Photography & Video
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National Geographic Stunning Photographs
Shot by National Geographic’s most renowned photographers and peppered throughout with inspiring quotations, Stunning Photographs is a vibrant tapestry of images that showcases the medium’s ability to reveal extraordinary moments of wit and discovery, harmony and intimacy, energy and joy. Definitive, striking, and always unstaged, the remarkable pictures in this book will appeal to all who want to enjoy the smorgasbord of colors, textures, and sensations that comprise the fabric of everyday lifeRead more
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Digital Photography Masterclass
Learn to take photos like a professional with Tom Ang’s masterclass
In Digital Photography Masterclass, 2nd Edition, Tom Ang provides a one-on-one guide to every aspect of digital photography. Improve your skills, develop your eye and take control of your camera.
Learn to take better pictures and be a better photographer by finding out how to imagine the results you want before achieving them. Fully updated to include all the latest equipment and software, discover how to master the complexities of lighting, composition and timing. Enhance your pictures with image manipulation and expanded lessons on post-production. Then start to specialise in whatever interests you, from sport to portrait, following Tom’s tips on taking photos in a variety of genres.
With Tom Ang’s clear tutorials, practical assignments, step-by-step projects and inspirational examples in Digital Photography Masterclass, 2nd Edition you’ll soon be picture perfect every time.
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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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Photography Log Book & Journal: A Handy Notebook to Help You Never Forget Your Camera Settings, Themes, Shot Notes, and Photo Learnings
Grab Your Ultimate Photography Companion!!!
This handy 5.5×8.5 inch notebook is specifically designed to help you keep track of your camera settings, store themes, capture detailed shot notes, and document valuable photo learnings.
With this book, you can effortlessly organize your photography projects, from portraits to landscapes and everything in between. You can seamlessly jot down essential details like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and lens specifications, ensuring you never miss a beat.
However, “Photography Log Book & Journal” also serves as a creative outlet and a source of inspiration for you with its photo journal prompts. So you can easily reflect on your experiences, capture fleeting moments, and express your artistic vision.
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KEY FEATURES
____________________- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- 160 pages
- Classic design
- Camera set-up checklist
(shooting mode, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, lens, in-camera settings, etc.) - Space for additional notes
- Today’s theme
- My observations
- Photography learnings
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NOTE: This Photography Log Book & Journal can be an excellent gift for your photographer friend.
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The Pocket Photographer: How to take beautiful photos with your phone
An accessible guide to getting the best out of your phone camera, aimed at everyone who wants to take Instagrammable photographs
Everyone has a camera on their phone. Author Mike Kus, a photographer with a strong Instagram following, demonstrates the simple tricks and techniques that take your photography to another level. His methods can be mastered by anyone, and the content avoids reference to specific phone camera technology, instead relying on the clear principles to make you a better photographer, regardless of the camera you own. The book is written, designed and illustrated by the author.
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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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Essential Affinity Photo 2: The quickest way to learn Affinity Photo 2 Desktop
Unlock Your Inner Photographer with Essential Affinity Photo 2!
Do you own Affinity Photo version 1? Then please see the first edition “Essential Affinity Photo”.
Are you ready to unlock the full potential of Affinity Photo 2 Desktop? This comprehensive and easy to follow book will teach you the core features of the powerful photo editing software, so you can start editing images like a professional in no time. With step-by-step instructions and exercises, you’ll learn the core features in the correct order, so you don’t waste valuable time.
Affinity Photo is one of the most powerful photo editors available today, rivalling Adobe Photoshop. And just like Photoshop, Affinity Photo can be confusing and difficult to learn. At least it can be if you don’t have the right instruction. What you mustn’t do is try to memorise its huge range of features. Instead, you need to learn a small subset of these, and importantly, in the correct order.
This comprehensive and easy to follow book explains each of the core features of Affinity Photo 2 Desktop. It does this by presenting examples and exercises for you to follow on your computer, so making the features easy to learn. Follow this book and its examples and you will soon be editing images as though you have been using the software for years.
The book is arranged into a series of lessons, focussing on the essential areas of photo editing using Affinity Photo. Each chapter builds on the previous, minimising repetition and saving you valuable time.
You will learn about:
- Exploring the essential tools and features in the different Affinity Personas.
- Understanding the powerful retouching capabilities of the Photo Persona.
- Using the different repair tools to remove, clone and move objects in an image.
