Scott Kelby (Author)
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This is the eBook version of the printed book.
(HINT: IT�S NOT JUST THE LIGHTING)
Scott Kelby, the world�s #1 best-selling author of photography books, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, and Publisher of the just-released Light It magazine, has reinvented how lighting books are written by finally revealing the entire process from start to finish. You see everything from the complete lighting setup (and all the gear used), to the shoot (including all the camera settings and a contact sheet of the progression of the shoot), to the all-important part that most books don�t dare include�the post-processing and retouching in Photoshop. This book also breaks new ground in the visual way it teaches you the lighting setup. There aren�t any sketches or 3D models�you see the lighting layout in a full-page photo, taken from above during the live shoot, so you can see exactly where everything�s positioned (the subject, the photographer, the lighting, the background�you name it�you see it all). Plus, you�ll see side, over-the-shoulder, and more behind-the-scenes views, so you can absolutely nail the lighting every time.
LEARN THE LIGHTING SETUPS THE PROS USE
Each year, Scott trains thousands of professional photographers during his Light It. Shoot It. Retouch It. LIVE! seminar tour and now, for the first time ever, he�s taken that incredibly popular style of learning and put in into book form. Now everyone can have a real-world reference for getting the same looks today�s clients are clamoring for.
You�ll learn:
- The step-by-step layouts for creating the most-requested and sought-after lighting looks
- How to get more out of one light than you ever thought you could (this is worth it alone!)
- How to control and shape your light without breaking the bank
- The camera settings, gear, and power settings for every shot
- The retouching techniques the pros really use to make their subjects look their very best
- How to retouch hair, eyes, lips, skin, and lots of other little retouching tricks that make a really big difference
- How to create high-contrast portrait effects without buying expensive plug-ins
- A host of insider tricks, invaluable shortcuts, and kick-butt special effects to give you a real advantage over the competition
Plus, Scott includes a special bonus chapter that shows how to create these same studio looks using off-camera hot shoe fl ashes and the modifi ers made for them. There�s never been a book like it.
This is the eBook version of the printed book.
(HINT: IT�S NOT JUST THE LIGHTING)
Scott Kelby, the world�s #1 best-selling author of photography books, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, and Publisher of the just-released Light It magazine, has reinvented how lighting books are written by finally revealing the entire process from start to finish. You see everything from the complete lighting setup (and all the gear used), to the shoot (including all the camera settings and a contact sheet of the progression of the shoot), to the all-important part that most books don�t dare include�the post-processing and retouching in Photoshop. This book also breaks new ground in the visual way it teaches you the lighting setup. There aren�t any sketches or 3D models�you see the lighting layout in a full-page photo, taken from above during the live shoot, so you can see exactly where everything�s positioned (the subject, the photographer, the lighting, the background�you name it�you see it all). Plus, you�ll see side, over-the-shoulder, and more behind-the-scenes views, so you can absolutely nail the lighting every time.
LEARN THE LIGHTING SETUPS THE PROS USE
Each year, Scott trains thousands of professional photographers during his Light It. Shoot It. Retouch It. LIVE! seminar tour and now, for the first time ever, he�s taken that incredibly popular style of learning and put in into book form. Now everyone can have a real-world reference for getting the same looks today�s clients are clamoring for.
You�ll learn:
- The step-by-step layouts for creating the most-requested and sought-after lighting looks
- How to get more out of one light than you ever thought you could (this is worth it alone!)
- How to control and shape your light without breaking the bank
- The camera settings, gear, and power settings for every shot
- The retouching techniques the pros really use to make their subjects look their very best
- How to retouch hair, eyes, lips, skin, and lots of other little retouching tricks that make a really big difference
- How to create high-contrast portrait effects without buying expensive plug-ins
- A host of insider tricks, invaluable shortcuts, and kick-butt special effects to give you a real advantage over the competition
Plus, Scott includes a special bonus chapter that shows how to create these same studio looks using off-camera hot shoe fl ashes and the modifi ers made for them. There�s never been a book like it.
