Peachpit Press imprint: 704 books
by Alan Hess
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
This is a book about photographing outdoor sports—not as a professional working for a major sports publication or website—but as a parent or friend trying to capture a great memory. In Photographing Outdoor Sports, author and photographer Alan Hess demonstrates that the key advantage of shooting...
Shooting for eBay
Creating Simple and Effective Product Shots for Online Auctions and Sales
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
In Shooting for eBay, author and photographer Alan Hess demonstrates how to take great product shots so you can sell your items on sites like eBay, Etsy, or elsewhere. Starting with the basics, Alan discuses cleaning and prepping your items and maintaining honesty throughout all of your customer interactions....
Photographing Indoor Sports
The Right Settings, Gear, and Tips for Shooting Basketball, Martial Arts, and Other Low-light Sports
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
This is a book about photographing low-light and indoor sports–not as a professional working for a major sports publication or website–but as a parent or friend trying to capture a great memory. In Photographing Indoor Sports, author and photographer Alan Hess takes you through the basics of shooting...
A Photographer's Guide to Focus and Autofocus
From Snapshots to Great Shots
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Autofocus changed the way photos are taken, making it easier to capture and keep the subject in sharp focus. Since autofocus was first introduced, it has become much more complicated, offering different focus modes, focus types, and focus points. What started out as a way to simplify the photo-making...
Photographing Fireworks
The Right Gear, Location, and Techniques for Capturing Beautiful Images
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
In Photographing Fireworks, author and photographer Alan Hess teaches you how to capture stunning photos of fireworks displays, offering helpful tips to guide you in the field. Alan covers the equipment setup that you’ll need to snap the perfect shot, as well as the fundamentals of exposure and composition....
by Robin Williams
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Adopting a back-to-the-basics approach, this bestselling little Mac classic has been revised and overhauled to introduce users to OS X Lion. In the gentle, friendly, funny style that generations of computer users have come to know and love, author Robin Williams shows readers how to dive in and start...
by Robin Williams
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe’s creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. If Adobe InDesign CS5.5 is the one app in the suite that makes you feel like you’re entering a foreign country where you don’t speak the...
Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop
Create Handmade Elements for Digital Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Over the course of the last several years, the DIY market has exploded spawning magazines, books, movies and fueling the growth of the online, handmade marketplace. In Robin Williams Handmade Design Workshop: Create Handmade Elements for Digital Designs, best-selling author Robin Williams and Carmen...
by Robin Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2009
In this book–now in full color for the first time–Robin returns to one of her favorite things: teaching new computer users how to use and enjoy the Macintosh! Sit down at your Mac and let Robin introduce you to its basic features. Follow Robin’s step-by-step directions, and you’ll soon feel comfortable,...
Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps
Twelve apps for enhanced creativity and productivity
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
This popular book shows readers how to take advantage of the iLife '08 applications that to many are the coolest parts of using a Mac. Through tutorials, tips, and techniques readers will learn how to use each of the powerful applications -- individually and as part of an integrated, interactive suite....
by John Tollett, Robin Williams
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Now that you have a Mac laptop, you have everything
you need to be a Road Warrior—a mobile computing
expert. Grab your Mac laptop and let John and Robin
show you how to realize the full potential of mobile
computing. Be productive, be creative, or just have a
lot of fun while you’re on the go!...
Illustrator CC
Visual QuickStart Guide (2014 release)
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
For almost two decades, the best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have been the textbooks of choice in classrooms and the go-to tutorial and reference for art and design professionals. This edition includes their trademark features: clear, concise, step-by-step...
Illustrator CS5 for Windows and Macintosh
Visual QuickStart Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2010
This fully updated edition for Illustrator CS5 covers the essential skills for Illustrator artists, such as drawing geometric and freehand objects; color management; using multiple artboards; applying colors, patterns, and gradients; creating and using brushes; transforming, reshaping, and combining...
Illustrator CC
Visual QuickStart Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2013
For almost two decades, the best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have been the textbooks of choice in classrooms and the go-to tutorial and reference for art and design professionals. This edition includes their trademark features: clear, concise, step-by-step instructions;...