Photographic equipment Books
FotoVue Limited Photographing Scotland The Most Beautiful Places
Book SynopsisIf you are a keen photographer who can't miss a sunrise or are on holiday using a mobile phone camera, this guidebook will take you to the most beautiful and photogenic places in Scotland.
£26.96
Hove Books Nikon Compendium: Nikon System from 1917: 2
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£33.96
Taschen GmbH The Polaroid Book. 40th Ed.
Book SynopsisThe Polaroid Corporation’s photography collection is the greatest portfolio of Polaroid images in the world. Begun by Polaroid founder Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection now includes some 23,000 images by hundreds of photographers throughout the world, including pieces by the likes of David Hockney, Andy Warhol, and Jeanloup Sieff. The Polaroid Book dives into these archives, paying tribute to a medium that continues to defy the digital age. Like an oversized Polaroid film pack, this collection curates works by luminaries and unknowns alike, celebrating the boundless possibilities that develop inside the white borders of the original instant photograph. Features: more than 250 works from the Polaroid Collections an essay by Polaroid’s Barbara Hitchcock on the beginnings of instant photography and the collection’s history a chapter featuring the various types of Polaroid cameras Trade Review“A book all about the instant—as nostalgic and magical as a Polaroid slowly revealing itself in the light. Absolutely unique!” * Arte News *"Celebrating the art of the instant camera." * Vanity Fair *
£22.50
GMC Publications Underwater Photography Masterclass
Book SynopsisThere is an astonishing world just waiting to be photographed underwater. With marine biologist Dr Alexander Mustard as your guide you can learn all you need to know to explore the amazing creatures and landscapes that lie beneath the surface. From information about diving equipment and cameras, to crucial advice on understanding and controlling light underwater, this book provides all the background you need before you take the plunge. Topics covered include wide-angle light, macro lighting, ambient light and macro techniques. All this is illustrated, of course, with stunning images of the weird and wonderful animals and sights he has encountered beneath the waves.
£15.99
Rocky Nook David Busch's Canon EOS R7 Guide to Digital
Book SynopsisDavid Busch's Canon EOS R7 Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the exciting new APS-C format Canon EOS R7. Enthusiasts will appreciate this 33-megapixel camera s superior low-light performance and action-friendly 30 frames-per second continuous shooting capabilities. Image stabilization built into the R7 s body integrates with lens-based stabilization found in many lenses. Three available adapters make it easy to supplement your RF-mount lenses with a broad selection of legacy Canon EF and EF-S optics. The R7 also has two memory card slots, wireless connectivity to computers and smart devices, and high-definition 4K and Full HD movie-making capabilities. With this book in hand, you can quickly apply all these advanced features to your digital photography, while boosting your creativity to take great photographs with your Canon EOS R7. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Canon EOS R7 Guide to Digital Photography covers all this upscale camera's features in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy roadmap chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the cameras' features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Canon EOS R7.
£26.40
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Understanding Street Photography: An Introduction
Book SynopsisDiscover the secrets to mastering street photography—from city streets to country roads and the alleyways in between—from an acclaimed international photographer, teacher, and bestselling author. Street photography offers treasured moments at almost every turn, if you know where to look. In Understanding Street Photography, readers will learn the techniques for capturing brilliant scenes, including images taken around the globe, from the vibrant streets of Varanasi, India, to the crowded walkways of the Charles Bridge in Prague, and so many other corners of the world. In this masterclass, street photography is defined as images that convey evidence of human interaction, whether that’s a striking cityscape, an image of rush-hour foot traffic, the remains of a half-eaten sandwich, or a pedestrian portrait. Along the way, Bryan Peterson shares 120 “mini diaries”: the story behind each image; the thought process; the arrangement of the composition; the psychology of the colours; and the lens, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO for readers to replicate his work. Professional and aspiring photographers alike will learn how to produce posed and candid compositions, capture light and movement, work with shadows, weather, and architecture, and hone your craft. Through lessons, exercises, and anecdotes, Peterson shares his best tips for capturing the unpredictable world of urban life in motion. This book teaches you about: Light and Shadow Composition People Motion Seeking the Abstract Using the Flash Suitable for all levels
£18.75
Rocky Nook David Buschs Nikon Z6 III Guide to Digital
Book SynopsisDavid Busch's Nikon Z6 III Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon Z6 III, the company s next-generation enthusiast mirrorless camera.
