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David Busch’s Nikon D3500 Guide to Digital SLR Photography (The David Busch Camera Guide)
David Busch’s Nikon D3500 Guide to Digital SLR Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon D3500 camera, the company’s most compact and easy-to-use entry-level dSLR. Taking and sharing pictures is easier than ever, thanks to the D3500’s enhanced Guide Mode and SnapBridge Bluetooth Low Energy wireless link between the D3500 and your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.. This 24-megapixel camera offers Full HD 1080p 60 fps video, continuous shooting at up to 5 frames per second, and increased battery life of up to 1550 shots per charge. With this book in hand, you can fine tune your camera skills as you explore the world of digital photography, develop your creativity, and take great photographs with your D3500. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch’s Nikon D3500 Guide to Digital SLR Photography covers all the camera’s features in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy visual guide to the D3500, with close-up photos and descriptions of the camera’s essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you’ll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you’re shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon D3500 today.Read more
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Photo Walk Log Book: For Digital and Film Photographers (Photography Log Books)
This Photo Walk Log Book has been designed to help you enjoy and get the most from your Photo Walks.
- 30 Photo Walk Tables that can be completed before, during and after the walk to help you get the most from the Photo Walk and your camera. Improve your skills and capture better images with the Photo Walk Log Book.
- The Log Book also contains 20 Photo walk Tips, how to best use the Photo Walk Log Book, and some information about the law and photography.
- The Log Book will help you whether you walk with a phone, film, or digital camera. It can be used in all settings, from hiking in open rugged landscapes to urban walks and street life adventures.
- The Log Book contains 30 Tables for 30 Photo Walks. Each table is on a single page. The is also room for notes and some handy places to jot down an equipment checklist and your camera’s custom settings, etc.
Contents
- About this book
- Photo Walk Tips
- How to use the Photo Walk Log Book
- Log Book Tables – 30
- Appendices – The law and photography
- Log Book notes
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Bee Happy – Little Book of Smiles: Gratitude Reminder – Not just Notes and Lists
Bee Happy – Little Book of SmilesUse this book to organise your plans or studies for each day or week with notes and lists.
For every page you use for tasks there is a page to remind you to take note of something that made you smile today.
Smiling really and truly boosts your mood and will help you have a more productive day!
204 little pages of happiness.
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The Architectural Drawing Course: The hand drawing techniques every architect should know
All students with a budding interest in architectural design will value this book for its solid foundational orientation and instruction. Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture’s visual language, showing them how to think spatially and getting them started in architectural drawing with a series of instructional tutorials. Using three-dimensional design problems, she coaches students through the fundamentals of proportion and scale, space and volume, path and place and materials and textures. A series of study units cover virtually every aspect of architectural drawing.This book concludes with practical advice for anyone considering a career in architectural design, offering ideas on building a portfolio, getting advanced training and continuing on a path to a professional career.
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Charles Bargue and Jean-Léon Gérôme: Drawing Course
- Two hundred lithographs that comprised a famous late nineteenth-century drawing course
- Introduces the work of a hitherto neglected master: Charles Bargue
- Of interest to artists, art students, art historians, and lovers and collectors of art
The Bargue-Gérôme Drawing Course is a complete reprint of a famous, late nineteenth-century drawing course. It contains a set of almost two hundred masterful lithographs of subjects for copying by drawing students before they attempt drawing from life or nature. Consequently it is a book that will interest artists, art students, art historians, and lovers and collectors of drawings. It also introduces us to the work and life of a hitherto neglected master: Charles Bargue.
The Drawing Course consists of three sections. The first consists of plates drawn after casts, usually of antique examples. Different parts of the body are studied in order of difficulty, until full figures are presented. The second section pays homage to the western school of painting, with lithographs after exemplary drawings by Renaissance and modern masters. The third part contains almost 60 académies, or drawings after nude male models, all original inventions by Bargue, the lithographer. With great care, the student is introduced to continually more difficult problems in the close observing and recording of nature.
Charles Bargue started his career as a lithographer of drawings by hack artists for a popular market in comic, sentimental and soft-porn subjects. By working with Gérôme, and in preparing the plates for the course, Bargue was transformed into a spectacular painter of single figures and intimate scenes; a master of precious details that always remain observation and never became self-conscious virtuosity, and colour schemes that unified his composition in exquisite tonal harmonies. The last part of the book is a biography of Bargue, along with a preliminary catalogue of his paintings, accompanied by reproductions of all that have been found and of many of those lost.
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John Hedgecoe’s New Introductory Photography Course
An updated edition with hundreds of new photographs, information on the latest equipment, and projects reflecting today’s interests. Practical guidance is given on using today’s cameras and processing and printing photographs.Read more
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A Rapid Introduction to Digital Photography
What camera should I buy?
What should I look for in a new camera?
What do all the controls mean?
How can I use exposure to improve my photography?
How can I compose my images?As someone who answered “Yes” to at least one of the above, then this book is for you. With step-by-step guidance and never seen before images taken by Ahsan Abbas FRGS you will learn which camera is best for you and how you can get the best out of your photographic equipment.
