Rocky Nook: 161 books
by J. Chris Hansen
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Photographing birds in your backyard is a convenient, rewarding, and addictive adventure. Secrets of Backyard Bird Photography is a guide to that pursuit. In this book, author and wildlife photographer J. Chris Hansen teaches techniques for creating professional-quality images of the subjects right...
by David D. Busch
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Throw away those cheat sheets and fold-out command cards! David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D5500 condenses the most essential reference information about the Nikon D5500 in a handy size that can be tucked into a camera bag and carried anywhere. Inside are explanations of when and...
by David D. Busch
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
David Busch’s Sony Alpha a7 II/a7 R II Guide to Digital Photography is the much-anticipated comprehensive resource and reference for two of the hottest cameras on the market today. Sony’s advanced 24-megapixel mirrorless Alpha a7 II and the ground-breaking 42-megapixel Alpha a7R II combine high-resolution...
by David D. Busch
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
David Busch's Sony Alpha a68/ILCA-68 Guide to Digital Photography is your best resource and reference for Sony’s new entry/mid-level single lens translucent (SLT) digital camera. It features Sony’s new “4D Focus” system that delivers pin-point predictive focus accuracy through 79 AF points...
by David D. Busch
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Throw away those cheat sheets and fold-out command cards! David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D7200 condenses the most essential reference information about the Nikon D7200 in a handy size that can be tucked into a camera bag and carried anywhere. Inside are explanations of when and...
Creative Black and White
Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. In Creative Black and White, 2nd Edition, renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstrates the basic rules of black and...
The Photographer's Guide to Posing
Techniques to Flatter Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
When photographing people, you can have a great composition, perfect light, and the right camera settings, but if your subject doesn’t look right—if the pose is off—the shot will not be a keeper. Posing is truly a crucial skill that photographers need to have in order to create great photographs....
David Busch's Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
Guide to Digital Photography
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
David Busch’s Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive resource and reference for Sony’s wildly popular pocket-sized camera aimed at both advanced and beginner photography enthusiasts. Sony has packaged up the most alluring features of advanced digital...
Wildlife Photography
On Safari with your DSLR: Equipment, Techniques, Workflow
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
Photographer and environmentalist Uwe Skrzypczak wrote this book with several goals in mind--to teach the technical aspects and the workflow of digital wildlife photography; to show the beauty of East Africa and his beloved Serengeti National Park and to educate about its habitat; and to provide a...
Capture the Magic
Train Your Eye, Improve Your Photographic Composition
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
This book uses a structured approach to teach the art of creating interesting, well-composed images. It provides solutions to problems that often get in the way of producing great photographs and emphasizes the importance of training the eye to exclude the extraneous. Examples of strong images are...
The Traveling Photographer
A Guide to Great Travel Photography
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
Traveling and photography is a perfect match, but photographers are often disappointed that their images fail to meet the quality of their artistic aspirations. This book combines theoretical information, practical advice, and helpful suggestions for taking better pictures while traveling, whether...
From Camera to Computer
How to Make Fine Photographs Through Examples, Tips, and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
Ever wonder what it would be like to get inside the head of an accomplished photographer as he chooses a subject, works the scene, selects an image, and then edits the result into a piece of photographic art?
As a follow-up to his successful first book Take Your Photography To The Next Level,...
The Art of iPhone Photography
Creating Great Photos and Art on Your iPhone
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
The Art of iPhone Photography explores how 45 of today's best iPhonegraphers from around the world conceived, composed, and created some of their finest and best-known pieces-all in their own words. Through an understanding of the artists' visions, creative decisions, and techniques, beginning through...
More Than a Rock
Essays on Art, Creativity, Photography, Nature, and Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Ostensibly about landscape photography, More Than a Rock is a passionate and personal book about creativity and expression. In this series of essays, photographer and teacher Guy Tal shares his thoughts and experiences as an artist who seeks to express more in his images than the mere appearance of...