Octopus Books: 795 books
Shooting Yourself
Self Portraits with Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Turn your camera on the world's most fascinating and attractive model-yourself! Take part in the new wave of expressive self-portraiture, enjoy unlimited creative control over your subject, and reveal your hidden side with confidence!
- Hundreds of inspiring self-portraits from creative photo...
101 Top Tips for DSLR Video
Using your camera to make great videos
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Following the arrival of game-changing new cameras from Nikon and Canon, the hottest area in the world of photography has been combining high-definition video capability with all the advantages of SLR's interchangeable lenses. For the first time, full cinematic creativity is within anyone's grasp.
With...
Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Light Vegetarian Dishes
Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Cutting down on red meat is a great way to avoid eating too much saturated fat, as well as keeping your cholesterol low. Now that the quality of fruit and vegetables that we can buy is so good, more and more people are opting to eat meat-free meals in order to save money and calories. This book can...
The Moviemaking with Your Camera Field Guide
The Essential Guide to Shooting Video with HDSLRs and Digital Cameras
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Any photographer with a modern digital camera can be a moviemaker, and this book shows you all the skills you'll need to shoot everything, from a video-blog to a feature film. Build on your photographic skills - this knowledge predisposes you to create great cinematography - and understand the technical...
by The Conde Nast Publications Ltd, Harriet Quick
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Shoes fascinate women of all ages and have the power to crystallize a moment in fashion. In Vogue: The Shoe, Harriet Quick has curated more than 300 fabulous images from a century of British Vogue, featuring remarkable styles that range from the humble clog to exquisite hand-embroidered haute couture...
by Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This comprehensive guide to astronomy introduces the basic concepts, explaining what, when, and how to observe space, right through to current theories on everything from black holes to microquasars. It helps you to navigate the night sky, identify the constellations and find planets, comets, galaxies...
The Colour Photography Field Guide
The Essential Guide to Hue for Striking Digital Images
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Understand the role colour plays in your images, learn to appreciate its dynamic effects and find out how to capture and reproduce it as precisely as possible in your own images.
The Colour Photography Field Guide provides a unique look at analysing and combining three important ways of dealing...
by Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
"IF YOU BUY JUST ONE GUIDE... YOU WON'T DO BETTER THAN THIS" BBC Sky at Night Magazine
· Now out: 2018 edition packed with new features
· 12 month-by-month Night Sky Maps for year-round stargazing
· Monthly Calendar of moon phases and special events in 2018
· Planet Watch: the best viewing...
Colour Me Beautiful
Expert Guidance to Help You Feel Confident and Look Great
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Every woman knows that if you feel great on the outside, you are confident on the inside. Let the Colour Me Beautiful team guide you through choosing perfect outfits for your shape and colouring. Find out your dominant colouring with the help of celebrity examples, and combine this with expert guidance...
by John Vincent, Kay Plunkett-Hogge
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
'The only challenger to Jamie Oliver's world domination in the healthy fast-food stakes is the team behind Leon, which has built a mini-empire on the ethos that "food should taste good and do you good"'. - Stylist
The first Leon restaurant, in London's Carnaby Street, opened its doors...
Shooting Models
Tips, Techniques & Testimony from Both Sides of the Camera
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
The success of any shoot - whether editorial, fashion, beauty, or advertising - depends not only on the skill of the photographer, but also on the model, and the all-important chemistry between the two. A great photographer understands how to get the best results from their model, with consistency...
Michael Freeman's Photo School: Digital Editing
Essential Aspects of Digital Editing
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Unlock the full potential of each and every image with reliable post-production techniques that will become a fundamental part of your photography. Using easily followed, step-by-step instructions, Michael Freeman demystifies the complexities of today's high-powered editing programs to provide you...
Top 10 for Men
Over 250 lists that matter
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
It's a fact that men love lists: with lists, men can find the most interesting information with the least amount of effort. This book contains over 250 lists covering the most important subjects in life - cars, sports, barbecues, gadgets - and answers the most vital questions: Are Ferraris faster...
by Joanna Goss
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Many artists first learn to paint in watercolour. But this flexible, dynamic medium has an immediacy that is perfect for experimentation.
Discover textures, applications, techniques, combinations of materials, and new ways of tackling the medium you love.
Rub it, dab it, scratch it, scrunch...