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Envisioning Family: A photographer's guide to making meaningful portraits of the modern family (Voices That Matter)
by Tamara Lackey
Publication Date: December 15, 2011
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Family. A small word with powerful meaning. Most of us trace the roots of our own personal identity back, in large part, to our experience as part of a family. The actual definition of what a family is can vary widely. Yet, interestingly, most family photography is anything but varied. We are used to the basic posing of a group brought together and smiling like they never do in real life. We all know that staid family image. It doesn't offer much impact, and most professional photographers aren't terribly interested in shooting it.
Create an image that captures the spirit of a family
With this book, you'll also learn to light your images well, use fill light in a more effortless fashion, pose your subjects in a beautiful but natural way, nail your exposure, and create family photos that leave every member of the family feeling and looking their honest best. Read more
Photoshop Elements 9: The Missing Manual
by Barbara Brundage
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Elements 9 offers much of Photoshop's power without the huge price tag. It's an ideal tool for most image-editing buffs -- including scrapbookers, photographers, and aspiring graphic artists. But Elements still doesn't come with a decent manual. This bestselling, full-color book will help you get the most out of the program, from the basics to advanced tips for both Windows and Mac.
- Quickly learn your way around. Customize Elements to suit your working style.
- Get to work right away. Import, organize, and make quick image fixes with ease.
- Retouch any image. Learn how to repair and restore your old and damaged photos.
- Add some pizzazz. Give images more zip with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects.
- Find your creative flair. Create scrapbooks, greeting cards, photo books, and more.
- Use advanced techniques. Work with layers, blend modes, and other tools.
- Try out your new skills. Download practice images and try new tricks as you learn.
The Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital Photos
by Michael Freeman
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The source of any photograph is not the camera or even the scene viewed through the viewfinder--it is the mind of the photographer: this is where an image is created before it is committed to a memory card or film. In The Photographer's Mind, the follow-up to the international bestseller, The Photographer's Eye, photographer and author Michael Freeman unravels the mystery behind the creation of a photograph.
The nature of photography demands that the viewer constantly be intrigued and surprised by new imagery and different interpretations, more so than in any other art form. The aim of this book is to answer what makes a photograph great, and to explore the ways that top photographers achieve this goal time and time again.
As you delve deeper into this subject, The Photographer's Mind will provide you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding clich�, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light, and even how to handle the unexpected.
Michael Freeman is the author of the global bestseller, The Photographer's Eye. Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs.
- Written by the author of The Photographer's Eye.
- Provides you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding clich�, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light and even how to handle the unexpected.
- Contains over 400 breathtaking images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work.
Selected Images from The Photographer's Mind
 Bathed in light: composition, pose and lighting all move in the same direction--up towards the sun. |  A hidden landscape: inside a conch shell, but with none of the clues to suggest what it might be. |  A moment: the culmination of seven minutes and almost forty frames. |  Another Moment . . .: but an uncertain one. |
Amazon Exclusive: A Letter from Michael Freeman on The Photographer's Mind
Dear Amazon Readers,
Well, I�ve written and photographed many books, and I was a little shocked when last month the 150th one appeared. A third of these are about photography, and you might think that�s rather too many for one person to write. I mean, don�t I have anything better to do? Valid question, but I like books--no, more than that, I have a strong belief in them--and as my work involves a lot of travelling, I have a great deal of time to think and write when I�m on the road. In fact, I�ve always spent a little more than half of each year travelling, and usually on long trips. Five or six weeks at a time is my ideal, though it�s sometimes longer by necessity. This isn�t packaged tourism, of course, and many of the places I�m in are a little quieter and more remote than you might expect. Perfect for thinking about writing, and this writing is also about what I�m doing--shooting.
Two and a half years ago I published The Photographer�s Eye, a book which at its core is about composition. This evolved from a much earlier book, long out of print. It always seemed to me that the word "technique" was usually being applied to the wrong things in photography. Technique was taken to mean twiddling knobs and working the controls, not to mention the arcana of imaging software. All very well, but what about the result? You could train yourself to fit a flash unit to the camera faster than a weapons expert could change magazines on a Kalashnikov, or learn to despise anyone who doesn�t use Smart Objects in Photoshop, but if the image is boring at the end of it, what was the point?
