Equipment Techniques category: 1802 books
On-Camera Flash
Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Photographers are always looking for perfect light. Unfortunately, the quality of available light, and the situations in which photos are created, are rarely perfect. This is especially true when photographing weddings or portraits on location. So while finding beautiful existing light is every photographer’s...
100% Reliable Flash Photography
How To Get Amazing Light In Any Situation
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2010
Photographer and author, Ed Verosky, covers a variety of topics and techniques designed to help photographers consistently create high-quality images with minimal gear. Included are plenty of shooting strategies, diagrammed techniques, and examples which will make getting great photos much easier and...
The HDR Book: Unlocking the Pros' Hottest Post-Processing Techniques
Unlocking the Pros' Hottest Post-Processing Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
When it comes to HDR, only three key ingredients are needed: hardware, software, and post-processing technique. Hardware is simple—there are only a few things you need to set up and shoot an HDR series. Software is vastly improved, making it easier for anyone to create an HDR image. The hard part is...
by Rick Sammon
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
Learn the tips and tricks used by a top photographer in the digital photography industry in Rick Sammon's Top Digital Photography Secrets. Filled with beautiful photographs and the techniques Rick Sammon used to capture them, this book offers you motivation to capture stunning photographs and the...
Creative Lighting
Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
How to make digital photography lighting more creative—and less challenging!
How do you master the art of lighting your photographs? Go beyond the basics, go beyond the "rules," and get creative with the help of renowned photographer Harold Davis. In this book, Harold shows you...
by Rick Sammon
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Top photographer Rick Sammon shares his greatest HDR tips and tricks
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is a process in which a photographer shoots multiple shots of the same subject at varying exposure settings and then "stitches" the images together with photo-editing software...
by Rolando Gomez
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Literally working from head to toe, the images in this essential guide to glamour photography demonstrate how to flatter models’ assets and downplay any perceived flaws when there is no clothing to hide behind. Detailed instructions on recreating classic poses and a thorough discussion of the three...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos
100 Essential Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Build your Lightroom expertise, one technique at a time. Why sort through piles of unrelated documentation when you can focus on the essential techniques? In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos, author Chris Orwig brings you the best techniques to quickly organize and correct your digital images using...
Master's Guide to Off-Camera Flash
Professional Techniques for Digital Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
By emphasizing basic principles of good lighting and how to apply them, this informative guide shows advanced amateur photographers and professionals how to improve their photographic skills. After explaining different types of light, flash basics, and the benefits of on- and off-camera lighting techniques,...
Close-up and Macro Photography
Its Art and Fieldcraft Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Focusing on fieldcraft techniques for macro and close-up photography, Thompson covers the vital but often overlooked skills necessary to achieve consistent professional results in the field. Case studies covering a broad and often challenging group of subjects from the seashore to your back garden...
by Bill Lemon
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
The techniques illustrated in this handbook inspire photographers to take photographs when they would otherwise put their camera away-in low-light and nighttime situations. A comprehensive discussion of color and tone teaches photographers how to change their overall perceptions in low-light environments...
Professional HDR Photography
Achieve Brilliant Detail and Color by Mastering High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Postproduction Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Building on a professional photographer's on-the-job experience using the high dynamic range (HDR) imaging technique, which captures an astounding range of tones that far exceeds the native abilities of any camera, this guide shows serious photographers how a more sophisticated approach to HDR can produce...
The Artist's Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition
Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging...
by Simon Rivera
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2017
Photography is becoming far more pervasive than anyone could have imagined. When cell phones list as a major feature the abilities of the camera as a stand-alone product, we can tell that photography is at the forefront of everyone’s mind and serves our vanity. Which really isn’t a bad thing...