- Enhancing images with special effects and Filters.
- Using Filters and Live Filters to sharpen and blur images as well as remove unwanted noise.
- Harnessing the power of the Export Persona.
And lots more.
This book is an essential guide for anyone interested in learning Affinity Photo. Not only is it packed with examples and exercises for you to follow, but you can also download the accompanying images from the author’s website, allowing you to follow along on your computer. With this book, you won’t waste your time wading through hundreds of pages of filler content – this is a comprehensive and concise guide, designed to help you improve your photo editing skills as quickly as possible, no matter your current level of experience.
Get started on your journey to mastering this powerful photo editor today!
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Photography Journal: Photo and Photography Log Book to Record and Track Camera Settings and Weather – With Set-Up Checklist – Photographer Gift Idea for Christmas –
Photographer’s log to record essential settings and conditions of your photos.
This photography journal will help you to improve your skills.
How the notebook is organized:
- Date, Time, Subject
- Weather Conditions
- Camera Name
- Lenses / Fiter Name
- Set-Up Checklist (Camera, Batteries, Lenses, Memory Cards, Lighting, Backdrops, …)
- Settings Tracker: Location, Iso, Shutter, F-Stop, File Series
- Additional Notes
Size 6 x 9 – 110 Pages
Great and inexpensive gift idea for any photographer!
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Creative food photography: How to capture exceptional images of food
Creative Food Photography is for photographers who already know how to shoot in manual mode, who have watched the Youtube videos, googled all things food photography and want MORE – more creativity, more information, more of what’s not on the internet! In this beautiful, inspiring and thoughtful book, food photographer, stylist and photography teacher Kimberly Espinel explores the ways in which food photography can be brought to life, through planning, styling, and the study of natural light. With warmth, passion and gentle encouragement, Kimberly helps you to play with new ideas and grow in confidence as you discover your own unique style. If you’re looking for a highly technical book and want to study artificial light, then this book is may not be the right fit for you. In turn, if you want to delve into your creativity, learn how to put together a professional mood board, understand how to compose your images far beyond the rule of thirds, develop your photographic eye, create images that evoke emotion and learn to style in your own unique way, then this book is for you!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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Digital Photographer’s Handbook: 7th Edition of the Best-Selling Photography Manual
The ultimate step-by-step manual for getting the most out of your digital camera and producing inspiring photos to treasure forever.
Have you ever looked back on the photos on your digital camera to find that what you thought was a stunning sunset picture or a perfect portrait shot, was nothing more than some blobs and blurs?
Then this may be the book for you!
Take your photography skills and techniques to the next level with this inspiring and informative guide brought to you by Tom Ang, as he teaches you how to capture, enhance, and transform your photographs.
Dive straight in to discover:
-Featuring the latest technological and creative developments in digital photography and image manipulation
-Covers all the basics in digital photography
-Featuring an array of top tips and techniques ranging from composition to publishing
-New revised format makes the content clearer and more accessibleSplit into two key sections for ease of reference, the first half of the book explains all of the essential techniques that every photographer needs to learn – from how to handle your camera correctly and understand its features, to composing a successful shot.
The second half develops your understanding of photography, guiding you through a range of projects that focus on different photographic genres and subjects, including landscapes, cityscapes, and live events.
It explains how to digitally enhance your images, not only to improve the original shot, but also to apply creative techniques that will take your image to a new level. This section also gives advice on the best way to share your work, choosing and using the most suitable equipment and the very latest technology, and, should you wish, how to develop a career in photography.A must-have volume for photographers who have a basic technical grounding but would like to improve their skills and techniques, this easy-to-follow accessible guide will explore a range of beginner level and advanced techniques, so that you maximise the potential of your digital camera and unleash your creativity.
Whether you’re looking to develop a new skill this New Year, or hone in on your technical skills,
Digital Photographer’s Handbook is sure to have something for everyone to discover and love.Read more
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Smart Phone Smart Photography: Simple techniques for taking incredible pictures with iPhone and Android
“… a genuinely useful guide to the more technical side of phone shooting, including editing with popular apps like Snapseed. Jo Bradford makes the most of the creative possibilities of modern smartphone cameras, and her tips on improving exposure and ensuring decent prints are really useful.” Awarded 5 stars by Amateur Photographer
Maximize your potential to get the shots you want with this guide to photography for both Apple and Android phones.