The techniques that always engaged me (and to be frank, most of the other professionals I know) have to do with image making, regardless of camera model or Photoshop version. My background is editorial assignment photography, usually features, so the pressure is always on to make the shot interesting. It�s quite often about storytelling, and if I�m trying to tell a part of that story clearly, I might (for instance) need to find a viewpoint and framing that relates one thing in the frame to another. Or, can I find a composition and scale that somehow encapsulates the mood and essence of the scene? Or, did another photographer I know already shoot this in a particular way, and how can I be different and better?
Composition isn�t about the Rule of Thirds (spare me, please!) and getting the framing perfect. There is no perfect. But neither is it vague and happy-feely. There are real techniques that involve knowing what the frame shape is doing to you, how the eye and mind tend to respond to visual stimuli, and how to create the right balance between surprise and comfort simply by the proportion you allocate to elements In the frame. And because these techniques involve choice of subject and being certain of what you�re trying to achieve (for instance, make the scene lush and lovable, or shock the pants off the audience), composition reaches much, much further than placing points and lines in a rectangle.
Well, if I go on much more, this will begin to be a book! And there already is one . . . it�s the sequel to The Photographer�s Eye, and it�s called The Photographer�s Mind. It exists because there was much more that I wanted to say than I was able to in Eye.
There�s even a little bit more that I couldn�t fit into this, either. One thing I touch on in the book is the deep effect of frame shape, and in particular a new trend towards wider. 16:9 is rapidly gaining ground as a "natural" format (aspect ratio, actually) because of HDTV, and a few cameras offer this framing. And of course, its shape alone has an effect on composing that is noticeably different from 3:2 and 4:3. Here are four examples, each illustrating a different effect:
 Pushes the attention outwards to left and right--gives a panoramic feeling. |  Squeezes top and bottom--less foreground, less sky. |  Encourages the "two-shot"--one object left vs. one object right. |  Strengthens any left-right movement that the scene may already have. |
What Kind of Photographer Are You?
A Photo Personality Quiz
Do you know how to read a histogram?
- More or less
- Fairly well, and I�m getting better all the time
- Of course! What a nerve to ask!
- Trent Parke
- Irving Penn
- Ansel Adams
- Myself
- A year�s invitations to opening nights at the photo gallery of your choice
- A coffee-table book on grand American landscapes
- The latest Ukrainian software to do something amazing to your image
- People
- Landscape
- Fire hydrant
- Detail of a wall
- Gas station
- 0-10
- 10-50
- 50 plus
- An 85mm �1.4
- A 105mm Macro
- A lens that bends, swings or tilts
- Interesting contrast between elements
- Rule of Thirds
- Getting it all inside the frame
- It�s more important to get it sharp, because you can fix the composition later
- Anything unusual
- Backlighting
- Sunset and sunrise
- Frontal and crisp
- Flash
- The camera is irrelevant
- He understood exactly how the camera works
- This camera is a miracle of modern engineering
How did you score? Add up the numbers for each answer you checked . . .
10-16
Either you have a passion for shooting, or you cheated because you guessed that a low score would be best. Even if the latter, at least you wanted to look like a photographer rather than a techno-geek, so you won�t be disappointed to find that this new book is completely about thinking and shooting pictures, with not a piece of a camera kit or a computer screen anywhere in sight!
17-24
What a balanced, reasonable and moderate individual you are! The alternative would be that you couldn�t really make up your mind, but that can�t be true, can it? Anyway, I really envy you for steering clear of extremes. Guess what . . . you�ll find an equally balanced view of the range of photographic expression and style in this book!
25-33
You just might need a little more excitement in your photographic life. Moreover, you�ll go pasty-faced from sitting in front of the computer screen. Recommendation: close it down, spend an hour reading this book, then go out with the camera and take at least two photographs of a kind you�ve never tried before.
Funny how this book seems to be good for everyone, isn�t it? Admittedly, you�ll still need the camera manual. But please don�t write to me saying how unfair and opinionated the test was, because that�s what these quizzes are all about!
