Focusing on some of the well-known names in photography, The Female Form is a beautiful work of art for the informed or the lay audience and reflects the way modern photography of the female nude attempts to encompass both male and female viewpoints.
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Mitchell is a senior lecturer in Writing and Cultural Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He has a PhD in Drama.
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Wonderful example of modern photography,
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This review is from: The Female Form: A Private View (Hardcover)
This collection by Mitchell is a wonderful example of a modern view of the female body. I found several images stimulating in a physical sense with many others simply gorgeous from a technique view. I was interested in what a female view of the images would be so I had my wife and two female coworkers also look through it. To my amazement, they agreed that many images were technically excellent but that several also produced a more base reaction in them. I would agree with the book's description that it does encompass images which reflect both the male and female perspective of the woman body. Admittedly I know very little about photography, but it seems to me that many images are truly striking. Well worth the price and an excellent conversation book.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Not Just Sexy, But Great Value As Well,
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This review is from: The Female Form: A Private View (Hardcover)
The only problem I had with this book was its title. "Well-photographed, slightly kinky pictures of naked young women" would have been a good alternative. Apart from that, Tony Mitchell does a very good job of showcasing the work of fourteen talented photographers. Moreover, with 96 pages of agreeably lubricious images, it represents remarkably good value. Highly recommended.
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Don't buy it unseen,
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This review is from: The Female Form: A Private View (Hardcover)
This book was very disappointing. It's not at all what I expected -- though other reviewers did warn that many of the pictures are just plain goofy, and this is true. There are maybe a handful of sexy images but as a whole the book is just an eyesore. I flipped through it once and immediately packed it back up for a refund.The moral I draw from this is: don't buy a book like this online. Go to a bookstore where you can flip through it before buying. If I had done that, I would have saved myself the cost of the return shipping, and perhaps found a better book.
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