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  Weaving with a loom results in needlework where the fibers which sustain the beads are also the only warp of the finished object. The oldest type of weaving loom is the bow loom: a flexible stick with healds made of birch bark or leather to hold up and separate …

  When photojournalistic tecniques gained popularity with magazine editors, there began a market for a more realistic approach to glamour photography as well. They wanted pictures that avoided the artificiality of the gallery shot. Candid glamour photography was born and given a new name: cheesecake. Major magazines like ESQUIRE, ARGOSY …

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  ROBERT DOISNEAU

  SHEPHERD – DETAIL FROM AN APSIDAL MOSAIC DATING BACK TO THE XIII CENTURY – CHURCHN OR SAINT CLEMENT, ROME  The garment complemented by the cape of the hood, which is thrown back leaving the head uncovered, the striped, two–tone coveralls and the closed footwear ascertain the shepherd’s financial condition; …