December 2008
Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide
Photographers learn how to gauge the needs of their clients before placing them into a stale, preconceived “women’s,” “men’s,” or “children’s” pose that hardly fits the client’s personality or preferences. Provided with a two-pronged approach to fail-safe posing, photographers learn first to determine what the mood of the portrait should be and how to use [...]
Wedding Photography NOW!: A Fresh Approach to Shooting Modern Nuptials (A Lark Photography Book)
Today’s brides and grooms know exactly how they want their nuptials photographed—spontaneous and fun, rather than demure and posed. This huge demand has led to a new style of cutting-edge wedding photojournalism, a twist on tradition that requires lensers with a keen eye for stylish composition and an ability to anticipate the significant and emotion-filled [...]
A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove (Southwestern & Mexican Photography Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos)
“Lonesome Dove is a great book that had the rare fortune of being made into a great movie. And now, through Bill Wittliff’s photographs, we have a third generation of Lonesome Dove artistry. The same creative power and conviction that allowed Larry McMurtry to transform a workaday scenario for an unproduced screenplay into one of [...]
Understanding Digital Photography: Techniques for Getting Great Pictures
• Readers love Peterson’s easy-to-grasp bad image/good image pairings—and every photo in the book was taken with a digital camera • Covers every popular genre: nature, people, sports, interiors, travel, and more Using his popular bad image/good image pairings of real-life examples, Bryan Peterson takes the reader through all the techniques need to succeed [...]
Jeff Smith’s Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography
This comprehensive guide to location portraits teaches the basics of good head-to-toe posing, indoors and out, and shows the classical approaches used throughout photographic history to create a pleasing rendition of the human form. Additional introductory chapters detail the four main posing styles and reveal how to determine which will work best with a subject, [...]
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6: A Visual Introduction to Digital Photography (book with CD)
If you are an amateur or professional photographer who works with digital images and wants great results fast, this essential, easy-to-follow guide from world-renowned Adobe Photoshop Elements expert Philip Andrews is for you!
There are countless ways to use Adobes powerful Elements 6 software, and Andrews helps you with the skills to conquer them all; [...]
Lighting the Nude: Top Photography Professionals Share Their Secrets
400 nudes–and the lighting setups that make them look so good * A best-seller, available for the first time in paperback! * Side- and plan-view diagrams of the lighting setup for each shot * Includes a directory of photographers, valuable for art directors and designers Available for the first time in paperback, the [...]
Denali National Park Guide to Hiking, Photography & Camping
A complete guide to dayhiking, backpacking, camping and photography in Denali National Park plus 3 hikes in Denali State Park. Dayhikes and backpacks for all abilities are described, including walks to picnic or enjoy wildflowers. You will find: ? 46 dayhikes ranging from a half-hour to 8 hours in length, 23 rated [...]
My Nude (Photography)
View–the monthly general interest magazine from the publishers of Stern–recently held an online competition for the best nude photographs. The winning images, chosen by Internet users as well as the editors of View, constitute the crème de la crème of amateur erotica. They convey a freshness and candor rarely seen [...]
David Busch’s Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Guide to Digital SLR Photography
As the new owner of a Digital Rebel XSi/450 you are serious about photography and want to take professional-looking photographs. You also want to quickly and easily discover how, when, and why to use the most important features of your cutting-edge camera. “Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450 Guide to Digital SLR Photography” provides [...]
