This stylish introduction to fashion drawing is aimed both at practicing designers who want to brush up their skills; and at wannabe designers and fashion enthusiasts who want to learn how to design; draw and illustrate fashion from scratch. User-friendly; accessible and stylish; this book is an ideal guide to the world of fashion illustration and design. Fully illustrated throughout; this book contains examples from a range of practising fashion designers and illustrators; and step-by-step illustrations showing how to get the best results. Beginning with the materials and equipment that readers will need; the book goes on to explain how to get inspiration and ideas and use a sketchbook to develop design projects; before moving on to the process of drawing fashion figures. Readers are guided through the process of drawing fashion figures; with step-by-step illustrations showing proportions; men and women; and a range of different poses (standing; sitting; walking etc). Noel Chapman is a fashion author; lecturer; consultant and designer who has designed clothes for Urban Outfitters; Tommy Hilfiger; Quiksilver and Galeries Lafayette amongst others. Judith Cheek is a fashion illustrator who trained at Central Saint Martins School of Art and has worked for clients including MS; the Conran Group; Viyella and Littlewoods.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great book to improve your iPhone photography and your photographic vision!By Dawn EpsteinA generous; thoughtful and inspiring book! Loads of great examples; with beautifully selected quotations about each aspect of photography Fagans explores. This book moves beyond the technology; and illustrates what makes a photograph succeed. I love that he shows outtakes and alternatives from session; so the reader can compare composition strategies; lighting; the effect of post-processing and more. Beyond recommending it for the iPhone photographer; Id recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their photographic seeing. Good stuff.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. loaded with information and inspirationBy HeatherBy my third time reading it; my copy of The iPhone Photographer: How to Take Professional Photographs With Your iPhone bristled with post-it notes; folded corners and highlighted notations. It is simply loaded with information and inspiration.For anyone looking to make good photographs; Fagans has provided visual and verbal re-assurance that the handy gadget in your pocket is every bit as capable of capturing professional-quality images as the bulky and expensive cameras generally favored by professional photographers. In some cases; the iPhone camera may actually be the better choice of photographic equipment; by virtue of its portability and (for many people) its near-constant availability.To my relief; he also lays waste to the argument that iPhone apps are in some way ldquo;cheatingrdquo; in making good photographs. Rather; Fagans matter-of-factly presents apps as simply a more efficient and available tool to replicate editing or effects that were historically the domain of the darkroom. That was all the inspiration that I needed to install Hipstamatic and start shooting. And by following his suggestion for shooting the same image using different app settings; I was able to quickly gain a sense of what settings I prefer for different lighting and subjects.By structuring the book around a discussion of his photographs; Fagans is able to describe what he perceives are the strengths of an image; while in some cases providing an honest critique of those photographs that didnrsquo;t work as well. But more importantly; he reminds the reader of why we make photographs to begin with: to tell a story.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Rediscover photography through the eyes of a master shooter and his little cameraBy Christopher R. GeorgeOne of the first quotes in Michael Fagans fine new book on taking pictures with the iPhone is something I found particularly hard to do:"Whats really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity; you are more likely to reach the viewer." -- William Albert AllardWhen I first started taking photos with my iPhone; things did not go well -- it doesnt produce anything human readable in low light; shutter speed leaves a lot of stuff blurry; autofocus has a mind of its own. So I shied away from the iPhone in favor of my big ole Canon 5D.Luckily; Michael Fagans had more patience. He got to know the many things the iPhone does well. Hes learned a lot about software effects that give the iPhone super powers no other camera has. He even found workarounds for the shutter speed issue. Hes put them all down in this book; along with helpful explanations and thoughts behind his work.More than that; he takes on his journey of simplification. He was used to being a professional newspaper photographer; carrying around two bodies; an assortment of fast lenses; fat flashes -- gear that helped him conquer any photo challenge. By limiting himself to his iPhone; he found that those same challenges had to be considered anew. And it really rejuvenated his craft.The best part about this book is not the many; many helpful shooting tips he offers. Nor is it the wisdom that pours forth from quotes of his favorite photographers; and a few original thoughts he offered on his own. The best part of this book is the delight Mike receives from the rediscovery of his craft; a joy he so intimately shares with us that; by the end of the book; or even by the end of Chapter 2 and again in Chapter 6; you can easily forget that hes been doing this for 10 years.And because he explains things so clearly; it isnt hard to imagine yourself picking up your phone; going out into the world; and bringing back some beauty for the rest of us to marvel at.