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David Busch's Nikon D5100 Guide to Digital SLR Photography
by David D. Busch
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The Nikon D5100 is the most advanced entry-level camera that Nikon has ever introduced. It boasts 16.2 megapixels of resolution, sophisticated full HD movie-making capabilities, and blazing fast automatic focus. As the owner of a Nikon D5100, you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera. DAVID BUSCH'S NIKON D5100 GUIDE TO DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY shows you how, when, and why to use all the cool features, controls, and functions of the Nikon D5100 to take great photographs. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply file formats, resolution, aperture/priority exposure, and other automatic exposure features. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use the Nikon D5100, and use it like a pro! Read more
Digital Photography Masterclass
by Tom Ang
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It's easy to see why digital photography has overtaken analog in popularity-it's affordable, convenient, versatile, and, above all, it makes photography more fun than ever before. Tom Ang's latest book is an in-depth, inspirational, and uniquely practical guide to every aspect of digital photography. There are assignments and analysis spreads, and step-by-step tutorials to help you hone your skills. He teaches you to look at the world with a photographer's "eye" and shows you how to get great shots every time. In short, this book shows you how to master your camera to ensure the best results in every situation and how to push the computer to keep up with your vision. Read more
This Is Strobist Info: Your Setup Guide to Flash Photography
by Dustin Diaz
Publication Date: December 1, 2011
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In 2009, photographer Dustin Diaz began a "365 project," the goal of which is to shoot and share one picture per day for a year. In sharing both the final image and the setup shot for that image (with call-outs explaining distance, flash power, flash modifiers, etc.), the project became a huge hit that attracted thousands and thousands of followers.
This Is Strobist Info recreates and expands upon this format, with the bulk of this beautiful, 10x8 book featuring a final image alongside a setup shot that clearly explains everything the reader needs to know in order to learn how the shot was created so they can then apply that knowledge to their own flash photography. In showing these finished pictures and setup shots for approximately 100 images, the reader will gain tons of knowledge about the basics--and beyond--of flash photography, including everything from simple one-light shots to images created with five lights and numerous gels, clamps, softboxes, and grids.
Additionally, This Is Strobist Info includes a few concise, instructional chapters featuring the author's thoughts on such topics as the inverse square law and the importance of making mistakes. Read more
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2
by Scott Kelby
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Scott Kelby, author of the groundbreaking bestseller �The Digital Photography Book, Vol. 1� is back with an entirely new book that picks up right where Vol. 1 left off. It�s more of that �Ah ha�so that�s how they do it,� straight-to-the-point, skip the techno jargon; packed with stuff you can really use today, that made Vol. 1 the world�s bestselling book on digital photography.
In Volume 2, Scott adds entirely new chapters packed with Plain English tips on using flash, shooting close up photography, travel photography, shooting people, and even how to build a studio from scratch, where he demystifies the process so anyone can start taking pro-quality portraits today! Plus, he's got full chapters on his most requested topics, including loads of tips for landscape photographers, wedding photographers, and there's an entire chapter devoted to sharing some of the pro's secrets for making your photos look more professional, no matter what you're shooting.
This book truly has a brilliant premise, and here�s how Scott describes it: �If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, �When I use my flash, the background behind the person I�m shooting turns black. How do I fix that?� I wouldn�t give you a lecture on flash ratios, or start a discussion on flash synchronization and rear curtain sync. I�d just say �Lower your shutter speed to 1/60 of a second. That should do it� Well, that�s what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I�ve learned just like I would with a friend�without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak.�
Each page covers a single concept on how to make your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you�ll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you�re tired of taking shots that look �okay,� and if you�re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, �Why don�t my shots look like that?� then this is the book for you.
This isn�t a book of theory�full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With nearly another 200 of the most closely guarded photographic �tricks of the trade,� this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos every time.