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Complete Digital Photography: 9th Edition
In this thoroughly updated edition of Complete Digital Photography, popular photographer, writer, and teacher Ben Long guides you through the creative and challenging world of digital photography. In this book is everything you’ll need to know in order to create great digital photos, from how a camera works to all the details of shooting, image editing, output, and workflow. The step-by-step tutorials included here offer great tips and techniques on improving your processes from start to finish. You’ll learn about exposure theory, composition, lighting, masking, image adjustment, and much more. No prior experience is needed or assumed, and by the end of the book you’ll be tackling complex photographic challenges with your own growing expertise—and the results will astound you. NOTE: This version has been updated to improve the print quality.Read more
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David Busch’s Nikon Z50 Guide to Digital Photography (The David Busch Camera Guide)
David Busch’s Nikon Z50 Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for getting the most out of your Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera. Nikon’s first APS-C format mirrorless model is compact, weighs just 14 ounces, and is very affordable, making it the perfect camera for budding photo enthusiasts. It’s built around a 21-megapixel sensor that offers excellent image quality and is sensitive enough for low light shooting. With a 209-point phase-detect autofocus system covering more than 85 percent of the frame, the Z50 can shoot sports and action at up to 11 frames per second, with lightning fast focus. The Z50 can capture both 4K and Full HD movies, too, and the flip-down rear LCD is ideal for selfies and vlogging. With this book in hand, you’ll master all the camera’s impressive features, and fine tune your camera skills as develop your creativity taking great photographs with your new Z50. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch’s Nikon Z50 Guide to Digital Photography covers all the camera’s capabilities in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy visual guide to the Z50, with close-up photos and descriptions of the camera’s essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you’ll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you’re shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon Z50 today.Read more
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iPhone 13 Pro Max: The Complete Photography Guide
Updated 10/27/21
Apple made the most sophisticated phone that we have ever seen and, with it, an amazing camera system. But how do you actually use it to take breathtaking photos?
No matter if you are new to photography or a seasoned pro, this book will detail all the tricks and tips to get you taking stunning photography in a snap!
The new iPhone 13 Pro Max is a beast of a camera. Apple reworked it from the ground up and presented us with an incredible tool, but unless you master it, you will always be held back from getting the great shots that are just beyond your reach. You don’t need any prior knowledge. We will start day one and quickly build a set of skills and techniques using simple methods with straightforward easy-to-understand examples to help take better photos on day one.
I break the book down into two chapters, beginner and advanced photography. In the beginning chapters, I walk you through compositions, what the difference between the brand new lenses are, your settings, improving selfies, low light photos and more. For anyone that wants to take the next step, there is a ton of additional material in the advanced chapters. The exposure triangle, shutter speed, advance portraits, filters, HDR shooting, landscapes and more!
This is the ultimate guide that will unlock your photos.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome!
Part One: Beginner’s Photography
The Three Lenses
Understanding the Camera UI
Settings
Square vs 4:3 vs. 16:9
Portrait vs. Landscape
Live Photo and should you use it?
Using the Grid
The Rule of Many Shots
Panorama
Burst Mode
Low Light Mode
Selfies
Sharing Photos
Part Two: Advanced Photography
Focus Lock
The Exposure Triangle
Exposure
The Rule of Thirds
Shutter Speed
Portraits
Portraits: Part Two
Portraits: Part Three
Using Filters
Landscape
HDR vs. no HDR
Looking for Different Angles
Wildlife Photography
City Photography
Food Photography
Apple ProRes RAW
Macro
Macro – Part One
Macro – Part Two
Cinematic Mode
Photographic Styles
The Golden Ratio
Hacking your Creativity
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The Art of Landscape Photography
The Art of Landscape Photography is an expert guide to the theories, techniques, and artistry of composition and how it can be used to create beautiful and engaging landscape images.
In this visually stunning and highly informative book, two of the UK’s leading photographers, Mark Bauer and Ross Hoddinott, investigate widely accepted theories on composition and what appeals to our sense of beauty. They also put the principles into practice, using their own images to illustrate the points. Technique is discussed, but the emphasis is firmly on how it affects the aesthetics of an image. This book is aimed at those who have grasped the fundamental technical aspects of photography and are keen to expand your artistic understanding.
The principles of composition to convey meaning and emotion are at the heart and soul of landscape photography. This title tackles the art of composition in great depth, emphasizing how technique can impact on the aesthetics of an image.
Key points:
- Written by two of the UK’s leading landscape photographers
- Expert advice on equipment, shooting technique, and processing
- Guidance on shooting in different types of landscape and how to use light creatively
- Examination of formal styles and how to develop a personal style
Beautiful photography fills the book to fully explain the power of photographs.
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The Songwriters Handbook: Songwriting For Songwriters
Are you a songwriter? Have you always wanted to write a song?Whether you’re a professional songwriter, an artist with a dream, a multi million-selling act, a hobbyist, or even if you’ve never written a song before this book was written for YOU.
Maybe you just love writing songs or perhaps you are writing a new album or you are writing for or with artists and you need ideas to spark new songs into being, possibly you’re stuck in a bit of an artistic rut and you’re looking for fresh ideas to write about or perhaps you’ve always felt there is a songwriter inside of you but don’t know where to begin.
