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Book SynopsisBarbara London has authored and co-authored many photography books from their first editions to their current ones, including Photography, Photography: The Essential Way, A Short Course in Photography, A Short Course in Digital Photography, The Photograph Collector's Guide, and more. Jim Stone is Professor of Photography at the University of New Mexico. His photographs have been collected by the Museum of Modern Art and The Smithsonian American Art Museum, among many others. Books of his work include Stranger Than Fiction (Light Work, 1993), Historiostomy (Piltdown Press, 2001), and Why My Pictures are Good (Nazraeli Press, 2005). He has also published six higher education titles that are widely used in university courses: A Users Guide to the View Camera, Darkroom Dynamics, Photography, Photography: The Essential Way, A Short Course in Photography, andTable of Contents1. Getting Started 2. Camera 3. Lens 4. Exposure, Sensors, and Film 5. Light and Color 6. Developing a Film Negative 7. Printing in a Darkroom 8. Basics of Digital Pictures 9. Image Editing 10. Printing Digitally 11. Organizing, Storing, and Presenting Work 12. Lighting 13. Extending the Image 14. View Camera 15. Seeing Photographs 16. History of Photography

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Book SynopsisScott Valentine is an experimentalist by nature, drawing on his background in physics, music, and theater to bring a unique perspective to sharing knowledge with other photographers and Photoshop users. For more than 20 years, Scott has supported the greater imaging community through hosting user groups, teaching at conferences, and writing. He has been an invited speaker at the Art Directors Invitational Master Class (ADIM), Adobe MAX, and Photoshop World. Scott also writes Photoshop Proving Ground, a monthly column featured in KelbyOne's Photoshop User magazine. He is always up for helping fellow creative professionals and hobbyists. Scott's previous two books have become must-have resources for colleges and instructional programs, valued for their combination of technical and creative elements, an approachable style, and straightforward language. Aside from pushing pixelsTable of Contents Part 1: The Core Tools - Blending Modes and Adjustment Layers 1. Introduction to How Photoshop 'Sees' Your Image 2. Adjustment Layers 3. Blending Modes Part 2: Recipes Section 1: General Corrections Section 2: Targeted Corrections and Enhancements Section 3: Effects and Finishing Section 4: Project Examples Part 3: Reference

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Book Synopsis Rafael RC Concepcion is an award-winning photographer, podcast host, educator, and the author of five best-selling books on Photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and HDR. He is a Digital Post-Production Specialist and Adjunct Professor at the Newhouse School for Visual Communications at Syracuse University. As an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, RC has more than 20 years' experience creating content in creative, I.T., and e-commerce industries, and spends his days developing creative content for corporate clients, educational institutions, and students looking to take their creative vision further. As a Photoshop and Lightroom expert, RC also worked with Adobe to write the Adobe Certified Expert exams for Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, and Lightroom 5. RC is a highly sought-after public speaker, presenting to corporations and creative students at seminars and workshops around the world. Concepcion's productionTable of Contents1 A Quick Tour of Lightroom Classic 2 Bringing Photos into Lightroom Classic 3 Exploring The Lightroom Workspace 4 Managing Your Photo Library 5 Developing Basics 6 Advanced Editing 7 Creating A Photo Book 8 Creating A Slideshow 9 Printing Images 10 Making Backups and Exporting Photos 11 An Overview of My Workflow Bonus Online Lesson: Publishing Your Photos