£28.50
Rocky Nook The Complete Guide to Family Photography
£37.05
Rocky Nook The Beginner's Guide to Astrophotography: How to
Book SynopsisThe night sky is filled with immense beauty and mystery, and it s no wonder so many photographers want to learn how to take great photographs of all it contains: the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, and beyond. But for photographers just getting started photographing the cosmos, some books veer into advanced territory way too quickly, filled with difficult theory and long, expensive lists of must-have gear. If you re just starting your adventure in astrophotography, The Beginner s Guide to Astrophotography is the book for you! Photographer Mike Shaw teaches you everything you need to know to capture great images of the night sky without breaking the bank or needing an advanced physics degree. In this book, you ll quickly gain an understanding of the night sky, then dive into gear and settings. Regardless of the camera you own (smartphone, DSLR, or mirrorless), you ll be able to capture shots you love. You ll learn all about the gear you absolutely need (and what you don t) as well as the accessories that will make your astrophotography life easier. Then you ll dive into camera technique: exposure settings, focusing tricks, and composition techniques to get the shot. You ll also learn about the best apps for astronomy, weather, planning, and navigation. Mike walks you through how to plan a shoot, set up for it, and capture your images. Finally, you ll learn the post-processing techniques that will have your images looking their best. You ll learn how to photograph: The moon (full, crescent, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse) The Milky Way (the core, the central band) Constellations (Orion, Perseus, Scorpius, etc.) Asterisms (Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, Orion s Belt, etc.) Star trails Planets (Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars) Aurora Borealis Meteors Satellites (such as the Internaional Space Station) Nebulae Star Clusters Galaxies Comets And more!
£24.75
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Street Photographers Manual
Book SynopsisA new edition of this essential overview of the most exciting, dynamic form of photography.Trade Review'Exceptional ... a fascinating read for any photographer. Its variety of imagery, Gibson’s intelligent writing and quotes from other renowned photographers make it one of the best publications of its type I’ve seen ' - Black and White Photography'Excellent' - Amateur PhotographerTable of ContentsForeword by Matt Stuart • Introduction • 1. Busy • 2. Quiet • 3. Abstract • 4. Still 5. Objects • Reference
£15.29
Orion Publishing Co Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs
Book SynopsisInspiring readers through iconic images and playful copy, the bestselling Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs has been revised and updated to include new photographers, a brand-new chapter on the art of feeling, and the latest hands-on tips. Striking images from a diverse range of acclaimed contemporary photographers, such as Anastasia Samoylova, Zanele Muholi, Nadine Ijewere, Campbell Addy and Tyler Mitchell, now join the masterpieces of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, Dorothea Lange and Martin Parr. Ideal for users of phone, mirrorless and DSLR cameras, the book is split into six sections, covering composition, exposure, light, lenses and the art of seeing and feeling. Thought-provoking images by iconic photographers 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.
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Moongazing
Book SynopsisAn in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Includes detailed Moon maps and covers the history of lunar observation and exploration, the properties of the Moon, its origin and orbit. This is the ideal book for Moon observers covering essential equipment, and the key events to look out for.Detailed advice is given on how to choose a telescope and how to capture the Moon in sketches.Discover all you need to know about eclipses, blue moons, supermoons, conjunctions and occultations.A comprehensive section covers astrophotography using lenses, telescopes, Smartphones, including video and how to process your images.Comes with a photographic atlas of lunar features with plates and annotated maps.A glossary of key terms, index of lunar features and software references are also provided.
£8.54
Pearson Education (US) The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Book Plus an introduction to the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC across desktop web and mobile
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£33.37
Rocky Nook Canon EOS R8 Pocket Guide
Book SynopsisRocky Nook s Pocket Guides are handy, ultra-portable, and quick to reference to help you get the shot when you re out and about.
£12.71
Pearson Education Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book 2025 Release
Book SynopsisConrad Chavez is the author or co-author of many books about Photoshop and digital media workflows, including the Photoshop Classroom in a Book series and the Real World Photoshop series. His articles appear on CreativePro.com and in CreativePro Magazine. You can find out more about Conrad at conradchavez.com.
£41.99
White Lion Publishing Shoot Like Wes
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£15.29
Orion Publishing Co Think Like a Street Photographer
Book Synopsis'Never does that old maxim "the harder I practice, the luckier I get" ring truer.' - Matt StuartStreet photography may look like luck, but you have to get out there and hone your craft if you want to shake up those luck vibes. Matt Stuart never goes out without his trusty Leica and, in a career spanning twenty years, has taken some of the most accomplished, witty and well-known photographs of the streets.From understanding how to be invisible on a busy street, to anticipating a great image in the chaos of a crowd, Matt Stuart reveals in over 20 chapters the hard-won skills and secrets that have led to his greatest shots. He explains his purist and uniquely playful approach to street photography leaving the reader full of ideas to use in their own photography. Illustrated throughout with 100 of Stuart's images, this is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the finest street photographers around.
£13.49
GMC Publications Mastering Child Portrait Photography: A
Book SynopsisPhotographing children is not easy. They are not like other models. They move around. They look the wrong way. They dribble, sneeze, and cry. And, as any parent will tell you, they never do what you want them to do when you want them to do it! It is this unpredictability that makes child portraiture the fascinating challenge that it is. Capturing the beauty of children, and their freedom of spirit, in one image requires a unique combination of creativity, photographic technique, and child psychology. Mastering Child Portrait Photography contains everything you need to master the art. Written and photographed by the award-winning photographer behind the Children of London project, the book describes and demonstrates all the requisite skills: from choosing the best kit and mastering the essential techniques; through using the most effective lighting, setting, and props to achieve your desired atmosphere and effect; to learning the secrets of working harmoniously and professionally with models of all ages, and using the best post-production techniques to get the most from your prints. For the keen enthusiast, this is an accessible guide to capturing images of your children that will last a lifetime. For the aspiring professional, it is a complete handbook for a wonderful lifestyle business, one in which you can create mini masterpieces that will enhance family homes and bring pleasure to lives for generations. AUTHOR: Richard Bradbury's child portrait photography is highly regarded and widely known through his annual project, The Children of London, which is retained by Her Majesty the Queen and raises thousands of pounds every year for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. Richard also travels the globe shooting for The Guinness Book of World Records. He has earned many creative industry awards, including M.P.A. Creative & Commercial Photographer of the Year and S.W.P.P. Commercial & Advertising Photographer of the Year. He is currently the A.O.P. Editorial Photographer Of The Year, and Honorary President of The Master Photographers Association.
