Random House New Releases - Photography - Between May 25, 2012 and June 24, 2013.

American Farmer by Katrina Fried

2013-05-13T00:30:00-05:00

American Farmer The Heart of Our Country
Text by Katrina Fried
Photographed by Paul Mobley

Hardcover, 276 pages | Welcome Books | Photography - Individual Photographer; Photography - Portraits | $50.00 | May 13, 2013 | 978-1-59962-129-6 (1-59962-129-0)

Whitewash by Rick Owens

2013-04-16T00:30:00-05:00

Whitewash
Photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope
Foreword by Rick Owens

LA is a city of contrasts—the famous and unknown, blinding light and impenetrable shadow, wealth and poverty, massive success and bitter failure. The promise of fame, fortune, sun, and beauty have lured millions to its beaches, hills, and valleys crammed with low slung buildings and palm-tree-lined boulevards. But beneath this thin veneer of perfection, Los Angeles is a city where the dueling public narratives of glamour and cynicism have inspired the sun-kissed perfection of Aaron Spelling along with the sun-bleached paranoia of David Lynch, the placid malaise of Sofia Coppola and the pulpy violence of Quentin Tarantino, the easy ascension of Pretty Woman and the wrenching sorrow and pain of a fall from grace as depicted in the classic Sunset Boulevard.

Nicholas Alan Cope's photographs evoke a unique vision of Los Angeles and its contrasts as seen exclusively through its everyday architecture. Searching for the sublime core of the city's true nature, Cope strips away the extraneous, and focuses on the sheer beauty and simplicity of the cityscape. To an outsider, the profound cultural, historical, and architectural imprint of the City of Angels can be lost amongst the unsightly sprawl of stucco, strip malls, and irrelevant adornment. While the sunlight can be unforgiving and harsh, bleaching the landscape into a pale hue, the allure, for Cope, lies in the consistency and ubiquity of the buildings combined with the severity of the light accentuating the dramatic elegance of the architecture. Whitewash utilizes the whitest whites, the blackest blacks, and the modern and stark architecture of an idealized future that never arrived to tell the visual story of LA's uniquely conflicted soul.

Scene by Jeannette Montgomery Barron

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

Scene
Photographed by Jeannette Montgomery Barron

"We look so young. We were so young."
—Rene Ricard

Scene is a remarkable compendium of portraits of renowned personalities from arguably the most exciting era of New York City underground culture, the 80s—a veritable time capsule of NYC when the young and indomitable flocked downtown in search of places to work and live among like-minded collaborators. These musicians, filmmakers, painters, writers, fashion designers, publishers, actors, models, and photographers played together, worked together, and made their own rules, and changed our culture, as we know it, forever.

Scene is photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron's album of that exciting and innovative era; her life in New York in the 80s was filled with the early light of dawn after nights spent dancing at Area, the Palladium, or the Mudd Club, vodka and cigarette-fueled dinners at the Odeon, salon-style lunches at Andy Warhol's Factory, and mornings working out at the gym with Bianca Jagger. Montgomery Barron's first portrait of Francesco Clemente was followed soon after by one of Andy Warhol, which led to portraits of friends Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. In rapid succession, she photographed all the icons and luminaries of the era including Willem Dafoe, Julian Schnabel, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jenny Holzer, Cindy Sherman, Kathryn Bigelow, George Condo, William Burroughs, and many more.

Scene is a beautiful collection of fragile young souls, fearless in their desire to remake the nightlife and the art world in their likeness, and a poignant memento of those lost too early.

Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions by Bryan Peterson

2013-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions The Most Common Photography Problems and How to Solve Them
Written by Bryan Peterson

Easy answers for your most common exposure questions

Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Exposure has demystified the elements of exposure for nearly half a million readers, making it one of the most popular photography books in the world. Now, Bryan returns with his first-ever follow-up, Bryan Peterson’s Exposure Solutions, this time tackling 28 of the most common exposure stumbling blocks for amateur shooters.
These are the exposure situations that prove frustrating time and time again, from exposing high-contrast scenes to freezing action in low light, photographing a full moon, exposing subjects against a sunset sky, balancing subjects in shade with brightly lit backgrounds, and so on. For each, Bryan points out common pitfalls and then offers a simple solution, showing you how to approach the exposure differently and transform your shot.
A complement to Understanding Exposure, Bryan Peterson’s Exposure Solutions digs deeper to help you break bad habits, take control of your exposure, and approach even tricky situations with confidence.

