50 Years of Photographing Hollywood: The Hurrell Style [Hardcover]

George Hurrell (Author), Whitney Stine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 1983

From DJ flap - From the 1920s to today, the photographs of George Hurrell have epitomized the glamour and style of Hollywood stars. This book depicts the work, techniques, and the actors and actresses involved in the Hurrell style. This volume combines text with 190 photographs. It shows the glamour of Hollywood, the beauty of its stars, the vision that created them. (Description by http-mart)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 218 pages
• Publisher: Greenwich House (August 17, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517413639
• ISBN-13: 978-0517413630
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome photography book!, October 3, 2010

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Denise Escamilla Ortiz "catslord" (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews

I must confess that before I went to college I have never heard of George Hurrell before. My first approach to his work was when I was at Brooks studying photography. I was amazed by his work, the glamour of it, his lighting techniques, and of course, his talent. To me, what 's even more amazing is the great shots he got with a 8X10" camera, which is somewhat complex to maneuver.

This book is a true gem, not only because of the photos in it, but because of the texts. Through them you get to know more about his life, how he got started, with whom did he work most, his freelance periods, how he worked, what he got out of every shot, how he got the best poses out of this people, etc. I purchased another book of his work like 20 years ago, but it only had large photos, no texts. And even though I enjoy looking at it from time to time, I totally loved this book of him. I guess I'll be reading it many more times in the future.

When I finished it I was really moved by the incredible passion this man had for his work. He really enjoyed and loved photography to its full extent. The up's and downs, the rewards, the pleasure of it, the whole package. I rescue a phrase of his that says "...We were talented, we were working, we all assumed we'd make money, so we didn't worry and fret about it like they do today...we were too busy being alive. We were children of the gods..."

And he was so very right. George Hurrell is a man who truly enjoyed all the rides of life and lived life in detail. He took the time to get thing done right, no rushes, no mundane worries. I have much to learn from him, not only as a photographer, but as a human being. Like him, I should focus more on being alive and enjoying life, than worrying about keeping the pace with a world of people whose main concern is pointless accumulation of stuff (everything fits in here).