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The Muvipix.com Guide to Adobe Premiere Elements 10: The tools, and how to use them, to make movies on your personal computer using the best-selling video editing software program.
by Steve Grisetti
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
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From the basics of video editing with Premiere Elements, like capturing your media and building a timeline, to advanced functions, like creating customized effects and building menus for your DVDs and BluRay discs, The Muvipix.com Guide to Adobe Premiere Elements 7 will show you: � How to use the new tools in version 10, including support for the Mac OSX and Windows 7 64-bit operating systems. � How to use the Smart Trim, Smart Fix and Smart Mix features. � How to set up your projects to interface most effectively with video from any camcorder, including Flip pocket cams. � How to use the new Pan and Zoom and color correction tools. � The wealth of tools available in not-so-obvious places. � The magic of keyframing, Premiere Elements� most versatile and powerful tool for creating motion paths and special effects. � How to output video for the Web, disc and for use in another project. Read more
David Busch's Compact Field Guide for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
by David D. Busch
(1)Publication Date: August 30, 2011
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Are you tired of squinting at the tiny color-coded tables and difficult-to-read text you find on the typical laminated reference card that you keep with you when you're in the field or on location? Well throw away your cheat sheets and command cards! DAVID BUSCH'S COMPACT FIELD GUIDE FOR THE CANON EOS 5D MARK II is your solution. This new, full-color, spiral-bound, reference guide condenses all the must-have information you need while shooting into a portable book you'll want to permanently tuck into your camera bag. You'll find every settings option for your Canon EOS 5D Mark II listed, along with advice on why you should use--or not use--each adjustment. Useful tables provide recommended settings for a wide variety of shooting situations, including landscapes, portraits, sports, close-ups, and travel. With this guide on hand you have all the information you need at your fingertips so you can confidently use your camera on-the-go. Read more
David Busch's Compact Field Guide for the Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D
by David D. Busch
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
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Are you tired of squinting at the tiny color coded tables and difficult-to-read text you find on the typical laminated reference card that you keep with you when you're in the field or on location? Well throw away your cheat sheets and command cards! DAVID BUSCH'S COMPACT FIELD GUIDE FOR THE CANON EOS REBEL T3/1100D is your solution. This new, lay flat, spiral bound, reference guide condenses all the must-have information you need while shooting into a portable book you'll want to permanently tuck into your camera bag. You'll find every settings option for your Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D listed, along with advice on why you should use--or not use-- each adjustment. Useful tables provide recommended settings for a wide variety of shooting situations, including landscapes, portraits, sports, close-ups, and travel. With this guide on hand, you have all the information you need at your fingertips so you can confidently use your camera on-the-go. Read more
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1
Scott Kelby (Author)
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This is the eBook version of the printed book.
Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think).This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here�s how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want the background out of focus?' I wouldn't stand there and give you a lecture about aperture, exposure, and depth of field. In real life, I'd just say, 'Get out your telephoto lens, set your f/stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' You d say, 'OK,' and you'd get the shot. That's what this book is all about. A book of you and I shooting, and I answer the questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend, without all the technical explanations and without all the techno-photo-speak."
This isn't a book of theory�it isn't full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts: this is a book of which button to push, which setting to use, when to use them, and nearly two hundred of the most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade" to get you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with your digital camera every time you press the shutter button.
Here's another thing that makes this book different: each page covers just one trick, just one single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, another pro tool, another pro trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. There's never been a book like it, and if you're tired of taking shots that look "OK," and if you�re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, "Why don't my shots look like that?" then this is the book for you.
This is the eBook version of the printed book.
Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think).This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here�s how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want the background out of focus?' I wouldn't stand there and give you a lecture about aperture, exposure, and depth of field. In real life, I'd just say, 'Get out your telephoto lens, set your f/stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' You d say, 'OK,' and you'd get the shot. That's what this book is all about. A book of you and I shooting, and I answer the questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend, without all the technical explanations and without all the techno-photo-speak."
This isn't a book of theory�it isn't full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts: this is a book of which button to push, which setting to use, when to use them, and nearly two hundred of the most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade" to get you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with your digital camera every time you press the shutter button.