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Book SynopsisIf you are a digital photographer who's new to PaintShop Photo Pro or digital imaging in general, or have recently upgraded to the all-new version X3, this is the book for you! Packed with full color images to provide inspiration and easy to follow, step-by-step projects, you'll learn the ins and outs of this fantastic program in no time so you can start correcting and editing your images to create stunning works of art. Whether you want to learn or refresh yourself on the basics, such as effective cropping or simple color correction, or move on to more sophisticated techniques like creating special effects, everything you need is right here in this Corel-recommended guide. Useful information on printing and organizing your photos and a fantastic supplemental website with tons of extras rounds out this complete PSPP learning package. The awesome companion website - http://www.gopaintshoppro.co.uk/ - is packed full of practise files, bonus tutorials and other fabulous resourceTrade ReviewAmazon reviews for previous editions:"These folks have been producing excellent supplementary guides for several versions of PaintShop Pro. I've been using the application for YEARS, and it still provided very good additional tips and tricks, techniques, explanation of new features or things that I hadn't used yet, etc., etc. I've given to a number of friends that are just getting their feet wet in Digital Editing when they want to more than "the BASICS" with the applications that came with their camera, but they weren't ready to go to Photoshop by a long shot. All of them have appreciated the "jump-start" that this gave them." "...I really wanted to get into more sophisticated techniques like advanced selection techniques, use of histograms, advanced layers & masks, etc. Ken McMahon's PSP Photo X2 For Photographers was just what I needed to get me up to speed on the latest version of PSP, plus sharpen my skills in the previously mentioned techniques. Note that this book is rated Intermediate, so it is not for those who are new to basic photo editing techniques. The book is clear, well organized, has lots of good illustrations, and with easy to use index and tabs. It is a pleasure to read and use.""...this book is the easiest way to learn all the new features, or, if you haven't owned Paint Shop Pro before, to get up to speed with the image editor. Everything is organized into easy to follow lessons and can help you learn the function of every tool and feature. Recommended." "This book is very good for the purpose I bought it. Latest you can get on this subject." "While there are hundreds of books for the various versions of PhotoShop, it seems like there are very few books available for Paint Shop Pro. So just finding Paint Shop "Pro for Photographers" was a treat, but to have be such a thorough and easy to use reference was a stroke of luck. I've really enjoyed reading it, and it's provided me with a lot of useful tips and guidance." Table of ContentsDigital Photo-editing: The Basics; Simple Picture Manipulation: Improving Your Photos; Simple Picture Manipulation: Moving Past the Basics; Controlling Change: Using Selections; Combining Images: Working with Layers and Masks; Using Text: Understanding Vector Graphics; Manipulating Images: Creating Special Effects; Print Preparation; Working with the Web: Optimizing Images; Media One Plus: Organizing Your Pictures; Jargon Buster;Keyboard Shortcuts

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Book SynopsisWith over 200 brand new features, Apple's leading photo management and image processing package just got a whole lot bigger! From Faces to Places and Brushes to Presets, Mac experts Ken McMahon and Nik Rawlinson will guide you through everything you could ever need to know about Aperture 3 including how to: Find, tag, and protect your images with advanced metadata techniques Use Presets, Nondestructive brushes and the powerful new Curves tool to dramatically enhance your photos Seamlessly integrate Aperture 3 with other programs for incredible results Apple Aperture 3 - A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers shows you how to put this powerful software right at the heart of your digital photography workflow. Inside you will find information on how to import, sort and navigate thousands of Raw files like a pro; how to fully utilize the new rush-based adjustments and quick fix adjustment presets to creatively eTable of ContentsFrom Previous edition (this ed TBC):Raw Files; How Aperture Works; Managing Your Images; Working with Metadata; Adjusting Images; Aperture Workflow; Working with Other Applications; Output.

