Greece Style: Exteriors, Interiors, Details (Icons S.)

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Discover the best of Greece's hidden treats in this lovely book of mythical homes. Packed cover to cover with traditional interiors throughout the country and its islands, Greece Style perfectly captures a wide range of variations on the classic blue and white-dominated palette that characterizes the architecture of Odysseus's homeland.

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Greece Style.......2007-04-10

Marvelous pictures with some helpful hint on technique painting and achieving the looks presented in the pictures. I would have liked more information on where to obtain some of the accent items. If you like photo journal books, you will enjoy this publication.

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Early Recordings presents the first comprehensive look at the work of the respected, conceptually driven artist, Marco Breuer. Boldly experimental, Breuer uses an extensive and continually evolving range of processes to extract abstract and visually compelling images from photographic paper. Whether it involves placing burning coals on the photographic paper, repeatedly slicing into it or sanding away at the emulsion until holes appear, Breuer's work eviscerates the usual expectations of the camera-less image. The Minimalistic end results are surprisingly exquisite, and this oversized volume reproduces them with attention to every slice, abrasion and color shift. The images function as "recordings" of the artist's actions, so that only the trace of impact and Breuer's expended energy remain. The revered photography critic Vince Aletti describes Breuer's work as having "the intelligence and wit of the midcentury Modernist avant-garde and the anything-goes audacity of photography's earliest innovators." A limited edition of 30 copies of this book is also available, slip-cased and hand-altered by the artist.

Digital Abstract & Macro Photography (One Off)

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For the creative person
Great pictures, not much useful advice.
digital overkill is not abstract
Beautiful Book
Wonderful Inspiration

Digital Abstract & Macro Photography (One Off)
Ken Milburn
Manufacturer: Course Technology PTR
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ASIN: 1592006132

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Get ready to view your photographs as more than simply the images they have captured as you learn how to digitally transform them. Rather than a traditional step-by-step guide to photography, "Digital Abstract & Macro Photography" is meant to inspire with its images. It offers digital photographers a glimpse into the world of possibilities that exist for transforming traditional photographs into unique, abstract works of art. Each featured photograph is accompanied by a series of images, reflecting the major stages of the creation process. Take your vision to the next level as you discover the eye-catching techniques that can be applied to your photographs.

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For the creative person.......2007-07-28

Although most of the images in the book are truly abstract, few are "true" macro photography. And as other reviewers have stated, the author uses Photoshop plug-ins on most of the images. In fact there were so many plug-ins used, I thought the book might've been published (or sponsored) by some association of companies that offer Photoshop plug-ins. The plug-ins that the author uses throughout the book are:
1.Corel KPT Collection (Color Equalizer, Channel Surfing filter, Reaction, Screen Norm blend, Collection Blur, Gel, Lens Flare, Notch Blur, Spin Blur, Zoom Blur, Fiber Optic)
2. Imaging factory (Color Correction & Color Equalizer)
3. Color Efex Pro (Infrared, Sepia, Bi-color, Pop Art filters, BW Dynamic Contrast, Pen tool)
4. Power Retouche (Sharpen & Color Editor, Edgeline)
5. Flaming Pear (Glitterato, Aetherize, Glow, Glare)
6. Dfine (noise removal)
7. USM (sharpening)
8. Auto/FX (Auto Eye, Mystical Lighting Enhance Strength, Mystical Tint Tone & Color (Antique Photo
Sepia, Soft Posterize, Color Mixer)
9. Corel Painter(Lighting, 3D Surface Texture)
10. Focal Blade Pro (sharpening)
11. Buzz Pro 3 (watercolor filter, Edges Color)
12. Andromedia (Reflection, Scatter Light, Star, Velociraptor, Etch filters)
13. Xaos Tools (Paint Alchemy Abstract, Segmation)
14. Alien Skin (Xenofex 2 Constellation filter, Edges, Diamond Plate, Bevel Boss)
15. Fred Miranda's (Highligh/Shadow)
16. Neat Image (Noise Removal)
17. Photo Wiz Focal Blade (sharpen)
18. Eye Candy 4000 (Water drops, Fire, Drip, Bevel Boss, Nature, Swirl)
19. Photokit (Sharpener)
20. Movie Prime (Lens Flare)
21. Grain Surgey (Noise removal)

However, many of the above effects that are done with these plug-ins can be accomplished with the tools and filters provided in CS2 or 3.

If you set aside all of the negatives, you will find the book to be inspiring. There are a few images in the book that say "wow!" and are well worth the price of the book. If you are a creative person, it's an absolute must buy.

