Award-winning photographer Mark Nixon has created a trove of quirky and nostalgic portraits of teddy bears and other stuffed animals that have been lovingly abused after years of play. Much Loved collects 60 of these images along with their accompanying background tales. An exhibit in the photographers studio led to a small sensation on the Internet when a few of the pictures circulated unofficially on scores of blogs and on many legitimate news sites. Viewers have been intrigued by the funny; bittersweet images and their ironic juxtaposition of childhood innocence and aged; loving wear and tear. When you see these teddy bears and bunnies with missing noses and undone stuffing; you cant help but think back to childhood and its earliest companions who asked for nothing and gave a lot back.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Engaging and informative!By JoeBenny Migs is a very talented photographer. The photos in this book are beautiful and there are a lot of them!! He also includes some rough behind the scenes type photos too.I am no professional by any means; just someone who likes to take photos and this book is simply written so I can actually understand how to do what was done to create the picture.He also gives you some background info about the people in the photos or the sessions them selves. This makes it much more interesting than your regular instructional book.In one picture he even said he used flashlights to light up faces!This book is reasonably priced as well!I highly recommend it; not only for the beautiful pictures but for the ease of understanding as well.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I am getting ready to read it a second time sine I found it to be so good. Dont let this one pass you by. Thanks Benny MigsBy M.WOOLARDI really like this book. I love to shoot alternative portraits and I am finding that my clients are very open to my suggestions for alternative ideas for a portrait and it has made an awesome increase in the sales department too. I love that there is a place now for alternative portraits because it allows us to bring in more creative ideas into the studio. Thank you Benny Migs for giving us this special read. I have it beside me to read again for the second time. Best Wishes to all.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not enough technical informationBy David L PerryNot enough discussion of thinking technical issues for each photo. Photos too much the same. Lighting techniques become boring with repetition. Addition of lighting schematics would have been helpful.