Photography

Panoramic photography is a popular technique explored by photographers working in landscape, commercial, architecture, travel, and people photography. There are many groups and associations especially for panoramic photography, such as the International Association of Panoramic Photographers. IAPP holds international conferences and publishes a journal. Members include professionals from the motion picture industry, NASA, computer science industries, journalism, art and commercial photography. This comprehensive study of panoramic photography covers all the basics, including photo-optical principles, composition, various types of panoramic cameras, and presentation and storage issues. Arnaud Frich, one of the world's preeminent panoramic photographers, uses examples of his own work to illustrate the equipment and technical principles used to create panoramic images. The inclusion of the photography and advice of other panoramic photographers rounds out the approach. more...

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The approach taken is very practical, focusing on building on the users competence throughout the book. A new chapter, Lighting Techniques is to be included devoted to specific examples and illustrations of specific lighting techniques. These include a selection of examples; portraiture, fashion set-ups and mixed lighting techniques appropriate to a location situation. As well as a solid grounding in the principles of lighting techniques these real world examples will provide the reader with all they need to know to manage a shoot in a particular environment. Reference will also be given to digital capture running in parallel with traditional film imaging.This is an inspirational text; as well as encouraging visual expression; it is a highly structured learning tool that ensures all the essential skills are learnt and applied to help improve use of light in photography. more...

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Improve your photos with the exciting new version of Photoshop Elements. Photoshop Elements has come a long way from its early days as Photoshop’s low-end cousin. Now a feature-rich editing program popular with professionals as well as hobbyist photographers, Elements boasts versatile tools and capabilities. With these self-contained minibooks, you’ll learn to make the most of every feature of Photoshop Elements 8. You’ll get started by setting up your Elements environment and learn how to launch, navigate, and personalize the program. You’ll then gradually progress to working with Camera Raw, resolution, layers, masks, color modes, files formats, and more. This All-in-One guide shows you how to make your photos better with Photoshop Elements 8 and inspires you to share your hard work with photo books, calendars, online albums, galleries, prints, and more.: Shows you how to set up your environment for Photoshop Elements 8, the newest version of the affordably- priced photo-editing program; Explains how to import and export image files and offers advice on picking file formats; Walks you through using the selection tools and shows you what the Pencil and Brush tools can do; Demonstrates cool things to do with type; Addresses how and why to create a Photoshop.com account. Maximize every element of Photoshop Elements 8 with this friendly guide by your side. more...

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Portable Video: ENG and EFP, Fifth Edition focuses on the techniques and technology of single camera electronic news gathering and electronic field production. Covering everything from basic creative and technical editing techniques to budgets and copyright issues, it is accessible to the home videomaker or amateur and to the professional seeking information on the newest advances in technique and equipment. more...

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If you've ever found yourself looking at a photograph in a museum or gallery and thinking, "I can do that," this is the book for you. 101 QUICK AND EASY IDEAS TAKEN FROM THE MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY shows you how to recognize and use the techniques of some of the great photographers of the last century. Each chapter of the book focuses on one photographer, and includes a brief biography that highlights what life experiences influenced his or her work, as well as descriptions of one or several iconic images they photographed that include the key photographic elements that apply to that work – light, shadow, narrative, and symbolism. Along with the descriptions are recreations of the images that use similar subject matter and settings, as well as the steps to help you compose and manipulate your own version of the image. As you work through the book you'll find that the same concepts and themes were used by many of the photographers, but the meanings change as their work is shaped as the events, technology, and environment changed throughout the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, 101 QUICK AND EASY IDEAS TAKEN FROM THE MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, features photographers you'll easily recognize and some that are new to you, such as Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lang, Robert Mapplethorpe, Berenice Abbott, Heri Cartier-Bresson, and many more. By learning about and trying the common photography concepts and techniques used by famous photographers you'll enhance your photographic skill set and hopefully find inspiration and ideas for your own work. more...

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