Great pictures, not much useful advice........2007-03-10

This book has beautiful full color abstract photos and some general ideas on how to create them. The problem is (as stated by the author in the introduction) that he uses a number of 3rd party filters and tools which can be quite expensive for the non professional. Most of these effects can be achieved with Photoshop alone and the book would be much better if he described those methods in addition to the 3rd party techniques.

digital overkill is not abstract.......2005-08-12

While it would be correct to say that most of the photographs in this book are abstract, it would be more accurate to describe them as poor and overprocessed in photoshop, with instantly recognizable digital effects such as edge detect, posterize, charcoal, glowing edges, wild tinting and colorization, etc. Gratuitous applications of various fringe filters, ilke Photo Wiz Focal Blade or Xaos Segmation, abound.

In the "Salsa" photograph, you can clearly see the accidental click with a photoshop brush (it happens on Windows when you try to bring a window to the front and accidentally plant a blotch of foreground color).

What the author has done, for the most part, is taken the most average-looking, uninspired photographs, like that of the bottom of his sneaker, and tried to make them work by applying "interesting" effects. The problem is that abstract or not, a picture needs an idea to give it a reason to exist.

To be fair to the author, the very first few photographs look very reasonable and are done in taste. But once the author exhausts the repertoire of contrast, sharpen, and curves, it seems that he begins to grow increasingly desperate trying to fill the rest of the book with content.

The macro section is particularly disappointing: featuring just nine photographs out of the total of over a hundred, with almost non-existent depth of field, and instances of dirt, hair, cigarette butts, magnified slime, sprinkled generously with magnified digital noise, it's underwhelming considering that Macro is in the title of the book.

Beautiful Book.......2005-06-22

Not only is this book an inspirational, it is also chock full of easy to follow techniques. What struck me about this book was that theinformation is not your run of the mill Photoshop, boring, overused techniques. Rather the author comes up with many techniques that differ from what everyone else is doing. I am a graphic designer who is learning to do his own photography so I will have more control over the final product. I am glad I purchased this one and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to do some awesome photographic technques.

Wonderful Inspiration.......2005-06-21

As a Web Designer I am always looking for inspiration and creative ideas. It's easy for me to whip up a Web design but there are times when I need something truly inspirational and unique. I am sometimes "creatively challenged" and need outside inspiration. Ken's book is pure inspiration. The book is what it says it is, a book which is "meant to inspire with its images"

I recommend this book to any creative person who needs that spark of inspiration or to anyone who wants to expand the possibilities with their digital imagery.

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Heinz Hajek-Halke: Artist, Anarchist
Priska Pasquer , Alain Sayag , and Klaus Honnef
Manufacturer: Steidl
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3865211348
Release Date: 2006-07-01

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This large-format monograph is the first extensive review of the work of Heinz Hajek-Halke, an unrecognized pioneer of early twentieth-century experimental photography. Hajek-Halke surmounted the purely documentary nature of the medium in the turbulent 1920s to develop a variety of aesthetically challenging photo-manipulation and montage techniques. He used these methods not only in excellent compositions made for their own sake, but also in commissioned advertising work, which can now be understood as innovative forerunners of today's altered photography and web design. Artist, Anarchist encompasses all the creative phases of Hajek-Halke's career--his nude photography, his photo-montages, picture stories, the images of small animals with which he kept his nose down during the war, and his late abstract Lichtgrafiken , or light graphics. Reproductions of his vintage prints and an abundance of other material, including photo collages, magazine advertisements, dust jackets for books and graphic designs make this a rich introduction and a valuable reference.

Create and Be Recognized: Photography on the Edge

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Create and Be Recognized: Photography on the Edge
John Turner , and Deborah Klochko
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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ASIN: 0811844323

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Create and Be Recognized is the first survey of a compelling, always surprising art form -- outsider photography. Presented here is the work of seventeen largely self-taught artists who have used photography or photographic elements in their creations, including such luminaries as Adolf Wolfli, Howard Finster, and Henry Darger, as well as discoveries from little known, equally dramatic artists. As with most outsider art, the work here is fuelled by singular passions, marginalized mindsets, and extreme circumstances, falling outside mainstream picture-making. Employing collage (affixing photos or reproductions to a background), photocollage (photographs cut and pasted together to form a new whole), and tableaux (works based on manipulation and staging), the artists here present work that is, by turns, lyrical and frightening, and always fascinating. Published to coincide with a major touring exhibition of the same name originating at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Create and Be Recognized documents an emerging and important facet of contemporary photography.

