Based on the author's online photography project, this stunning collection features portraits of 500 women from more than 50 countries, accompanied by revelatory captions that capture their personal stories. Since 2013 photographer Mihaela Noroc has traveled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity of beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs celebrating women from all corners of the world, revealing that beauty is everywhere, and that it comes in many different sizes and colors. Noroc's colorful and moving portraits feature women in their local communities, ranging from the Amazon rainforest to London city streets, and from markets in India to parks in Harlem, visually juxtaposing the varied physical and social worlds these women inhabit. Packaged as a gift-worthy, hardcover book, The Atlas of Beauty presents a fresh perspective on the global lives of women today.

God wants you to be a beautiful woman. Using His Word and the metaphor of a masterful work of art, Dorothy Davis shows how God can fashion you into a beautiful woman for Him. 13 lessons

** 55% OFF for Bookstores ! NOW at 40 $ instead of 90 $ ** Your customers will be captured by the Beauty and Charm of 57 wonderful Woman. Woman Portrayed in the most diverse sets and dresses. Photographic Portraits of Women can only hardly represent the richness and complexity of nuance that a woman can feel, express, suggest. What I have learned from women is much more than I expected. And more than I can really understand. Respect, self-awareness, dialogue and trust are needed to welcome a woman willing to be portrayed. Consequently, the magic will happen. Women who judge themselves to much and force themselves into a predefined image, reveal their beauty when they are loved, respected and listened. If we are able to be true to ourselves and communicate correctly, a shooting session can be such an engaging and evolutionary experience. Fears fade away, words vanish in silence and the gaze of Women blossoms. It is a miracle !! Beauty spread its flavors in silence and peace. That's it. Portraiture photography is like a prayer. Two people meet, and let the dialogue come from within. Without judging too much, without borders. It has been a journey into Beauty selecting the photos for this book, and I am sure it will be the same for you taking a look at these images. If I can get you 1% of the same emotions I felt while taking these shots...please let me know... Buy this book, and you will bring with you moments of Beauty, Seduction, and Wonder. Wrapped in all these 57 Women's eyes. Selected for your eyes. Have a nice journey. Join the beauty. ** BUY IT NOW and let your customers get inspired by these images of Beauty ** !!

This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context. Shearer West uncovers much intriguing detail about a genre that has often been seen as purely representational, featuring examples from African tribes to Renaissance princes, and from 'stars' such as David and Victoria Beckham to ordinary people. In the process, she shows us how to communicate with the past in an exciting new way.

Portrait of a Beauty

How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of time. This expanded edition of Chris Saper's best-selling guide, Classic Portrait Painting in Oils, reveals keys for mastering how to paint beautiful portraits in oil to create soulful works of art. Through easy-to-follow lessons and expert oil painting tips and techniques, you'll find secrets for working from life, using reference photos and more to create rich, realistic portraits imbued with timeless character. • 14 step-by-step demonstrations teach how to paint 7 diverse subjects of varying skin tones from life and from photographic reference • Additional exercises reveal expert oil painting techniques for defining facial details, like eyes, mouths, wrinkles, facial hair and eyeglasses • Professional tips for working from life, including ideal session times, posing, seeing and mixing color and even how to work with children • The basics of using natural, artificial, creative and "Rembrandt" lighting to light your subject and convey a mood • Expanded key concepts of "perfect practice," the importance of regularly painting subjects in real time and an insistence on excellent photographic reference material, including a checklist for how to take--and self-edit--your own quality photos • New material on how to approach and execute paid commissions, including step-by-step demonstrations for painting both corporate and family subjects Through Saper's universal techniques, painters of all skill levels will learn to render more realistic portraits of every subject they paint, with predictable and joyful results.