£15.99
Pearson Education (US) Adobe Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 01 The Essentials of Camera Raw Chapter 02 Camera Raw–Beyond the Basics Chapter 03 Masking Miracles Chapter 04 Correcting Lens Problems Chapter 05 Working with Layers Chapter 06 Making Selections Chapter 07 Black & White, Duotones & More Chapter 08 Cropping & Resizing Chapter 09 Retouching Portraits Chapter 10 Removing Distracting Stuff Chapter 11 Photoshop Effects Chapter 12 Sharpening Techniques Index
£39.59
Hove Books Asahi Pentax and Pentax SLR 35mm Cameras 195289
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£17.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Canon EOS 90D For Dummies
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 2 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7 Preparing the Camera for Initial Use 7 Exploring External Camera Features 12 Topside controls 12 Back-of-the-body controls 15 And the rest 18 Ordering from Camera Menus 20 Mastering menu basics 20 Navigating Custom Functions 23 Customizing the Touch Screen 24 Viewing Shooting Settings 26 Displaying the Quick Control screen 27 Decoding viewfinder data 28 Reading the LCD panel 30 Switching to Live View Mode 30 Customizing the Live View display 32 Staying safe with Live View 34 Using Quick Control Mode 35 Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens 38 Focusing 39 Zooming 40 Enabling Image Stabilization 40 Removing a lens 41 Decoding Canon lens terminology 42 Working with Memory Cards 42 Buying SD cards 42 Formatting a card 43 Removing a card 43 Handling cards 43 Locking cards 43 Reviewing Basic Setup Options 44 Setup Menu 1 44 Setup Menu 2 46 Setup Menu 3 47 Setup Menu 4 48 Setup Menu 5 49 Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 51 Choosing an Exposure Mode 52 Basic Zone exposure modes 52 Creative Zone modes (P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2) 53 Changing the Drive Mode 54 Understanding the Image Quality Setting 58 Adjusting the Image Quality setting 58 Considering resolution: L, M, S1, or S2? 60 Understanding file type (JPEG or Raw) 65 Setting the Photo Aspect Ratio 69 Adding Flash 69 Using flash in Basic Zone modes 73 Using flash in P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2 modes 76 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 87 Using Scene Intelligent Auto Mode 88 Viewfinder shooting 88 Live View photography 92 Shooting Without the Flash in Basic Modes 95 Taking Advantage of Special Scenes 95 Selecting a Specialty Scene 96 Adjusting a few settings 102 Gaining More Control with Creative Assist 104 Part 2: Taking Creative Control 109 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 111 Introducing the Exposure Trio: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 112 Aperture affects depth of field 114 Shutter speed affects motion blur 115 ISO affects image noise 117 Doing the exposure balancing act 119 Stepping Up to Advance Exposure Modes (P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2) 120 Monitoring Exposure Settings 122 Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 125 Setting ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed 128 Controlling ISO 128 Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 131 Sorting Through Your Camera’s Exposure-Correction Tools 134 Overriding autoexposure results with Exposure Compensation 134 Improving high-contrast shots with Highlight Tone Priority 139 Experimenting with Auto Lighting Optimizer 141 Looking at a few other exposure solutions 145 Locking Autoexposure Settings 149 Bracketing Exposures Automatically 150 Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 157 Setting the Lens to Automatic or Manual Focusing Mode 158 Exploring Viewfinder Focusing Options 160 Adjusting autofocus performance 161 Considering a few other autofocus settings 170 Focusing in Live View and Movie Modes 172 AF Method: Setting the focusing area 172 AF Operation: One-Shot or Servo? 175 Manual focusing in Live View and Movie modes 177 Manipulating Depth of Field 180 Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls 185 Understanding White Balance 186 Changing the White Balance setting 187 Creating a custom White Balance setting 191 Fine-tuning color with White Balance Shift 192 Bracketing White Balance 195 Taking a Quick Look at Picture Styles 199 Changing the Color Space 203 Chapter 7: Putting It All Together 205 Recapping Basic Picture Settings 205 Shooting Still Portraits 207 Capturing Action 212 Capturing Scenic Vistas 216 Capturing Dynamic Close-Ups 220 Chapter 8: Shooting and Viewing Movies 223 Recording Movies Using Default Settings 224 Choosing between NTSC and PAL 226 Customizing Recording Settings 226 Choosing a Movie Recording Size setting 227 Setting audio options 230 Reviewing Other Movie Options 233 Autofocusing options 233 Movie Digital IS 234 Playing with exposure and color 236 Checking out a few final features 237 Playing Movies 240 Part 3: After the Shot 243 Chapter 9: Picture Playback 245 Adjusting Automatic Image Review 246 Viewing Pictures in Playback Mode 246 Viewing thumbnails (Index mode) 248 Jumping through images 250 Rotating pictures 253 Zooming in for a closer view 255 Showing focus points during playback 257 Viewing Picture Data 257 Basic Information display mode 258 Detailed Information display mode 260 Understanding histograms 265 Taking Advantage of Image Search 267 