Digital Photography Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Getting Great Digital Photos

Digital Photography Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Getting Great Digital Photos Review

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NOTE: this is the first edition. An expanded 2nd edition is now available.

This is a brief, easy to read guide designed for beginners. We go light on the technical details and heavy on the photos and examples, so you can get started taking better pictures right away!

Here's what you'll find inside...

- What's the difference between a point and shoot or DSLR camera?
- How to make parts of your photo blurred while keeping other areas sharp
- What is shutter speed, ISO and aperture and what's the secret sauce to making them all work together?
- How to make the exact same photo look different by manipulating the white balance settings on your camera
- How to make your camera take photos YOU want instead of what it wants
- How to take pictures indoors
- Why the flash doesn't always light up what you're trying to take a picture of
- Taking better pictures with composition and the rule of thirds
- Advanced techniques of framing, tilts and angles
- What is camera shake and how it ruins your pictures
- Popular types of photography and tips on making the most of them, including sports photography, food photography, people photos and night time shooting.
- And MUCH More!

This book has beautiful example illustrations and photos that really pop on color-enabled Kindle readers, plus it has been updated with a fully linked Table of Contents and professional formatting. It's on sale for a limited time so be sure to buy your copy today!

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Jan 10, 2012 05:00:04

Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography, Revised Edition

Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography, Revised Edition Review

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A classic guide to creative nature photography, now updated for the digital world.

Amateur and experienced photographers interested in taking more compelling, personal images will love this new edition of Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography, now updated to address the exciting possibilities (and challenges) of digital image-making. Author Brenda Tharp’s inspiring approach has garnered fans all over the world, as she teaches that magical skill no camera can do for you: learn how to “see.” Readers expand their photographic vision and discover deep wellsprings of creativity as they learn to use light, balance, color, design, pattern, texture, composition, and many simple techniques to take a photo from ordinary to high-impact.

Featuring more than 150 stunning, all-new images, Creative Nature & Outdoor  Photography, Revised Edition is for anyone who understands the basic technical side to photography but wants to wake up their creative vision.

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Jan 09, 2012 00:56:09

Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques

Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques Review

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Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques Feature

• Goes beyond basics to teach photographers how to conquer the challenges posed by black-and-white photography
• Appeals to professionals and serious amateurs who are interested in exploring creative black-and-white imagery
• Presents photography fundamentals and shows how black and white requires some of the rules to be bent
• Encourages creative thinking and confidence
• Lavishly illustrated with Harold Davis's outstanding monochromatic photos

Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. Renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstrates the basic rules of black and white photography as well as when and how to break them. He breaks through the complexity of this photographic medium, explores opportunities for black-and-white imagery, and shows how to capitalize on every one.

Richly illustrated with the author's own images, this beautiful guide presents the skills needed for great black-and-white photos while encouraging your confidence and creativity.

• Goes beyond basics to teach photographers how to conquer the challenges posed by black-and-white photography
• Appeals to professionals and serious amateurs who are interested in exploring creative black-and-white imagery
• Presents photography fundamentals and shows how black and white requires some of the rules to be bent
• Encourages creative thinking and confidence
• Lavishly illustrated with Harold Davis's outstanding monochromatic photos

Whether you're a professional just venturing into black and white or a serious amateur, Creative Black & White will both educate and inspire you.

Black-and-White Photography Tips from Author Harold Davis

Black-and-White Photography Tips

Photos by Harold Davis

Tips for Seeing in Black and White [PDF]

Learn how breaking photographic rules can result in stunning black-and-white photos

Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. Renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstrates the basic rules of black and white photography as well as when and how to break them. He breaks through the complexity of this photographic medium, explores opportunities for black-and-white imagery, and shows how to capitalize on every one.

Richly illustrated with the author's own images, this beautiful guide presents the skills needed for great black-and-white photos while encouraging your confidence and creativity.

• Goes beyond basics to teach photographers how to conquer the challenges posed by black-and-white photography
• Appeals to professionals and serious amateurs who are interested in exploring creative black-and-white imagery
• Presents photography fundamentals and shows how black and white requires some of the rules to be bent
• Encourages creative thinking and confidence
• Lavishly illustrated with Harold Davis's outstanding monochromatic photos

Whether you're a professional just venturing into black and white or a serious amateur, Creative Black & White will both educate and inspire you.