Here's another thing that makes this book different: each page covers just one trick, just one single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, another pro tool, another pro trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. There's never been a book like it, and if you're tired of taking shots that look "OK," and if you�re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, "Why don't my shots look like that?" then this is the book for you. Read more
Photoshop Elements 10 For Dummies
Ted Padova (Author), Barbara Obermeier (Author)
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Perfect your photos and images with this �focused� guide to the latest version of Photoshop Elements
For most of us, the professional-level Photoshop is overkill for our needs. Amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts turn to Photoshop Elements for a powerful but simpler way to edit and retouch their snapshots. Photoshop Elements 10 For Dummies, fully updated and revised for the latest release of this software product, helps you navigate Elements to create, edit, fix, share, and organize the high-quality images you desire. Full color pages bring the techniques to life and make taking great photos fun and easy.
- Introduces you to the work area
- Shows you how to upload images to your computer
- Reviews ways to view, find, organize, and manage your photos
- Details how to modify your photos to your specifications
- Distills working with layers, contrast, color, clarity, filter, effects, styles, and type
- Explains how to print your creations, create a slide show, and optimize images for the Web
Written by veteran digital imaging and print authors Barbara Obermeier and Ted Padova, this handy reference is a highly readable and enjoyable way to learn this powerful image editing application.Perfect your photos and images with this �focused� guide to the latest version of Photoshop Elements
For most of us, the professional-level Photoshop is overkill for our needs. Amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts turn to Photoshop Elements for a powerful but simpler way to edit and retouch their snapshots. Photoshop Elements 10 For Dummies, fully updated and revised for the latest release of this software product, helps you navigate Elements to create, edit, fix, share, and organize the high-quality images you desire. Full color pages bring the techniques to life and make taking great photos fun and easy.
- Introduces you to the work area
- Shows you how to upload images to your computer
- Reviews ways to view, find, organize, and manage your photos
- Details how to modify your photos to your specifications
- Distills working with layers, contrast, color, clarity, filter, effects, styles, and type
- Explains how to print your creations, create a slide show, and optimize images for the Web
Written by veteran digital imaging and print authors Barbara Obermeier and Ted Padova, this handy reference is a highly readable and enjoyable way to learn this powerful image editing application. Read more
Photoshop Elements 10: The Missing Manual
by Barbara Brundage
Publication Date: October 7, 2011
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Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop
by Nykolai Aleksander, Richard Tilbury, 3DTotal Team
Publication Date: January 10, 2012
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Beginner�s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop is a new series dedicated to providing a comprehensive guide to the basics of digital painting in this versatile program. Whether you�re new to this artistic medium or simply looking to improve existing skills, this book offers up a wealth of suggestions and advice to get you started, improve workflows, perfect techniques, and produce stunning images.
The step-by-step tutorials within this book don�t just describe techniques, but actively demonstrate how these techniques can be applied to an artwork. Industry veterans including Nykolai Aleksander and Richard Tilbury share the benefits of their years of experience in a clear and methodical fashion. They examine the various basic Photoshop tools on offer, shedding light on these features and establishing ways of successfully integrating them into an artistic workflow. Fundamental art theory is also covered, including classic topics such as composition, story-telling, portraying emotion, lighting, and color, leading to a thorough understanding of the components that make up a successful image.
Instructive and inspirational, Beginner�s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop is an ideal resource for anyone taking their first steps into the digital painting world.
Nykolai Aleksander is a UK-based freelance character illustrator and portrait painter, who has been working in the CG field for the past eight years.
Richard Tilbury is a freelance artist from the United Kingdom who works in both 2D and 3D and has been featured in a number of popular publications.
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Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography & Styling
by Helene Dujardin
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Tips and techniques for making food look good�before it tastes good!
Food photography is on the rise, with the millions of food bloggers around the word as well as foodies who document their meals or small business owners who are interested in cutting costs by styling and photographing their own menu items, and this book should serve as your first course in food photography. Discover how the food stylist exercises unique techniques to make the food look attractive in the finished product. You�ll get a taste of the visual know-how that is required to translate the perceptions of taste, aroma, and appeal into a stunning, lavish finished photograph.
- Takes you through the art and techniques of appetizing food photography for everyone from foodies to food bloggers to small business owners looking to photograph their food themselves
- Whets your appetite with delicious advice on food styling, lighting, arrangement, and more
- Author is a successful food blogger who has become a well-known resource for fellow bloggers who are struggling with capturing appetizing images of their creations
So, have the cheese say, "Cheese!" with this invaluable resource on appetizing food photography.
