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~ (Author), Christopher Nisperos (Author) "Even today, many decades after the heyday of Hollywood portraits, these iconic images still fascinate countless people: movie lovers, connoisseurs of beautiful women and handsome..." (more)
Key Phrases: Academy Award, George Hurrell, New York (more...)
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For the staggering portraits of stars from Hollywood - Fred Astaire and Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and James Stewart, Greta Garbo and Rudolf Valentino, among others - this book would be worth every penny. But for photographers there is an added bonus: Hicks and Nisperos show us through diagrams and clear text how each shot was set up, how many lights were employed and where they were positioned, where the camera was placed and what lenses were used. Brilliant. (Kirkus UK) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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From the innocent allure of Audrey Hepburn and the sensuous poses of Marilyn Monroe to the macho charisma of Marlon Brando and the cool sophistication of Humphrey Bogart, this fabulous, inspirational book of star photographs provides classic portrait styles and detailed directions on how to set up, light, and shoot each photo. Step-by-step instructions reveal the techniques used by top-notch Hollywood photographers for their glittering glamour portraits of the 1920s through the 1950s. Diagrams and additional step-by-step instructions give readers the information needed to create classic Hollywood-style portraits of their own. Included are sections on equipment, processing, lighting, and modern-day equivalents, plus a decade-by-decade gallery featuring vintage portraits of the stars.

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Amphoto Books (October 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0817440208
  • ISBN-13: 978-0817440206
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,884 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not really necessary, February 2, 2001
By Keith Nichols (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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The photos are excellently reproduced, and the text is well written, but if you've already been digging into Hollywood glamour photography, you probably can figure out lighting setups pretty well without diagrams. The diagrams in this book are good for the most part, although the authors left out a few lighting instruments and included a few that probably should have been omitted. They do sort out some rather confusing lighting rather well, though. If you already have Mark Vieira's book "Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits," you probably don't need this book as a technical guide. However, it does have some nice examples of work by other photogs that you may not have seen.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Creative Ideas, November 20, 2005
By Rebel POW (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
For many of us, the artistry of Hollywood publicity photographs of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s were the spark that would ignite our passion for photography.

Who can ever forget classic images of Fred Astaire in top hat and tails, Humphrey Bogart with cigarette in hand, any of hundreds of sultry Lauren Bacall photographs?

"Hollywood Portraits" is an unusual book, in that it not only celebrates these great photographs, but dissects them and then shows the lighting setups that were probably used to create them. The book is intelligently written, technically excellent and will definitely get your creative juices flowing.

Each image not only has a lighting diagram, but is rated for difficulty in recreation. The narrative here is very useful, addressing issues as diverse as why today's health conscious models need to act comfortably around cigarettes if you are to recreate these classic images.

What I like about "Hollywood Portraits":

1) GREAT unusual subject, tackled from a photographer's point of view.

2) Written with the aim of re-creation in mind

3) Something for everybody, from simple one and two light setups to complicated recreations.

4) EVERY image is rated for difficulty in recreation.

5) Very little filler or fluff, only one page on 'lighting basics' (essentially a vocabulary) that doesn't seem out of place at all.

6) If you've been searching for a new photographic project for 2005, this one will get you thinking about Tinseltown recreations within fifty pages.

What I don't like about the book:

Nothing.

This one's definitely a keeper. Read it for fun, then recreate magic from Hollywood's golden years.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars you will never get tired of this book, September 17, 2001
Some else worte that the book is not correct, they had never tried to recreate some of the effects. I have personaly tried recreating some of the lighting and all of the photo's came out great without much make up and no touch ups. Also most all of the photo's I took were worth blowing up to a large photo. The book explains lighting, film types, and how it has changed over time. You can reproduce the hollywood portrait look with very little expense.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better
I find this book interesting and helpful. One thing though that bothers me is that I think it could have been better if they would have tried their own advice and recreated a... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Bob T

5.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood Portraits
My opinion this is agreat book. The lighting set-ups are well stipped in picture detail. Great portrait shots and poses,overall just a good book to enhance your skils. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Curtis Allen

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
This book covers the technique like no other. Lighting diagrams, equipment descriptions, as well as the aesthetics surrounding the different eras. Very glad I have it.
Published 2 months ago by John T. Youngblood

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Primer on Fine Studio Portraiture
This is a superb book that respectfully attributes the best of Hollywood's photographers for the fine work they did. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Christopher Vardas

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent starting point
As someone who already tried to make some Hollywood-style portrait, this book proved to be extremely useful. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Balás Márk

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
I received this book in the alloted amount of time...and love it! The illustrations are clear and concise and the examples are great. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. lambrich

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful guide
This is a fascinating book which has been organized very intelligently. The quick-sketch diagrams displaying the lighting used to create each image not only make it easy to try... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Amul Kumar

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start on Hollywood style lighting
This is a great start for developing a foundation of this kind of lighting.The diagrams are easy to follow and it explains what are some of the pitfalls of certain kind of... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Edward R. Jamandre

5.0 out of 5 stars A sheer delight!
This book is perhaps not the end-all/be-all of Hollywood portraiture, but it is a delight to look at and inspirational for photographers. Read more
Published on October 29, 2007 by K. Slamen

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Hollywood Portraiture
This book, by Roger Hicks, was good in its way. Having recently been required to try to reproduce the style of Hurrell/Bull, I did find it useful. Read more
Published on August 11, 2007 by Richard Sallee

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