Light and Illusion is the story of Ray Jones, the first still photographer to win an Academy Award as head of Universal Studio's still photography department during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Lavishly illustrated with vintage star portraits, this book celebrates his work and describes the role studio photographers played in the growth of the Hollywood mystique.
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An Insider's Look At The Glamour Days of Hollywood,
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This review is from: Light and Illusion: The Hollywood Portraits of Ray Jones (Paperback)
During the 30's and 40's, Hollywood helped America climb out of the Depression by painting glamourous fantasies with stars who were larger than life. As the head photographer at Universal Studios during this important time in American history, Ray Jones was instrumental in creating and defining this "Glamour Era" of Hollywood. The book goes into some detail about how Jones created his special look, but the true joy here is thumbing through the numerous examples of Jones' exceptional talent. The photos span the three decades of Jones' carrer in Hollywood (from the 30's to the 50's) and the featured stars read like a Who's Who of Hollywood. Also featured are Jones' six Acadamy Award-winning photos (the award has since been discontinued) including a memorable one of John Wayne. For those who long for the good ol' days of Hollywood, this is a wonderful look at how the stars were made.
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By David (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Light and Illusion: The Hollywood Portraits of Ray Jones (Paperback)
I bought this book last week from a mail order. However, I was kind of disappointed about this book as a young portrait photographer. 1) This book talks nothing about photography lighting. (Because of the name called "Light and Illusion") It only talks about Ray Jones' photography life. 2) The quality of the photos in this book is not very good (Except few of them have great quality.) I also read "Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits" which has very good quality of pictures. (I am not too sure that is because George Hurrell always used 8x10, 4x5 camera so his picture quliy in that book is consistency). Anyway, this is my opining.
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EARLY 1920S PHOTOS were simply composed with flat lighting and soft focus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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EARLY 1920S PHOTOS were simply composed with flat lighting and soft focus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marlene Dietrich, Henry Wilcoxon New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Hollywood Portraits by Roger Hicks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Clarence Sinclair Bull by Terence Pepper in Back Matter
- The Hollywood Studio System: A History by Douglas Gomery in Back Matter
- Anne Frank (20th Century History Makers) by Emma Johnson in Front Matter
- City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures by Bernard F. Dick in Back Matter
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