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Please note there is a definite demarcation between a book review and an art critique, or museum curation. Those latter skill sets are beyond the scope of this humble book reviewer, and are best left to the professionals who study the history of firearms of specific ages throughout civilization. What I can attest to is the impact this book has on the reader, and how modestly George W.
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David Dunkl Crossbow – By George W Jones – Book Review
In “The Making of a Miniature Firearm,” George W. Jones has assembled a series of photographs along with captions illustrating his craft as a miniature model artesian, a talent of extraordinary skill, patience and eyesight! His book, terse in words but revealing a wealth of mental stimulation seeing each of the model photographs, creates a real “Wow” factor.
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The Making of a Miniature Firearm By George W Jones – Book Review
New York is one of the most interesting places in the world. You never know who you’re going to run into. At the Harlem Book Fair, this year, we were presented with the opportunity to meet Eric S. Gray.
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Eric Gray and 21 Blackstreet
This article provides information about photography lighting techniques. This article introduces artificial light and how to create studio light effects.
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Photography Lighting – How to Use Artificial Lighting in a Photo
You download your photos to your computer, the ones you took at a once in a lifetime event, and you’re disappointed with the results. They looked okay on your camera view screen but, on the computer screen some seem a little fuzzy, or too light or dark, or they have the dreaded “red-eye”. You’re just not having the digital photography success you want.
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Not Having Digital Photography Success?
This is the story of a Rembrandt painting which is under restoration work with a friend of the legendary Israeli assassin Gabriel Allon. There is a secret associated with the painting which sparks off a chain of intrigue which travels across various borders. Although it is a sequel to Daniel Silva’s earlier works with the same protagonist Gabriel Allon, the new readers will not find it difficult to comprehend the story since The Rembrandt Affair is a complete work of fiction, without any loose ends.
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The Rembrandt Affair – A Complicated Story Smoothly Told
One of the best ways to remember days gone by is by looking at old photographs. We all remember the past easier when we’re thumbing through the family photo albums. You can feel nostalgic once again with BBC’s TopGear book by Giles Chapman titled MY DAD HAD ONE OF THOSE.
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BBC TopGear ‘My Dad Had One of Those’ Book Review
Both Robert Ridgway and his younger brother, John, were considerably talented as painters of bird portraits, and they executed drawings for the color plates of such distinguished books as Fisher’s “Hawks and Owls of the United States.” As a boy, Robert mixed his own paints in his father’s drugstore in Illinois, and he soon became deeply interested in the subject of color. He early saw the need, especially for the use of naturalists who must be able to describe species of plants and animals with unmistakable accuracy, for a standardization of colors and color terms.
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The Painters of Birds
Want to learn more about digital photography? Then you’d do well to get the best digital photography books. These books have a few things in common. They teach you a great deal about photography and your digital camera. They are incredibly enjoyable to read.
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What Are the Best Digital Photography Books?