There’s a saying that the best camera for the job is the one you have with you when an opportunity arises. Thanks to the boom in camera-phone technology, today we’re lucky enough to have a camera to hand to capture all those incredible moments. But are you making the most of that powerful tool in your pocket? Do the photos you have taken tend to be blurry, or look nothing like what you’re seeing? If you want to shoot incredible images with your phone, buy Smart Phone, Smart Photography. Covering simple techniques that will allow you to get the image that you see every single time, you will soon be telling your camera what to do with confidence. Start with The Big Picture and get to know your camera phone and the rules behind taking the perfect shot. The next chapter, Taking Great Pictures, explains the key disciplines of photography – portrait, abstraction, macro, still life and plenty more. Finally, the Post-production chapter demonstrates how to use apps to edit and enhance your images and create incredible prints for display.
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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places: (Beginners Guide, Landscape Photography, Street Photography)
No clichés. No cheese. No camera-club jargon.From the author of the best-selling ‘Read This’ series, this introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture and interiors.
Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensable guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed photographers.
Packed with practical tips and iconic images, this accessible book will arm you with the know-how you need to take meaningful pictures of the places that matter to you most.
Featuring 50 master photographers, including Alec Soth, Martin Parr, Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Julius Shulman, Rinko Kawauchi, Thomas Ruff, Tim Hetherington and Joel Sternfeld.
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places is part of the internationally-bestselling ‘Read This’ series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.
Coming soon: Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019)
More titles in the ‘Read This’ series:
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051)
Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887)
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542)
Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052)
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)
Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)Read more
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Adobe Photoshop CC 2024 Guide For Beginners: Master Image Editing, Photo Retouching, and Manipulation with Adobe Photoshop | From Basic to Advanced Techniques
Step into the expansive world of Adobe Photoshop CC 2024 with this comprehensive guide tailored for beginners. With the ever-evolving digital landscape, Photoshop CC 2024 brings an array of powerful tools and features that make your creative journey both fascinating and intuitive. This guidebook will navigate you through the foundational aspects of Photoshop, such as understanding its essence, benefits, and the compelling new features introduced in 2023.
Unravel the intricacies of launching new plugins, mastering basic photo corrections, leveraging layers, making selections, and more. Dive deeper into the magic of vector techniques, the art of advanced compositing, and explore the revolutionary realm of neural filters. Whether you’re looking to retouch a portrait, design a logo, animate a video, or prepare your files for the web, this guide provides step-by-step instructions to ensure your creations are both captivating and professional.
Furthermore, with a dedicated section on the pivotal Camera Raw and an in-depth exploration of ensuring consistent color in print, this guide ensures all your bases are covered. The book doesn’t stop at just teaching; it ensures practical application with exercises, tips, tricks, and best practices. Plus, if you ever find yourself stumped, the “Frequently Asked Question” section might just have your answer.
Penned by an expert with vast experience in digital artistry, this guide is not merely a tutorial—it’s a conduit to unleash your creativity. Whether you’re a novice looking to dabble in digital art or a budding professional aiming to sharpen your skills, this guide is your companion in your Photoshop journey.
The creative possibilities of Adobe Photoshop are endless. The majority of people have tried to get into it but have run across difficulties; they can either quit up or keep trying. This book is a must-have if you feel that way. You can concentrate on what’s actually important, the actual information you need to create stunning digital products, rather than having to recall all the different panels, shortcuts, menus, plug-ins, and other things that make it feel so foreign. This book will assist you in doing that. You may start using the software like a pro as you read through its pages because they are filled with comprehensive pictorial illustrations and clear step-by-step instructions.
Click the Buy NOW button by scrolling up, then let’s start building something beautiful!
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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: (Photography Books, Top Photography Tips)
Over 300,000 copies sold!Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs is ideal for the new wave of snapshooters using DSLR, compact system and bridge cameras. It contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera-club jargon. Instead, it inspires readers through iconic images and playful copy, packed with hands-on tips.
Split into five sections, the book covers composition, exposure, light, lenses and the art of seeing. Masterpieces by acclaimed photographers – including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Fay Godwin, Nadav Kander, Daido Moriyama and Martin Parr – serve to illustrate points and encourage readers to try out new ideas.
Today’s aspiring photographers want immediacy and see photography as an affordable way of expressing themselves quickly and creatively. This handbook meets their needs, teaching them how to take photographs using professional techniques.
