Pia Jane Bijkerk

Pia Jane Bijkerk is an internationally acclaimed stylist, photographer and author specializing in interiors, still life & food. She continues to use her home as her workshop and her travels as inspiration and delights in stepping off the beaten path to discover the unexpected for her clients and readers.

Peter Lindbergh: Stories

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Known as "the poet of glamour" and "the man who adores women," Peter Lindbergh has been a driving force in the world of fashion and the evolution of the supermodel. He has approached his shoots as fashion "stories," working almost like a movie director on a set.

Bruce Weber

No review really needed, November 18, 2005
By mkb (new york, new york USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bruce Weber (Hardcover)
Following Bruce Weber's seminal first two books (untitled 1st book) and O Rio, this 3rd monograph perhaps lacked the more coherent thematic structure of it's predecessors. However by the mid 80's Bruce Weber had become so prolific and successful that a few books followed that captured some of his diversity, sublime eye and effortless style. The sheeer beauty and quality of Bruce Weber's work spoke for itself (as in all his books). To quibble with stars is absurd and misses the point.

Blood Sweat and Tears - Bruce Weber

Review
A celebration of fashion in all of its forms, ...highlights the photographers wit and imagination with pictures and journal entries. -- Harper's Bazaar, December 2005

A look at some of the season’s best: An evolutionary tale of the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of fashion photography. -- Interview Magazine, December 2005

Blood Sweat and Tears is a stunning coffee-table tome of Bruce Weber’s most brilliant observations of fashion. -- Gotham Magazine, January 2006

People in Vogue: A Century of Portraits - Robin Derrick, Robin Muir

From Publishers Weekly
This rich volume could well serve as a photographic history of well-heeled British culture during the 20th century, and there's an interesting story behind almost every shot. Edited by Derrick, British Vogue's creative director, and Muir, the magazine's former picture editor, the assemblage includes 350 b&w and color photographs, some previously published and many that never made it into the magazine's pages. A century's worth of artists, actors, politicians, models, royalty and singers-not all of them British-are represented, including blue-blooded novelist Nancy Mitford, a playful Sophia Loren and Queen Elizabeth as a young princess in uniform during World War II.

Wilhelmina Guide to Modeling - Natasha Esch, C.L. Walker

Review
Top Model Magazine Natasha Esch shares the experience and insight of her own success in the exciting but competitive world of modeling. A must-read for any aspiring model looking for inspiration. -- Review

Pool Light - Owen Edwards

Everyone's Favorite Photo Book - Artful Nudes, December 23, 1999
By A Customer

I have over 50 photo books in my collection, but this one gets the most attention. Everyone seems to linger over the many beautiful images in this book, even after quickly flipping through other photo books by great masters. Howard Schatz has taken some beautiful vibrantly colored (and some black and white) artistic photos underwater, even though most other photographers get ugly photos with a horrible blue cast when they take underwater shots. The monumental effort necessary to create these great images is documented in this book and is well worth the read too.
By the way, it is interesting to note that some people I know who are offended even by what many would consider artistic nudes are surprisingly not offended by the nudes in this book. So, if you tend to be offended by artistic nudes, perhaps you may find this book opens your eyes to the beauty of the nude as an art form. I suspect with this book that Howard Schatz may have made a significant contribution to the acceptance of nudes by the general public.

The Human form has no better friend, December 28, 1998

The Art of Wedding Photography: Professional Techniques with Style

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The hottest, most lucrative trend in wedding photography is gorgeously illustrated and explained in this cutting-edge guide that shows professional photographers-and those aspiring to be-how to create the arty, hip, yet elegant wedding albums sought by today's brides. Images that look like they're from magazines or art galleries fill these inspiring pages. Taken by a highly successful specialist in wedding photography, the pictures tell their unique, romantic story with a visual artistry and excitement that differs from staid, traditional wedding albums of the past.

Professional Model Portfolios: A Step-by-Step Guide for Photographers

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This photographer's guide to creating successful model portfolios encourages a dynamic, diversified artistic approach and shares essential knowledge about the modeling industry, portfolio basics, and agency requirements. Photographers learn how to work with models for the best possible results, create and refine a standout portfolio, and sell that product to agents in the United States, England, and Asia.

Visionaire No. 49: Decades - Karl Lagerfeld

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Visionaire is a multi-format fashion and art publication released thrice yearly as collectible limited editions. Past editions have been produced collaboratively with such corporate luminaries as Tiffany’s, Hermès and Sony. Each issue features a new format and subject matter. In the upcoming Decades edition, the world's foremost photographers find inspiration in the fashion and cultural phenomena of the past 120 years, the era spanning from 1886 to 2006. Each photographer presents his or her own interpretation of a single decade in a large-scale portfolio of images.

The World's Top Photographers Workshops: Fashion & Advertising (World's Top Photographers' Workshops)

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The World’s Top Photographers’ Workshops is a dynamic series that brings big-name professional photographers together in a roundtable-style format. These artists discuss and explore the fundamental technical aspects of photography: lighting, composition, color, tone, and imaging.

Advertising Photography: A Straightforward Guide to a Complex Industry

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If you are an aspiring or professional photographer looking to break into advertising, "Advertising Photography: A Straightforward Guide to a Complex Industry" will provide you with an honest and uncensored look at this highly competitive and lucrative business. While working in the advertising photography industry can be glamorous and financially rewarding, it can also be intimidating and difficult to break into, requiring networking savvy, financial know-how, and marketing and business skills on top of photographic talent. Advertising Photography strips away the glitz and presents a candid and complete picture with solid advice to newcomers. You’ll learn how to get your business started, including writing a business strategy, successfully negotiating a bid, what to expect during the shoot, post production and delivery tips, and how to properly invoice your clients. The book explores several business management styles supported by the real-world experiences of veteran advertising photographers, illustrated with stunning full-color images of the work that got them where they are today.