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 Hummus (click for photo information and recipe) |  Blackberry Pie (click for photo information and recipe) |  Crudites with Aioli (click for photo information) |
How to Photograph Absolutely Everything: Successful Pictures From Your Digital Camera
by Tom Ang
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This paperback edition of How To Photograph Absolutely Everything by renowned photographer, author, and broadcaster Tom Ang, delivers exactly what the title promises. Avoiding intimidating technical jargon, he explains the basic elements of photography - light, color, composition, and focus - then goes on to show how to make them work for you. From still lifes to children's parties, thunderstorms to sunsets, close-ups to panoramas, every photographic subject, technique, and challenge is covered. Using step-by-step photographs and instructions, Tom shows you how to take the best possible picture in any situation. Want to photograph city lights at night, animals in action, a family portrait? Tom makes it easy. Employing a user-friendly "recipe" formula, he shows you the best approach for each subject, gives expert tips on improving an image, and tells you how to set up your camera - so you really can't go wrong. Inspiring galleries at the end of each section describe alternative techniques to try for every subject. There are also tips on basic post-production, showing how to crop, improve color and contrast, and remove unwanted elements of an image. How to Photograph Absolutely Everything guarantees to make a better, more confident photographer of absolutely everyone who reads it. Read more
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 4
by Scott Kelby
Publication Date: March 10, 2012
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Scott Kelby, author of The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1 (the world's best-selling digital photography book of all time), is back with yet another follow-up with an entirely new book that picks up right where he left off with Volume 3. It's even more of that "Ah ha, so that' s how they do it," straight-to-the-point, skip-the-techno-jargon stuff people can really use today to make their shots even better.
This book truly has a brilliant premise, and here's how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot and you asked me, 'Hey Scott, I want the light for this portrait to look really soft and flattering. How far back should I put this softbox?' I wouldn't give you a lecture about lighting ratios, or flash modifiers. In real life, I'd just turn to you and say, 'Move it in as close to your subject as you possibly can, without it actually showing up in the shot.' Well, that's what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned, just like I would with a friend--without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak."
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 4 follows in the footsteps of the wildly successful previous volumes, giving photographers nearly two hundred more closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade" to get them shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with their digital camera every time they press the shutter button. Read more
Painter 12 for Photographers: Creating painterly images step by step
by Martin Addison
Publication Date: November 11, 2011
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Transform your photographs into stunning works of art with this fully updated, authoritative guide to the all-new Painter 12. Whether you are new to Painter or a seasoned pro wanting to go further with your digital art, Painter 12 for Photographers will show you how to get the most of Corel's powerful painting software.
Starting with the basics and moving on to cover brushes, textures, cloning, toning, and other effects, Martin Addison will help you master the techniques needed to transform photographs into beautiful painterly images.
Packed with vivid images to illustrate what can be achieved with the right skills and know-how, Painter 12 for Photographers will inspire you to get creative with your photographs.
Painter 12 for Photographers features:
- A new chapter on portraits, including children and adults
- A new chapter on animal portraits, including cats, dogs, and horses
- A new chapter on creative montage
- A revised and expanded chapter on Painter basics
- A new extended tutorial on taking a picture from the camera stage through printing
- Updated tutorials
- A companion website with over two hours of clear, no-nonsense video tutorials and high-quality, original photographs for the tutorials for you to download
The Perfect Photo (Rocky Nook)
Elin Rantakrans (Author), Tobias Hagberg (Author)
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"Perfect" is a purely subjective term when it comes to art. A journey toward the perfect photo is a journey without a defined destination. There are photographs that are technically perfect and others that stand out because of their message or composition. Although the perfect photo remains a matter of taste, it is still something every photographer strives for.
With this volume, Elin Rantakrans and Tobias Hagberg provide the beginning to intermediate photographer a wide range of practical tips that cover capture, composition, and editing�all with the aim of helping you achieve better photos. Each concept is illustrated with beautiful, inspiring images.