This book will become your best friend. It will help you and inspire you to write a new songs, sharpen your voice as a songwriter or help you to find the spark to start writing a new song.
On each page is an idea, something to think about, something to provoke your creativity, something to shift your perspective, challenge or inspire you to write a song. You could start from the beginning of this book, or close your eyes and pick a page at random and see what arises within your mind. There are 52 ideas, one a week, so you could use this song as a year long songwriting exercise.
Author Elijah’s songs have been championed on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 and in MOJO Magazine and he hosts a weekly Songwriting Podcast with songwriters of note and distinction as well as a weekly songwriting challenge on YouTube and Spotify.
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Analog Photography: The Ultimate DIY Guide to Learn How to Develop Photographic Films for Film Photography
Develop Analog Black and White Films Yourself in less than 30 minutes
Many photographers are rediscovering analog photography, which is currently triggering a real trend. What is the appeal of analog photography? In 1888, the first roll films were produced industrially. Today, around 128 years later, we are already in the middle of the digital age with far more possibilities. Nevertheless, the old technology also has its advantages, which will definitely convince you.
The term analog photography refers to photography with an analog camera and film. A roll of film is inserted into the camera and the magic begins as soon as you press the shutter button, light interacts with the chemicals in the film and an image is captured. The images collected on the roll of film come to life when the film is developed in a photo darkroom.
Anyone who wants to work with analog photography over a longer period of time is advised to develop the self-exposed films themselves afterwards, at least as far as black and white films are concerned. You are rewarded with a high quality of the negatives, with extremely low development costs and of course with a lot of joy in the completely independent process.
This book will walk you through the process of how to develop analog films, even if you have no prior experience. You’ll learn about everything you need to develop your first film as well as how simple it is to develop black and white film at home.
Anyone who wants to learn more about how to develop black and white films for analog photography, whether you need a step by step walk through or just want to get started as a new hobby, should read this book. You’ll learn how simple it is to develop black-and-white film at home and how to start developing films with just a few required pieces of tools.
In this Analog Photography guide, you will discover:
- Everything about analog photography
- Advantages of analog photography
- Camera settings for analog photography
- How to edit analog photos
- Structure of black and white film
- Exposure and development of black and white film
- Composition of the image
- How to set up your own black and white photo darkroom
- Materials and equipment for photo darkroom
- How to develop your film
- How to determine the development time
- How to determine the fixing time
- How to prepare the developer
And much more…
Developing black and white film yourself is not only an interesting photography skill but also it gives you an absolutely fulfilling joy of bringing your own photos to life through development.
If you want to learn more about how to develop your first quality photography film, then take the first step today, scroll up and click the Buy Now button to get your copy of this book Now and develop your first film today.
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A Year With My Camera: Workbook Four for Year Two: Weekly photography lessons for intermediate photographers
A Second Year With My Camera picks up where the first year ended and takes you, step by step, through a professional curriculum for intermediate photographers. (Search for “A Year With My Camera” if you haven’t done the first year yet it yet and want the complete beginner’s camera course by the same author – the first two workbooks also make a great gift to give anyone who has just got their first big camera.) These workbooks are designed to be written in. They have pages set aside for you to stick your own images in. They are printed in black and white. Do not buy them if you are expecting a coffee table style photo book – they are more like textbooks.Workbook 4 (this book) includes six monthly projects based on the photography genres of:
– portraits
– events
– action
– macro
– black and white
– doing a “big project”In addition to the genre project itself, each monthly project also incorporates a technical aspect of photography (such as hyperfocal distance or exposure values), a mindset exercise (such as focussed attention and serendipity) and a printing project (for example printing at home and using ICC profiles).
Workbook 3 (the previous book in the series) includes a further six monthly projects:
– still life
– wildlife
– street
– abstract
– long exposures
– colourRead more
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The Landscape Photography Book: The Step-By-Step Techniques You Need to Capture Breathtaking Landscape Photos Like the Pros: 2
In The Landscape Photography Book, professional photographer and bestselling author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs. Scott covers all you need to know, as he discusses everything from his go-to essential gear to camera settings to the photographic techniques that cover a wide variety of landscape situations and locations. Whether you’re looking to capture a beautiful scene at sunrise, shoot a silky waterfall, create star trails at night, or show an epic location in a sweeping panorama, Scott’s got you covered.
Among many other topics, you’ll learn:
– The best ways to scout locations (including online resources for faraway locations)
– How to meter your scene for the best exposure (and when you should switch to spot metering)
– Where to focus your camera for tack-sharp images from foreground to background
– How to shoot HDR and panoramas (and HDR panos!)