Viewing Photos and Movies on a TV 270 Chapter 10: Working with Picture and Movie Files 273 Deleting Files 274 Protecting Photos and Movies 277 Rating Photos and Movies 280 Cropping Photos 282 Installing the Canon Software 286 Sending Pictures to the Computer 287 Downloading via Wi-Fi or USB 287 Downloading from a card reader 291 Using Creative Assist During Playback 293 Working with Raw Images 293 Processing Raw Images in the Camera 294 Converting Raw Images in Digital Photo Professional 4 295 Adding Cleaning Instructions to Images 298 Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing 299 Part 4: The Part of Tens 301 Chapter 11: Ten More Customization Options 303 Changing the Furniture Around 303 Disabling the AF-Assist Beam 304 Customizing Exposure Increments 305 Creating a Custom Menu 305 Adding Custom Folders 306 Creating Your Own Exposure Modes 306 Changing the Direction of the Dials 308 Embedding Copyright Notices 308 Controlling the Lens Focus Drive 310 Even More Advanced Autofocusing Tweaks 311 Chapter 12: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 313 Shooting Time-Lapse Photos and Movies 314 Experimenting with Focus Bracketing 316 Enabling Mirror Lockup 318 Investigating More Printing Options 319 Adding Effects to Photos During Playback 319 Adding Effects During Shooting 322 Shooting in Multiple Exposure Mode 324 Creating Video Snapshots 325 Trimming Movies 326 Presenting a Slide Show 327 Appendix: Exploring Wireless Connections 329 Index 339
£22.09
GMC Publications 52 Assignments: Macro Photography
Book Synopsis52 Assignments: Macro Photography is a year’s worth of inspiring weekly assignments to kick-start your creativity. This book is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalized journal and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. It is filled with a year’s worth of weekly tasks and assignments devised to help you capture perfect macro images. From shooting flowers and fungi to bubbles and insects, this book is designed to be the most efficient and enjoyable way to shake off old habits and discover new approaches to taking macro photographs. Each assignment has been written to show you different techniques that will give you the best macro photos possible. Whether you’re photographing in natural woodlands or manmade cities, each assignment encourages you to pay attention to the details and look at the world through a microscopic lens. Whilst full of technical advice and professional tips, there is plenty of journal space for your own personal notes including tech specs, lists and other important memos to record your creative journey. If you plan to dip in and out of the book whenever you need inspiration or planning to follow week-by-week, this book will be sure to bring a new concept and creative approach each time you open it. Assignment topics include: Contrasting textures, Reflectors, Gels, Flash, Magnifying Glass, Insects, Miniature Scenes, Weather, Extension Rings, Ring Light, Translucent, Light Trails, Out-of-Focus. New title in the bestselling 52 Assignments series A year’s worth of weekly photography assignments to kick-start your creativity Innovative briefs from a leading photographer Macro photo challenges in a format to fit in your camera bag Aimed at beginners and enthusiasts Table of ContentsIntroduction Assignments: 1. Magnified 2. Mobile phone 3. Texturality 4. Close-up filters 5. At the beach 6. Reversing ring 7. Softly does it 8. Taking the tube 9. Reflected 10. Flower power 11. Silhouette 12. Minamalism 13. Abstracted 14. Rainbow colours 15. Museum 16. Hard light 17. Bokeh 18. Making a scene 19. Frosty 20. Flame on 21. Fossils 22. Scanned 23. Slick technique 24. Light trails 25. It’s a bug’s life 26. Ice 27. High key 28. Up in smoke 29. Fungi 30. Jewellery 31. Ringing around 32. Coins 33. Flash diffuser 34. Mixed lighting 35. Low key 36. Raindrops 37. Computed 38. Movies 39. Gels 40. Contrast 41. Facial features 42. Translucent 43. Product photography 44. Soap bubbles 45. Black and white 46. Kitchen implements 47. Freezing water droplets 48. Carbonated water 49. Stacked 50. Bellows 51. Musical instruments 52. Bellows
£11.69
GMC Publications Landscape Photography Workshop
Book SynopsisThe 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. The 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. This book also has chapters dedicated to post-processing and printing, enabling the reader to go successfully from camera to print, plus practical assignments to encourage development. Revised edition – updated photography and equipment information Bestselling original book has sold over 35,000 units Written by two of the UK’s leading landscape photographers Expert advice covering the entire process, from choosing your equipment to post-processing Helpful instructions to exposure, composition, lighting and filtration Guidance on shooting different landscapes, including woodlands, hills and mountains, coastal scenes and rural vistas Trade ReviewIf you’re after an all-round guide to landscape photography, look no further than Mark Bauer and Ross Hoddinott’s comprehensive guide. Designed as a workshop in a book, it was first released in 2012 and has been updated for 2023 with new images and the latest technical and gear advice. It covers everything from equipment, exposure settings and camera set-up to landscape essentials such as composition and filtration. It