Our promise: Use 7 of these 70 tips and you will be a 10% better photographer. Try it!
"Perfect" is a purely subjective term when it comes to art. A journey toward the perfect photo is a journey without a defined destination. There are photographs that are technically perfect and others that stand out because of their message or composition. Although the perfect photo remains a matter of taste, it is still something every photographer strives for.
With this volume, Elin Rantakrans and Tobias Hagberg provide the beginning to intermediate photographer a wide range of practical tips that cover capture, composition, and editing�all with the aim of helping you achieve better photos. Each concept is illustrated with beautiful, inspiring images.
Our promise: Use 7 of these 70 tips and you will be a 10% better photographer. Try it!
David Busch's Sony Alpha DSLR-A580/A560 Guide to Digital Photography
by David D. Busch, Alexander S. White
Publication Date: September 15, 2011
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The new Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 and A560 are innovative new, mid-level dSLR models that will replace the A550 and A500 models. They are the first from Sony to include full HDTV video as well as sophisticated features such as 7 frames-per-second continuous shooting and Sweep Panorama, 16.7 (A580) and 14.6 (A560) megapixel resolutions. David Busch's SONY ALPHA DSLR-A580/A560 Guide to Digital Photography shows you how, when, and why to use all the cool features, controls, and functions of both the A580 and A560 to take great photographs of anything. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply A580 and A560 file formats, resolution, aperture/priority exposure, and automatic exposure features. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use your A580 or A560, and use it like a pro! Read more
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team
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Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS5 choose Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop CS5.
In addition to learning the key elements of the Photoshop interface, this completely revised CS5 edition shows readers how to edit images with precise selection control, correct a wide range of lens-based errors, interactively transform their images with the new Puppet Warp tool, and easily remove or replace image elements with the new Content-Aware Fill mode. The book also covers new powerful painting effects to artistically enhance images and shows how to combine multiple exposures into a single HDR image.
For the first time, the companion DVD will feature, in addition to the lesson files, 2 hours of free video tutorials from Learn Adobe Photoshop CS5 by Video by Adobe Press and video2brain, a great added value!
�The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.� �Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training
Classroom in a Book�, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does�an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.
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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3
by Scott Kelby
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Scott Kelby, author of The Digital Photography Book, volume 1 (the world�s best-selling digital photography book of all time), is back with a follow-up to his volume 2 smash best seller, with an entirely new book that picks up right where he left off. It�s even more of that �Ah ha�so that�s how they do it,� straight-to-the-point, skip-the-techno-jargon stuff you can really use today to make your shots even better.
This book truly has a brilliant premise, and here�s how Scott describes it: �If you and I were out on a shoot and you asked me, �Hey Scott, I want the light for this portrait to look really soft and flattering. How far back should I put this softbox?� I wouldn�t give you a lecture about lighting ratios, or flash modifiers. In real life, I�d just turn to you and say, �Move it in as close to your subject as you possibly can, without it actually showing up in the shot.� Well, that�s what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I�ve learned, just like I would with a friend�without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak.�
Each page covers a single concept on how to make your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you�ll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you�re tired of taking shots that look �okay,� and if you�re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, �Why don�t my shots look like that?� then this is the book for you.
This isn�t a book of theory�full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With nearly 200 more of the most closely guarded photographic �tricks of the trade,� this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos every time. Read more
BetterPhoto Basics: The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Taking Photos Like a Pro
by Jim Miotke
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Absolutely anyone can take better photos!
If you can press a button, you can take great pictures. It�s as simple as that. In BetterPhoto Basics, Jim Miotke, founder of the popular online photography school BetterPhoto.com, shares tips and tricks to improve your photos right away, no matter what camera you�re using. Too busy to read a book? No problem�flip to any page for an instant tip to use right away! Learn to compose knockout shots, make the most of indoor and outdoor light, and photograph twenty popular subjects, from sunsets and flowers to a family portrait. Those who want to go further get tips on controlling exposure and the secrets behind ten advanced creative techniques. And everyone will appreciate Jim�s breakdown of easy fixes to make in Photoshop. No matter what your level of experience, you�ll be amazed how easy it is to start taking photos like the pros. Read more