A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Feedbooks Edition
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Fiction literature | 25 December 2010
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Feedbooks Edition
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a nearly complete rewrite of the abandoned novel Stephen Hero. Portrait is a heavily biographical coming-of-age novel in which Joyce depicts a conflicted young man's gradual growth into artistic self-consciousness.
Combining time-tested practices with contemporary methods, this guidebook details the fine art of capturing formal and casual posed images. With advice and guidance from the finest and most decorated portrait and wedding photographers in the country, this instructional discusses subjects such as lighting in the studio and on location, improving improvisational shooting techniques, and how to retouch images in the post-production process to create truly flawless looks. A chapter addressing the common problems in taking portraitures—from working with subjects with glasses to subjects that vary in size, facial features, and skin tone—is also included.
50 Lighting Setups for Portrait Photographers: Easy to Follow Lighting Designs and Diagrams
This cookbook-style guide to portrait lighting contains all the ingredients necessary for a successful photo shoot. With 60 two-page spreads highlighting the techniques used to create stunning portraits alongside the portraits themselves, aspiring photographers will have a clear sense of both the "how" and the "why" of good lighting. Difficult questions such as How can I downplay a double chin and dark shadows under the eyes? and How can I produce a soft, romantic feel in a woman's portrait? Are addressed and resolved in this no-nonsense guide to good lighting.
Corrective Lighting, Posing & Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers
With techniques for achieving a flawless portrait, this manual shows how to create stunning, professional images in any setting. Tips on how to delicately discuss and evaluate a subject's appearance and his or her specific concerns combine with examples on how subtle changes in lighting and posing can flatter subjectsby slimming the waist and hips, enhancing the bust, narrowing the nose, reducing a double chin, and concealing baldnesshelping portrait photographers sensitively downplay perceived flaws.
This course traces the development of the Italian city-states of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, showing how the modern nation of Italy was forged out of the rivalries, allegiances, and traditions of a vibrant and diverse people. Bartlett offers something unique with this course: a more comprehensive portrait of Italian history than you'll find nearly anywhere else. 24 lectures of 30 minutes each