also has chapters dedicated to post-processing and printing, plus a number of practical assignments to help you raise your game. * Outdoor Photography magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 Chapter One > Equipment 8 The digital SLR 10 Lenses 12 Lenses for landscape photography 14 Camera supports 16 Accessories 18 Camera care 20 Chapter Two > Exposure 22 Exposure 24 Aperture 26 Shutter speed 28 Depth of field 30 Exposure modes 32 Histograms 34 White balance 36 Chapter Three > Composition 38 Rules of composition 40 Balance and harmony 43 Symmetry 46 Creating depth 48 Other compositional tricks 51 Breaking the rules 53 Chapter Four > Lighting 56 Direction of light 58 Quality of light 60 Shooting at dawn and sunrise 64 Shooting at sunset and dusk 67 Colour theory 70 Chapter Five > Filtration 72 Filter systems 74 Polarizing filters 76 Neutral density filters 79 Graduated neutral density filters 81 Extreme neutral density filters 83 Skylight and UV filters 86 Chapter Six > Types of Landscape 88 Coastal 90 Rural 93 Mountains, hills and moorland 96 Woodland 98 Water in the landscape 101 Buildings within the landscape 104 Chapter Seven > Advanced Technique 106 Hyperfocal distance 108 Maximizing image sharpness 110 Exposing to the right 112 Visualizing black and white 114 Exposure blending 116 Low-light photography 118 Chapter Eight > Post-processing 120 FILE FORMATS 122 Processing a Raw file part 1 124 Processing a Raw file part 2 126 Processing ‘exposed to the right’ images 128 Exposure blending tutorials 130 Processing black and white images 134 Stitched panoramics 136 Chapter Nine > Printing 138 Printer types 140 Calibration 142 Resolution 144 Paper types 146 Printing your landscape 148 Chapter Ten > Creative Assignments 152 Exposure 154 Breaking the rules 156 Filtration 158 Great images in poor weather 160 Finding order in chaos 162 Simplicity and minimalism 164 Frequently asked questions 166 Glossary 170 Useful websites and downloads 172 About the authors 173 Index 174
£14.44
The Crowood Press Ltd Photographing Birds: Art and Techniques
Book SynopsisBird photography is one of the most challenging genres of photography, and can test even modern high-specification cameras to their limits. This practical book guides you through both how to understand your camera and how to develop your own style and approach. With technical, practical and creative insights throughout, it also emphasizes the importance of fieldcraft and understanding your subject.
£16.14
Pearson Education Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a
Book SynopsisRafael RC Concepcion is an award-winning photographer, podcast host, educator, and author of 15 best-selling books on photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and HDR. He is a digital post-production specialist and assistant teaching professor at the S.I. Newhouse School for Visual Communications at Syracuse University. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, and he worked with Adobe to write the Adobe Certified Expert exams for Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, and Lightroom 5. RC has more than 25 years of experience producing content in the creative, IT, and e-commerce industries. He has presented at seminars and workshops around the world. RC's production company, First Shot School, creates educational content and video productions for clients such as Intel, Dell, Epson, Nikon, Canon, Samsung, Nokia, Sandisk, Western Digital, G-Technology, Google, and Creative Live.
£47.59
Rocky Nook David Busch’s Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Guide to
Book SynopsisDavid Busch’s Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Guide to Digital SLR Photography is your essential reference and guide book for Canon’s ground-breaking 30.4 megapixel full frame dSLR. Canon’s most versatile professional/enthusiast camera is adept at still photography, combining a high-resolution sensor with 7 fps continuous shooting, blazing fast autofocus, and excellent high-ISO performance. Those shooting video will be equally impressed with its 4K Ultra High Definition movie mode and Dual Pixel AF that allows continuous autofocus even when capturing video. Touch screen access to features, a 150,000-pixel RGB+infrared exposure sensor, and built-in Wi-Fi and GPS add to the 5D Mark IV’s appeal.With this book in hand, you will discover all the capabilities of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV as you explore the world of digital photography, develop your creativity, and capture the best photographs you’ve ever taken. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch’s Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Guide to Digital SLR Photography describes every feature of this sophisticated camera in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more. It relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations.Also included is the handy camera “roadmap,” an easy-to-use visual guide to the Mark IV’s features and controls. Learn when to use every option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry.With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you’ll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you’re shooting on the job, taking pictures as an advanced enthusiast exploring photography for the first time, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Canon 5D Mark IV.
