Xpose [Hardcover]

Jr. Peter Jirmann (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2005

Acclaimed photographer Peter Jirmanns focus is the female nude but his pictures reveal as much about emotion and personality as they do the contours and surfaces of the human body. His images capture his subjects ironical outlook on the world. Jirmann meticulously plans each shot before he actually takes the picture - the camera angle, the pose, the setting - so that nothing is left to chance. His are intensely erotic images of devastatingly beautiful women, each masterfully composed in a way that tells a story and becomes the basis for dreams.

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From the Publisher

Intensely erotic images of women by acclaimed photographer Peter Jirmann. This collection reveals as much about emotion and personality as it does the contours and surfaces of the human body.

About the Author

Peter Jirmann is a rising star in nude photography whose work has appeared in Playboy and other European magazines. He has also photographed advertising campaigns for Daimler-Chrysler and BMW.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company (May 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3832790349
• ISBN-13: 978-3832790349
• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,912,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant diversion for a while, June 24, 2006

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Derby Chang (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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Interestingly engaging photos. The less stagey conceptual ones towards the end of the book work better for me. But what is with the production values. Many of the shots look digitally oversharpened, with compression artifacts everywhere, as if they were shot with a department store digicam.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Artistic Collection, March 21, 2009

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David Jimenez "DJ" (College Station, TX) - See all my reviews
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This book has gotten to be part of my top ten favorite nude photography books. The book is rather small, 128 is the strict page count, but many pages are blank. Nevertheless, I like Jirmann's style, and very specially his way to play with mirrors and water.

There are many books out there that let you appreciate the beauty of the model, the mastery of the photographer, and the quality of the equipment, but they don't give you any additional concept. Jirmann can really give you much to think about the artistic message, the subtext, on every shot.

The only flaw I saw are two nice photographies that are split into two pages. They are quite nice, but the binding of the book makes it look uneven, not particularly smooth. I would prefer them to be printed on one page only, even if that means they are resized and smaller.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So, So, July 9, 2008

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Guillermo Llanos (Cali Colombia) - See all my reviews
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I did not like this book. It is too simple, with little imagination from author. The pictures are the so called "postals" in the photographic argot. I would expect a more innovative and more interesting book on this subject.