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is part of the internationally-bestselling ‘Read This’ series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.
Coming soon: Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019)
More titles in the ‘Read This’ series:
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051)
Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887)
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542)
Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052)
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)
Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)Read more
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Digital Photography Step by Step: Build Your Skills From Beginner to Confident Photographer
Build your skills and confidence in digital photography with practical and inspirational advice from Tom Ang.
Find your inner photographer and get the most out of your camera with Digital Photography Step by Step. Packed with expert knowledge, it is the perfect combination of practical photography advice and visual inspiration to help you make your own digital masterpieces in a flash.
This guide will teach you the basics of how to approach a subject, develop ideas, and manipulate images in a series of inspiring photography projects. As well as featuring chapters dedicated to the art of taking photographs, this handbook will help you to gain confidence in other subjects that you may need, such as sharing images, making movies, and selecting equipment.
Covering the latest advances in digital photography, Digital Photography Step by Step is the perfect reference to help you master every step of taking successful photographs.
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52 Week Photography Composition Challenge Week to View Planner: An Undated Diary With Weekly Photography Assignments for Aspiring Photographers
Do you love taking photographs but want to take your skills to the next level? Do you keep promising yourself that you will improve but never get around to it?Most of us find it hard to keep on track with learning something new so here is the solution. An undated week-to-view planner for all your appointments with a fun weekly photography challenge to help you develop a photographer’s eye. You won’t put this away in a bottom drawer because you will be using it as your diary so you will get prompted to think about your photography every day. The weekly tasks all focus on the creative element of photography – how you compose your shots – rather than the correct settings and can be done with just a camera phone,
This is the perfect gift for a beginner or aspiring photographer.
The book features:
- 120 pages
- Soft, glossy, paperback cover
- 6 x 9″ size, small enough to put in your bag
- 52 composition challenges
- Small weekly notes section
- Notes section at the back
Challenge yourself to improve your photography this year by adding this to your basket today.
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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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52 Week Photography Challenge: Photography Ideas and Photo Projects for a Whole Year • Inspiration to Try Out New Themes, Effects and Techniques
Do you love taking pictures to capture special moments? Are you a beginner, a pro or a hobby photographer? If yes, then this challenge is for you!
Apply new techniques and themes or practice what you already know with this 52 week photography challenge. For a whole year, this book will be by your side, helping you every week to complete photo challenges, note your camera settings and ideas for the future. This way they’re available the next time you ask yourself, “How did I take such an awesome self-portrait/landscape/sunrise/etc”. This book gives you the challenge, but the choice of camera, lens and settings are up to you. Here you are encouraged to push yourself to find the creativity within. With room to simply paste your photo into the book, you can see with each turn of the page how you grew as a photographer and how the interaction of your camera skills and settings ultimately harmonized.
- two pages dedicated to each challenge, leaving you enough room for your notes
- there is no time limit to the challenge, you can start it any time
- challenges include street photography, black and white photography, photography with flash and much, much more…
- handy size: 7 x 10 inch / 17.8 x 25.4 cm
- glossy finish softcover
✅ A great gift idea for those who enjoy photography both as a hobby and professionally!
Ready for your challenge? Get yours now!
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Photography Handbook: Digital photography made easy!
THE ULTIMATE, easy-to-understand, practical guide to taking better photos! This convenient booklet covers everything from composition and exposure through to aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lighting, lenses and more. This is the digital version of the internationally popular ‘Course Notes’ booklet from award-winning Australian Geographic photographer Chris Bray’s ‘1 Day Photography Course’ – now a hugely successful online video series. Filled with examples and written in his approachable, practical style, this booklet will get you off Auto Mode, unlock your creative potential and get the most out of your camera! Filled with handy tips for photographers at any level, this guide is a must-read for any photographer who wants to improve.Read more
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The Photographer’s Master Printing Course: In Association with “Amateur Photographer”
The Photographer’s Master Printing Course offers the enthusiastic printer and the complete beginner alike the key to creating perfect prints that combine technical assurance with true self-expression. Ranging from the basics of equipping a darkroom to advanced skills such as lith printing, tonong and multiple printing, this complete volume is on the recommended book list of the Royal Photographic Society’s Visual Arts Panel.Read more
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Landscape Photography Workshop
Landscape Photography Workshop is a comprehensive guide from two leading photographers to taking awe-inspiring landscape shots.
