Photography

Photography
By:"John Freeman"
Published on 2005 by Franz Steiner Verlag

No matter what type of camera you're shooting with--digital or traditional--this is the best all-around guide for learning how to photograph better and smarter. Acclaimed photographer John Freeman simply covers all the basics...and more. Become a better photographer with hundreds of tips for taking more creative and expressive photographs with APS, SLR and digital cameras. Sixteen easily understood sections, including Understanding Cameras and Film, Photographing People, Nature, The Urban Landscape and more, offer valuable insights for improving the quality of your photos and increasing your enjoyment of the art. From artificial lighting to texture and hue, from increasing depth of field and the proper use of wide angle and telephoto lenses to the special challenges of photographing babies and children, every crucial artistic aspect of photography becomes clear. See how selecting the right background and props can dramatically enhance the composition, and learn how weather and lighting conditions affect the final print. In addition, tips for shooting film outdoors, in arctic and desert conditions, and even underwater are all included, along with guidelines for buying lenses, using filters, and the secrets of developing and retouching.

This Book was ranked 13 by Google Books for keyword photography.

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The Ladies' Companion

The Ladies' Companion
By:
Published on 1865 by

This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword ladies.

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Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time
By:"J. Paul Getty Museum"
Published on 2011 by Getty Publications

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This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword art.

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The Abuse of Beauty

The Abuse of Beauty
By:"Arthur Coleman Danto"
Published on 2003 by Open Court Publishing

Danto simply and entertainingly traces the evolution of the concept of beauty over the past century and explores how it was removed from the definition of art. Beauty then came to be regarded as a serious aesthetic crime, whereas a hundred years ago it was almost unanimously considered the supreme purpose of art. Beauty is not, and should not be, the be-all and end-all of art, but it has an important place, and is not something to be avoided. Danto draws eruditely upon the thoughts of artists and critics such as Rimbaud, Fry, Matisse, the Dadaists, Duchamp, and Greenberg, as well as on that of philosophers like Hume, Kant, and Hegel. Danto agrees with the dethroning of beauty as the essence of art, and maintains with telling examples that most art is not, in fact, beautiful. He argues, however, for the partial rehabilitation of beauty and the removal of any critical taboo against beauty. Beauty is one among the many modes through which thoughts are presented to human sensibility in art: disgust, horror, sublimity, and sexuality being among other such modes.

This Book was ranked 5 by Google Books for keyword beauty.

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For Appearance' Sake

For Appearance' Sake
By:"Victoria Sherrow"
Published on 2001-01-01 by Greenwood Publishing Group

Examines all aspects of beauty, body ornamentation, and grooming.

This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword beauty.

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Art as Experience

Art as Experience
By:"John Dewey"
Published on 2005 by Penguin

Based on John Dewey's lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be considered internationally as the most distinguished work ever written by an American on the formal structure and characteristic effects of all the arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature.

This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword art.

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Fat History

Fat History
By:"Peter N. Stearns"
Published on 2002-09-01 by NYU Press

The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility toward obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life. Fat History explores the meaning of fat in contemporary Western society and illustrates how progressive changes, such as growth in consumer culture, increasing equality for women, and the refocusing of women's sexual and maternal roles have influenced today's obsession with fat. Brought up-to-date with a new preface and filled with narrative anecdotes, Fat History explores fat's transformation from a symbol of health and well-being to a sign of moral, psychological, and physical disorder.

This Book was ranked 33 by Google Books for keyword beauty.

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