Arthur Elgort's Models Manual [Paperback]

Arthur Elgort (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

Highly visual, super-model studded photography book of life in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Packed with commentary from Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, etc.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Photographer Arthur Elgort's images are the stars of this volume, which he presents as a tribute to his friends in modeling. Christy Turlington, Paulina Porizkova, Linda Evangilista, and dozens more make their appearances in this smartly designed book. Interviews with the models are mixed with photographs without interrupting the flow of the pictures or text, and one can actually learn something about the process of modeling here, even if that's secondary to enjoying the innovative camera work that has made Elgort one of the top photographers in his field.

About the Author

Famous Photographer and Author of other books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 562 pages
• Publisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc (Dap); First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated) edition (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963923609
• ISBN-13: 978-0963923608
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have volume for lovers of fashion photography, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur Elgort's Models Manual (Paperback)

I've owned Elgort's "Model Manual" for over a year now, and find myself coming back to it often for inspiration, reference, nostalgia, and a new experience each time. The art direction, layout, and of course, photography, make this book memorable and a worthwhile purchase. Models (professional and aspiring), art directors, and anyone interested and/or ivolved in fashion, beauty and design are encouraged to take a look!

4 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Redefine you aesthetic senses, March 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur Elgort's Models Manual (Paperback)

Medicine is not an art or a battle between technology and nature - it is a war, war between computers. On our side: the cognitive human brain and increasingly intelligent computers it makes. On the other side: The noncognitive and simple RNA and DNA computers of human genetics and human cells gone bad. So far the latter have lost a ground, but they have done remarkably well and even gained back little territory via fast-action guerilla tactics (e.g. rapid adaption to antibiotics) The (not so surprising) ability of DNA/RNA to evolve countermeasures to today's primitive medical technologies has led many to conclude that cyber-revolution will sink into a stalemate. Not so -RNA/DNA will lose the war, as fast as the genetic codes may evolve, they are old simple systems whose basic level of performance plateaued epochs ago. Worst of all - they do not think. They have never seen the likes of the increasingly smart macro and nanocomputers that will be thrown at them in the next few decades. The technology is moving much faster than its targets, and the Information-processing speed of genetic DNA will soon be billions of times less than that of their attackers. Point is that humans will soon have creatures among them that make Christy Tulington look like Frankenstein's Bride and her wits equal to that of Minnie the Mouse.