Two of the UK’s leading landscape photographers come together to share their wealth of experience and teaching skills in this new title. Landscape Photography Workshop aims to take the reader from the very basics of equipment and exposure through to advanced techniques. Landscape essentials, such as composition and filtration, are covered in depth and explained in a precise yet easy-to-understand manner.
Chapters included are:
- Equipment
- Exposure
- Composition
- Lighting
- Printing
AND MUCH MORE
This book also has chapters dedicated to post-processing and printing, enabling the reader to go successfully from camera to print, plus a number of practical assignments to encourage development.
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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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Tate: The Photography Ideas Book: Inspiration and Tips Taken from over 80 Photos (The Art Ideas Books)
It’s time to refresh your creativity with this lively exploration of photography at the cutting edge.There’s always a new angle with which to shoot your subject, a different shade of light to capture or a completely new genre to try out, so there’s never an excuse for your camera to gather dust.
This little book is full of big ideas that will inspire you to think differently. With a new concept on every page, you will discover fresh ways of tackling your subjects to create work that is original and exciting.
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Teach Yourself Photography: Get Started with Your Digital Slr Today
What the beginner photographer really needs is a no-nonsense guide to the most important features on DSLRs written by experts that reveals in plain English exactly what they need to know and nothing more. This is that book. Teach yourself Photography explains all the photography concepts beginners need, such as how to balance exposures, how to get sharp shots, and how to maximize image quality. Once you’ve mastered these basics, you can then move on to our more advanced skills section at the end of the book featuring practical how-to guides for shooting a range of core subjects. Take your photography to the next level and start learning today!Read more
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Smart Photos: 52 Ideas To Take Your Smartphone Photography to the Next Level
Packed with projects and inspirational ideas you can do any time, any place, become an accomplished photographer while feeding your creativity with this guide that reveals what just what your smartphone camera is capable of.
A camera phone is something we always have on us and creativity is something we all have in us but often we struggle to use them properly, feeling like we don’t have the time, space or inclination to dedicate to it.Here, photography expert and bestselling author Jo Bradford supplies a collection of practical exercises that allow you to master the features on your smartphone camera to take incredible images and also help you to easily reconnect with your creative side.
By encouraging you to try something different with your camera and seek out creative opportunities – from light painting to collage, image stacking to time-lapse landscapes – soon you will once again feel the satisfaction of thinking and acting creatively, with the added benefit of taking you from a snapper to an accomplished photographer with visual literacy.Smartphone photography is addictive with a tangible feel-good factor; it’s time to embrace it and capture the moments that matter to you in all their glory.
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Nature Photography (52 Assignments)
52 Assignments: Nature Photography is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. Small enough to fit into your rucksack, it is filled with a year’s worth of weekly commissions and concepts for composing and creating eye-catching nature photography in all its forms.
Whether it’s building a blind, setting up a feeding station, shooting macro masterpieces, creating beautiful animal silhouettes, capturing birds in flight, or focusing on natural textures, all the assignments in this book have been written to inspire you to be more creative, explore the natural world around you, push your photography to its limits and discover your wild side.
Assignments include:
- Park Life
- Woodland Wildlife
- City Slickers
- Butterfly Effect
- Map Challenge
- Into The Blue
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Street Photography Workshop
You may think that a big part of street photography is simply being in the right place at the right time, but great urban photography is more than just luck. The ability to observe, compose and capture fleeting moments takes skill and experience.
In this comprehensive guide, acclaimed photographer and founder of Streetsnappers Brian Lloyd Duckett uncovers the closely guarded secrets of the successful street photographer, exploring the theories and approaches at the heart of this art form, and translating them into practical tutorials and game-changing tips and advice.
Aimed at intermediate to advanced level photographers, this informative, accessible book covers all aspects of this popular genre, from selecting the right approach, conquering your fears, and creating the ultimate street photographer’s toolkit, to composition, legal and ethical considerations, and sharing your photographs with the world. If you’re a keen observer and documenter of city life, this book will take your street photography know-how to the next level, improving your observation and intuition skills, teaching you how to ‘read the streets’, giving you the tools to develop your own personal style, and helping you to create meaningful street images.