The New Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill

2013-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

The New Art of Photographing Nature An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and Landscapes
Written by Art Wolfe and Martha Hill

A new spin on the classic guide to composing stunning images of nature and wildlife

What is the difference between a good picture and a great one? In this fully revised edition of the classic bestseller The Art of Photographing Nature, master photographer Art Wolfe and former Audubon photo editor Martha Hill team up to explain the art of composing images of enduring beauty. Against a backdrop of more than 250 photographs of nature, wildlife, and landscapes, they share insights and advice about what works and what doesn’t, and how small changes can take an image from ordinary to extraordinary. Throughout, all-new tips from digital imaging expert Tim Grey show readers how to make the most of digital technology, whether by choosing the right color space, understanding sensor size, or removing distracting elements in post-processing. The result is an invaluable collection of expert advice updated for the modern age.

The New Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill

2013-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

The New Art of Photographing Nature An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and Landscapes
Written by Art Wolfe and Martha Hill

Celebrity Vineyards by Nick Wise

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

Celebrity Vineyards From Napa to Tuscany in Search of Great Wine
Text by Nick Wise

Authors Nick Wise and editor Linda Sunshine travel the US and Europe to profile and photograph world-famous vineyards, their famous owners, and their famous wines.

From the hills of Napa to the mountain slopes of Tuscany, author Nick Wise went in search of great wine and famous people who are also winemakers. His astonishing trip, the wines he tasted and the incredible people he met are recounted in loving and often humorous detail in this fully illustrated and eminently readable new book.
    After spending more than twenty years in the wine trade, specializing in the champagnes of France, Wise decided he wanted to meet people who had fulfilled one of his lifelong fantasies: to own a vineyard and produce wines. In the past few years, helming a winery has becoming more and more popular among the rich and famous. People from the worlds of music, sports and entertainment were slapping their names on wine bottles and declaring themselves vintners. But how much involvement in the actual process of winemaking did these people actually have? What was it like to get into winemaking after having a successful career in another field? Were these people merely endorsements or were they part of the incredibly difficult process of creating great wine from a field of grapes?
    To find out, Nick Wise journeyed to Central and Northern California to interview such winemakers as B.R. Cohn, manager of the Doobie Brothers, screenwriter Robert Kamen of The Karate Kid fame, race car drivers Mario Andretti and Randy Lewis, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary football coach Dick Vermeil, acclaimed chef Charlie Palmer, the Walt Disney family, and the estates of former TV actors Raymond Burr and Fess Parker. In the Niagara Wine Valley, he visited the wine estates of actor Dan Aykroyd and hockey great Wayne Gretsky. And in the hills of Tuscany, he tasted the wines of racecar driver Jarno Trulli, adult film star Natalie Oliveros (known professionally as Savanna Samson), and world-renowned composer Ludovico Einaudi. Wise's last visit was to the hills of Spain where he toured Anta Banderas, the winery of Antonio Banderas. Finally, he includes a chapter on America's very first vintner, Thomas Jefferson, whose Monticello estate is still producing wine from the grapes that the Third President of America planted more than 200 years ago.
    The story of Nick's journey through wine country is filled with adventure, new discoveries, amazing people and, most important, brilliant wines (and some that are not so brilliant.) Written for fans of wine, travel, and the rich and famous, Celebrity Vineyards is a fascinating journey into a world that, for most of us, is only a dream. But what an amazing dream it is!
    Some of these winemakers started making wine by accident, having bought land where grapes were already growing. After selling their grapes to other wineries, they decided to make a few bottles for themselves and the business grew from there. Others, like Robert Kamen, started from scratch with a plot of rocky land that required jackhammering to plant the vines. Some were born into historic winemaking families; others learned the craft from their grandparents who were hobbyist vintners. Some, like Charlie Palmer, make wine from harvest to labels because it is an activity to share with the whole family. These stories will delight and fascinate anyone interested in people of passion who live out their dreams. Here are artists and entrepreneurs, dreamers and business people who all share a love of wine, a respect for the grape and a joy of creating something amazing out of the land. Like a great glass of wine, these are people who will touch your heart and stay in your memory. Whether you are a wine connoisseur or can barely taste the different between red and rose, Celebrity Vineyards will delight, charm and educate your palate.
Celebrities/Vineyards included:

