Harold Davis, "Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques"

Harold Davis, "Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques"
Wiley | 2009 | ISBN: 0470527129 | 240 pages | PDF | 27,2 MB

The art of macro photography-photographing small objects or super close-ups of small sections of big objects-yields fascinating results, but shooting at this level brings its own set of challenges. Now you can shoot close-ups with confidence and creative flair with this information-packed guide.

Renowned photographer Harold Davis provides pages of field-tested techniques on focus, depth-of-field, exposure-even the appropriate equipment to use for this unique niche of digital photography. The book includes stunning and intriguing examples of his work to illustrate concepts.
Walks you through the basics of macro photography, whether you're capturing an insect, a flower, a close-up of the texture of a pine cone, or more
Shows you how to overcome the challenges of this type of photography, such as using the appropriate equipment and how to handle focus, depth of field, and exposure
Takes you beyond the fundamentals to help you develop your own creative style
Informs and inspires you with the author's own stunning examples of macro photography

Join the vast and beautiful world of small photography with this essential guide.

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Amazon Exclusive: Interview with Award-Winning Photographer Harold Davis

We hear you’ve written some new digital photography titles. What’s the story behind these books?
Wiley Publishing is releasing three new books of mine, Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , and Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques . My idea with these books was to help people become better photographers by presenting the subject of digital photography in a different way.

What’s different about your approach?
They say that cameras don’t take photos, people do. It’s really true. Someone with a great eye can take masterful photos with an inexpensive camera. Therefore, it is important to know something about photo technique, but the really amazing thing is that we can conceptualize and come up with these bits and bytes that make up a photo—and they can be meaningful to people. I try to help people come up with images that are relevant and meaningful. Cameras and hardware are just tools.

What’s with all the photos in these books?
Well, everyone likes to look at striking images, so one thing my photos do in these books is get people’s attention. However, the photos play another role as well. Each photo in my book is accompanied by the story of how the photo was made and the technical data related to the photo. That way, if you’re not ready to dive into the text itself, you can learn a lot just by browsing the photos.

My feeling is that you truly do learn about photography by looking at photos. It’s much more important to look at images you admire and try and figure out why you like them than it is to read about photography. The photos in these books are baked into the DNA of the teaching strategy. By browsing through the pages, someone can learn a great deal and have an enjoyable visual experience at the same time.

What’s the most important thing that readers can get out of your new books?
I want to inspire readers to be the most creative and best photographers they can be. If you pick up one of my books, I hope you can make use of the technical content and see how the photos relate to some of your own work. The most important thing, however, is to take the ideas in the book, get out there, and do some really peddle-to-the-metal creative photography.

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Tim Daly, "Printing with Adobe Photoshop CS4"

Tim Daly, "Printing with Adobe Photoshop CS4"
Focal Press | 2009-05-19 | ISBN: 0240811380 | 302 pages | PDF | 51 MB

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you really need The Complete Guide to Digital Printing by Tim Daly.

This essential resource is the only guide you'll ever need to printing with Photoshop. Acclaimed author and photographer Tim Daly brings a wealth of experience to this under-resourced topic, covering every aspect of the printing process using Photoshop. Not content with simply covering the software, Tim approaches the entire workflow. This means that right from the moment of capture, your photos are optimised for the highest print quality from Photoshop. Topics covered include image capture and management, file processing, creative emphasis, proofing, Photoshop print functions, color management (both input and output), printer hardware and software, and, of course, the actual printing.

Buy this book, and see an immediate difference to the quality of your prints. Authoritative, practical and comprehensive, this is a must-have for every photographer using Photoshop.

* Comprehensive one-stop guide to getting the highest quality print results using Adobe Photoshop CS4

* Written in a practical, jargon-free style by a working photographer and experienced author/educator on the subject of printing

* Also covers essential material on either side of the Photoshop workflow, including capture, and mounting

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Lee Lanier, "Professional Digital Compositing: Essential Tools and Techniques"

Lee Lanier, "Professional Digital Compositing: Essential Tools and Techniques"
Sybex | 2009 | ISBN: 0470452617 | 480 pages | PDF | 17,9 MB

Learn professional secrets of digital compositing with this detailed guide

After filming is done, digital compositors move in to manipulate color, retouch, and perform other behind-the-scenes tricks that are necessary to improve or finalize movies, games, and commercials. Now you can learn their secrets with this one-of-a-kind guide to digital compositing.

Professional animator and author Lee Lanier not only draws upon his own experience, he has also combed some of Hollywood's most active post-production houses in search of the best solutions. Learn valuable techniques, tricks, and more.
Covers techniques for digital compositing including transformations, plate preparation, rotoscoping, advanced render passes, particle integration, 2.5D painting, HDRI, stereoscopy and more
Shows you digital compositing techniques that can be applied to a variety of software tools, including After Effects and Nuke

Start your animation career right with the solid instruction in postproduction you'll find in this practical guide.

