Photography

Loaded with the latest Photoshop tips and techniques. The secrets of digital image editing — explained in plain English!. Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get images into Photoshop — and then turn them into dazzling works of art. 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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A World in HDR is the long-awaited book from the #1 travel photography blog, StuckInCustoms.com, the hit sensation that attracts more than 300,000 unique visitors a month. Besides showcasing groundbreaking HDR photography, the site also plays host to a variety of helpful tutorials, reviews, and a thriving community The book is a practical fine-art photography book. Given the popularity of his HDR tutorial online, Trey Ratcliff is convinced he can show anybody how to make gorgeous HDR photographs. Pro and amateur photographers alike, anyone who is predisposed to enjoy this stunningly rich type of photography, are inherently visual learners. That's why the majority of this 216-page book, is chockfull of breathtakingly beautiful photographs, combined with a bit of back story on the adventurous circumstances or their origin. Trey then sprinkles in a carefully considered tip or two about how he took the shot. The book shifts near the end to a special enhanced edition of the author's famous HDR tutorial. He also offers his advice on the best equipment and software tools to get these amazing shots. It's a unique blend of practical and inspirational: visual examples with tips and stories of adventure, combined with the HDR nuts and bolts for achieving these results. more...

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Discover how to take compelling photographs utilizing all the awesome features of your digital camera. 101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create Winning Photographs shows you how to use composition and technical methods and creative and artistic applications to achieve amazing images, using both in-camera and post-processing techniques. Every chapter covers a different overall theme, with each technique laid out in a two-page spread that features easy-to-follow instructions to achieve the shot and stunning, full-color photographs showing the results. You'll learn how to manipulate images with light and shadow, make people and animals look more lifelike, create a mood using the weather, make colors pop, and even add unusual effects to your photographs. Each image incorporates different photography skills or specific camera features so you really discover how to get the most out of your digital camera. One part photo essay collection and one part how-to, 101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create Winning Photographs is perfect for new digital camera owners who are eager to learn how to get amazing photographs. more...

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New York City is one of the most unique and popular travel destinations in the world, bursting with historic landmarks, vibrant street scenes, cultural delights, and world-famous icons. If you plan on documenting your trip through pictures, then this is your guide to making the most of your photography in New York City. You'll learn where to find the most interesting views, when to shoot them, and how to recreate the images you see in these pages. All the research, location scouting, and planning have been done for you so you can spend your time in New York City taking stunning photographs. Equal parts photo essay and how-to, "The 50 Greatest Photo Opportunities in New York City" is meant to complement your traditional city guidebook and show you how to capture the memories of your trip with professional-quality images. Also check out the brand new companion website for our "The 50 Greatest Photo Opportunities" series! For updates, tips, tutorials and other news on all things travel photography, visit http://blogfiftygreatestphotos.com. more...

Price: $29.99