Dan Ackroyd, Actor, Dan Ackroyd Wines, Canada

Mario Andretti, Racer, Mario Andretti Vineyards, Oak Knoll,Napa Valley, California

Antonio Banderas, Actor, Anta Banderas Winery, Spain

Robert Benevides, Actor, Raymond Burr Vineyards, Healdsburg,Napa Valley, California

Bruce Cohn, Manager, Doobie Brothers, B.R Cohn Winery, Sonoma, California

Ludvico Einaudi, Composer, Poderi Luigi Einaudi, Dogliani, Italy

Francis Ford Coppola, Director, Rubicon Estate,Napa Valley, California

Lillian Disney, Ron & Diane Miller, Silverado Vineyards, Napa Valley, California

Thomas Jefferson, President, Monticello Vineyards, Virginia

Robert Kamen, Screenwriter, Kamen Estates, Sonoma, California

Randy Lewis, Olympic Wrestler, Lewis Cellars, Napa Valley, California

Charlie Palmer, Chef/Restaurateur, Healdsburg, California

Natalie Oliveros, Adult Film Star, Savanna Samson Wine Estates, Tuscany

Fess Elisha Parker, Jr., Actor, Fess Parker Winery, Los Olivos, California

Jarno Trulli, Formula One Racing Driver, Poderi Castorani, Italy

Dick Vermeil, Football Coach, Vermeil Wines, Calistoga, California

The Wordless Travel Book by Jonathan Meader

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

The Wordless Travel Book Point at These Pictures to Communicate with Anyone
Written by Jonathan Meader

It is a unique triumph for us to present a travel book that helps you communicate without words! All you need to do is point at the icons contained in this inventive little book, and you'll be able to speak a foreign language and be understood. Encased in a sturdy clear plastic jacket for easy travel.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Laundromat by D. Foy

2013-03-12T00:30:00-05:00

Laundromat
Afterword by D. Foy
Photographed by Snorri Bros.

Laundromats are a quintessential part of the New York City landscape: an indispensible element to many city dwellers' lives, they're an ersatz utility room shared with dozens of strangers at any given time, a moist environment of humming machines and strange clothes. No other public facility gathers so many people under one roof to engage in one of the most intimate rituals in which the modern human routinely performs, that of making clean again one's outer and under garments. What New Yorker has never experienced the dread of removing another's...stuff...from a dryer having completed its cycle in order to get on with it and be released from the temporary prison of chore....

Laundromats are as varied as the people inside. They often reflect the social, cultural, and economic fabric of the neighborhood they reside in (announcements, flags, and symbols displayed often reveal something about their mainly mom-and-pop owners), yet they additionally possess a story of commercial storefront design, inspired and mundane: the trend date of awning design and lettering; the poster advertising for cleaning; the refreshment options for adults and their charges. Neighborhood laundromats are one of the last holdouts of the disappearing storefronts of New York City as small shops are driven out of business by chains and venture-capital initiatives. Like the beloved Korean green grocer/bodega/Arab deli, someday soon there could be far fewer of these ugly ducklings, and another genuine element of New York's street life will be...washed away.

Laundromat was photographed from 2008 to 2012 and represents all five New York boroughs and most of its neighborhoods.

