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Nude Photography: The Art and the Craft By Pascal Baetens
This is an outstanding book as both a collection of beautiful nude photographs and a how-to manual for the nude photographer. The emphasis is on concept and composition, although there is some helpful technical advice relating to lighting, postproduction, and more. Baetens uses clear text and many quality images to explain various aspects of photographing the nude. The photographs in the book not only include exemplar works of art, but also images diagramming and comparing the various perspectives, equipment, lighting, and locations affecting a shoot. The book serves the photographer wanting to learn more and the individual curious about the art and craft of nude photography.
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Over the Rivers: An Aerial View of Geology By Michael Collier
Michael Collier uses his skills as an aerial photographer, a geographer, and a Cessna pilot to compile a collection of images documenting North America’s geography. Collier discusses the science behind the many incredible rivers including the Mississippi, the Rio Grande, the Snake, and plenty more. This book is the second in a series—the first titled Over the Mountains—about the transformation of our land. Collier is an award-winning photographer and well-recognized geographer whose images and expertise have been included in many publications.
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Capture the Portrait: How to Create Great Digital Photos By Jenni Bidner
This book covers all the universal basics of portrait photography. There are certain concepts every photographer needs to take into account when photographing people no matter the purpose or personal style. Bidner covers the necessities of depth of field, flash, lighting, white balance, and composition using easy to read text and exemplar images. The images are used effectively in comparing techniques and choices, but also demonstrating problems and solutions. Bidner uses a variety of images to show the diversity of choice in common concepts like toddler and baby photography, or group portraits. This book is an excellent resource for the amateur photographer wanting to improve their people pictures for a variety of purposes including travel photography, documenting a wedding, creating family holiday cards or scrapbooking.
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New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing By Rob Sheppard
With the evolution of digital photography equipment, photographers of all levels now have access to Epson printers that provide quality images printed in the comfort of their own home. This book not only helps photographers to understand the techniques of using Epson printers to their fullest capabilities, but also guides them to selecting a printer, paper, and ink that have the right quality and features to fit their needs. The outstanding examples of images created from Epson equipment include many artists, all featured in the including gallery section of the book. Sheppard combines easy to read text, quality examples, images from computer program screen shots, and helpful hints to help the 21st century digital photographer succeed.
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The Complete Guide to Night & Lowlight Digital Photography By Michael Freeman
More than a manual on selecting an adequate tripod, this book is a guide to understanding the potential value of low light situations in creating exceptional images. With the current capabilities offered to digital photographers and the right know-how, there are many tools available to create winning images. This book offers the knowledge and inspiration to repair and prevent potential problems with image quality, exposure, motion, and color. The extent of knowledge is evident with the variety of images used for examples, thorough text, and multiple solutions to the difficulties within this field of photography. An excellent resource for all experience levels of photographers.
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RAW Pipeline: Revolutionary Techniques to Streamline Digital Photo Workflow By Ted Dillard
The book is about the RAW file format: what it is and how to use it to create an efficient workflow. Key to understanding RAW format is the very basics of digital imaging. Dillard begins with the fundamentals of digital imaging and especially the RAW image. A large part of the book covers what to do with the RAW image after it has been opened in Photoshop. He covers setting up Photoshop, adjusting the image, retouching techniques, and more advanced tools that go beyond most people’s superficial knowledge of the program. The end goal of the workflow that he discusses is the making of fine digital prints. To help the reader integrate this portion of the workflow into their own working habits, PART 3 of the book covers the basics of color management, printer profiles, and advanced printing methods. As the title suggests, RAW Pipeline presents an integrated streamlined digital workflow from capture to print.
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