Through simple projects on subjects such as “Making Self-Portraits” and “Capturing Personal Moments” as well as captivating profiles of twenty internationally acclaimed photographers from Gordon Parks to LaToya Ruby Frazier, authors Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson give readers a visual tour of the medium. Perfect for the aspiring portrait photographer, this manual includes: projects with which to experiment and develop your technique; inspirational...

Photo Breakdowns by Greg Williams collects some of Greg's favorite moments and reveals how he captured them. Whether backstage at the Academy Awards, on set, or in an actor's trailer, home, car, boat, or plane, Greg has unprecedented access to artists, ranging from Brad Pitt and Daniel Craig to Viola Davis, Charlize Theron, and Benicio del Toro. And, more importantly, his rapport with his subjects results in photographs that are brimming with joy...

"Cecil Beaton : The Royal Portraits looks back in time to tell a very modern tale: the creation of a public image. Offering a fresh appraisal of Beaton's portraits of the British royal family, taken between the 1930s and 1970s, the book explores not only the finished photographs-including some that have never been published before- but also Beaton's methods, his relationships with his sitters, and how the portraits were received. What emerges is a...

"Examines the career of the Gilded Age photographer Napoleon Sarony and his role in the rise of celebrity culture in the United States"--

Henry Leutwyler is certainly no stranger to the art of ballet: for many years he photographed on stage and behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet, culminating in his book Ballet, since published by Steidl in two editions. Yet Misty Copeland pushes Leutwyler's vision into a new direction: neither a strict portrait of the renowned ballerina nor a mere documentation of her exceptional craft, this is an intimate collaboration between photographer...

"From photography's beginnings in the United States, Black studio photographers operated on the developing edge of popular media to produce affirming portraits for their clients, as well as a wide range of photographic work rooted in their communities. Called to the Camera offers a comprehensive history of this work, from the nineteenth-century daguerreotypes of James Presley Ball to the height of Black studios in the mid-twentieth century, and considers...

"A successful self-published project, now in a new and expanded trade package, Koreatown Dreaming offers readers an intimate look into the lives of shopkeepers and small business owners in Los Angeles Koreatown. A touching homage to Korean immigrants everywhere, this book will resonate with the growing audience of people interested in Korean culture"--