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Summary: A Masterpiece of Erotic Art Photography
Review: Many photographers would be afraid that they would be labeled pornographers if they did anything like what Roy Stuart has done. Perhaps that explains why there are almost no examples of great erotic art photography. This book is one such example, and it is a masterpiece.Some people would not like this book, and they may even say it is pornography, but there are also quite a few people who would judge any book with nudes in it to be pornography. But, in my opinion, the images in this book are not pornographic. They are actually much more erotic than the images in Playboy Magazine, which, by the way, many would not consider pornographic. And the images in this book are even more erotic than the images in many men's magazines that most people would definitely consider pornographic. However, unlike the pornographic images in those men's magazines, the images in this book are very artistic and beautiful. Roy Stuart is an exceptional photographer. The photos in this book are well composed and exquisitely lit. His photos actually have some snapshot quality to them that intensifies the eroticism, but unlike many recent photo books by top fashion photographers, Roy Stuart does not sacrifice technical quality to give the photos that snapshotty edge. If you appriciate erotic photography, you should definitely get this book. If you appriciate photography that has a snapshot quality, but are disappointed with recent photo books that lack technical quality, you should get this book. If you have found pornographic magazines to be boring, and want to see examples of very interesting highly erotic images, you may like this book. If you think you would be offended by highly erotic images, no matter how artistic, you should probably not buy this book.
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Summary: One of the best Photography Books that I have ever seen
Review: Roy Stuarts'subject matter and photography in this book is the best that I have ever seen. The composition and subject matter are very teasing and provocative. It will boost the blood pressure while viewing the photos. A little peek is better than seeing all, it entices ones mind to wander. The price of this book makes it a value that you won't be sorry about and will remain in your Photo Book Collection as a guarded item. After seeing this book I am going to order his other titles.
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Summary: B+
Review: Short and to the point: wierd pictures of european women doing strange stuff. Check it out!
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Summary: Great book of Fetish Photography
Review: The book that I received was a work of art. The pictures were full page, perfectly posed, and candid shots of very beautiful women. Most of the women looked very young & beautiful, some were not so beautiful. Some were finely manicured models, and some of the girls had the harriest of armpits. This was a great book that was a great addition to my photography library.
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Summary: delicious
Review: There are few books of erotic photography that are in the league of this one. The composition is fun; the underlying philosophy is consistant enough to pass the standard of respectability; the women are beautiful; the technique is first rate; and the quality of production is wonderful. The degree of kink is the only element that might distinguish one reader's fondness for this book from another's: there is just a hint of leather to make Hamilton fans blush; but there isn't anything that really test the limit of one's appetite for surgical supplis.
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Summary: A Masterpiece of Erotic Art Photography
Review: These photographs have an unnatural explicitness to them which threatens to dehumanize their subjects. It's true that Roy Stuart's work is not "prudish" (as the book jacket proclaims: "A depiction of animal sexuality free of all prudishness"), but on the other hand they also straddle the line of taste. That said, some of the subjects of this collection do come across as human beings, and the best photos in this book are the ones where, instead of performing, the models project a sense of real feeling. ("Initiation", though exploitative, does convey a powerful sense of helplessness but also the strength of temptation) Not as aggressively idiosyncratic (or sickly violent) as Richard Kern, but certainly more sensual.
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Summary: Intensely voyeuristic, hot -- but also intrusive.
Review: These photographs have an unnatural explicitness to them which threatens to dehumanize their subjects. It's true that Roy Stuart's work is not "prudish" (as the book jacket proclaims: "A depiction of animal sexuality free of all prudishness"), but on the other hand they also straddle the line of taste. That said, some of the subjects of this collection do come across as human beings, and the best photos in this book are the ones where, instead of performing, the models project a sense of real feeling. ("Initiation", though exploitative, does convey a powerful sense of helplessness but also the strength of temptation) Not as aggressively idiosyncratic (or sickly violent) as Richard Kern, but certainly more sensual.
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Summary: The Pedophile is a modern creation
Review: This book was my introduction to Mr. Stuart's work. Previously, I had begun to believe that one had to shoot young girls or the fantasy of "barely legal" girls in either Black and white (see David Hamilton's, Sally Mann or Jocj Sturges' work. Whereas Hamilton did color, it softened it us so as to allude to paintings and thereby soften the blow to consiousness. Stuart on the other hand exposes himself as well as his models in sharp though dimly lit contrast. His work exemplifies that photographers need not hold back from exploring these fantasise. Soceity at the turn of the century was not what it is today. Our moral sensibilities preclude our sexual in such an artifical way that Stuart's work threatens with the edge. Is it explotation? These avenues must be travelled upon. Stuart does it with referrence to other mediums ie film. his images feel like movie stills. And in particular like Alfred Hitchcock stills. My only reservation is the layout. I cannot ascertain wheather this was (again) a movie film technique where the mystery is left unsolved or an editor's choice. I'll await that answer.
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Summary: The Pedophile is a modern creation
Review: This book was my introduction to Mr. Stuart's work. Previously, I had begun to believe that one had to shoot young girls or the fantasy of "barely legal" girls in either Black and white (see David Hamilton's, Sally Mann or Jocj Sturges' work. Whereas Hamilton did color, it softened it us so as to allude to paintings and thereby soften the blow to consiousness. Stuart on the other hand exposes himself as well as his models in sharp though dimly lit contrast. His work exemplifies that photographers need not hold back from exploring these fantasise. Soceity at the turn of the century was not what it is today. Our moral sensibilities preclude our sexual in such an artifical way that Stuart's work threatens with the edge. Is it explotation? These avenues must be travelled upon. Stuart does it with referrence to other mediums ie film. his images feel like movie stills. And in particular like Alfred Hitchcock stills. My only reservation is the layout. I cannot ascertain wheather this was (again) a movie film technique where the mystery is left unsolved or an editor's choice. I'll await that answer.
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Summary: Kinky erotica, voyeurism, feet, femdom & other fun stuff
Review: This is a fascinating collection of erotic photography. The pictures range from fashion shots of fully clothed models to near hardcore. There are a number of featured fetishes. Often the camera peers up a skirt to reveal a pair of delicate panties. Feet are licked, men are dressed in rubber and used as furniture, virgins are initiated by an anonymous brotherhood of monks. As soon as I started thumbing through it I knew I had to own this book.
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