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Click: The Ultimate Photography Guide
for Generation Now This introduction to photography guide book is created for teens by teens. The author is a seventeen-year-old and the photographs are images by teens from around the world. This concept of youth creating quality work is an inspiration for other young photographers. Now, more than ever, cameras are in the hands of young people with a variety of viewpoints and inspirations. This book can help young people understand the concepts and techniques of the field in order to accomplish their goals. A great book for any aspiring young photographer. Text:
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Nicolas Le Riche This book is a documentary of dancer Nicoas Le Riche by French photographer and filmmaker Anne Deniau (a.ka. Ann Ray). During a period of six years, Deniau photographed Le Riche performing, relaxing, rehearsing, and living. The book is divided into two parts with a short interview in the middle. The majority of the book is filled with 400 photographs, showing the unique connection between this photographer and her subject. This HUGE book of black & white and color photographs appeals to the photographer and non-photographer alike. Text:
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PHOTOJOJO!: Insanely Great Photo
Projects and DIY Ideas This book applies to the new category of photo crafting. It was created in response to the enormous success of the email chain that turned into the photojojo! newsletter. The newsletter, this new book, and also a heavily visited website offer ideas for what photo hobbyists can do with their photographs. Some of the ideas include making stands out of bent forks or altered tealight tins, snowglobes, and magnet people. Not all of the projects include the manipulation of printed images, however, some offer advice for altering the images as you photograph, such as making a cheap fisheye lens, a string monopod, or attaching your camera to your dog (on the cover). The book also includes photography tips throughout, offering advice on lighting, composition, and other helpful information. This book is a great tool for crafty people wanting to do something unique with their photographs. Text:
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Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and
Photoshop Lightroom Most people know that creating amazing color images with digital photography creates some great results because there are many examples out there. What people, besides photographers, don’t know is how hard it is to create a quality black and white image with digital photography. This is why many traditional black & white photographers are so devoted to film. There’s never been anything like it, until now. The capabilities of Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom are to the point that amazing black and white images are now possible; the trick is knowing how to use the programs to optimize the qualities. This book, published by renowned Focal Press, is a resource for the photographers wanting to do just that. The text shows photographers an ideal workflow to optimize monochromatic images. Text:
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Mastering Digital SLR: How to Get the
Most Out of Your Digital Camera This book has been created with excellent layout and diagramming in order to explain the technicalities of digital photography. The author uses a text explanation, drawings, and images to explain concepts, such as sensor design and resolution. Often, in digital photography books, topics will be covered that many photographers already know from their experience with film. This book really focuses on the digital world of photography. For example, the author discusses exposure by explaining the histogram, setting exposure modes and burst rates. This book would be beneficial to the traditional film photographer making the transition to digital. Text:
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