Beauty, Spirit and Style - Giles Bensimon

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This large format book of photographs of women and men is a tribute to the beauty, spirit and style of the last 40 years by world-renowned photographer, Gilles Bensimon. It offers a visual insight into the celebrity world and includes fashion shots and character studies in black and white and colour.

30 Days of Fashion (A Collector's Portfolio by Mario Sorrenti)

Mario Sorrenti is making me a cappuccino. He has one of those push-button espresso makers that is supposed to ensure the perfect cup of coffee every time, but this machine’s a bit moody, he says, so he’s unsure of the outcome. That’s fine with him. Although he strives for a certain orchestrated control in his photography, he appreciates the element of chance whenever he creates. Right now his studio is uncharacteristically quiet. An assistant is repainting the well-scuffed shoot area industrial white, another comes in to discuss logistics for a location shoot that evening. Up on the wall of his studio are images for a planned exhibition in Beijing that is coinciding with the Olympics. “I am truly excited about the show, but they are censoring me like crazy,” he says. “So I am having difficulty believing it’s going to happen.” I notice a group of provocative but compellingly fashion shots put to the side. “I mean, do they know me? Have they seen my work?”



One of today’s most creatively charged, sought after and inspired fashion photographers, Mario Sorrenti signed his first contract with Harper’s BAZAAR at the maverick age of 21. His debut shoot for the magazine was with Kate Moss, his girlfriend at the time and someone he had been photographing just for himself (they met when they were both modeling). In fact, prior to his meeting at BAZAAR most of his work was purely personal, he says. The “Kate” shoot led to a two-career-making campaign for Calvin Klein. “Who will ever forget a naked Kate languidly lying on the sofa in that Obsession ad?” said BAZAAR’s Glenda Bailey years later in her April 2006 editor’s letter to an issue whose fashion well was shot entirely by Sorrenti.



Since his auspicious start, Sorrenti’s photographs have not only graced the pages of today’s leading fashion magazines and heightened the impact of more than a few memorable advertising campaigns, but they have also been exhibited as works of art in respected museums and galleries around the world. His photographs are uncompromising, inspired and often surprisingly personal despite their stated purpose as fashion illustration.

We sat down over cappuccinos (they turned out to be unsurprisingly well crafted) to discuss his photography, his inspirations and the impatience that keeps him from becoming a painter.
http://www.amazon.com/Fashion-Collectors-Portfolio-Mario-Sorrenti/dp/B001G11LOG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236696123&sr=8-5

http://www.30daysoffashion.com/portfolio.html

Sports Illustrated: In the Paint

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In its annual Swimsuit Issue 10 years ago, "Sports Illustrated" first presented spectacular photographs of gorgeous models in swimsuits that consisted of nothing more than paint artistically and painstakingly applied to their bodies. These eye-popping optical illusions, created by make-up artist Joanne Gare and captured by the magazine's world-class photographers, have become a favourite feature of this wildly popular magazine.

Mariella Burani: A Photographic Essay

A company's new story: modern, happy and romantic at the same time, as it is in the fashion creator' style Mariella Burani. English version. Mariella Burani's ideal woman is a fancy gipsy. From the gipsy she takes the freedom, the fantasy the happyness and charme. From the fancyness she has the details in the furs the velvets and merlets. Neither the flowery prints are missing the brand's distinctive sign so loved by its many customers.

Creative, Inc.: The Ultimate Guide to Running a Successful Freelance Business - Joy Deangdeelert Cho, Meg Mateo Ilasco

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As the hipster classic Craft, Inc. did for crafters, this book will teach all types of creatives illustrators, photographers, graphic designers, animators, and more how to build a successful business doing what they love. Freelancing pros Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Deangdeelert Cho explain everything from creating a standout portfolio to navigating the legal issues of starting a business. Accessible, spunky, and packed with practical advice, Creative, Inc. is an essential for anyone ready to strike out on their own.

Hedi Slimane: Anthology of a Decade 2000-2010- Hedi Slimane (Boek)

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In a 2003 conversation with then-Interview magazine editor Ingrid Sischy, French designer Hedi Slimane (born 1968) described his beginnings as a photographer: "I started taking pictures before I even began in fashion. I didn't start with clothes until I was 16, but I had my first camera when I was 11. I've always taken pictures, almost like some people take notes or write down their thoughts." As Hedi Slimane: Anthology of a Decade reveals, Slimane's photographs, which traverse the music scene, the New York art scene, street fashion and haute couture, are as fresh as his groundbreaking work in fashion. Drawing on photographs taken throughout the past decade, this volume records Slimane's early years in the fashion industry, before, during and after his tenures at Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior. It was during this decade that Slimane brought to men's fashion an androgynous, rock verve that influenced couture worldwide.

Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour: A Photographer's Life and His World - Charles Churchward (Boek)

Review
"Stunning portraits of people who embodied the cultural Zeitgeist of celebrity have been artfully compiled by Charles Churchward in Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour." ~Vanity Fair

"...a lush photographic and anecdotal tribute" ~Vogue

"The late, great lensman Herb Ritts put the super in supermodel and shaped celebrity photography as we know it. A new book revists his legendary images" ~InStyle

“Ritts’ photographs gave the biggest celebrities and models of the ‘80s and ‘90s a raw and touchable sex appeal. Later, music videos, including Madonna’s ‘Cherish’ and Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game,’ turned Ritts himself into a star. To this day, his signature style has made many famous faces look the best they ever have.” ~Allure