Octopus Books: 795 books
Michael Freeman's Photo School: Exposure
Essential Aspects of Exposure
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Leave the Auto mode in the dust and take complete creative control of your images with this comprehensive guide to photography's most fundamental principles. Michael Freeman brings his years of experience to the table, teaching you all the professional techniques so you can nail the optimal exposure...
Michael Freeman's Photo School: Street Photography
Essential Aspects of Street Photography
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
The street aesthetic is more in vogue than ever, and rapidly becoming an essential part of every photographer's repertoire. Subjects are found around every corner, each moment offers a new and fresh perspective, and that excitement and spontaneity make it an ideal training ground for honing the skills...
Capturing Light
The Heart of Photography
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
For professional photographers, chasing the light, waiting for it, sometimes helping it, and finally capturing it is a constant preoccupation and for some, an obsession. Drawing on four decades of working with light, Michael Freeman takes a simple but practical approach to interpreting, reacting to,...
Michael Freeman's Photo School: Light & Lighting
Maximise the Potential of Every Scene
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Learn to "read" light in this complete course on the building blocks of photography. Michael Freeman teaches not only how to see the subtle nuances of light and shade, but also how your camera views and records them, to make sure you approach each scene with the optimal settings and appropriate...
The Photographer's Handbook
Equipment - Technique - Style
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Know the equipment, refine your technique and express your style.
Combining straightforward guidance with artistic insight, this comprehensive handbook is an essential piece of kit for photographers of every style and experience level.
Michael Freeman shows you how to:
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by Sonia Leong, Meredith Walsh
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
As a sophisticated and highly stylised art form, Manga presents a series of challenges for budding artists, from character and set design to creating dynamic page layouts, perfectly paced narrative and panels with ever-changing camera angles.
Here, award-winning professional Manga artist Sonia...
Shoot Sexy
Pinup Photography in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
The pinup look made famous on WWII bombers and in the 1950s has become a timeless classic that is now undergoing a revival through digital photography. Alongside the rapid growth of the Boudoir genre - also covered in this book - the retro pinup look is an increasingly popular request from clients....
Retromania
The Funkiest Cameras of Photography's Golden Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
The Lomography phenomenon shows that interest in - and love for - cheap, fun cameras has never been stronger. But the few plastic-lens models that are still manufactured are only the tip of the iceberg, with hundreds of amazing, exciting, weird and wonderful models widely available - and at low prices.
This...
Fashion Photography 101
A Complete Course for the New Fashion Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Fashion photography is one of the most appealing markets for any new photographer, but also one of the most challenging, combining as it does a group of disciplines, from the more technical makeup and editing roles to the photography itself.
With digital technology and good planning, however,...
The Photographers Eye: A graphic Guide
Instantly Understand Composition & Design for Better Photography
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Taking a new look at composition, the theme of his best-selling classic The Photographer's Eye, Michael Freeman now explores the visual mechanics of photography in its own native terms. Lushly illustrated with straight-to-the-point diagrams and graphic deconstructions, this book speaks in that intuitive,...
101 Top Tips for Digital Landscape Photography
Capturing Great Landscapes With Your Camera
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
A comprehensive guide to improving your landscape photography by one of today's foremost landscape photographers.
Landscape photography is perhaps the single most popular genre among DSLR owners. In 101 Top Tips for Digital Landscape Photography, experienced professional landscape guru Carl...
The Photographer's Field Guide
The Essential Handbook for Travelling with your Digital SLR Camera
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2009
Whether on a weekend city break or a month-long trekking vacation, more and more of us are travelling with the hope of taking striking photos that capture the essence of our time away. Often these are more than just photos for our friends and family to enjoy, with an increasing number of talented...
Philip's Guide to the Night Sky
A guided tour of the stars and constellations
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2012
Find your way around the night sky with this handy guide to stargazing for the complete novice. In Philip's Guide to the Night Sky, Sir Patrick Moore explains how to find the most famous constellations and the brightest stars, and when to look for them. Clear star maps, showing stars visible to the...
by Gordon Laing
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Understand your camera's capabilities. Master the skills of exposure, composition and focus. Take amazing photos; no post-processing, no Photoshop, just your own vision.
With amazing low-light capabilities, incredible definition, intelligent autofocus and a host of other features, digital cameras...