With VENUS; Hanif Kureishi turns his piercing gaze onto the pains of old age. Maurice (Peter OToole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) are veteran stage actors whose slow; inevitable decline is disrupted by the arrival in their lives of Ians niece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker). While Jessies housekeeping skills make for a bone of contention with Ian; Maurice finds himself attracted to her. Kureishi has crafted a disturbing; wry and profoundly moving swansong for his characters. Also included in this volume is an Introduction by Kureishi in which he describes the inspiration he drew from the Japanese master Tanizaki.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Stuck In the 20th CenturyBy TexOverall; a good book but needs to be updated to include considerations and suggestions for digital photography and the internet. As currently written; it is exclusively oriented towards the world of film photography and mailing hard copy prints or 35 mm slides. That detracts from the value of the book.22 of 22 people found the following review helpful. Business tips from the Photo Biz ExpertBy Lorelle VanFossenThe nature photography market is one that is extremely diverse. Nature images are used on everything from printed stationery in the form of note cards and stationary to photographs used as advertising painted on a commerical airplanes tail. They are used as backgrounds to sell commercial products and used in text books for teaching about the environment and nature.With such a diverse market; Jim Zukerman tackles the marketing of nature images with a clarity and skill - you feel like you are sitting in his living room having a good chat. The book is easy to read and gives the reader a good foundation on how the business works. The tips are excellent for putting together promotional packages and guidelines for selling your work. The images included with the text show how different pictures work for different markets; too.The photographs in the book are inspiration enough for any photographer; motivating them to go out and get the same quality. But the points of how the business works and what does work and what doesnt; from the editorial to commerical markets; is fantastic. It should be on every nature photographers shelf - for the pictures or the information! A great resource.13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Great inspirationBy JPThis book really helps with fine tuning your photo techniques by exploring more interesting compositions of the same subject. It touches on lighting; filters and techniques breifly and goes into more depth on marketing your images. This is a great book for someone who has been taking pictures for awhile and is looking to improve their photography and possibly start submitting photos for print. Highly recommend this book to those intermediate to advanced amatures looking to break into the world of proffessional photography; or maybe just dabble in it a little. Great book