£26.40
Thames & Hudson Ltd Experimental Photography A Handbook of Techniques
Book SynopsisPhotography has always been about experimentation. This book takes the reader through the world of photography special effects and manipulations documenting techniques, approaches, experimenters, camera makers and their extraordinary creations.Trade Review'Brings the focus of photography back to the camera, the equipment and the techniques, showing that you don’t need filters to achieve organic and astonishing photographs' - Amateur Photographer'Shows the flexibility of the medium when stripped down to its purest form … additional illustrated interviews with some of the most exciting practicing photographers in the field act as an aspirational resource for the reader' - Black and White PhotographyTable of Contents1. Cameraless • 2. Handmade, Toy and Disposable Cameras • 3. Operative Hacks • 4. Print Experimentation and Techniques • 5. Post-Printing Experimentation
£20.25
GMC Publications Mastering Exposure
Book Synopsis'Mastering Exposure' is an invaluable guide to taking better photographs using today's sophisticated digital SLR and compact digital cameras. Aimed at the more experienced amateur photographer, the author's concise text explains the fundamentals of exposure and how varying three parameters - shutter speed, aperture and ISO - can be used creatively and practically to determine correct exposure, but deliver substantially different results. Illustrated with the author's own stunning images, the book analyzes the effects of exposure on portrait, landscape, night and low-light photography, and when capturing action and sports images.
£15.99
BIS Publishers B.V. My Photography Toolbox: A Game to Refine your Eye
Book SynopsisCreate powerful images while learning the basic principles in photography. My Photography Toolbox will guide the players on how to take stylish photographs. Each card will coach you on the secrets of visual language and will enhance your creativity. This game is perfect for all those who take pictures regularly and would love to improve their skills. It displays 30 visual principles and enables you to play with tools that smartphones or digital cameras don’t provide, such as the psychology of forms. Because photography is everywhere, this is a must-have game for its style, easy rules, valuable rewards and ludo-didactic features that allow you to learn while playing in teams or individually. The box includes two games. 1. BE A MASTER: to create an image based on a photography genre and four given rules. 2. REFINE YOUR EYE: to discover the rules in existing photographs. Each has a different goal: make a powerful photograph in less than 20 minutes, or discover the rules of photography connecting images and concepts.
£16.19
Rocky Nook The Fujifilm X100VI
Book SynopsisLearn all you need to master your Fuji X100VI camera!
£24.00
Rocky Nook David Buschs Nikon Zf Guide to Digital
Book SynopsisDavid Busch's Nikon Zf Guide to Digital Photography is your allinone comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon Zf, the company s retrostyled mirrorless camera with cuttingedge capabilities.
£26.40
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Portrait Photographers Manual
Book SynopsisA comprehensive introduction to the styles and techniques of portrait photography. Through simple projects on subjects such as 'Making Self-Portraits' and 'Capturing Personal Moments' as well as captivating profiles of twenty internationally acclaimed photographers, Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson give you a visual tour of the medium. Perfect for the aspiring portrait photographer, this manual includes: â Projects with which to experiment and develop your technique â Inspirational profiles of leading photographers from around the world â A complete overview of the most exciting, continually evolving form of photographyTrade Review'This thoughtful treatise on portraiture offers a fresh look at the genre' - Digital Camera'Comprehensive and insightful' - Amateur PhotographerTable of Contents1. Introduction to Portraiture 2. The Self 3. Studio and Styled 4. Friends and Family 5. Abstracting Portrature 6. Making a Career
£15.29
HarperCollins Focus Visually Speaking: Mastering Photography as a
Book SynopsisDedicated to mastering photography as a visual language, this book helps you explore what to shoot and how to understand your own work. With 21 detailed chapters on photography techniques and practices, Forbes teaches you not only to establish yourself as a photographer, but how to create a legacyTed Forbes produces The Art of Photography, the most popular YouTube channel on photography, providing a 360-degree look into the world of image making. Forbes’ passion is to help amateurs, artists, and professionals alike gain new skills. Forbes calls on his expertise to instruct you on how to take pictures, and carefully walks readers through composition, lighting, exposure, contrast, color, alignment, balance, repetition, cameras, lenses, and more. Rising above a simple photography skills handbook, Forbes also offers advice on commitment, integrity, what it means to be an artist, and navigating the social media landscape.Ted Forbes’ award-winning work centers around photography education. He has worked with many of the most renowned photographers of our generation as part of his Artist Series project, including Keith Carter, Harold Feinstein, Laura Wilson, Alexey Titarenko, Graciela Iturbide, Lourdes Grobet, William Wegman, David Brookover, and Pedro Meyer. He has also collaborated with companies including Apple, Leica, Hasselblad, Sony, Nikon, Canon, and Fujifilm.
£21.25
Rocky Nook The Travel Photography Book: Step-by-step
Book SynopsisLearn how to take professional-quality photographs when you travel, using the same tricks today s top photographers use! Whether you're on a dedicated photo trip or a family vacation, you want to come home with a collection of great photos to show your friends, share online, and even make a large print for your home. Capturing great travel photographs can be tricky...but not if you know the secrets that Scott Kelby is here to share with you Here s how Scott describes this book s brilliant premise: If you and I were out shooting, and you asked me, Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, with the background out of focus?, I wouldn t stand there and give you a photography lecture. In real life, I d just say, Put on your zoom lens, set your f-stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away. That s what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I ve learned just like I would with a friend without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak. This isn t a book of theory full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With 200 of the most closely guarded tricks of the trade for travel photographers, this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colourful, more professional-looking travel photos every time. Each page covers a single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you ll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you re tired of taking shots that look okay, and if you re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, Why don t my shots look like that? then this is the book for you.
