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SelfPortraiture has long been one of the most important genres in fine art, and as photographers like Cindy Sherman and Nan Goldin demonstrate, offers unique possibilities for the creative photographer, too. The digital age and in particular, the photosharing site flickr has opened up the field, throwing up a generation of talents who, in presenting images of themselves to the world, offer new ways of seeing oneself. Foremost among these is Natalie Miss Aniela Dybisz. In Self-Portrait Photography, the only book of its kind, she offers a wealth of practical expertise and conceptual finesse. Her startlingly original work is deconstructed: she offers stepbystep worked examples of how unique effects were achieved, and other leading photographers in the genre profile themselves and their work too, all adding up to introducing a wealth of inspirational and technical ideas for todays digital photographer. Photographers at all levels will be inspired to take another look at the model closest to hand themselves.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Natalie brings a lot to the world of photography and her work is truly inspirational. Her first commercially published book is essentially a how to book with context and a little bit of history to the self-portraiture genre (which is refreshing to see and read).
Overall this book is well done, but i'd like to see a few more images and less of Chapter 2 - equipment. These chapters in almost EVERY photobook out there just drives me nuts. Leave the equipment recommendations to the amatuers books and stick to the point at hand! I also really like the artist showcase in Chapter 5, another fairly unique aspect to the world of photography books.
Natalie's older self published Blurb books are far more interesting than this new work in my opinion, however this book provides a lot more context to understand some of Natalie's older work in more detail. So where possible, try to pick up some of Natalie's other work as well otherwise you might be a bit disappointed.
Overall this book is well done, but i'd like to see a few more images and less of Chapter 2 - equipment. These chapters in almost EVERY photobook out there just drives me nuts. Leave the equipment recommendations to the amatuers books and stick to the point at hand! I also really like the artist showcase in Chapter 5, another fairly unique aspect to the world of photography books.
Natalie's older self published Blurb books are far more interesting than this new work in my opinion, however this book provides a lot more context to understand some of Natalie's older work in more detail. So where possible, try to pick up some of Natalie's other work as well otherwise you might be a bit disappointed.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Natalie Dybisz better known as the artist Miss Aniela is an internet phenomenon. Her Flickr account has reached cult status and Miss Aniela is well respected in the digital photography community as for, what can be best described as, neo-digital surrealism. I've always enjoyed her photos and think of them as carriers of a mystery narrative, pictures containing unwritten stories making you think of an end as well as a beginning. So I was keen to understand her process, which she describes with great passion and aplomb. Full of tips and step-by-step processes, its easy to understand and adopt. I found it very inspiring and if you enjoy digital photography and relish tinkering with your efforts then this is a great book for you.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I think this is my first ever review. It's definately my first ever book review!
The reason I'm writing this review is because I think it's a book deserving of praise. I have yet to find another book that tackles the genre of self portrait photography. Not only does it explore this often misunderstood form of art but it does so with style AND substance.
It is not only beautiful to look at but it also offers a wealth of practical information on, how to take better, more diverse and creative SP's and also on how and where to market your work, should you wish.
Included is a very large section on other self portrait photographers, how they started, why they started and it is clear that many of them are self taught photographers, which, for a self taught photographer who happens to lean towards SP,is very inspirational.
I wrote this review because it's my little way of saying thankyou to the author and contributers who have allowed me to shift my selp portraits into high gear, without feeling selfconcious or egotistical about it... after all, which model can help me create my photographic visions better than myself!
The reason I'm writing this review is because I think it's a book deserving of praise. I have yet to find another book that tackles the genre of self portrait photography. Not only does it explore this often misunderstood form of art but it does so with style AND substance.
It is not only beautiful to look at but it also offers a wealth of practical information on, how to take better, more diverse and creative SP's and also on how and where to market your work, should you wish.
Included is a very large section on other self portrait photographers, how they started, why they started and it is clear that many of them are self taught photographers, which, for a self taught photographer who happens to lean towards SP,is very inspirational.
I wrote this review because it's my little way of saying thankyou to the author and contributers who have allowed me to shift my selp portraits into high gear, without feeling selfconcious or egotistical about it... after all, which model can help me create my photographic visions better than myself!
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Very interesting inside information
I first admired Miss Aniela's work in an article in the Metro a number of years ago which focused on her duplicity images and when I saw a review of this book before it was... Read more
Published 4 months ago by pinksherbert
Not enough on image manipulation
Miss Aniela's work is interesting as a new expression of what photographers like Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis have been accomplishing with skill since the analogue days of the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Yellow Dog
This is a fine book
It deals with the thought of creating and the steps she went through to get to some of the most astounding photos of modern time. Read more
Published 10 months ago by GVZFS
Inspirational and Correct book
This book it's a inspirational book . The autor explain her techniques and some tips about self portrait photography. Read more
Published 14 months ago by fgutierrez
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What a truly fantastic and well written book!
The images and thought process that has gone into this only inspires. Read more
The images and thought process that has gone into this only inspires. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Nigel_A
An inspiring read
An informative book on self portraits, easy to read with descriptions of how her photo's were taken and what inspired the author to take the portrait, lighting techniques and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by CMARSH
An astounding book beautifully produced
This is a wonderful book, as carefully and creatively put together as "Miss Aniela's" self-portraits always are. Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Spencer
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