance, ISO Sensitivity, Exposure, Resolution, Auto Bracketing, Image File Formats
★ Camera Lenses Guide
Lens Basic, Focusing basics, Focusing Modes, Lens Filters etc.
★ Flash Basics
Camera Flash Types, High Speed Sync Flash, Slow Speed Sync Flash, TTL Flash Metering
★ Camera Accessories
Lamp Reflectors, Board Reflectors, Flash Accessories, Light Meters
★ Maintenance
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Photography for Beginners (E-book Plus Videos): The Fastest Way to Learn DSLR or Mirorrless Camera Photography From the Comfort of Your Home
Have you always wanted to learn photography? Now you can, from the comfort of your home.Even if you have NO prior photography knowledge and experience.
This e-book is perfect for beginners because it consists of both text and videos, which makes it very easy for the reader to follow whatever is being taught.
Everything is taught with the help of videos, demonstrations, hands-on exercises and examples of images shot by the author.
The author, Kush Sharma, has over 10 years of experience in teaching Photography. He currently has over 30 online courses and over 40,000 students from over 160 countries.
In this ebook, the following things are covered:
- Introduction and Warm-Up to DSLR Photography
- What is a DSLR or Mirrorless Camera, How Does it Work and What Are Its Different Parts/Functions?
- Learning How to Shoot in the Manual Mode
- Aperture
- Shutter Speed
- ISO
- How Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and Light Work Together
- Exposure Meter (also called as Light Meter)
- Case Studies
- Tripod and Its Usage
- Soft Image Problems
- Colour Balance and Monochrome Filter
- Using Auto-ISO to Make Life Easier
- Rules and Principles of Composition
- Landscape Photography
- Portrait Photography
- Food Photography
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
- Long Exposure Photography and Night Photography
- Trick Photography
- Editing and Post-Processing
- Recommended Equipments and Accessories
This ebook really is a one-stop solution to anyone who wants to learn this beautiful are of photography in the most easy-to-understand and jargon-free manner!
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Photography Handbook: Digital photography made easy!
THE ULTIMATE, easy-to-understand, practical guide to taking better photos! This convenient booklet covers everything from composition and exposure through to aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lighting, lenses and more. This is the digital version of the internationally popular ‘Course Notes’ booklet from award-winning Australian Geographic photographer Chris Bray’s ‘1 Day Photography Course’ – now a hugely successful online video series. Filled with examples and written in his approachable, practical style, this booklet will get you off Auto Mode, unlock your creative potential and get the most out of your camera! Filled with handy tips for photographers at any level, this guide is a must-read for any photographer who wants to improve.Read more
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Photography Journal: Photo and Photography Log Book to Record and Track Camera Settings and Weather – With Set-Up Checklist – Photographer Gift Idea for Christmas –
Photographer’s log to record essential settings and conditions of your photos.
This photography journal will help you to improve your skills.
How the notebook is organized:
- Date, Time, Subject
- Weather Conditions
- Camera Name
- Lenses / Fiter Name
- Set-Up Checklist (Camera, Batteries, Lenses, Memory Cards, Lighting, Backdrops, …)
- Settings Tracker: Location, Iso, Shutter, F-Stop, File Series
- Additional Notes
Size 6 x 9 – 110 Pages
Great and inexpensive gift idea for any photographer!
Grab yours now!
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Photography Log Book & Journal: A Handy Notebook to Help You Never Forget Your Camera Settings, Themes, Shot Notes, and Photo Learnings
Grab Your Ultimate Photography Companion!!!
This handy 5.5×8.5 inch notebook is specifically designed to help you keep track of your camera settings, store themes, capture detailed shot notes, and document valuable photo learnings.
With this book, you can effortlessly organize your photography projects, from portraits to landscapes and everything in between. You can seamlessly jot down essential details like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and lens specifications, ensuring you never miss a beat.
However, “Photography Log Book & Journal” also serves as a creative outlet and a source of inspiration for you with its photo journal prompts. So you can easily reflect on your experiences, capture fleeting moments, and express your artistic vision.
