a sampling from the series the BOOK COLLECTION by Paul Octavious
Books for Posing
Prior to the emergence and popularity of image libraries and stock photo agencies, The Fairburn System of Visual References was considered the holy grail of visual reference material for artists of the day. Produced in 3 volume sets of human figures, faces and heads, figures and hands, they were an indispensible resource for the art director and commercial artist who relied on the photo references to hand render people—usually with Magic Markers—for conceptual storyboards and ad campaigns. Just like rubber cement and presstype, the Fairburn System was considered an essential tool for "pitching" clients throughout the 1970s and 80s, and most every...
In the Stacks: National Library of Ireland
[paperback bargains] Dublin, 1969.Next stop for In the Stacks is the National Library of Ireland. Located in Dublin, Ireland's national library is home to the most comprehensive collection of Irish documentary material on the planet. Here is a little book-themed grouping from their Flickr offering. The Reading Room of Miss Sandes Soldiers Home in the Curragh Camp. Elise Sandes (1851-1934) from Tralee, Co Kerry founded this movement near army camps in Ireland, England and India. She was an evangelical missionary and her aim was to provide wholesome recreation for young soldiers to keep them away from pubs. Eason & Son Ltd.,...
Inside the Library with Christoph Seelbach
Abbey Library in AustriaLuckily, one of the places German architectural photographer Christoph Seelbach likes to take pictures is at the library.Seelbach traverses his home country and other biblio hot-spots in Europe to capture the internal grandeur of the library. Abbey Library in Austria From the classic Abbey Library in Austria to the more contemporary City Library in Malmo, Sweden Seelbach invites us on a journey through these shrines to the printed word. former Jesuit College library in Amberg,University and State Library Halle, Germany Saxony State and University Library, Dresden City Library. Malmo, Sweden Seelbach seems to be following in the footsteps of fellow...
Paper Moments
Inspiration 1 by Anna DorosenkoTo celebrate their 20th anniversary, The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) launched Paper Moments, a competition that invited people to submit paper-themed photos. About the contest: Throughout times, paper has been all around us, working for us, delivering to us and making our lives easier. It is so much a part of our daily lives that we take it for granted and rarely stop to think about it. Yet it communicates symbols, engages our senses, brings cleanliness, comfort and safety and accompanies our every moment. Capture one of these moments and you might win one of...