{"product_id":"new-york-legs-hardcover","title":"New York Legs - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacey Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eKathy Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the past three years, Stacey Baker has been photographing women's legs in New York City and posting the pictures on Instagram, where she has over seventy-five thousand followers. The women are strangers she meets on the street who agree to pose in front of a nearby wall. Only their legs are visible in the frame: She always frames them so the subject is cut off at the waist. She rigorously stages these photographs, asking the muse to stand in front of a gritty, textured wall, and composing each image so the heels line up with the horizon line where the wall meets the chewing-gum-pocked sidewalk, and always framing it so the thin strip of pavement takes up about a sixth of the picture. By following this disciplined approach, Baker has figured out a way to commandeer a portrait studio out of the chaos of midtown Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe images, viewed collectively, reflect the diversity of the female figure and also reflect the personality of each subject as well as the fashion of the moment: leggings, miniskirts, jeans, etc. Many of the pictures were taken on West 40th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, near where Baker works as a photo editor at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, often during her lunch hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book has been designed by Matt Willey, named 'Designer of the Year' 2014 by Creative Review, and currently the Art Director of The New York Times Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAS AUF AMAZON.DE ANGEGEBENE ERSCHEINUNGDATUM BEZIEHT SICH NUR AUF USA. DER TITEL IST IN EUROPA AB JULI LIEFERBAR, AUCH DURCH AMAZON.DE \/\u003cbr\u003eTHE PUBLICATION DATE INDICATED HERE IS ONLY FOR USA. THIS TITLE IS AVAILABLE IN EUROPE IN JULY, ALSO ON AMAZON.DE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Baker\u003c\/b\u003e works as a photo editor at The New York Times Magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Photography at The New York Times Magazine. She has also made a name for herself as as an author, teacher, mentor and exhibition curator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.5 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769744720160,"sku":"9783868286984","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c6b54d2e996f71dc73f3ef109460a03b.webp?v=1780355297","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/new-york-legs-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}