Abstract Expressionist Painting in America (Ailsa Mellon Bruce Studies in American Art)

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Abstract Expressionist Painting in America (Ailsa Mellon Bruce Studies in American Art)
William C. Seitz , Dore Ashton , and Robert Motherwell
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0674002156

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STATE-OF-THE-ART PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

American Photography 18

Manufacturer: Amilus, Inc
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ASIN: 1886212171
Release Date: 2002-11-02

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Description: American Photography 18 presents the unforgettable first year of the 21st century as photographically interpreted, documented, and constructed by the best in the business. Taken as a whole, these 300 pictures--some familiar, others previously unpublished--demonstrate the ability of still images to capture the imagination as they uncover truths, create an air of mystery, and tell stories. This year's selection, chosen from thousands by a jury of publishing professionals, reveals both seasoned picture makers and talented newcomers performing creative leaps of all kinds in commercial and fine art photography. From images that iterate the human cost of conflict to pictures that capture the essence of place to portraits that parse the glamor of celebrity, this is the perfect resource on the best contemporary photographers. American Photography 18 portrays a year of innovation in a profession that consistently pushes the envelope of art, technology, and communication.

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STATE-OF-THE-ART PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN.......2002-06-04

A journey through American Photography 17 will change you, as experiencing any great art will. The book contains so much to admire, amuse and inspire. You'll get an infusion of the American zeitgeist along with the inspiration and perspective to take better pictures. Viewing these 400 provocative photographs in one volume is like walking through humanity (make that "hiking"... it's an imposing book). "Hard Truths, Lush Illusions," printed on an opening spread, states it clearly.

A five-person jury of photo-industry heavyweights chose the photos in this book that supplies more than amazing images and Stefan Bucher's brilliant design. You want to hire a great photographer or just find out more about a shot? No prob... you get contact info for all of the featured fotogs. You want celebrities? They're well-represented among the photo subjects in way-out-of-the-way depictions. You want to play the "Is that Madonna?" game? You'll find a brief description of each photo in the back of the book.

The viewing/inspiring experience is enriched and enhanced by the intelligent sequencing, sizing and grouping of the photos. The images are shown big, as big as you want them. The pacing, including carefully controlled white space, transcends a book... you may feel as if you're watching a film. "Hard Truths, Lush Illusions"? They're also "unvarnished" truths, designed so the headline subtly drops out of the gloss varnish otherwise blanketing the two pages. You've got to view that as a close-up (the movie camera -- your eye -- moves closer, panning back and forth until the light hits it... there it is). On a subsequent spread, a barely perceptible "3->2->1" starts the "show." Sit back and savor it.

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Abstract photography techniques
Kenneth Stephen Karsten
Manufacturer: Amphoto
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0817405356

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Abstraction in Contemporary Photography
Andy Grundberg , and Jerry Saltz
Manufacturer: Anderson Gallery
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0935519106

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Abstracts
Ferenc Berko
Manufacturer: Berko Photography
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Binding: Cards

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ASIN: 0979057124
Release Date: 2006-11-10

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Six Abstract Postcards: Details of a parrot's wing, a horse's eye, a colorful ramp, feet in seashore foam, heads, tramlines... Welcome to Ferenc Berko's world of color and black and white abstractions dating back to 1936. Postcards are packaged in a black envelope.

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Flipdesigns (Art & Design)
Michael Jenner
Manufacturer: Prestel
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3791324810

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"Flip Designs" will change the way you see. Out of everyday images patterns evolve and strange things begin to happen. Outlines of butterflies emerge from leaves, hazy faces peer out from rusty watermarks, birds take flight from daubs of paint, luscious red lips are born from a hammer and a sickle. Materials transmute. Stone becomes parchment, sand assumes the texture of canvas, red tulips ignite like a bush fire, and spring flowers in a meadow stand out like bright embroidery on a medieval tapestry.

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Complying with environmental protection laws need not punch a hole in a firm's bottom line. Smith shows that compliance can be profitable. He provides corporate executives with easily accessed data and analyses of the theory of environmental management systems (EMS), and in doing so covers the major environmental concerns worrying corporate America. The result is a practical guide to the tools of environmental management and how they can be used to enhance a corporation's profitability while at the same time reducing its impact on the environment and consequent financial liabilities. Readers will find ways to tailor an appropriate strategy to their specific business needs, justify that strategy financially, and integrate the EMS into an existing business plan. Smith takes the reader through all of the environmental factors that affect profits and productivity. He demonstrates the practicality of not only considering the life cycle of a single product or service, but also the impact of life cycles throughout the entire company. A degree in environmental science is not needed to follow Smith's reasoning and advice, but solid business knowledge is important. Smith provides all of the background needed to start an EMS program, the benefits of which are limited only by management's priorities and the creativity of a company's people.

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Profit Centers in Industrial Ecology
Ronald S. Smith
Manufacturer: Greenwood Pub Group 01/1//1998
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5SLH6

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