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Heirloom pictures are collected for many reasons.
Some people collect for nostalgic reasons while others save old pictures for memories.
Old family photographs can bring a person back to the moment the picture was taken. An old family picture can also show a homestead of family ancestors. Some people collect photographs of antique cars, while others might collect old photographs of tractors, trains or planes. Families preserve their heirloom pictures to be handed down to future generations. The prints or images bring back memories and emotions when they are viewed.
With the new technology today, old photos can be restored and copied to be handed down to many family members to enjoy.
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Customer Review: All I can say is WOW to all the beautiful portraits in this book.This book will be enjoyed by anyone that loves the Glamorous actors & actresses of the past.You won't regret this purchase.
by Roger Hicks, Christopher Nisperos
Amazon Price: $18.15
Customer Review: This book takes you back to the time of class and sophistication. It brings you right into the studio itself.
by Deborah Nadoolman Landis
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Customer Review: If you have an interest in the Golden Age of Hollywood, buy this book right now. It's so much fun. The quotes from many fabulous stars like Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford etc., are too many to list!
by Robert Dance, Bruce Robertson
Amazon Price: $27.54
Customer Review: This is an excellent book that highlights the career / work of this very talented {and relatively unknown} photographer during the early period {1925-1930} of MGM's rise as the premier movie studio in Hollywood. There are great pictures, most which I had never seen before that are coupled with a very informative / lucid text. Ms. Louise was hired less than one year after MGM began and from inititally Ms. Louise was in constantly in conflict with older more established MGM staffers resenting her sex and talent. However, by dint of her ability and determination she managed to carve a place for herself doing the photo still's for the most important stars and lesser lights at the studio. The aut...
by Bruno Bernard
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Customer Review: I was looking to have some photographs made for my husband, and this book gave me some wonderful ideas! I love the world of pin-ups and back in the day when you could be sexy without being a size 0. Or having to take every stitch of clothing off ... have to leave something to the imagination!!
by Daniel Lipkowitz
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Customer Review: Very good book for LEGO fans. Gives a good overview of history and different types of LEGO. My son loved it and he wants to be a LEGO-master.
by Mark Fitzgerald
Amazon Price: $29.69
Customer Review: As a professional wildlife photographer I have used Photoshop in one of its versions for 13 years. I have purchased 2 or 3 books over the years to improve my skill. Usually I do not have the time required to plow through all the material to find the bits and pieces I need to strengthen my technique. Mark Fitzgerald's new Adobe Photoshop CS5 Restoration and Retouching for Digital Photographers Only is the easiest, most reader friendly book I've read. After just the first evening I learned several tips that made an immediate improvement in photo processing technique. It's easy to find the information needed and quick to read a specific section. Tips for the experienced are highlighted in ...
by Steve Meltzer
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Review: As a professional fiber artist creating both 2 and 3d work I have been struggling for years to find a good resource to help me not only understand how my digital camera works but how to use it to take high quality pictures that I know it has the ability to. This book is a fantastic guide to taking photos of of artwork created in any medium whether it be jewelry, sculpture, wall art, fiber, glass or wood.
The book opens with a nice easy to read and understand overview of digital photography. Types of lenses and cameras are followed by an explanation of image types, aspect ratio's, focusing systems, white balance and more. The chapter on light and the digital studio covers ev...
by Arno Bani
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by EllynAnne Geisel
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Customer Review: This book is a wonderful balance of personal stories, photographs and history. If you experienced the 1940-1960 time period, you will love it.
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