If You Knew Me You Would Care by Rennio Maifredi

2013-03-05T00:30:00-05:00

If You Knew Me You Would Care
Edited by Zainab Salbi
Photographed by Rennio Maifredi

If You Knew Me You Would Care represents a journey taken to find women who have survived wars, violence, and poverty in order to collect their stories. The stories go beyond tears and victimhood and reveal joy, love, and forgiveness.

If You Knew Me You Would Care is a collaboration between women's rights activist and Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi and photographer Rennio Maifredi. Together they traveled to Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Bosnia and Herzegovina to seek out women who have been subject to the worst trials individuals must ever face, and yet overcame this adversity. Salbi conducted interviews with women about their definitions of war and peace, about their horrific and tragic pasts and their hopes for the future, and Maifredi photographed each of the women interviewed. The interviews and images together create a compelling, global, first-person account of what it means to be a powerful, female, survivor.

If You Knew Me You Would Care is a celebration of women's stories and strength worldwide.

"The women in this book are an inspiration to all of us who aspire to triumph over adversity. It is a personal peek at the most initimate stories as told by women who have survived war. It is a tribute to them, to their survival, their achievements, and their dreams. I hope people everywhere will take away the powerful message of survival this book inspires."
—Zainab Salbi

Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers by Amanda Sosa

2013-02-27T00:30:00-05:00

Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers Expose Yourself Properly
Written by Elyse Weissberg and Amanda Sosa

There’s much more to being a professional photographer than simply taking great pictures. Today’s self-employed photographers must have marketing savvy to spare. This guide from a widely known and respected industry insider provides that—and much more.

In Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers, freelance photographers learn what they must do to improve their skills after the pictures have been developed. Featuring sections such as “Focus Your Image,” “Sharpen Your Client Focus,” “Identify Your Market,” and the ever-important “Spot Trends,” here are dozens of surefire strategies for selling services, staying on top of the latest market trends, and winning enough high-paying work to survive and thrive in this very competitive business. For any photographer looking to make it big behind the lens, this indispensable reference shows how to get the right exposure every time.

Living Shrines of Uyghur China by Lisa Ross

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

Living Shrines of Uyghur China Photographs by Lisa Ross
Written by Lisa Ross

Lisa Ross's ethereal photographs of Islamic holy sites were created over the course of a decade on journeys to China's Xinjiang region in Central Asia, historically a cultural crossroads but an area to which artists and researchers have generally been denied access since its annexation in 1949. These monumental images show shrines created during pilgrimages, many of which have been maintained continuously over several centuries; visitation to the tombs of saints is a central aspect of daily life in Uyghur Islam, and its pilgrims ask for intercession for physical, mental, and spiritual ailments. The shrines, adorned with small devotional offerings that mark a prayer or visit, are poignant representations of collective memory and a pacifistic faith, and endure despite vulnerability to natural forces of sand, heat, and powerful winds. Their simplicity and austerity as captured by Ross invoke ideas of spirituality, eternity, and transcendence.

Three essays—by a historian of Central Asian Islam, a Uyghur folklorist, and the curator of an accompanying exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art—situate the photographic content in context. This volume emerges at a critical time, as modernization and new policies for development of China's far west bring about rapid, extreme, and irrevocable change; the region is its largest source of untapped natural gas, oil, and minerals. Many of the sites in Ross's work are threatened by political and economic pressures—her images are valuable, therefore, not only for their intrinsic beauty, but as an important record of a rich and vibrant culture.

The Book of Happiness: Africa by Ndaba Mandela

2013-01-01T00:30:00-05:00

The Book of Happiness: Africa
Written by Joseph Peter
Foreword by Ndaba Mandela

Discover the book that puts a face on happiness

In 2009, photographer Joseph Peter traveled through fifty African nations in seventy-five days and shot 150,000 images—mostly portraits of joyous, proud, glorious faces. He photographed presidents and heads of state, soldiers and workers, and children of all ages. He captured their smiles, their laughter, their humanity.

He captured their happiness.

First collected in a special handmade leather-bound edition, Joseph Peter’s “book of happiness” was originally presented to Nelson Mandela as a heartfelt personal gift. Now, with this stunning paperbound edition, you can experience for yourself the joyful spirit of a place and its people—a dazzling and optimistic vision of Africa that is as simple, beautiful, and universal as a child’s smile.