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Robert Hirsch, "Photographic Possibilities, 3 Ed: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes"

Robert Hirsch, "Photographic Possibilities, 3 Ed: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes"
Focal Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0240810139 | 304 pages | PDF | 31 MB

Photographic Possibilities, Third Edition is a marvelously updated resource of innovative and traditional photographic processes that imagemakers have come to trust and depend on to enhance their technical knowledge, create astonishing pictures, and raise their visual consciousness.

This concise and reliable handbook provides professional and advanced photography students with practical pathways of utilizing diverse photographic methods to produce engaging, expressive pictures from an informed aesthetic and conceptual position.

This update, in full color for this first time, offers new links between analog and digital photography by featuring clear, up-to-date, step-by-step instructions on topics ranging from making ambrotypes and digital negatives to pre-picturemaking activities that utilize a thinking system to visually realize what is in your mind's eye in an effective and safe manner.

This edition vividly showcases the thought-provoking work of over 140 international artists including Peter Beard, Dan Burkholder, Carl Chiarenza, Michael Kenna, Dinh Q. Lê, Joe Mills, Andrea Modica, Bea Nettles, France Scully and Mark Osterman, Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, Holly Roberts, Martha Rosler, Mike and Doug Starn, John Sexton, Brian Taylor, Jerry Uelsmann, and Joel Peter Witkin as well as other major and emerging talents. Image captions explain how each artist technically realized their vision and concept.

All technical information and resources have been refreshed to provide the latest data for acquiring the products needed for these processes. Above all, this comprehensive reference provides field-proven know-how, encouragement, inspiration, and a profuse compendium of promising photo-based explorations one can discover and pursue.

* Two new chapters bridging digital and analog photography, including a discussion of digital negatives.
* Explains key techniques of Photogram, Cyanotype, Photo Weaving, Gum Prints, and more.
* Completely revised to include updated resources and the newest information on where to find products or how to replace discontinued products.
* Includes breathtaking photographs displaying how artists can apply different approaches with insight and aesthetic concern


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David D. Busch, "David Busch's Digital Photography Bucket List: 100 Great Digital Photos You Must Take Before You Die"

David D. Busch, "David Busch's Digital Photography Bucket List: 100 Great Digital Photos You Must Take Before You Die"
Course Technology PTR | 2009 | ISBN: 1598639935 | 256 pages | PDF | 18,7 MB

Whether you're a professional photographer or an avid amateur shutterbug, get ready to flex your creativity and enhance your portfolio of images. "David Busch's Digital Photography Bucket List: 100 Great Digital Photos You Must Take Before You Die" provides the inspiration and direction you need to expand your photographic horizons. Filled with 100 inspiring images, this book will help digital photographers like you improve your skills, fill out your portfolio, and maximize your creative vision. Categorized into a variety of genres, each image is laid out in a two-page spread with information on how the picture was taken and advice on how to shoot in a similar situation or setting. More than just a wonderful set of images, the photographs in this book are meant to serve as ideas for potential projects of your own and encourage you to explore new photographic territory.

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Matthew Bamberg, "101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create Winning Photographs"

Matthew Bamberg, "101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create Winning Photographs"
Course Technology PTR | 2009 | ISBN: 1598639021 | 236 pages | PDF | 23,6 MB

Discover how to take compelling photographs utilizing all the awesome features of your digital camera. 101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create Winning Photographs shows you how to use composition and technical methods and creative and artistic applications to achieve amazing images, using both in-camera and post-processing techniques. Every chapter covers a different overall theme, with each technique laid out in a two-page spread that features easy-to-follow instructions to achieve the shot and stunning, full-color photographs showing the results. You?ll learn how to manipulate images with light and shadow, make people and animals look more lifelike, create a mood using the weather, make colors pop, and even add unusual effects to your photographs. Each image incorporates different photography skills or specific camera features so you really discover how to get the most out of your digital camera. One part photo essay collection and one part how-to, 101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create Winning Photographs is perfect for new digital camera owners who are eager to learn how to get amazing photographs.

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Mark Chen, "Creative Wedding Album Design with Adobe Photoshop: Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Digital Photographers"

Mark Chen, "Creative Wedding Album Design with Adobe Photoshop: Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Digital Photographers"
Amherst Media, Inc. | 2009 | ISBN: 1584282614 | 128 pages | PDF | 4,9 MB

Pairing photographic creativity with digital-manipulation techniques, this unique manual teaches the use of Photoshop® to design artful, distinctive, and compelling wedding albums. Showing that the artistic process need not stop at the click of the shutter, the steps for album creation are detailed—reviewing the images, forming a story line, and conveying the tale through well-designed montages. Offering 10 projects with varying levels of complexity and covering diverse skill sets, step-by-step techniques are demonstrated with detailed screen shots. Strategies for designing album covers are also included, and a companion website features downloadable practice files for easy review. Highlighting the sophistication and robustness found in image manipulation, this dynamic guide inspires and enables while emphasizing the marketable edge of adding imaginative graphic design capabilities to any photo studio business.

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