Lighting

When the night sky transforms terrestrial landscapes into otherworldly works of art, you need to know the professional techniques for capturing your own nocturnal masterpieces. This complete course combines the classic beauty of landscapes with the vast,...

A quiet revolution has been gathering pace in photography - an exploration of the subtleties, excitement and pleasure in making images in black and white. This is not a case of old traditions reasserting themselves, but rather a rediscovery of what...

Food photography is a rapidly-growing genre, and whether you're a food blogger looking to take your presentation to the next level, or a professional photographer keen to expand into this lucrative market, this book has everything you need to make it all...

A practical, affordable and accessible home photography tutor. This inspiring project-based course book covers everything from basic composition to the latest digital darkroom techniques. Learn at your own pace as this practical, comprehensive...

Understanding Photography will teach you the core concepts that underlie the magic of digital photography with highly visual, clear, and comprehensive explanations. Topics covered include the fundamentals of exposure, how lens choice affects creative...

Color isn't 'just there' in photography, an ordinary fact of life. It's much more special and can be a subject and pursuit in its own right, because it triggers an emotional and aesthetic response like no other. Color is processed not in the eye, but in...

An accessible guide to getting the best out of your phone camera, aimed at everyone who wants to take Instagrammable photographsEveryone has a camera on their phone. Author Mike Kus, a photographer with a strong Instagram following, demonstrates the...

With amazing low-light capabilities, incredible definition, intelligent autofocus and a host of other features, digital cameras have now become so powerful that they have left their users behind. Most photographers can take competent shots in a range...

It's time to refresh your creativity with this lively exploration of photography at the cutting edge. There's always a new angle with which to shoot your subject, a different shade of light to capture or a completely new genre to try out, so there's...

Capture amazing pictures of your furry and feathered visitors.Richard Peters won the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for a photograph taken in his very ordinary suburban back garden. In this book, he shares the methods he used to get...

Studio lighting and portraits made easy! Lighting and shooting successful studio portraits can be a frustrating challenge for any photographer, but with STUDIO by your side, you ve got what you need in order to successfully light and photograph a huge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817439569Author B PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Amphoto BooksPublisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 278mm...

Learning to work with light is an important milestone in every photographer's career, and the ability to craft light to fit your vision for an image is a skill that cannot be overrated. Most often, that crafting of light is spoken of in terms of the...

Scott Kelby, the world's #1 best-selling photography technique books author, is here with a new concept in photography and flash books-one that's designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever it is you need to do with a flash right now, get...

Drawing on over 40 years of practical experience, best-selling author and photographer Michael Freeman examines the most fundamental building-blocks of photography - light and shadow - bringing this key element of the picture-making process into the 21st...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823085651Author G HeislerFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Amphoto BooksPublisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams) 1580gDimensions(mm) 319mm *...

Body and Soul presents a unique and emotionally intelligent approach to building a sustainable boudoir photography business. The higher-level strategies within these pages will enable photographers to move beyond the task of simply making pretty pictures...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770433093Author B PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Watson-GuptillPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 798gDimensions(mm)...

Photographic lighting is a topic that will never go out of style, no matter how sophisticated cameras and other technology get. Even with the most high-tech gear, photographers still need to put a lot of thought and vision into lighting their photographs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817435936Author B TharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Amphoto BooksPublisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams) 654gDimensions(mm) 276mm *...

'Mastering Exposure' is an invaluable guide to taking better photographs using today's sophisticated digital SLR and compact digital cameras. Aimed at the more experienced amateur photographer, the author's concise text explains the fundamentals of...

Learn to master lighting and composition in order to create amazing product shots! Whether you re photographing a bottle of wine or a painting, a pair of shoes or a piece of jewellery, successful product photography first requires a thorough knowledge...

There is an astonishing world just waiting to be photographed underwater. With marine biologist Dr Alexander Mustard as your guide you can learn all you need to know to explore the amazing creatures and landscapes that lie beneath the surface. From...

For professional photographers, chasing the light, waiting for it, sometimes helping it, and finally capturing it is a constant preoccupation and for some, an obsession. Drawing on four decades of working with light, Michael Freeman takes a simple but...

The book all amateur digital photographers need - learn how to take the perfect photograph every time, from the authors of the bestselling Collins Complete Photography Course. In this book, John and Graeme apply their years of experience as...

Learn all three aspects of what it takes to create stunning portraits lighting, shooting, and retouching! Scott Kelby, the world s #1 best-selling author of photography techniques books, has reinvented how lighting books are written by revealing the...

Understanding and using light is key to all photography. This book explains how to take and create stunning shots without much light but still retaining impact and depth. It shows you how to capture the drama and excitemant of a scene by using colours,...

Learn to train your eye and improve your timing in order to capture the decisive moment!Whether it's due to social media or the introduction of great rangefinder-style digital cameras over a decade ago, street photography has experienced a remarkable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817400026Author J VillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Amphoto BooksPublisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams) 604gDimensions(mm) 251mm *...

With her down-to-earth and practical explanations, Vanessa Joy will teach you how to master the off-camera flash, while focusing on the shots you want to make. If your past attempts at learning flash have all ended in failure (not to mention tears and/or...

Roberto Valenzuela is a photographer and educator who has a talent for identifying areas where photographers regularly hit roadblocks and a passion for developing clear and concise systems that allow photographers to break through those barriers and...

Make a big impression with small flashes! In this book, Tilo Gockel shows you how to make magic by mastering the use of light. You will learn how to use speedlights to create amazing photographs in any lighting situation. Tilo uses 40 lighting workshops...

Named to Fast Company's "most promising" books list for September 2019 From his early days working out of his dorm room and shooting on film to becoming a Nikon ambassador and official photographer of the historic Dawn Wall ascent, Corey Rich has been...

With the new and rapidly evolving technology, flash photography (especially advanced light modeling with modern iTTL flash systems) has become an art in itself and should be mastered by all aspiring photographers-amateurs as well as professionals-who are...

Multiple award-winner Paul Colley shows you how to take the step from good to great underwater images - maybe even good enough to win awards. 'This book will arm and inspire you to transform your underwater photographs, whatever camera you use': Alex...

Conquer portable strobes and hot shoe flash to create extraordinary portraits!Whether you use small, portable strobes or hot shoe flash, flash photography has always been daunting for most photographers. Without a system and workflow for thinking about...

Powerful and often controversial, news pictures promise to make the world at once immediate and knowable. Yet while many great writers and thinkers have evaluated photographs of atrocity and crisis, few have sought to set these images in a broader...

- Explores technical, aesthetic, and practical aspects of lighting for film and video. It covers not only how to light, but why. - In-depth coverage of light and color theory, latest technology and equipment, and professional techniques. - A robust...

At its best, natural light is magical for portraiture. The quality of natural light streaming through a window can be extraordinary, gorgeous, wrapping light that flatters your subject and can be used to create multiple looks. For years, photographer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542687744Author Tony GenericoFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...