“The stand-out book of the Mastering… Brian Lloyd Duckett’s years of experience” –Digital Camera World on Mastering Street Photography
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National Geographic Photo Basics: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Great Photography
For digital camera and smartphone users, this fun, easy how-to guide reveals the essentials of taking great pictures from an experienced National Geographic photographer. Written by star National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, this entertaining book shows aspiring photographers how to take great pictures, from framing and F-stops to editing and archiving. Whether you’re using your phone or your first DSLR camera, you’ll learn the fundamentals of photography–and how to put them to work every day. Presented as a series of short lessons, Sartore starts with camera and gear and moves on to focus, exposure, composition and lighting. Using examples from his own collection, he explains how to apply the basic rules of great photography to family, pet, travel, nature, and street photos.Each chapter is enhanced with pointers from the experts, quick assignments, and the behind-the-camera stories of great photographs. Both fun and informative, this book will be your gateway to taking great pictures.Read more
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Photography 101: Pocket Guide: Exposure Basics, Camera Settings, Lens Info, Composition Tips, and Shooting Scenarios: 18 (Pocket Guide Series for Photographers)
Designed for photographers who haven’t fully conquered their camera or the photographic fundamentals of exposure and composition, this handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you’re out and about.
- Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist
- Learn about the three key components of exposure―aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
- Conquer the essential camera modes and settings you need to know
- Understand lenses and focal length―and how they affect the look of your image
- Use the most effective composition tips for framing your photo
- Follow techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01: Pre-Shoot Checklist
02: Exposure Basics
03: Setting Up Your Camera
04: Lenses and Focal Length
05: Advanced Shooting Techniques
06: Composition Tips
07: Typical Shooting Scenarios
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Beginner’s Digital SLR Crash Course: Complete guide to mastering digital photography basics, understanding exposure, and taking better pictures.
Who Else Wants To Take Better Pictures?
That’s what this guide is all about; making the most of your digital camera, so that you can create beautiful photographs. You won’t find all the complicated technical jargon that fills other books and blogs. I was like you at one point – I was just a guy who had no clue how to use all the fancy features of my new digital camera, and it was an extremely frustrating experience. My pictures were awful, and I was starting to question why I spent so much money on a DSLR.
Sound familiar?
I decided I wouldn’t settle for mediocre results, so I spent years of trial and (mostly) error to figure out all the tips and little known tricks that I’ll help you learn in this concise digital photography guide.
Give Me 24 Hours – And I’ll Make You A Better Photographer
I’m going to teach you how to take better photos today. You’ll see an improvement in your photos right away and they’ll keep getting even better as you practice. Students in my digital photography workshops pay $100 per hour to see drastic improvement in their photography, and you get all the same information at a fraction of the cost. I believe in the 80/20 rule; I’m going to give you 20% of the tricks that will get 80% of the results so you can spend more time doing what you love.Are You Harnessing The Creative Power Of These 3 Camera Modes?
Shooting in automatic mode can produce a decent photo every now and then, but you have zero creative control. The digital SLR cameras on the market offer several better modes to create beautiful photos. I’m going to walk you through each one of those modes, one at a time, so that you know exactly how and when to use them. The camera modes we’ll master together include:- Aperture Priority mode (Av, A)
- Shutter Priority mode (Tv, S)
- Manual Mode (M)
Warning: If You Shoot In Auto Mode, You Have Wasted $1000
Prices have come down significantly, but cameras are still really expensive. There’s no point in having an expensive camera if you’re just shooting in Auto mode, because you could have spent a tenth the money for the same results. If you don’t take advantage of the more advanced modes that you’ll master with this guide, you’ve wasted hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a tool you can’t use properly.11 More Things You’ll Learn About Your Digital Camera
In addition to all the shooting modes, I’ll teach you everything you need to know about:- Image size
- Image quality
- Memory cards
- Color space
- ISO speed
- Digital noise
- Histograms
- White balance
- Composition tips
- Photo storage tips
- Camera accessories for the (not so) beginner
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5 Simple Ways To Be A Better Photographer Than 99% Of Beginners
Once you understand the basics in this book, it’s really not hard to be a great photographer. I’m not promising that you’ll sell out galleries in New York, but I guarantee if you follow these five simple principles that are covered in depth within this guide, you’ll stand out from the crowd of beginners.- Set yourself up for success by pre-programming your camera.
- Capture tack sharp photos, every single time.
- Find subjects that jump off the screen.
- Harness the correct camera mode for the situation.
