The appeal of traditional black and white photography is strong, and this book offers a comprehensive guide to both the aesthetics and the technique of creating fine monochrome prints. The emphasis is on achieving your personal vision by mastering the appropriate camera and darkroom techniques.
Shows readers how to create their own breath-taking outdoor shots. Based on a three-day workshop, this title offers information, tips, colour photographs and practical exercises, designed to take the reader right through from beginner to master photographer.
Introduces us to and explains the subject of light. This work includes graphic diagrams demonstrating how to arrange studio lights around the subject. It includes chapters on the following topics: understanding light, ambient light, on-camera flash, studio flash and Photoshop techniques.
Addressing the creative art of photography, using light to maximise the beauty of nature throughout the year and in every weather, this book reveals the techniques used by leading photographers to remove the mystery that shrouds the creation of distinctive photographs.
Showcases a collection of the author's photographs, capturing the light to perfection. This book is suitable for various photographers or photography enthusiast's libraries.
Presents guidance on which type of camera to use, accessories such as zoom lenses and filters and the equipment needed in the field. This title also includes professional advice on exposure and metering, how to shoot in even the worst of conditions and how to get the best results from the scene, whether it's mountains, lakes, jungle or desert.
Exposure is an essential part of photographic technique, but is often thought of as mysterious or difficult to understand. This book offers the fundamentals of this subject. It helps photographers turn theory into practice and to achieve creative control over their images.
A guide to taking better flower photographs. It presents various steps of the process - from buying the right equipment to composing the shot and enhancing the picture afterwards on the computer. It also discusses about equipment and the merits of different cameras, accessories and lenses.
Tackles the often delicate process of interpreting and capturing landscapes in photography. This book challenges us to transform our gaze from that of the casual observer to a skilled artist 'painting with light'.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the essential application for professional and amateur photographers, allowing you to process and manage your digital files and present your images in different ways. This book lets you get to grips with the basics and learn how to integrate Lightroom into your workflow, from photo capture to final presentation.
Suitable for those interested in photography and established photographers who need to refocus their photographic motivation, this book outlines field techniques for choosing the correct exposure, discusses depth of field, hyper-focal focusing, exposure bracketing and the use of appropriate filters.
A guide for those who aspire to capture beautiful wildlife images. It gives guidance on which types of camera to use, accessories such as zoom lenses and filters, and the equipment needed in the field. It also contains a section on the digital darkroom that teaches you about workflow and post-processing issues and how to output your images.
Landscape photography is one of the last bastions of film; gradually, however, that is changing and more and more leading landscape photographers are adopting digital technology. This work outlines simple techniques for ensuring that your landscape and nature images are both technically and creatively excellent.
Offers amateur photographers everywhere a beginning to discover their potential. This title covers what you need to know right from the start of a shoot, to processing your image and ultimately displaying it in print or on screen.