£21.25
Anness Publishing Practical Illustrated Encyclopedia of Digital
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide helps the digital photographer transform their photographs from snapshots to works of art. It explains technical specifications, and advises on what is needed to get started. Following this, the book reveals techniques of composition, balance, lighting and exposure and suggests assignments to practice these techniques. As well as showing how to make the most of a digital camera, this book also explains how to use editing software, with sections on techniques such as creating a panorama or retouching an old photograph. The final section explains storing and sharing photos, from how to make the best prints to methods of online storage.
£7.59
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Smart Phone Smart Photography: Simple Techniques
Book Synopsis“... 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.
£15.29
Chronicle Books Old School Photography: 100 Things You Must Know
Book SynopsisOld School Photography is a must-have modern manual for learning how to create great photographs with a 35mm film camera. Famed YouTube personality Kai Wong expertly and humorously shares 100 essential tips for selecting and using film cameras, shooting with film and various lenses, and employing specific techniques to ensure you can get great results quickly. Known for his breadth of knowledge and quick wit, Kai Wong delivers an informative and entertaining read on how to take great film photos. - An informative and entertaining read on how to take great film photos - A must-have guide for those new to old-school film techniques - A much-needed book for the current resurgence of vintage 35mm film cameras Renewed interest in film photography has surged in the past few years, both amongst those rediscovering their past passion and those discovering it for the first time. Vintage cameras that had previously lost their value are now often worth more than they first sold for due to high demand amongst enthusiasts, students, and collectors. Film manufacturers have even started reissuing long discontinued stocks—for example, Kodak’s much-loved and recently re-released classic Ektachrome slide film. In our modern world, billions of people have access to instantaneous photography on their mobile phones, but as a result there has been a resurgent desire for a more tactile, physical, unaltered, and thus honest medium. Much of which, ironically, ends up on the internet, with photography fans and influencers sharing their images across Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, and the like. More so than with digital photography, film photography requires a sense of craft, skill, patience, technical knowledge, and a trial-and-error process that results in a greater sense of accomplishment. Old School Photography is both enlightening and humorous, and attracts a new generation of fans who are eager to experiment with film cameras, make prints, and post their film photographs online.
£13.49
Rocky Nook Film Photography: Pocket Guide: Exposure Basics,
Book SynopsisDesigned for photographers who need a quick refresher on 35mm film photography, 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 Load your film camera with 35mm film Learn about the three key components of exposure aperture, shutter speed, and ISO Conquer your camera s built-in light meter 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.)
£11.69
Rocky Nook Nikon Zf Pocket Guide
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Art / Books Anita Klein: Out of the Ordinary: Forty Years of
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£26.25
GMC Publications Mastering Macro Photography
Book SynopsisMacro and close-up photography has long held a fascination for both professional and amateur photographers, with its potential for revealing and transforming an extraordinary world normally hidden from the human eye. With more manufacturers than ever before producing macro lenses and accessories, and digital technology offering fresh creative possibilities, there has never been a more exciting time to explore this macro world with your camera. Mastering Macro Photography is the definitive guide to the essentials of modern macro. It explains the basics of equipment, focusing, exposure and magnification ratios alongside such topics as lighting for effect, employing colour as a compositional device and using depth of field creatively. The author explores digital techniques such as focus stacking and the use of smartphone apps both to compose shots on a camera via WiFi connection and to trigger cameras when shooting at high speed. With subjects ranging from classic close-ups such as plants and insects to micrographics and abstracts, plus showcases of the greatest exponents of close-up, Mastering Macro Photography is a complete manual for achieving creative and professional results.
£15.99
Orion Publishing Co Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs
Book SynopsisNo 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)
£12.34
Rocky Nook The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition
Book SynopsisFilm photography has recently witnessed a significant renaissance and not just among those who have previously shot with film. Interest in film photography and analogue photography has also grown enormously among those who have only ever shot digitally. In The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition, authors Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae speak to both types of film photographers as they offer an easy-to-understand, complete resource to shooting film. In this updated and expanded edition, they address today s working climate, including such topics as the hybrid film/digital workflow, the digitization of negatives, and using smartphones for light metering and to assist in film processing. This book is intended for anyone who is curious about film and analogue photography, whether you need a refresher course or are discovering this wonderful format for the first time. You ll learn how easy it is to shoot and process black-and-white film at home, and that just a little special equipment is needed to get into film photography. You ll learn all about: The important differences between film and digital photography Numerous film cameras, as well as how to buy a second-hand camera Film formats, from 35 mm to medium format and large format Exposure settings, tonal values, and tonal representations in different types of film, from colour negatives and slides to the enormous spectrum of black-and-white film Processing film, covering everything you need to know: equipment, chemicals, and workflow Scanning negatives to bring your analogue photography into a digital workflow Both presenting and archiving your prints and negatives. Working in such an analogue medium requires a unique approach to photography, and it fosters a completely different form of creativity. Working in film and embracing analogue photography can also prove to be a great inspiration for your own digital photography, as well. The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition covers it all from the technical to the creative and will have you shooting film in no time, whether it s with an old rangefinder, an inexpensive Holga, or a medium-format Rolleiflex or Hasselblad.