– The best night photography techniques for shooting the Milky Way, strair trails, and light painting
– When and how to use landscape-specific gear and techniques such as ND filters, focus stacking, and Bulb mode
Once the shoot is over, Scott covers his process for editing landscape images. You’ll quickly learn the essential ways to bring out the wow factor in your landscape images–from the basics of white balance and exposure settings to the use of graduated and radial filters, how to make your colors pop, when to convert your image to black and white (and how to do it), and much more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Essential Gear
Chapter 2: Camera Settings and Lenses
Chapter 3: Techniques
Chapter 4: Composition
Chapter 5: Panos and HDR (and HDR Panos)
Chapter 6: Long Exposure Photography
Chapter 7: Post-Processing
Chapter 8: Landscape Recipes
Chapter 9: Other Gear and Techniques
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The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video
Over 200,000 sold! Adopted for use by over 700 college courses!Written by a working professional, here is the most user-friendly book available on the subject of film and video production; it reduces the shooting experience to its essence, making complicated concepts easy to grasp. Using simple clear language and more than 150 illustrations, the book explains:
- Exposure
- Lenses
- Composition
- Basic sequence
- Crossing the line
- Lighting
- Montages
- Sound
- Editing
- And much more!
When you finish this book, you will know and understand how to shoot good pictures that will edit together seamlessly in post-production. With added chapters on sound and editing, this new edition of The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video rounds out the education of any filmmaker.
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don’t aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
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Take your Best Shot: The Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Digital Photography
Written for complete beginners, this photography book is easy to read and understand, even if you have never worked with a camera before, or a budding photographer who wants to improve. It has step-by-step tutorials covering the basics of digital cameras and photographic techniques.
In this guide you’ll explore
- Types of cameras available
- How digital cameras work
- Camera Cards
- Lenses and Filters
- Techniques used to take better photographs
- How to align and compose your photos
- Suggested camera settings
- Understanding f-stops, shutter speed and ISO
- Understanding depth of field and focus
- Taking photos and using shooting modes
- How to transfer your Photos to your computer
- Basic Photo Editing and Touchup
We want to create the best possible resource to help you, so if we’ve missed anything out then please get in touch using office@elluminetpress.com and let us know. Thanks.
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A Year With My Camera: Workbook Three for Year Two: Weekly photography lessons for intermediate photographers
A Second Year With My Camera picks up where the first year ended and takes you, step by step, through a professional curriculum for intermediate photographers. (Search for “A Year With My Camera” if you haven’t done the first year yet it yet and want the complete beginner’s camera course by the same author – the first two workbooks also make a great gift to give anyone who has just got their first big camera.) These workbooks are designed to be written in. They have pages set aside for you to stick your own images in. They are printed in black and white. Do not buy them if you are expecting a coffee table style photo book – they are more like textbooks.Workbook 3 (this book) includes six monthly projects based on the photography genres of:
– still life
– wildlife
– street
– abstract
– long exposures
– colourIn addition to the genre project itself, each monthly project also incorporates a technical aspect of photography (such as hyperfocal distance or exposure values), a mindset exercise (such as focussed attention and serendipity) and a printing project (for example printing at home and using ICC profiles).
Workbook 4 (the next book in the series) includes a further six monthly projects:
– portraits
– events
– action
– macro
– black and white
– doing a “big project”Read more
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A Year With My Camera, Book 1: The ultimate photography workshop for complete beginners: Volume 1
*This book is printed in black and white and designed to be written in – more details below; please read the whole description if you are expecting a coffee-table glossy book.* The two A Year With My Camera workbooks accompany the online course of the same name from Emma Davies. You can complete the course just from the workbooks, but if you want to join the online community, find the details at AYearWithMyCamera.com. This is Book 1 in a 2 part series. This is a practical workbook, PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE, designed to be written in and picked up every week – not a coffee table book to put on your shelf and never look at. The course is designed to be finished, and this is not a glamorous, well-finished book, it is a rough-and-ready *work* book – it’s for people who want to finally understand their camera, not just read about it. Be warned – there are plenty of photographs and illustrations, but they are NOT COLOUR and they are not fine art quality. Most people who open this book breathe a sigh of relief, realising they don’t have to learn everything all at once. It’s a very liberating approach to photography. You will start by building the foundations (chapters 1-6), and then, with a solid base to support you, you will grow your creativity and find your personal style (chapters 7-18). Please use the “Look Inside” feature which is enabled – you can see the workbook nature of the book before you buy, and check it is what you are expecting.Read more
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Foundation Course: Landscape Photography: The Essential Beginners Guide
Aimed at beginners, Foundation Course: Landscape Photography is part of a series of tutorials that explain the basic skills and techniques of photography in relation to a specific subject area. Each book is divided into six main sections: Basics, Lessons, Revision, Project, Analysis and Progress. The concept of photography is presented in a concise, easy-to-follow manner. There’s information on the types of camera, lenses, tripods, filters and other useful accessories; the basics of exposure, metering, aperture and shutter speed, ISO, dynamic range and using filters. There is also information on colour and composition, including the effects of light, the effects of colour on the perception of a photograph, and the basic ‘rules’ of composition.Read more
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Photography: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)
This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography.
Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years and includes more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers, explaining how they pushed the bounds of the medium. It also showcases examples of the extraordinary cameras that photographers experimented with, from the daguerreotype to the latest camera phones!
Charting the influence of social and cultural change, as well as the impact of science and technology, this beautiful book follows the history of photographs from the first grainy attempts at portrait and landscape photography to gritty photojournalism, street photography, and digital photography, with special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world.
