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Mastering Digital Photography and
Imaging (Paperback)
by Peter K. Burian, Peter K. Burian, Sybex:
Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
"A must-read for those who want to enhance their digital photography
experience."
--George Schaub, Editorial Director, Shutterbug and eDigitalPhoto magazines
With a three or more megapixel digital camera or a good scanner, affordable
image-editing software, and a photo-realistic printer, you have all the tools
you need to create absolutely stunning images. But understanding all your
options and getting the best possible results can be daunting. What features
should you look for in a digital camera? What accessories do you need? How do
you capture the best possible images with your digital equipment--and make
corrections when you don't? What are the advantages of RAW capture? How can
you get consistently great prints?
Peter K. Burian, coauthor of the best-selling National Geographic Photography
Field Guide, has taken the digital plunge and lived to write about it. The
result is a practical, accessible guide that demystifies the world of digital
photography and imaging--a must-read whether you're a photography enthusiast
making the leap to digital, a gadget lover looking for the latest technology,
a novice photographer, or anybody who regularly works with images
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The New Nikon Compendium : Cameras,
Lenses & Accessories since 1917 (A Lark Photography Book) (Hardcover)
by Simon Stafford, Rudi Hillebrand, Hans-Joachim Hauschild:
Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
Presenting the thoroughly revised, fully illustrated edition of The Nikon
Compendium, updated by the technical editor of Nikon Owner magazine to
include all the new Nikon cameras, lenses, and accessories. This is what Nikon
enthusiasts have eagerly awaited: the most complete Nikon reference book ever.
At almost double the length of the original, the guide describes virtually
every Nikon camera ever produced, right up to the wide variety of popular
digital models. It aids identification, offers user-friendly tips, explains
what system fits with which camera, and discusses what limitations occur when
equipment from one generation is married to items from another. Professional
and amateur photographers, as well as enthusiasts, collectors, and retailers
will want this on their bookshelves.
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Camera Assistant, The : A Complete
Professional Handbook (Hardcover)
by Douglas Hart:
Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
Veteran camera assistant Doug Hart describes in this comprehensive technical
guide all of the important facets and duties of the first and second camera
assistants' jobs. Whether it is feature films, episodic television,
documentaries, commercials, or music videos, The Camera Assistant: A Complete
Professional Handbook explains both the practice and theory behind it with a
concentration on technique rather than equipment. In addition, personal
anecdotes from the author's years behind and beside the camera provide insight
into this demanding field.
Key topics include film formats and aspect ratios, testing lenses and camera
equipment, focus theory, film loading and labeling, scene blocking, marking
actors, shooting tips, slating, paperwork, equipment maintenance, set etiquette,
and finding work. This is not a camera equipment handbook; it is a comprehensive
procedures manual which describes and explains the most important ---
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John Shaw's Closeups in Nature
(Paperback)
by John Shaw:
Editorial
Reviews:
From Publishers Weekly
There's more than one way to shoot a frog, as Shaw demonstrates in this
splendid book, a thorough course in practical field techniques for closeup
photography using a 35mm single-lens reflex camera. Although hobbyists who
want to capture the flowers in their garden can glean ideas for
composition or the best time of day to photograph, this detailed work is
intended primarily for the serious amateur or professional. Success in
closeup photography, Shaw maintains, depends on control, and he advocates
meticulous experimenting and testing of equipment and supplies before one
attempts to photograph in the quickly changing, unpredictable conditions
of the field. Shaw (The Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to
Professional Field Techniques) is an excellent teacher, establishing a
common vocabulary with the reader, ---
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