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Shows digital photo enthusiasts how to ensure that the color in an image file is accurately represented and reproduced, from camera or scanner to monitor or printer Packed with color management solutions that will help novices create picture-perfect images Discusses the main components of color management including understanding light, matching digital images to displays and prints, working with color spaces, calibrating a printer, and using color management tools Familiarizes readers with th...

Most photographic concepts - proper use of equipment, principles of composition, how to manipulate perspective - are actually better explained in pictures than in words. Step By Step Photography Workshop will capitalize on this truth by allowing images to carry the majority of the instructional burden, assisted by explanatory captions and as little supporting text as possible. Author and acclaimed photographer Adam Jones has furthermore shot the majority of the images specifically for this book,...

Railway photography has never been more popular. Good quality images, once only achievable with expensive professional hardware, are now within everyone's reach. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced photographer wanting to broaden your horizons, Digital Railway Photography: A Practical Guide will help you get the best from your camera with clear advice and how to avoid common pitfalls. Whether you have an entry level compact camera or an all-singing high-end digital SLR, you will find no...

The Smart phone Photography Guide is a dedicated guide to taking, creating, manipulating and sharing photographs taken specifically on a smart phone or tablet, including video. Both instructive and inspirational, the book has sections devoted to the Top 10 rules for taking photographs on a camera phone, particular genres, including shooting children and pets, concerts and festivals, action and sport, and is enhanced with Pro Tips to help you elevate ordinary photos into something more profession...

Now that you’ve bought the amazing Sony a7 series camera, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use the camera to take great pictures. With Sony a7 Series: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want...

This book traces the changes in the years from 1945 to 1965 when there were considerable advances in photography and in cameras. At the start of the period most snapshot photographs were black and white contact prints made from box and folding bellows camera negatives, by the end snapshooters enjoyed the simplicity of instant loading cameras, automatic exposure control, built-in flash and colour prints.

Hot photo apps come and go, but the practice of shooting and sharing is universal and is now a fundamental part of the way that we communicate with each other. Photos aren't printed on paper anymore - they are displayed on screens; and everywhere they are shown, the viewer is invited to like or share. Social Photography will show you how to create photos that will be clicked on, liked, shared, and - if you want - go viral. A must-read for anyone who takes their online presence seriously,...

Where and how to sell your photographs with over 1,000 listings for magazines, book publishers, stock agencies and more.

Written from over 25 years of experience, this book will provide technical and practical advice on photographing all aspects of the performing arts, including stage, rehearsal, posed and portrait shots. Extensive illustrations, real-life examples and unique personal insights create for the reader a lively, pragmatic view of this specialized and potentially rewarding, branch of photography.

The Workbook of Darkroom Techniques is the perfect introduction to home processing and printing. It provides a breadth of information on a variety of equipment, materials, and techniques. This book provides the information needed to make good photographs into great prints, to rectify mistakes, and manipulate images so as to express the photographer's unique vision.

Close-up photography is used in a variety of areas such as nature, medical and forensic, instruction and training, archiving, and the arts. The first part of the book is dedicated to the technical side of closeup work, including the equipment required, how to meter in close-up work, special problems, magnification and methods of achieving it, lighting, and electronic flash. The second part is the practical side of close-up work with an introduction to elementary composition, photographing mechan...