The Book of Happiness: Africa by Ndaba Mandela

2013-01-01T00:30:00-05:00

The Book of Happiness: Africa
Written by Joseph Peter
Foreword by Ndaba Mandela

The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton by Dean Jensen

2012-12-12T00:30:00-05:00

The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton A True Story of Conjoined Twins
Written by Dean Jensen

THE LIVES AND LOVES OF DAISY AND VIOLET HILTON follows the poignant life story of twin sisters who were literally joined at the hip, set against the tumultuous backdrop of America during the first half of the 20th century. Daisy and Violet and an unforgettable cast of show-business characters come alive on the pages of this carefully researched and sensitively written biography.Reviews"Jensen'¬?s book is a testament to the fickleness of the entertainment world."-Tampa Bay Tribune"It is an affecting story, gently and honestly told without frills, without sensation. In Jensen'¬?s hands, the twins are always human, individuals, never freaks joined at the hips as the world saw them after their birth in 1908. . . Here, their story is pure."-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Cancellations by Geoffrey Batchen

2012-12-11T00:30:00-05:00

Cancellations
Afterword by Geoffrey Batchen
Photographed by Thomas Barrow

Thomas Barrow's Cancellations is a series of photographic prints of desolate spaces—empty lots, construction sites, deserted industrial areas—that all show the presence of mankind without showing a single living human. Compiled in the 70s and 80s, Barrow's beautiful sepia-toned images show their age in their sheer physicality. These are clearly prints, not digital files, evidence of which can be seen in their specked and aged surfaces. And they call further attention to the hands-on process of silver gelatin photography through marks, often an X across the image, carved by Barrow directly onto the negative. Widely exhibited since its compilation, Cancellations will see print for the first time in the form of a beautifully produced artist's book.

At once both a mordant social commentary on the built environment of the American west, and linked to the Process Art movement because of the distressed and defaced nature of the prints, this work calls attention to the photographic negative and the photo print as object—an important subversion in a medium often utilized for its subtle ability to clinically remove any evidence of process from its product, and in the digital age rapidly losing its ties to the physical world.

"Given Barrow's experimental bent, he would not be satisfied with straightforward record-making. And given his predilection for dense, multilayered, interactive works, it is not surprising to find him again testing the medium to see what it will bear and exploring the uneasy balance between the straight mechanically produced image and the interventive hand of man...The marks are akin to graffiti and suggest a repudiation, a tweaking of the subject that recalls Marcel Duchamp's alteration of the Mona Lisa."
—Kathleen McCarthy Gauss, Former Curator of Photography LACMA

LCD by James Murphy

2012-12-11T00:30:00-05:00

LCD
Photographed by Ruvan Wijesooriya
Introduction by James Murphy

For the past decade, downtown-New York indie dance music innovation could be summed up in three letters: LCD. The brainchild of frontman James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem grew from a solo project into one of the most highly regarded live bands in contemporary music.

In 2011, at the height of their career, LCD Soundsystem decided to end the band.

From 2004 to the day they quit, photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya navigated through both private and public moments with the influential, Grammy-nominated, NYC indie band. Ruvan was a fan, first and foremost, and quickly became a fly on the wall and instigator who brought new meaning to the term, "I'm with the band." His access and friendship with LCD is something rare in the commercialized and controlled music industry of today, and this close relationship can be seen in the rapport between photographer and subject. The locations include Hyde Park in London, various New York institutions, Coachella, Rick Rubin's recording mansion in the Hollywood Hills, Way Out West festival in Sweden, Miami Art Basel and more. In addition, the scope of the book goes beyond just photography and features various album art and original interviews with members of the band and showcases an exciting design by James Timmins, art director of Dossier magazine. A handful of these photographs were featured in the recent LCD film, Shut Up And Play The Hits, and others have appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker, but the vast majority have never been shown before, making this the ultimate must-have for every fan to remember the band.

