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Summary: Snaps, but more
Review: I bought this on a whim, but it surprised me how much this book fascinates me. Without make-up and stylists, these photographs could be just family snaps (and indeed, hilariously, some are). But they show a side of the industry that is hardly ever documented. Some girls are nervous, some outrageous exhibitionists, some can't turn off the uber-model look if they tried. Beautiful.
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Summary: Models(several of them well-known),NO make-up,pure!
Review: I'm sick too death of glossy,airbrushed,pretentious fashion photography books.Unnatural lighting&poses,loads of thick,spackled-on make-up.This is the antithesis of all that-models(a number of them well-known),without ANY make-up or unnatural lighting,in their own clothes,in natural poses of their own choosing,giving the camera a glimpse of their true selves,without any artifice of any kind.MAGNIFICENT book,probably the coolest fashion photography book I've ever seen.Can't WAIT for J.T.'s Photographs.He contributes an awesome spread to Joe's,you should buy that one too if you haven't already.This is an AWESOME book.
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Summary: Amazingly elusively beautiful models
Review: I've never seen a book with photographs of so many beautiful women all in one package. Looking through this book, one get's a feeling of the elusiveness of beauty. All (well most) of the women/girls depicted are very pretty, but you find yourself asking if there is any point to this book other than to show off this anonymous beauty. While I periodically keep coming back to this book, I long for more. Maybe that's the point of the book. If it is, the book succeeds in piquing my interest.
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Summary: Models(several of them well-known),NO make-up,pure!
Review: Juergen has let his lens capture what is out there in the life of a New York model scout/photographer. Many faces, few stars. Juergen shows how varied the looks are, yet zeroes in on what he, and all mankind searches for. BEAUTY. Perhaps Juergan will find that elusive princess he is searching for. I know where she is, and she's just a child. Get ready New York!
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Summary: An in depth look at the faces of modeling and its realitys.
Review: Juergen has let his lens capture what is out there in the life of a New York model scout/photographer. Many faces, few stars. Juergen shows how varied the looks are, yet zeroes in on what he, and all mankind searches for. BEAUTY. Perhaps Juergan will find that elusive princess he is searching for. I know where she is, and she's just a child. Get ready New York!
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Summary: teller all your friends
Review: makes a great argument for photography. at the high school job fair, a copy of this book and a simple sign indicating teller's average annual income should suffice to enlist new photograhers for decades to come. nice work, picture-taking fella.
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Summary: teller all your friends
Review: makes a great argument for photography. at the high school job fair, a copy of this book and a simple sign indicating teller's average annual income should suffice to enlist new photograhers for decades to come. nice work, picture-taking fella.
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Summary: There's More to it Than Fashion...
Review: The genre of fashion photography has a habit of repeating itself. We've all seen images that look like an Irving Penn, Avedon, or Turbeville, without realizing someone else took them. New talent without originality is a common sight, especially when opening yet another fashion magazine, or photo/fashion book. Juergen Teller's book, "Go-Sees", places a unique spin on fashion and the photography that helps promote the business. Almost as important as the designer, the model is chosen to not only wear the clothes, but to promote a lifestyle that is akin to the designer's vision. With "Go-Sees", Teller eliminates these superfluous layers, thereby creating a book that concentrates solely on the psychology of the fashion industry in its attempt to find the next new face. Original in both concept and layout, Teller takes a diary approach by photographing a girl or more each day during a year's period. The girl's name and the date her photograph was taken are all that appear below each image - one to a page. Each photograph is taken in or around the doorway of Teller's London studio. These informal, color snapshots (few are black & white) show the girls in their street clothes either before or after the photo-shoot with Teller. This casual snapshot approach further enhances one of the theme's objectives, by showing these `go-sees' for what they really are: girls - not yet byproducts of the fashion industry. The photographs in Teller's "Go-Sees" are more often sad than beautiful. Knowing that only a small percentage of these girls, if any, will make it past the initial photo-shoot, fosters a compassion from the viewer, unheard of in most fashion photography. That these photographs are more documentary in their approach only adds to the book's uniqueness. Add to this, Teller's ability to make each photograph interesting - considering the limitations of his locale - and it becomes clear that "Juergen Teller Go-Sees" is more than just another fashion book.
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Summary: There's More to it Than Fashion...
Review: The genre of fashion photography has a habit of repeating itself. We've all seen images that look like an Irving Penn, Avedon, or Turbeville, without realizing someone else took them. New talent without originality is a common sight, especially when opening yet another fashion magazine, or photo/fashion book. Juergen Teller's book, "Go-Sees", places a unique spin on fashion and the photography that helps promote the business. Almost as important as the designer, the model is chosen to not only wear the clothes, but to promote a lifestyle that is akin to the designer's vision. With "Go-Sees", Teller eliminates these superfluous layers, thereby creating a book that concentrates solely on the psychology of the fashion industry in its attempt to find the next new face. Original in both concept and layout, Teller takes a diary approach by photographing a girl or more each day during a year's period. The girl's name and the date her photograph was taken are all that appear below each image - one to a page. Each photograph is taken in or around the doorway of Teller's London studio. These informal, color snapshots (few are black & white) show the girls in their street clothes either before or after the photo-shoot with Teller. This casual snapshot approach further enhances one of the theme's objectives, by showing these 'go-sees' for what they really are: girls - not yet byproducts of the fashion industry. The photographs in Teller's "Go-Sees" are more often sad than beautiful. Knowing that only a small percentage of these girls, if any, will make it past the initial photo-shoot, fosters a compassion from the viewer, unheard of in most fashion photography. That these photographs are more documentary in their approach only adds to the book's uniqueness. Add to this, Teller's ability to make each photograph interesting - considering the limitations of his locale - and it becomes clear that "Juergen Teller Go-Sees" is more than just another fashion book.
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Summary: A simple concept results in a fascinating photo journal
Review: The term "go-see" refers to a certain photo encounter whereby an aspiring model hooks up with a photographer, with the understanding that neither one has a specified commission for the session's work. The model, also called a "go-see," is hoping for the one gig to launch a career; the photographer is hoping to discover the next new "face." In a simplistic but strikingly revealing book, Juergen Teller has chronicled just under a year's worth of "go-sees" with over 460 photos taken in and around the entrance to his London apartment. Each page has one picture (most often color), the date, and the name of the model. The book is quite heavy (literally) for its size, and is put together with a high-quality cover, binding and paper. It's easy to get used to perusing books by the top fashion photographers showing the most beautiful women, creative sets, perfect lighting, makeup, etc. This book is MUCH different. I'm turning the pages one by one, looking at face after face: so many walks of life . . . so much expectation . . . so much hope. Who succeeded? Who failed? Even some famous models are in there. Can you find them? With no set, no makeup, and no special lighting, I can't envision Mr. Teller working very hard to get these shots. It doesn't matter. The variation obtained through the diversity of position, angle, expression, and even the weather, is fantastic. Some of the girls posed, and some hammed it up a little; others just stood there and gazed into the camera. And, what a metaphor the doorway is! This book is a wonderful alternative (and complement) to the high end of modeling and fashion photography publications.
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