This fantastic photography book promises:
– A selection of the most important “lost” cultural artefacts from ancient times to the present day
– Features images of the artworks where available, or specially commissioned illustrations of them based on written accounts
– Includes details of the ongoing debate about whether looted art should be returned to its country of originPacked with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect reference for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the subject. Whether you’re looking for a riveting reference book to display on your coffee table or gift to a friend, or you’re a life-longer learner with a thirst for knowledge – Photography is sure to delight!
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Mosques: Splendors of Islam
Mosques are among the greatest architectural feats and have a profound beauty: their spiritual purpose adds to their mystery and lustre. This visually stunning volume illustrates the development of the basic mosque structural and decorative elements through sixty examples including the most venerated, such as the Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain; the Imam Mosque of Isfahan, Iran; and Istanbul s Suleymaniye Mosque along with such innovative new expressions as Doha s Abu al-Qabib Mosque. Mosques from Europe, the Indian subcontinent, North America, North Africa and the sub-Sahara, the Middle East, and Russia and the Caucasus are showcased, from their origins in Mecca and Medina through their major stylistic transformations under the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires up to the present. Stunning original and archival photographs show striking exterior and interior views as well as adjacent gardens and fountains that grace these magnificent structures. Essays by prominent architecture and design authorities cover topics such as the iconographic and decorative elements of the mosque, including the calligraphy and tilework that adorn these important sanctuaries, as well as regional architecture styles. This important volume is a must for those interested in architecture and design, as well as lovers of Islamic art.Read more
£45.20£52.30Mosques: Splendors of Islam
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Five Pillars of Islam: Easy to Understand Islamic Book for Kids | Teach Your Child About Islam In A Simple, Easy, Fun and Educational Way: 3 (Islam Made Easy For Kids)
The Five Pillars of Islam | Easy Islamic Books For Kids and Beginners Alike
Presented in a friendly, fun way, this ‘Five Pillars of Islam’ book is a perfect introduction to help children of all ages learn about the importance of the Pillars. The content is presented with Images designed to attract children and the written language is kept simple and factual so it’s easy to understand.
How this Book can help
The book is designed to help parents, grandparents and children connect and have an honest conversation about Islam with the focus being on the Five Pillars of Islam. It’s ideal for kids aged between 4 and 12, but can also be for any person wanting to learn more about Ramadan in an easily digestible way.
Included is a Bonus at the end of the book are short additional interesting facts about Islam.
High-quality color pages and images making the message easy and fun to understand
The book covers the following topics:
- What are the Five Pillars of Islam
- What is Shahada
- What is Salah
- What is Zakat
- What is Saum
- What is Hajj
- Interesting facts about Islam
This book makes for a great birthday or Ramadan present or gift. Collect the Series of Books!
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to the History, Philosophy and Practice of Islam Around the World, with More Than 500 Beautiful Illustrations
In the contemporary world the Islamic community is represented by around 1.4 billion people or twenty-five percent of the global population, from a wide range of ethnic, national linguistic, theological, political and socioeconomic backgrounds. This book comprehensively explores the life and work of Muhammad, the history of Islam, Islamic beliefs and doctrine, and religious practices and worship. Beautifully illustrated with more than 500 fine-art paintings, artworks, maps and photographs, and including a helpful timeline, it offers a comprehensive introduction to and overview of a complex and often misunderstood religion.Read more
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Chinese Brush Painting through the Seasons
Chinese brush painting is a traditional style of painting that has evolved over many centuries. Artists use ink and colour pigments to paint onto rice paper or silk.
An important characteristic of this kind of painting is holding and directing the brush in the right way to produce strokes that are delicate and refined. The four co-authors of this book – Sun Chenggang, Ning Xiangying, Ning Jialu and Miao Hongbo – are particularly gifted proponents of this style, which has connections with traditional calligraphy.
Chinese brush painting typically includes themes such as birds, plants and flowers, landscapes, fruit and vegetables and fish. This book explores these themes through the four seasons, with the peony depicted in spring, the lotus flower in summer, the vegetable harvest in autumn and the bamboo bud in winter. Many of the subjects are symbolic and have connotations of good fortune, auspiciousness, good health, a long life, a good harvest, a flourishing family, wealth – even immortality!
Explained in the introduction to each project, the symbolism is followed by clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations. There is a short section at the beginning of the book describing tools, materials and techniques to help readers achieve the almost ethereal beauty and delicacy of this style of painting.
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Mandarin Writing Practice Book: Chinese Writing Notebook – Learn Chinese Character Writing and Pinyin – Chinese Writing Practice Notebook | Tian Zi Ge … and Adults (Chinese…
Enjoy Mandarin Chinese handwriting with a beautiful notebook – a classical design just for you!This elegant Chinese writing practice book is designed for language learners to practice Chinese characters, with space for pinyin or English, suitable for both kids and adults.
The book has over 110 pages of mi zi ge style blank papers (an upgraded version of tian zi ge style) for you to practice. As a special bonus, it also comes with summarised Chinese writing tip from LingLing to guide your journey.
This can be a perfect self-practicing book, as well as a beautiful Chinese gift for a special friend!