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KEY FEATURES
____________________- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- 160 pages
- Classic design
- Camera set-up checklist
(shooting mode, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, lens, in-camera settings, etc.) - Space for additional notes
- Today’s theme
- My observations
- Photography learnings
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NOTE: This Photography Log Book & Journal can be an excellent gift for your photographer friend.
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Photography Masterclass: Creative Techniques of 100 Great Photographers
What makes some photographs stay in the memory forever? Sometimes it’s the subject matter alone, but more often it’s the skill of the artists who took them. The premise of this magnificent book is quite simple: take 100 leading examples of the work of the world’s greatest photographers, and a distinguished academic will describe how they achieved their effects to allow you to recreate them yourself. Discover how to compose ‘decisive moments’ like Cartier-Bresson, use long exposures for landscapes like Simon Norfolk, and experiment with flash in daylight like Rineke Dijkstra.The images are arranged thematically, with engaging analysis of each image and a description of its technical make-up, along with a biography of each artist. The book showcases 100 of the greatest images in the history of the art and will provide an indispensable guide to the technicalities behind the well-known masterpieces and hidden gems in the world of photography. The photographers and their images were carefully selected by award winning photographer, educator and academic Paul Lowe, whose years of experience as a photojournalist and as a teacher gives unique and detailed insight into the working methods of these great image makers.Read more
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Photography Now!: DSLR Photography for Beginners
Photographyh Now! DSLR Photography for Beginners Are you interested in learning how to take amazing photographs for special occasions or perhaps an artistic outlet or to sell? A DSLR camera is something that anyone can use to shoot those scenic views or portraits that a worthy of admiration. This book “Photography Now!” covers everything you need to know to learn how to use the camera and the essentials of photography to assure your photos follow the guidelines that professional photographers use. Learning how to use your DSLR camera does not have to be a painful and discouraging experience. With the right tools and information, you can obtain professional-looking photographs with a relatively low-cost DSLR camera. With this book you will be able to easily learn: • Camera modes and what they mean • How to choose a focal subject • What the exposure triangle is and how you can use it • How to take amazing landscape photographs • How to take portrait photos that are “wedding quality” • How to take pictures of moving subjects • How to take photos of up-close, small subjects • How to understand lighting and taking pictures in the dark • How to get booked for and conduct yourself when performing event photography • How to edit your photos • And how to make money with photography Easily learn everything that you need to learn now for Photography Basics and how to take amazing photos with a DLSR camera. Buy the e-book Photography Now! and begin your photography journey armed with the right knowledge and be ready to start shooting.Read more
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Photography: A Crash Course
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Photography: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)
This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography.
Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years and includes more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers, explaining how they pushed the bounds of the medium. It also showcases examples of the extraordinary cameras that photographers experimented with, from the daguerreotype to the latest camera phones!
Charting the influence of social and cultural change, as well as the impact of science and technology, this beautiful book follows the history of photographs from the first grainy attempts at portrait and landscape photography to gritty photojournalism, street photography, and digital photography, with special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world.
This fantastic photography book promises:
– A selection of the most important “lost” cultural artefacts from ancient times to the present day
– Features images of the artworks where available, or specially commissioned illustrations of them based on written accounts
– Includes details of the ongoing debate about whether looted art should be returned to its country of originPacked with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect reference for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the subject. Whether you’re looking for a riveting reference book to display on your coffee table or gift to a friend, or you’re a life-longer learner with a thirst for knowledge – Photography is sure to delight!
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Photography: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)
This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography.
Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years and includes more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers, explaining how they pushed the bounds of the medium. It also shows the extraordinary cameras that photographers experimented with, from the daguerreotype to the latest camera phones.
Charting the influence of social and cultural change, as well as the impact of science and technology, this beautiful book follows the history of photographs from the first grainy attempts at portait and landscape photography to gritty photojournalism, street photography, and digital photography, with special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world.
Packed with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect photography book for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the fascinating story of photography.
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