- Effectively use composition principles to lead the viewer’s eye.
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Digital Photography Month by Month: Capture Inspirational Images in Every Season
From photographing a dewdrop in spring to a beautiful winter frost, follow your hobby throughout the year with renowned photographer Tom Ang.
Whatever your level of expertise or type of camera, from the best digital SLRs on the market right down to camera phones, you’ll find tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your shots.
Now in its third edition, and fully updated with the latest developments in technology and equipment, this book will teach you everything you need to know to take great photographs that convey a sense of time, place and atmosphere.
Packed with “how to” advice and projects to keep you snapping throughout the year, Digital Photography Month by Month is an inspiring and practical guide to taking beautiful photos whatever the season and weather conditions.
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Berlitz Vocabulary Study Cards Mandarin (Language Flash Cards)
Berlitz Vocabulary Study Cards Mandarin Take your language learning to the next level with these expertly developed study cards. Introducing the new edition of our two-sided Vocabulary Study Cards which have been redesigned for a more user-friendly look and ergonomic feel. Helping students of all ages learn, review and build confidence in their Mandarin, compiled by an experienced teacher to help you improve at your very own pace. The 1000 cards are totally portable and interactive, making them ideal for individual study or for quizzing your friends and classmates! Use the app for on-the-go learning too.Read more
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Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary: Learn 1000 Key Chinese Words and Phrases [Perfect for AP and HSK Exam Prep, Includes Audio CD]: Learn 1,500 Key … AP and HSK Exam Prep,…
This Mandarin picture dictionary covers the 1000 most useful Mandarin Chinese words and sentences. Each word and sentence is given in Chinese characters with Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation and English definition. The words are grouped into 37 themes or topics. Each theme has 25 to 35 words and 5 to 8 sentences, and is richly illustrated with colour photographs. A free CD contains audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences. A brief introduction to Chinese pronunciation and tones is included and indexes at the back allow you to quickly look up any of the words or characters in the book. Since this dictionary covers all the words for the AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam as well as the Chinese HSK Levels 1 & 2, it is an ideal test prep resource for a visual learner.Read more
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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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Lonely Planet Pocket Phuket: Top Sights, Local Experiences (Pocket Guide)
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Pocket Phuketis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Find your perfect white beach, rock-climb at Railay Beach or dive in the aquamarine waters of the Similan Island -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Phuket and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Phuket:
- Full-colour maps and images throughout
- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
- Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
- Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time
- Covers Phuket Town, Hat Patong, Hat Karon, Hat Kata, Rawai, Hat Kamala, Hat Surin, Ao Bang Thao, Thalang, Northern Beaches and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Phuket, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can’t-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience.
- Looking to have a beach-centric trip? Check out Lonely Planet Thailand’s Islands and Beaches.
About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world’s leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Including the Philippines and Borneo
This is the very first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Borneo, including the birds of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Indochina, South China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Covering 668 species, the volume contains a distribution map for each species in addition to more than 700 brilliant color photographs, many appearing here for the first time. The photographs are complemented by a concise text providing all the information needed to accurately identify species in one of the world’s richest avifauna regions. Given the notorious difficulty of photographing rainforest birds, this book represents a major achievement. It is an ideal volume for travelers to the region as well as for all bird lovers. Morten Strange is a professional bird photographer and writer. He lived in Singapore from 1980 to 1993 and has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. He was formerly the International Officer for the Danish Ornithological Society. His photojournalism has appeared in more than 60 books and more than 100 magazine articles.Read more
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Vanishing Asia: Three Volume Set: West, Central, and East
This is a 3-volume set of oversize books that span the continent of Asia. Ancient and beautiful traditions in Asia that are rapidly disappearing are recorded here in 9,000 images on 1,000 pages. The author has visited 35 countries in Asia and has travelled to the end of the road in its most remote places to capture the costumes, architecture, festivals, and lifestyles that are vanishing. The diverse cultures range from Turkey in the west to Japan in the east, from Siberia in the north to Indonesia in the south, and everything in between. Volume 1 covers West Asia, Volume 2 Central Asia, and Volume 3 East Asia. Every one of its 1,000 pages is uniquely designed, and every one of its 9,000 images is captioned. This is an ambitious and extreme passion project that the author/photographer has worked on for 49 years. Many of the scenes depicted in the book are now gone from the world, and others are becoming rarer by the day. There is no other book like it.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
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