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Jan 07, 2012 05:14:05

Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters

Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters Review

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was a pioneer of landscape photography, whose imagery-especially his iconic views of the American National Parks--is widely published and instantly recognizable. While he is undoubtedly one of the best-loved and best-known visionaries of American art, photographers also recognize him as a pioneer of technique, a theoretician, and as one of the great teachers of the craft of photography.

His zone system has been widely adapted, but Adams unique imagery also relied on his determination and application at every stage of the photographic process; he spent years in his darkroom, as well as out in the open air. For decades, this kind of attention to detail required the kind of equipment, time, and facilities that were out of the reach of most photographers--but now, in the digital age, technology has finally made his techniques accessible.

This book will show you what can be learned from Adams working process, and how these lessons can be applied today. The craft of Adams photography is discussed, and the ZONE SYSTEM is related to the digital age. Sections on light, composition, mood, and the darkroom all show what can be achieved today using and understanding his thinking. Michael Frye's own photography provides many stunning examples of the results that can be achieved and, as one of Adams' natural successors in the field, he is well placed to analyze the inspirational shots which open each chapter.

* Demystifies the art behind the iconic shots * Contains a number of breathtaking works by Ansel Adams and other landscape masters such as Edward Weston and Elliot Porter * Written by one of the most reputable fine landscape photographers, who (like Ansel Adams) uses Yosemite National Park most frequently as his subject * Breaks the zone systems (famous to Adams) down in a way that digital photographers can use

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Jan 05, 2012 15:59:06

The Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital Photos

The Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital Photos Review

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The source of any photograph is not the camera or even the scene viewed through the viewfinder--it is the mind of the photographer: this is where an image is created before it is committed to a memory card or film. In The Photographer's Mind, the follow-up to the international bestseller, The Photographer's Eye, photographer and author Michael Freeman unravels the mystery behind the creation of a photograph.

The nature of photography demands that the viewer constantly be intrigued and surprised by new imagery and different interpretations, more so than in any other art form. The aim of this book is to answer what makes a photograph great, and to explore the ways that top photographers achieve this goal time and time again.

As you delve deeper into this subject, The Photographer's Mind will provide you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding cliché, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light, and even how to handle the unexpected.

Michael Freeman is the author of the global bestseller, The Photographer's Eye. Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs.

• Written by the author of The Photographer's Eye.
• Provides you with invaluable knowledge on avoiding cliché, the cyclical nature of fashion, style and mannerism, light and even how to handle the unexpected.
• Contains over 400 breathtaking images from real photographic assignments, with schematic illustrations of how and why the images work.

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Jan 04, 2012 11:47:34

Your Baby in Pictures: The New Parents' Guide to Photographing Your Baby's First Year

Your Baby in Pictures: The New Parents' Guide to Photographing Your Baby's First Year Review

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Capture the story of your baby’s first year! 

The first twelve months of your child’s life are full of precious, fleeting moments, from sleepy newborn yawns to first smiles and wobbly first steps. Why entrust your memories to hastily taken snapshots—or worse yet, none at all? Let professional photographer (and mom) Me Ra Koh help you capture the moments with 40 beautiful “photo recipes” anyone can do, with any camera. Telling your baby’s story in pictures has never been easier! 

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Jan 03, 2012 05:42:38

Selling Your Photography: How to Make Money in New and Traditional Markets

Selling Your Photography: How to Make Money in New and Traditional Markets Review

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Selling Your Photography is the road map to help photographers find their way through the complexities of the marketplace and get their images published! This insider’s guide examines magazines, newspapers, books, posters, greeting cards, calendars, brochures, print and Web advertisements, annual reports, and more.

Chapters cover how to:

· Break into diverse markets · Shoot and sell stock and assignment photography · Find advertising, corporate, editorial, and merchandise segment clients · Work with photo editors, art directors, and communication directors · Market your photography · Develop good business habits · License and price your work · Get new clients through past publication · Make additional sales with the same photographs

Anyone who plans to have his or her images published will need this handy guide.

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Jan 01, 2012 20:16:06