“All of Ruvan’s pictures remind me of that feeling: that you’re geographically fucked, and its all happening right now, somewhere else, without you. There’s an enormous amount of intimacy in them, and promise, and intrusion…” —James Murphy, LCD bandleader

John Wayne: The Legend and the Man by Ronald Reagan

2012-12-04T00:30:00-05:00

John Wayne: The Legend and the Man An Exclusive Look Inside Duke's Archive
Written by John Wayne Enterprises
Contribution by Patricia Bosworth, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Ronald Reagan

Hardcover, 272 pages | powerHouse Books | Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment & Performing Arts; Performing Arts - Film - History & Criticism; Photography - Subjects & Themes - Celebrity | $45.00 | December 4, 2012 | 978-1-57687-590-2 (1-57687-590-3)

An undisputed American icon, John Wayne is recognized the world over for his signature drawl and confident swagger; the ultimate personification of American courage and honor. This fall, John Wayne Enterprises has chosen powerHouse Books to produce the first-ever exclusively authorized photographic record of his life, both on-screen and off.

John Wayne: The Legend and the Man celebrates Duke’s life and legacy through film stills and backstage photos and snapshots ranging from his cinematic masterpieces—True Grit, Rio Grande, Sands of Iwo Jima, The Quiet Man, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Fort Apache, and The Alamo—to a surprising variety of early-career, leading-man films: The Big Trail, Stagecoach, Flying Tigers, They Were Expendable. Also included are a wide selection of fan mail art; family albums, photos from friends and loved ones, and the many treasures gathered over the years in his immense archive (famed film costumes, publicity photos exchanged with costars, telegrams and medals), many of the photos and these personal effects being published for the first time, and all from Duke’s personal archive.

Duke was more than just his on-screen persona—he was known by loved ones for his warmth, charm, charisma, passion, loyalty, and spirit. Through an in-depth exposé of the memorabilia, the private moments, the inner thoughts, and familial memories, John Wayne: The Legend and the Man captures both the man and the myth and furthers the legacy of this giant of American cinema.

“This wonderful collection of photographs gives us John Wayne the figurehead, John Wayne the actor, and John Wayne the human being. It’s a rich experience to look through these pages and see where Wayne’s three roles converged and diverged…. And in all the photos, you see another,
earlier America with different ideas of glamor, beauty, fashion, and behavior, a world that now feels as distant as the renaissance.
A movie-made hero…a superstar, one of the very first…an image of manhood…and a great American artist. This book affords us a generous look at John Wayne from every angle.”
—Martin Scorsese, from the Introduction

“To the people of the world, John Wayne is the United States of America. He is what they believe it to be. He is what they hope it will be. And he is what they hope it will always be.”
—Maureen O’Hara

“In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right—that’s me. Simple themes. Save me from the nuances. All I do is sincerity, and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started.”
—John Wayne (Time, June 9, 1967)

New York at Night by Vince Aletti

2012-12-04T00:30:00-05:00

New York at Night Photography After Dark
Text by Pete Hamill, Adam Gopnik and Vince Aletti
Edited by Norma Stevens and Yolanda Cuomo

Joseph Byron and James Van Der Zee to Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt, Larry Fink, Nan Goldin, Stanley Kubrick, Ryan McGinley, Bruce Davidson and many more of the best photographers to ever capture New York City when the sun goes down and the bright lights come on are collected here!

New York at Night: Photography after Dark, showcases images of New York City's legendary nightlife by the leading photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, from Joseph Byron and James Van Der Zee to Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt, Larry Fink, and more. As diverse and complicated as the city itself, New York's nightlife is glamorous and grungy, lonely and dangerous, highbrow and lowbrow. These images are complimented by writing from some of New York's most respected contemporary authors, adding depth, context, and personal stories of their own experiences to those presented by the photographers. This engaging book captures the energy of the New York night and the city's evolving hotspots, building a history of how New Yorkers play after dark and how that helps make this city a cultural and entertainment powerhouse.

