ABOUT THE BOOK Sophia Loren, Fidel Castro, Margaux Hemingway, John D. Rockefeller, Lillian Hellman, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Mar garet Mead, W. Eugene Smith, Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, and James Baldwin.... What do these famous people have in common with a Chimaltenango Indian, a South Bronx politician, a Spanish soldier, an intellectual giant, and a Brazilian teenager? They are all portrayed in the innovative style of noted photographer Jack Manning. The reader will have at his fingertips the expertise, technique, and psychologi cal insights that went into the making of these provocative portraits, the styles of which are as varied as the subjects themselves. Some are formal and some are candid; elaborate lighting was used in some instances, and available light in others; some subjects were posed, and some were not. e Every important facet of the 35 mm portrait is explored and explained. The technique of bringing the fine image quality of the large format camera to the more flexible, easily handled 35 mm camera will help the reader achieve simi lar results with his own equipment. Fo the general reader, some of the important personalities of our time are exhibited ere in a gallery of fine portraits. In addition to a vivid, informative color section, 60 essays and 7 chapters o technical information round out the re mainder of the book. The black-andwhite photographs are magnificently re produced in duotone, and demonstrate the superb quality that can be achieved with the 35 mm camera.
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