This revealing history of corsetry ranges from the 19th through the mid-20th centuries to show how simple laced bodices developed into corsets of cane; whalebone; and steel. Lavish illustrations include line drawings and photographs from a diversity of sources; such as clothing catalogs; newspaper and popular magazine advertisements; and magazine articles.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well written. So far; it meets my needs ...By CustomerWell written. So far; it meets my needs.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Photoshop for photographers bookBy Michael McKeeIts been a while since Ive gotten a new Photoshop reference and it changes quickly. Essential Skills came at a good time. Its an excellent manual for teaching basic to advanced skills for photographers. If youre looking to use Photoshop for graphic design look elsewhere. Having a bit of background with Photoshop would be helpful as Essential Skills goes over things like menus and palettes quickly. Descriptions are clear and the illustrations compliment the examples. The book offers access to a companion website that also offers 10 hours of video instruction; making this a good value. You could easily pay $99 for equivalent video instruction.As it should; this book starts photo editing workflow in Adobe Bridge and Lightroom as well as including RAW images in doing so. Workflow from RAW image to printing is covered in detail. Several projects are included along with working images that are available on the website. Current photo trends such as toy camera effects; HDR; and grunge processing are covered. If you are looking to learn Photoshop photo processing this is a great introductory manual. When you reach its limits you will need specialized books; but most probably wont need to.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Great ValueBy UofM TigerThis book describes the new features of Photoshop CC; how to sync your setting to the Cloud; and then describes how to use numerous features of Photoshop CC (Bridge; Layers; Filters; Special Effects; etc..). The section on Workflow is especially helpful to new photographers and new converts to Photoshop. It is also nice for unorganized seasoned photographers that are better at taking photos than creating a workflow from a to z. This one section explains methods for capturing a photo; pulling it into your computer; applying basic corrections; sharpening; and outputting the photo according to the media you are using. This chapter lays down the basics that lead you into more in in depth specific subjects like RAW processing; fine printing; and many other "essential skills".The thing that I really like about this book is that it has tons and tons of photos and diagrams. These photos are great for showing you exactly the feature they are talking about and how to use it with screen shots containing red rectangular boxes; red arrows; red circles; etc.. around the tool they are describing. They also have split screen captures of photos that have the picture before certain adjustments and after those adjustments are made. This gives you a great idea of what to expect from the feature.If the book wasnt enough; they also have a website link that you can use to access more material via a password in the book. The site contains files you can download (photos; pages for fine printing; a sheet with shortcut commands (I am printing this out and keeping it under my Wacom); etc.. and over 10 hours of video). Just for comparison purposes; to subscribe to a month of Lynda.com with project files included; it costs 37.50 a month. This book typically costs less than that; but has project files; movies; and a fantastic book. Things that you can refer back to and use as an important companion to Photoshop CC for a long; long time. I consider it a great value.