Book Features:
- Size – 8.5 x 11 in (215.9mm x 279.4)
- Premium matte finish cover
- Printed on quality white paper
- 110+ pages of blank practice paper
- Specialized mi zi ge style to perfect Chinese character writing
Chinese writing on the book cover:
千里之行，始于足下
(A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step)
– by Laozi, Founder of the Chinese Daoism
This book will serve as your best friend in this exciting Chinese learning adventure.
Write beautifully and confidently from today!
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A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities from Calligraphy to Animals to Landscapes
A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way―no prior experience necessary!As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, Chinese brush painting has been used for thousands of years to create images that harness the imagination, and capture the inner spirit of a subject―be it an animal, landscape or tree. All you need for this simple, but beautiful, art form is black watercolor paint, white paper, a brush and some creativity!
An introduction tells you about the history of brush painting, and also gives tips for holding your brush, achieving different shades and collecting your materials. After that, the book takes you step-by-step through more than 35 hands-on activities―including basic strokes, putting them together to create an object or scene, the importance of leaving open space and even writing some Chinese calligraphy.
With the help of this book, artists of all ages can learn to paint:
- Bamboo stalks, branches and leaf clusters
- A knotted pine tree and its delicate needles
- A snail with a spiral shell and little body peeking out from underneath
- A waterfall gliding down the side of a mountain
- And much more!
You’ll find that this activity will help you learn to center your mind and thoughts, and your masterpieces will be inspiring decorations or great gifts for friends and family. Get started learning this ‘soft martial art!’
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Asia’s Wildlife: A Journey to the Forests of Hope (Proceeds Support Birdlife International)
“Close-up views of endangered fauna in their natural habitats are difficult enough to obtain, but the breathtaking artistic quality of the photography in this valuable documentation of Asia’s disappearing forest habitats makes this book highly recommended for both scientists and nature lovers alike.” –Robert Stuebing, The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Author of A Field Guide to the Snakes of BorneoAsia’s Wildlife provides rare insights into Asia’s breathtaking tropical forests and the rare species that inhabit them–many of which are now endangered. Proceeds from this book will go to support the conservation activities of BirdLife International.
Produced to raise funds and awareness of nature conservation through their Forest of Hope program, Asia’s Wildlife is a mesmerizing year-long photographic journey of the expedition taken by Fanny Lai and photographer Bjorn Olesen. Readers can become part of their journey as they observe, photograph, and describe Asia’s most distinctive animal species. The trip brings you to the most remote and biodiverse forests in eight different countries in Asia, and gives you the opportunity to learn about rarely seen–let alone photographed–endangered animal species.
Over 190 images and illustrations feature 129 different animal species, of which 72 are national endemics, including:
- The Giant Cloud Rat
- The majestic Philippine Eagle
- The critically endangered Helmeted Hornbill
- And many other fascinating creatures!
Discover the ongoing conservation efforts to protect these precious forests, as well as very real threats to the future of the animals and habitats.
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Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)
A progressive rock supergroup? In the 1980s? Who would want such a thing critics asked, as they immediately went on the attack. But music fans disagreed. John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer had played with the likes of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Yes and ELP to name just a few and they lived up to the supergroup tag. Asia’s self-titled debut album went to number one for nine weeks on the US charts, went top twenty in the UK and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Asia was all over MTV, had a sold-out world tour, several hit singles and a Grammy nomination. After 1983’s Alpha album, Wetton left to be replaced, bizarrely by Greg Lake was in, then Wetton was back and Howe was gone, replaced by Mandy Meyer for Astra in 1985. Fans needed a scorecard to keep track of it all, then the group split. Geoff Downes would struggle to keep the flame alive with John Payne from 1991-2005 until the original line up reunited in 2006 with newfound respect accorded them by both the media and fans until Wetton’s sad passing in 2017. This book covers every studio album as well as key live albums, compilations and solo projects in detail, making it a comprehensive guide to the music of this enigmatic and ever-changing band.Read more
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Central Asia in Art: From Soviet Orientalism to the New Republics
In the midst of the space race and nuclear age, Soviet Realist artists were producing figurative oil paintings. Why? How was art produced to control and co-opt the peripheries of the Soviet Union, particularly Central Asia? Presenting the ‘untold story’ of Soviet Orientalism, Aliya Abykayeva-Tiesenhausen re-evaluates the imperial project of the Soviet state, placing the Orientalist undercurrent found within art and propaganda production in the USSR alongside the creation of new art forms in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. From the turmoil of the 1930s through to the post-Stalinist era, the author draws on meticulous new research and rich illustrations to examine the political and social structures in the Soviet Union – and particularly Soviet Central Asia – to establish vital connections between Socialist Realist visual art, the creation of Soviet identity and later nationalist sentiments.Read more
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Don McCullin: Journeys across Roman Asia Minor
‘Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures’ – Don McCullin Journeys Across Roman Asia Minor is driven by an eye for beauty and an ear for history. It is an album of the most recent photographs taken by Don McCullin, informed by a life full of hard-won experience. Working the ineffable magic of a master-craftsman, he frames an ancient sanctuary known to Homer, then focuses on the broken face of an exhausted emperor, before turning his eye on the sensuous torso of a goddess. While most of us were sheltering from Covid, Don explored the mountains, valleys and coast of western Turkey, hunting out the most poignant and powerful ruins of the Roman Empire. He has created a meditation on landscape, the effects of light on ancient stone, the way clouds animate the past, but it is also inescapably about past conflict. About conquest, about imperium, about power. Journeys across Roman Asia Minor shows us a world still packed full of enchantment and wonder. He shows us pavements once trodden by Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Caesar and Sulla, St Paul and Hadrian. Through his lens we view ancient theatres cascading down the slopes of mountains, two-thousand-year-old bridges still used by hill farmers, and find spring water flowing into fountains still dominated by statues of the gods.Read more
£85.70£90.30Don McCullin: Journeys across Roman Asia Minor
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Piano Homework Book and Practice Tracker (Blue)
The Meridee Winters Music Method Piano Homework Book and Practice Trackers are available in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black.Are you a piano student who wants to maximize progress? Are you a piano teacher who wants your students to have a tool that will track assignments AND promote practicing? Do you want a visually fun book that will let you set goals, notate music, assign homework, and record theory – all in one place? If so, this is the piano lesson secret weapon you’ve been missing.
