Mark Vieira writes with passion and insight, revealing photographer George Hurrell as a person, and describing how Hurrell created what is now known in history as Hollywood Glamour Portraits (with Hurrell's sculptural lighting and special negative retouching techniques, primarily during 1925 - 1943). Vieira's writing style is compelling, and as a photographer himself, he understands Hurrell's techniques. Vieira provides the perspective of where the art of photography was in history during this time. I'm enjoying this book.