Photographers featured within the book include: Berenice Abbott, Apeda Studio, Amy Arbus, Diane Arbus, Eve Arnold, Richard Avedon, John Baeder, Frank Bauman, Guy Bourdin, Bonnie Briant, Paul Brissman, René Burri, Joseph Byron, Cornell Capa, Drew Carolan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bob Colacello, John Cohen, Ted Croner, Bruce Davidson, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, Louis Faurer, Donna Ferrato, Larry Fink, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Paul Fusco, Ron Galella, William Gedney, Bruce Gilden, Burt Glinn, Nan Goldin, William P. Gottlieb, Samuel H. Gottscho, Charles Harbutt, Phillip Harrington, Paul B. Haviland, Thomas Hoepker, Evelyn Hofer, Jenny Holzer, Peter Hujar, Douglas Jones, Sid Kaplan, William Klein, Stanley Kubrick, Collin LaFleche, Elliott Landy, Annie Leibovitz, Joan Liftin, Peter Lindbergh, Roxanne Lowit, Alex Majoli, Fred McDarrah, Ryan McGinley, Susan Meiselas, Lisette Model, Inge Morath, Helmut Newton, Toby Old, Paolo Pellegrin, Iriving Penn, Gilles Peress, Anton Perich, Hy Peskin, Jean Pigozzi, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Platzer, Eli Reed, Jacob Riis, Arthur Rothstein, Damien Saatdjian, Lise Sarfati, Paule Saviano, Norman Seeff, Neil Selkirk, Sam Shaw, Aaron Siskind, Dennis Stock, Erika Stone, Christopher Thomas, Peter Van Agtmael, James Van Der Zee, Weegee, and Garry Winogrand.

Photographing Shadow and Light by David Hobby

2012-12-04T00:30:00-05:00

Photographing Shadow and Light Inside the Dramatic Lighting Techniques and Creative Vision of Portrait Photographer Joey L.
Written by Joey L.
Foreword by David Hobby

Aspiring photographers are always looking for that edge, that fresh point of view to add drama to their images. Photographer Joey L. found his vision early, drawing critical acclaim as a brilliant commercial photographer with a distinctive technical expertise for lighting.
In Photographing Shadow and Light, Joey lifts the curtain on his dramatic, creatively fearless approach to portraiture, sharing his personal philosophy and a behind-the-scenes look at 15 striking photo sessions—from personal projects shot in Africa, India, and Brooklyn to commercial shoots for 50 Cent, the Jonas Brothers, and Project Runway All Stars. Joey provides readers with a step-by-step description of how he visualized each shoot, formed meaningful connections with his subjects, and “built” his signature dramatic lighting effects—one light at a time.
Featuring more than 85 stunning portraits, detailed lighting diagrams, and a foreword from industry icon David Hobby (aka Strobist), Photographing Shadow and Light shares the creative process behind one of today’s most exciting photography talents, providing serious amateurs and professionals a fresh perspective on creating compelling, professional quality portraits.

“Joey Lawrence is . . . the future of photography. Get used to it.” —David Hobby (Strobist)

Get inside the images of commercial and fine art portrait photographer Joey L. with this behind-the-lens guide to his fearless approach, creative vision, and signature lighting techniques.

Also available as an ebook

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Random House New Releases - Photography - Between May 25, 2012 and June 24, 2013.

American Farmer by Katrina Fried

American Farmer The Heart of Our CountryText by Katrina Fried Photographed by Paul Mobley

Whitewash by Rick Owens

Whitewash Photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope Foreword by Rick Owens

Scene by Jeannette Montgomery Barron

Scene Photographed by Jeannette Montgomery Barron

Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions by Bryan Peterson

Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions The Most Common Photography Problems and How to Solve ThemWritten by Bryan Peterson

The New Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill

The New Art of Photographing Nature An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and LandscapesWritten by Art Wolfe and Martha Hill

The New Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill

The New Art of Photographing Nature An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and LandscapesWritten by Art Wolfe and Martha Hill

Celebrity Vineyards by Nick Wise

Celebrity Vineyards From Napa to Tuscany in Search of Great WineText by Nick Wise

The Wordless Travel Book by Jonathan Meader

The Wordless Travel Book Point at These Pictures to Communicate with AnyoneWritten by Jonathan Meader

Laundromat by D. Foy

Laundromat Afterword by D. Foy Photographed by Snorri Bros.