£28.05
Rocky Nook Dusk to Dawn
Book SynopsisEmbrace the dark and conquer landscape photography at night!In the past, landscape photography largely ended when the last light of dusk faded from the sky. Today it's only beginning. The latest digital cameras have made it much easier to create images of the landscape at night that film and early digital photographers could only dream of. Equipped with off-the-shelf cameras, more and more photographers are venturing into the night, far beyond the comforting glow of city lights, and returning with spectacular images of places both familiar and unknown that are unlike anything seen before. Dusk to Dawn: A Guide to Landscape Photography at Night, 2nd Edition, is your guide to this new photographic world. In it, photographer Glenn Randall author of the bestselling The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography teaches you how to plan, shoot, and process professional-quality images of the Milky Way, the aurora, lunar eclipses, meteor showers, comets, star trails and landsca
£28.50
Thames & Hudson Ltd Retro Cameras
Book SynopsisAn accessible, design-led guide to the coolest, most collectible vintage film cameras combined with a practical reference to discovering the authentic buzz of shooting with film. Retro Cameras is a stylish, design-led guide to classic and retro cameras aimed at those who want to discover the world of analogue photography. It includes more than 100 camera models, from the easily affordable to the highly collectible, in 13 formats: 35 mm SLRs; 35 mm Rangefinders; 35 mm Viewfinder Cameras; Roll Film SLRs; Sheet and Roll Film Folding Cameras; Twin Lens Reflexes; Instamatics; Stereo Cameras; Panoramic and Wide-angle Cameras; Miniature Cameras and Instant Cameras. Supplementing an already comprehensive resource are quick reference shooting guides for each format, as well as a section on retro camera accessories. With over 400 specially commissioned photographs, practical advice on how to use and get the most out of each camera, buyersâ tips and a dedicated glossary, Retro Cameras is a Trade Review'Camera geek heaven ' - Amateur Photographer'Superb … this is ideal for anyone passionate about vintage cameras and what makes them so special' - Black and White Photography'A definitive guide, but also a great starting point too' - Retro to Go'Stylish … a perfect reference for young photographers who want to get creative with analogue photography, while also offering authoritative guidance for more experienced collectors and enthusiasts' - Antiques DiaryTable of ContentsIntroduction The Basics The Cameras Retro Accessories Further Information
£15.29
Quarto Publishing PLC Smart Photos
Book SynopsisMost of us have a smartphone camera but very few of us know how to really make the most of it. Here are 50 projects and ideas that maximise the incredible capabilities of your smartphone camera, teaching you how to take better photos and indulge your creative spark at the same time.Table of ContentsIntroduction Understanding your phone’s camera Phone camera apps Accessories Do-it-yourself equipment Light and lighting Editing your images Printing Inside your cameraphone 1. Freelensing 2. Light writing 3. Coloured light 4. Rainbow light portrait 5. Rembrandt lighting 6. Rim lighting 7. Camera inversion 8. Fireworks 9 Light painting with people 10. Vertical panoramas 11. Panning 12. Burst and stack 13. Fairground 14. Intentional camera movement 15. Misty light 16. Pinholes 17. RGB light shadows 18. Slow shutter portrait 19. Product 20. Rainbow 21. Ray of light 22. Snowy day 23. Smoke bomb 24. Night sky Finding inspiration 25. Flat lays 26. Object repetition 27. Reuse and recycle 28. Collecting colour 29. Negative space 30. Poured puddle 31. Triangles 32. Collecting lines 33. Mirror portal 34. Architecture 35. Bird's-eye view 36. Familiar/unfamiliar 37. Through the looking glass 38. Optical abstraction 39. Shadow seflie 40. Window reflection 41. Close up details 42. Food Building images 43. Landscape collage 44. Colour grading 45. Repeated patterns 46. Inkjet transfer 47. Multiple viewpoints 48. Painted photograph 49. Stacking art 50. Triptych 51. Woven portrait 52. Compositing Further reading and resources
£10.39
Intel Publications Covert Imagery Photography The Investigators and
Book SynopsisThis manual is primarily designed for Investigators, Enforcement Officers and Intelligence Operators who use digital stills (SLR) cameras and video cameras in order to obtain photographic evidence.Table of ContentsDigital Photography Digital SLR cameras Correct Exposure Aperture - Shutter Speed Relationship Exposure Modes Depth of Field Telephoto Lenses Focal Length ISO & Up Rating Metering Exposure Compensation Low Light Photography Infra Red Photography Image Processing RAW Format Continuity of Evidence Covert Video Imagery
£19.99
FotoVue Limited Photographing Wildlife in the UK where and how
Book SynopsisPHOTOGRAPHING WILDLIFE IN THE UK is a photography-location guidebook. Author and professional wildlife photographer Andrew Marshall describes 70 of the best locations for wildlife photography in the UK in this lavishly illustrated guidebook with over 450 stunning wildlife photographs.
£25.16
