Techniques category: 2761 books
Practical HDR
A complete guide to creating High Dynamic Range images with your Digital SLR
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2018
HDR is both a technical solution to the limitations of digital camera sensors, and a creative tool that can give any image much more impact - but it is not without its pitfalls, and it's essential to understand these if you want to take full advantage of this innovative technique. The second edition...
by Ansel Adams, Robert Baker
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) produced some of the 20th century's most iconic photographic images and helped nurture the art of photography through his creative innovations and peerless technical mastery.
The Camera--the first volume in Adams' celebrated series of books on photographic techniques--has...
by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
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Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop choose Adobe...
Your Camera Loves You
Learn to Love It Back
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Wait–what!? You’re not thrilled with the photos you’re getting from your digital camera? The answer isn’t a new camera–it’s learning to use the one you’ve got! After all, it's not the camera that takes great photos–it's the person behind it. With Your Camera Loves You: Learn to Love...
Photo Restoration
From Snapshots to Great Shots
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
In Photo Restoration: From Snapshots to Great Shots, author Robert Correll carefully guides you through the process of restoring your photos, teaching you the most effective techniques to preserve and repair your damaged or aging images. Organized based on a helpful photo restoration workflow, the book...
Digital Holga Photography
Boosting Your Creativity with Holga Lenses
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
Holga photography typically features soft focus, vignetting, and visible noise—traits that photographers often seek to avoid in pursuit of traditional digital photography. But these traits also define the unique character of Holga cameras and lenses, which offer a style that is retro-cool, artistic...
Urban Exploration Photography
A Guide to Creating and Editing Images of Abandoned Places
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Getting a compelling shot in an abandoned structure is what urban exploration—or UrbEx—photography is all about. But that’s much easier said than done. UrbEx photography is one of the most challenging genres to shoot due to the dark environments, unpredictable circumstances, and various threats...
by Alan Hess
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
This is a book about photographing outdoor sports—not as a professional working for a major sports publication or website—but as a parent or friend trying to capture a great memory. In Photographing Outdoor Sports, author and photographer Alan Hess demonstrates that the key advantage of shooting...
A Photographer's Guide to Focus and Autofocus
From Snapshots to Great Shots
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Autofocus changed the way photos are taken, making it easier to capture and keep the subject in sharp focus. Since autofocus was first introduced, it has become much more complicated, offering different focus modes, focus types, and focus points. What started out as a way to simplify the photo-making...
Photographing Fireworks
The Right Gear, Location, and Techniques for Capturing Beautiful Images
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
In Photographing Fireworks, author and photographer Alan Hess teaches you how to capture stunning photos of fireworks displays, offering helpful tips to guide you in the field. Alan covers the equipment setup that you’ll need to snap the perfect shot, as well as the fundamentals of exposure and composition....
The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos
83 Composition Tools from the Masters
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
#1 Amazon Best Seller! ─ The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos
Learn the secrets to composition: There's a common misconception that composition is mysterious and that only certain people have that natural gift for the techniques involved. The truth is that composition involves a set of skills...
by Ellen Anon, Josh Anon
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
A good image is more than just acceptable exposure and sharp focus -- two components that photography instruction concentrates on. A fascinating subject doesn't necessarily result in a good image, and likewise, it's possible to create an outstanding image of a mundane subject. So how do you know...
Tiny Worlds
Creative Macrophotography Skills
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Successful nature photographer and lecturer Charles Needle often asks students in his workshops if they understand the difference between looking” and seeing”. The difference he is pointing out is that while we are constantly looking” at countless people, places and things, we might not be...
by Gary Koop
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The Safari Photographer is the book tourists who are planning an African photo safari vacation should read prior to their departure. It is written specifically for the amateur photographer whose goal is to take high quality photographs using a Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera on what will probably...