If You Knew Me You Would Care by Rennio Maifredi

If You Knew Me You Would Care Edited by Zainab Salbi Photographed by Rennio Maifredi

Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers by Amanda Sosa

Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers Expose Yourself ProperlyWritten by Elyse Weissberg and Amanda Sosa

Living Shrines of Uyghur China by Lisa Ross

Living Shrines of Uyghur China Photographs by Lisa RossWritten by Lisa Ross

The Book of Happiness: Africa by Ndaba Mandela

The Book of Happiness: Africa Written by Joseph Peter Foreword by Ndaba Mandela

The Book of Happiness: Africa by Ndaba Mandela

The Book of Happiness: Africa Written by Joseph Peter Foreword by Ndaba Mandela

The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton by Dean Jensen

The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton A True Story of Conjoined TwinsWritten by Dean Jensen

Cancellations by Geoffrey Batchen

Cancellations Afterword by Geoffrey Batchen Photographed by Thomas Barrow

LCD by James Murphy

LCD Photographed by Ruvan Wijesooriya Introduction by James Murphy

John Wayne: The Legend and the Man by Ronald Reagan

John Wayne: The Legend and the Man An Exclusive Look Inside Duke's ArchiveWritten by John Wayne Enterprises Contribution by Patricia Bosworth, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Ronald Reagan

New York at Night by Vince Aletti

New York at Night Photography After DarkText by Pete Hamill, Adam Gopnik and Vince Aletti Edited by Norma Stevens and Yolanda Cuomo

Photographing Shadow and Light by David Hobby

Photographing Shadow and Light Inside the Dramatic Lighting Techniques and Creative Vision of Portrait Photographer Joey L.Written by Joey L. Foreword by David Hobby

American Farmer The Heart of Our Country
Text by Katrina Fried
Photographed by Paul Mobley

Whitewash
Photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope
Foreword by Rick Owens

Scene
Photographed by Jeannette Montgomery Barron

Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions The Most Common Photography Problems and How to Solve Them
Written by Bryan Peterson

The New Art of Photographing Nature An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and Landscapes
Written by Art Wolfe and Martha Hill

The New Art of Photographing Nature An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and Landscapes
Written by Art Wolfe and Martha Hill

Celebrity Vineyards From Napa to Tuscany in Search of Great Wine
Text by Nick Wise

The Wordless Travel Book Point at These Pictures to Communicate with Anyone
Written by Jonathan Meader

Laundromat
Afterword by D. Foy
Photographed by Snorri Bros.

If You Knew Me You Would Care
Edited by Zainab Salbi
Photographed by Rennio Maifredi

Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers Expose Yourself Properly
Written by Elyse Weissberg and Amanda Sosa

Living Shrines of Uyghur China Photographs by Lisa Ross
Written by Lisa Ross

The Book of Happiness: Africa
Written by Joseph Peter
Foreword by Ndaba Mandela

The Book of Happiness: Africa
Written by Joseph Peter
Foreword by Ndaba Mandela

The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton A True Story of Conjoined Twins
Written by Dean Jensen

Cancellations
Afterword by Geoffrey Batchen
Photographed by Thomas Barrow

LCD
Photographed by Ruvan Wijesooriya
Introduction by James Murphy

John Wayne: The Legend and the Man An Exclusive Look Inside Duke's Archive
Written by John Wayne Enterprises
Contribution by Patricia Bosworth, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Ronald Reagan

New York at Night Photography After Dark
Text by Pete Hamill, Adam Gopnik and Vince Aletti
Edited by Norma Stevens and Yolanda Cuomo

Photographing Shadow and Light Inside the Dramatic Lighting Techniques and Creative Vision of Portrait Photographer Joey L.
Written by Joey L.
Foreword by David Hobby