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In this book, Barbara Bower (Lorain, OH) teaches beginning and professional photographers how to embrace the art and technique of horse photography. Readers will learn how to prepare a horse and their owner for a portrait session and will also discover how to analyze the portrait location-whether it’s...

To stand out in the crowded field of family portrait photography, one’s photos must capture feelings and convey heartfelt emotions. Ed Pedi has spent 20+ years in the business, honing his techniques and establishing himself as an award winning photographer. In this book, Pedi presents 60 of his finest...

Most photographers shoot in abundant sunlight. The problem is, full sun creates harsh, unflattering shadows that undermine images. Working in low light - in early morning or at twilight or when Mother Nature cues the clouds or fans in the fog - can help photographers produce stand-out images.Photographers...

Focusing on the presence of the photographer's gaze as an integral part of constructing meaningful images, Roswell Angier combines theory and practice, to provide you with the technical advice and inspiration you need to develop your skills in portrait photography. Fully updated to take into...

Photography is an art I’ve enjoyed since childhood and have always been good at. I developed a great eye for composition before my age was in the double digits and rarely was I seen without a camera. Although I didn’t make photography my career choice, I’ve kept taking pictures and now in my...

The host of Photography 101 chronicles how he created an 11x14 view camera from scratch and uses it to photograph black and white images with X-ray film. An illustrated account of the design and construction of his fully functional large format camera using only standard carpentry tools is presented...

Time and circumstance often prevent the perfect photograph from being taken. This book explains how to enhance an image using readily available software in order to obtain the photo you wanted to take. It explains how to analyse a photograph to recognize what needs to be done, and then shows how to...

Beginning underwater photographers may be surprised to find that there are numerous tools-from fully automated cameras, to smart phone cameras, to sophisticated DSLRs-that can be used to create incredible underwater photographs. In this book, author Larry Gates (of Aberdeen, South Dakota) “dives in”...

The objective of this book is to bring out the Photographer in you, the amateur snapshooter. And allow you to take memorable and professionally looking photographs through easy yet very effective steps, techniques and guidelines. Although part of this book covers the basic camera settings and modes,...

"This is the magnum opus on digital printing and the book to read before color calibrating your monitor or wondering about differences in pigmented and dye-based inks. With little in the way of “how-to,” the book focuses more on why and showcases eloquent photographs, including a heartbreakingly...

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...

This book examines how well photographs—both traditional and digital—can be relied upon to be truthful renditions of the external world. It traces the historical rise and fall of photography’s veracity by exploring the thoughts of pioneering practitioners from their writings. It explores the...

Owning a GoPro Hero 3 is absolutely exciting. You own one of the best cameras available on the market for action photography. Now that you’ve mastered the basics of your camera, you’re ready to learn some new skills and take your photography to the next level. If so, then this is the perfect ebook...

Basics Creative Photography 01: Design Principles introduces photographers to a more considered approach that can add dynamism and impact to imagery, whatever the style or genre - something that today's editors, curators and publishers are all crying out for. In an age over-saturated with photographic...