The Meridee Winters Piano Homework Book & Practice Tracker includes:
• Staff paper for notating music, song ideas and more
• Notebook pages for writing out assignments and lesson notes, complete with a weekly practice tracker
• Goal-setting pages
• Theory tools like a build-it-yourself blank glossary for theory concepts and circle of fifths chart
• A “Create Your Own” practicing game board
• … And more!About the Meridee Winters Music Method:
Founded by a former school teacher, the Meridee Winters Music Method was created as a solution to a problem: that lesson and exercise books teach at the “rote and recall” level, with little room for creativity. There is also a need for great music materials for learners of all styles, including gifted learners, young learners, students that fall on the autism spectrum, those with dyslexia and more. The Meridee Winters Music Method tackles all of these complex needs with her playful, progress-boosting books and activities.
Organize, create and supercharge your piano lessons with this innovative book, part of the Meridee Winters “Whole Brain” approach to music education and a great supplement to any series.
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100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Music Department
The 100 Ideas for Teachers series offers early years, primary and secondary practitioners/teachers quick and practical ideas, tips, advice and/or activities to improve specific areas of their teaching in an accessible, dip in and out format. In making this relevant for a Secondary Music Department, My-Hanh Doan and Dave Guinane have focussed on four main areas: the classroom, extra-curricular activities, the department and the wider school. Their ideas cover Key Stage 3 to A-level, and cover areas from behaviour, homework, kick-starting orchestras through to ensembles, trips and tours, social media strategies and much more. An invaluable resource for every secondary teacher.Read more
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Teaching Little Fingers to Play. Piano
A book for the earliest beginner, combining note and note approach with something new in every lesson.Read more
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Wimbledon 2023: The Official Review of The Championships
Wimbledon 2023 – The Official Story of The Championships is the comprehensive, entertaining and beautifully illustrated re-telling of a spell-binding fortnight of tennis at the All England Club.Since 1984 the official ‘annual’ has reviewed in detail each Championships held at Wimbledon and this 39th edition promises to be one of the best yet with the tournament playing host to established stars and exciting emerging talents.
Paul Newman’s crafted text, coupled with the stunning images captured by Wimbledon’s team of award winning photographers, provides readers with a wonderful and comprehensive review of a memorable tournament played out under blue skies and on stunningly green courts.
Following the full story of the tournament, from Qualifying through to the concluding Mixed Doubles final on Centre Court, the book also focuses on some of the other stories and characters that make Wimbledon so colourful and includes daily features and light-hearted stories from the sold out grounds in south west London!
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Remarkable Football Grounds: An illustrated guide to the world’s perfect soccer pitches – Shortlisted for 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year
Remarkable Football Grounds is a collection of some of the most memorable places to watch and play football around the world.
Ranging from the stellar stadiums of the Premier League to windswept islands in the Scottish Hebrides or the far-flung Pacific, including stadia that resemble flying saucers, a crocodile and an armadillo! Remarkable Football Grounds features a range of the oldest, biggest, highest, quirkiest and furthest flung stadia and the stories behind their existence. Italian Serie B team Venezia can be reached by canal, with moorings nearby; Bamburgh Castle football ground lies in the shadow of a Game of Thrones-scale fortress, while Estadio Silvestre is a full-size pitch on the roof of a building in Tenerife.
Some of the oldest, storied stadiums are here, including Anfield for Liverpool, Fulham, which has a tunnel under the pitch and the two Dundee football clubs, that have sizeable grounds, Tannadice and Dens Park, just 183 metres (200 yards) apart.
At the quirkier end of the scale, the Aveiro stadium in Portugal looks like a giant children’s playset, while in Gangwon, South Korea, the football pitch doubles as a ski jump landing area.
Many of the stadiums come with spectacular views. The Faroe Islands have produced some strong football teams in the past and many of their grounds are set in picture perfect landscapes. The same can be said of Norway’s Lofoten Islands where flat land is at a premium and the pitch sides are used for drying fish. In Slovakia, the Janosovka football pitch has a narrow gauge railway that runs between the pitch and the grandstand.
