Classic Portrait Photography: Techniques and Images from a Master Photographer (Masters Series (Buffalo, N.Y.))

✍ Scribed by William S. McIntosh

• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 130
• Series: Masters Series Buffalo, N.Y.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I love Bill's work and this book is nicely done with many examples of his work inside. The reason it only deserves 4 stars is that an earlier book, printed in hard cover and, last I checked, out of print, was much nicer. The earlier book had better examples of his work, including a portrait of Colin Powell and a fabulous shot of a news anchor in a newsroom. The older book contained spectacular shots that really outshine many of those found in this edition. This book is still worth the price though and Bill McIntoshs' work is still first rate.

✦ Table of Contents

On the Cover......Page 3
DEDICATION......Page 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Introduction: Classic Portraiture: Always in Style......Page 8
1. What Is a Classic Portrait?......Page 11
2. The Black & White Studio Portrait (1950–1964)......Page 12
3. The Color Studio Portrait......Page 19
4. Influence of the Victorian Painters......Page 31
5. Photographing the Photographers (1984–1989)......Page 41
6. The Twilight Portrait......Page 51
7. People at Work......Page 65
8. Photographing the Cultural Arts......Page 78
9. The Chrysler Museum of Art......Page 93
10. Photographing Artists (And a Writer)......Page 100
11. Photographing the Military......Page 103
12. Portraits in the Home......Page 111
13. The Garden Portrait......Page 116
14. The Hollywood Portrait......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 127
Index......Page 128