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Book SynopsisGreat for those new to PaintShop Pro or digital imaging in general, this book is packed with inspirational, full-color images and easy to follow, step-by-step projects that will have you producing great images in PaintShop Pro in no time! Everything you need to turn your photos into stunning works of art is right here in this Corel-reviewed guide. In this new edition, Ken covers new features including how to make the most of the newly organized workspaces, use the redesigned HDR tool, and instantly publish photos on Flickr and Facebook. Squeeze every ounce of detail out of RAW files using the newly enhanced Camera RAW Lab and improve tonal range with the new Fill light/Clarity filter. This book has everything a photographer needs to take their photos to the next level with PaintShop Pro. Be sure to visit the companion website www.gopaintshoppro.co.uk for practice files, bonus tutorials and other fabulous resources. Trade ReviewAmazon reviews for previous editions:"This book is truly fabulous with a wealth of complete information for doing absolutely anything with your photos and I now know how to use the other half of my Photo Programs that I wasn't sure what all the Tools were for. The best part of this 5 Star book is it works for my other Photo Programs that have these exact same features!""These folks have been producing excellent supplementary guides for several versions of PaintShop Pro. I've been using the application for YEARS, and it still provided very good additional tips and tricks, techniques, explanation of new features or things that I hadn't used yet, etc., etc. I've given to a number of friends that are just getting their feet wet in Digital Editing when they want to more than "the BASICS" with the applications that came with their camera, but they weren't ready to go to Photoshop by a long shot. All of them have appreciated the "jump-start" that this gave them." "...I really wanted to get into more sophisticated techniques like advanced selection techniques, use of histograms, advanced layers & masks, etc. Ken McMahon's PSP Photo X2 For Photographers was just what I needed to get me up to speed on the latest version of PSP, plus sharpen my skills in the previously mentioned techniques. Note that this book is rated Intermediate, so it is not for those who are new to basic photo editing techniques. The book is clear, well organized, has lots of good illustrations, and with easy to use index and tabs. It is a pleasure to read and use.""...this book is the easiest way to learn all the new features, or, if you haven't owned Paint Shop Pro before, to get up to speed with the image editor. Everything is organized into easy to follow lessons and can help you learn the function of every tool and feature. Recommended." "This book is very good for the purpose I bought it. Latest you can get on this subject." "While there are hundreds of books for the various versions of PhotoShop, it seems like there are very few books available for Paint Shop Pro. So just finding Paint Shop "Pro for Photographers" was a treat, but to have be such a thorough and easy to use reference was a stroke of luck. I've really enjoyed reading it, and it's provided me with a lot of useful tips and guidance." Amazon reviews for previous editions:"This book is truly fabulous with a wealth of complete information for doing absolutely anything with your photos and I now know how to use the other half of my Photo Programs that I wasn't sure what all the Tools were for. The best part of this 5 Star book is it works for my other Photo Programs that have these exact same features!"Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Jargon BusterKeyboard Shortcuts

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Book SynopsisA fresh look at current ways of shoot landscapes and making the most of digital format.Table of ContentsIntroductionLandscapes Are Everywhere Cameras & Accessories Lenses Exposure Shooting Quality Images Light Composition Special Subjects Spectacular Panoramas Making Landscape Prints

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Book SynopsisManaging your digital photos can be one of the most unavoidable headaches. With so many existing workflow practices based on specific software rather than a universal view of the entire image file processing ecology, you need something that can make the process less overwhelming. Patricia Russotti and Richard Anderson provide you with the best workflow practices for planning and capturing to archiving you digital photography and everything in between. This easy-to-follow design paired with detailed charts and beautiful photos will give you the tools you need to perfect your workflow. This handbook is software version independent and focuses more on the key fundamentals that are a constant from software to software. Furthermore, stay current with the accompanying website (www.dpBestflow.org) that provides resources and links for ever changing technology and the latest advances in workflow, and interviews with professional photographers. Co-published with the American Society oTrade ReviewPortuguese-Language Foto Digital reviewTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow; Chapter 2 Terminology and the Importance of Language; Chapter 3 An Overview of Workfl ow Components and Planning; Chapter 4 Workfl ows and Parameters; Chapter 5 The Image Archive; Chapter 6 Image Capture; Chapter 7 Getting to Work—Image; Chapter 8 Image Edit; Chapter 9 Optimization; Chapter 10 Master Files and Derivative Files; Chapter 11 Image Proofing; Chapter 12 Image Delivery; It’s a Wrap; The Importance of Ergonomics Index