Others are located in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Nobody loves the ‘away’ fixture at Coroico which entails tackling the ‘Death Road’.
Grounds include: the impressive new Qatari World Cup venues, Wembley Stadium, Camp Nou, Monaco, Old Trafford, Allianz Arena, Petrovsky (Zenit St.Petersburg), Trogir in Croatia, Longgang in China and the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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Hot Rods & Custom Cars: Vintage Speed Graphics
Hep and hopped up. Ford’s original Model T was the first car to undergo “speed modification,” a hobby that quickly grew into a $60-million aftermarket industry. Steadily picking up speed ever since, the practice of engine and body customization has become one of America’s favorite rites of passage. Hitting its stride in the 1950s, the underground hot rod culture spawned the likes of Rat Fink, Von Dutch, and George Barris– the King of Kustoms– while also inspiring a generation of rebels without a cause. Culled from the garages and toolboxes of hot rod enthusiasts, this essential collection of rare photos and ephemera is an essential for anyone who dreams of putting the pedal to the metal.Read more
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How to Draw Super Cars 02: Awesome Educational Book to Learn Drawing Step by Step For Beginners!: Learn to draw awesome vehicles for kids & adults | … and back to school gift…
BEST GIFT IDEA FOR CHRISTMAS, BIRTHDAY OR BACK TO SCHOOL – SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE (WHILE STOCKS LAST!! )
This Drawing and Activity Book celebrates the fun and excitement of the summer and holidays season by bringing creative drawing tutorials. This book series contain super, hyper, exotic, concept, racing, sport and muscle cars with step by step illustrations guide to master drawing.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- These drawing tutorials are designed for all ages. Each lesson includes detailed illustrations and a step-by-step instructions. If you can hold a pencil then you can learn to draw!
- The Tutorial is divided to drawing steps and erasing steps, with a page to practice for each design.
- Draw the basic template of a car and start from there to achieve a professional piece of art Step by Step!
Keep yourself or your kids entertained for hours with this fun activity book. Makes a useful and educational birthday, Christmas or back-to-school gift for kids, teens and adults that love drawing!
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Food Hygiene Book: Food Hygiene Record Book | Contains Food/Fridge Temperature Log Book Record; Kitchen Cleaning Checklist & Food Waste Log (Perfect … Restaurants,…
When running a commercial kitchen, the important keys of success are serving delicious food, great customer service & making money of course, but these are completely worthless without setting simple & strict food hygiene rules.This kitchen log book serves as an excellent guide and aids in the creation of statistical reports to monitor hygiene and cleaning activity. It also allows in maintaining the record and kept at one place in an organized manner. It helps to reduce the potential spread of harmful bacteria, maintain health and safety standards, and produce food inspection reports.
This “All in One” record book includes:
- Kitchen Deep Cleaning Checklist Record Log Book.
- Warm Unit or Fridge/ Freezer Temperature Log Book with Food Inventory Tracker.
- Food Waste Tracker.
Book Features:
- Large size :8.5 x 11 in (21.6 x 28cm) A4.
- 108 total pages to write in with prompts
- Matte cover
- Paper Color: White
- Perfect for recording and tracking …
Table Of Content :
- Page 3-36: Temperature Log Book with Inventory Count
- Page 37-70: Kitchen Cleaning Checklist & Schedule
- Page 71-100: Food Waste Log Book
- Page 101-108: Space For Notes
This Food Hygiene Logbook is perfect for hotels, restaurants, homes, offices, commercial kitchens, catering, schools, cafes, or any place where food is prepared on the premises.
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Classic Horror Oracle
Discover truth and inspiration in the dark with the Classic Horror Oracle deck.
This uniquely entertaining and beautifully creepy oracle deck harnesses the energies and dark truths revealed in iconic classic horror movies to find guidance, discover inner resources, and cultivate inspiration. Each of the 50 carefully selected films is represented by an evocative mini-movie-poster-style illustration from celebrated artist Ricardo Diseno, with an oracular theme for divination called out.
Whether it’s Nightmare on Elm Street (dreams), Night of the Living Dead (hunger), Carrie (celebration), Hereditary (family), or any of the others frightful films depicted, each card pulled by the seeker is given context and meaning in imaginative, fun, and revealing text readings featured in the fully illustrated 120-page accompanying booklet.
NEW AND ESTABLISHED HORROR MOVIE CLASSICS: Films include Haxan, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Get Out, The Thing, Re-Animator, Nosferatu, Alien, Eyes without a Face, Psycho, Ringu, The Babadook, An American Werewolf in London, The Blair Witch Project, Night of the Living Dead, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, The Wicker Man, and dozens more, each with their own oracular guidance to offer.
STUNNING ARTWORK: Custom illustrated cards for all 50 films/themes in this oracle deck with guidebook capture the fear and fun of each movie.
FIND INSPIRATION: Draw a card to read into your future or guide your scary movie viewing for a Saturday night.
Perfect for:- Horror and horror-movie fans
– Fans of Shudder, Criterion, TCM, Mondo, Waxworks
– Oracular seekers with a taste for darker truths
– Collectors of novelty oracle and tarot cards
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£15.20£17.10Classic Horror Oracle
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