Roy Stuart (2) Hardcover – 1 May 2008

I bought this a few years ago partly out of curiosity and in the (mistaken) hope that some of the images might provide some inspiration for my own figurative work.As expected the photographs are mildly explicit; by far the majority are in colour and many are intended as visual narratives.As far as the narrative aspects go, they are rather insipid efforts – at their worst they are fairly pretentious and very obviously contrived.Disappointingly dull stuff despite the often vivid colours and not very erotic – at least in my opinion – it certainly isn't to my taste; it's no wonder it sat on my bookshelf for some time before I noticed it recently – it'll sit for a long time again.

Good quality paper but the images on it are very amatureish.Not erotic or sexy, but very pretentious.I wanted to be exited about these pictures as I have a keen interest in photography but there's nothing interesting or new here.

Dieses Buch ist ein Gesamtkustwerk, wie bei dem Verlag auch nicht anders zu erwarten. Bis jetzt war jedes Buch sein Geld wert, welches ich mir von diesem Verlag gekauft habe. Ich kann nur jedem der Qualität zu angemessen Preis will, zu diesem Verlag raten. Das Format ist immer so ausgesucht, dass man alles gut darauf erkennen kann.

Ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes on a dirty kinky french porn set or wanted to see the stuff you don't see everyday and probably won't want to see again. Well this is a safe way to view the other side without stepping over or even confronting the reality. Looking at this you wonder what these girls are thinking and then again it is proof that in this world there is a place for all types. The guy clearly sleeps with his models and they are less than half his age. If you know what up-skirt or fetish is you know what you will find here. Feet are licked, sweat is sweated and it is all caught on camera like reality TV and just as fake.

This is a great collection of images. The reason I bought this book was for inspiration for photography. What this book does provide are, beautiful women, well done shots, solid book construction and depictions of thought provoking situations. The reason I give four out of five stars is because the images blur the line between artfull nudes and pornagraphic depictions, directly and implied. If you take into consideration my intent for the book, this might not be an issue for you. There are also a few depictions of homosexuality. While it didn't influence my rating, it may influence your purchase. Altogether this is a great collection of photographs and a great value.