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Book SynopsisTake a tour of the burgeoning world of plastic cameras and low-tech photography in this fun and funky guide to creating the most artistic pictures of your life! Whether you're an experienced enthusiast or toy camera neophyte, you'll find this guide full of tantalizing tips, fun facts, and absolutely striking photographs taken with the lowest tech tools around.You'll learn how to prep your plastic camera, their advantages and quirks, and what film to feed it. You'll also explore what makes a good subject, vignetting, multiple exposures, panoramas, close-ups, night photography, color, flash, problems and solutions, and so much more. Michelle Bates also takes you from a negative to either prints or pixels so that you can show off your photos and jump on the toy-camera revolution!Contributors include:Michael Ackerman, Thomas Michael Alleman, Erin Antognoli, Jonathan Bailey , James Balog, Michelle Bates, Phil Bebbington, Gyorgy Beck, Susan Bowen, Laura Corley Burlton, David Burnett, Susan Burnstine, Nancy Burson, Perry Dilbeck, Jill Enfield, fotovitamina, Annette Elizabeth Fournet, Brigitte Grignet, Eric Havelock-Bailie, Christopher James, Michael Kenna, Wesley Kennedy, Teru Kuwayama, Louviere & Vanessa, Mary Ann Lynch, Anne Arden McDonald, Ted Orland, Sylvia Plachy, Dan Price, Becky Ramotowski, Nancy Rexroth, Francisco Mata Rosas, Richard Ross, Franco Salmoiraghi, Rosanna Salonia, Jennifer Shaw, Nancy Siesel, Mark Sink, Kurt Smith, Sandy Sorlien, Pauline St. Denis, Harvey Stein, Gordon Stettinius, Ryan Synovec, Rebecca Tolk, Marydorsey Wanless, Shannon Welles, Matthew Yates, Dan ZamudioTrade Review"Following the success of the first edition, the second edition makes Plastic Cameras even more comprehensive and up to date. This book provides extensive how-to information to get you started and a new section on alternative processes for the advanced photographers. This ultimate guide is also packed with many inspiring photos by world renowned Holga artists such as Sylvia Plachy, Michael Kenna, Thomas Michael Alleman, Brigitte Grignet, Christopher James and many other additions."--Holga Inspire Newsletter"This volume brings together the world of toy camera photography, including the history of their use, exhaustive instructions, tips and tricks for getting the most out of Holgas and other choice cameras, advanced camera modifications, darkroom and presentation information, and resources for continued research and sharing."--Photography Blog"Following the success of the first edition, the second edition makes Plastic Cameras even more comprehensive and up to date. This book provides extensive how-to information to get you started and a new section on alternative processes for the advanced photographers. This ultimate guide is also packed with many inspiring photos by world renowned Holga artists such as Sylvia Plachy, Michael Kenna, Thomas Michael Alleman, Brigitte Grignet, Christopher James and many other additions.-Holga Inspire Newsletter (Best Photography Books of 2010)Table of ContentsChapter 1: What are Plastic Cameras? Chapter 2: Plastic Portfolios Chapter 3: That's So Cute! The Cameras Chapter 4: Film Options Chapter 5: Prepping and Shooting Your Holga Chapter 6: Let's Get Shooting! Chapter 7: Techy Tips Chapter 8: Holga Camera Modifications Chapter 9: Film Handling and ProcessingChapter 10: Prints and PixelsChapter 11: Alternative Processes and PresentationsResourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisAuthor Haje Jan Kamps knows that you are travelling for two good reasons: to experience great things, and to get great photos of your travels. He also understands very well how people''s eyes tend to glaze over when phrases like Circles of Confusion or the Inverse Square Law are brandished about, and focuses instead on great photographs, and how to take them. A realistic and easy-to-follow approach to travel photography puts the fun back into photography, and by following a series of simple exercises, you''ll learn much more about photography than you would have thought possible! Focus on Travel Photography covers the basics of photography in brief before throwing itself into the real essence of travel photography: landscapes, people, and capturing the spirit of your destination. Finally, the author explores how you can download, edit, and distribute your photos while you''re on the move-all without being over-burdened with equipment. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Travel Photography; Equipment for the Road; Basics of Travel Photography; Landscapes and Vistas; Photographing People on the Move; Capturing the Spirit of Your Destination; Wildlife Photography; The Mobile Digital Darkroom; Sharing and Showing off Your Travel Photos

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