books about: photographer (hdrihandbook composition)

books about: photographer

books:

The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)

63 reviews
Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski

New Riders Press, 2008

Excellent Reference
What I like about Scott Kelby's books is that he gives you the information you need, in concise language, with a dash of humor. Photoshop Elements can be overwhelming to the beginner. With this book, you will have the ability to do what you want to your photos. Each step is explained in detail, with example photographs. I absolutely recommend this book for anyone using Photoshop Elements 6.

Chanel and Her World

10 reviews
Edmonde Charles-Roux

Vendome Press, 2005

All about Coco Chanel & her world!
I paid almost full price for this book and I don't regret it. I found this coffee table book just lovely. I am not a fashion expert. I'm just a reader interested in interesting people, so I was looking for a book on CHANEL that gave a brief background on her life and photos of Coco and some of her fashions. Well, this book seemed to fit the bill---for me. I was not disappointed. I have ...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop ...

46 reviews
Martin Evening

Focal Press, 2007

Great Photographer's Photoshop Book
This is one of my favorite Photoshop CS3 books; I have quite a few. The quality of the book is excellent and I have learned so much from the lessons. The book comes with a very good DVD that makes this book an outstanding value. I have read some of the bad reviews. I think they expected a "dummies" or "beginners" type book. This is for a photographer who wants to get the most out of Adobe ...

Chanel: A Woman of her Own

6 reviews
Axel Madsen

Holt Paperbacks, 1991

Chanel Bio is everything it should be.
I found it strange that some readers gave negative or highly critical reviews of this biography. Someone even commented on the difficulty in reading the French names! It's a little late to change Chanel's nationality and thank God! This biography is successful on a number of levels but primarily two: it recounts the fascinating life, in great detail, of the late Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and it ...

The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

39 reviews
Michael Freeman

Focal Press, 2007

superbly written and photos illustrate points made
At once, The Photographer's Eye, grips you, beckons one to get your camera, and use your eyes differently, to take in what's there and not, and know when to do what. Michael Freeman is a master tutor, communicator. This large sized book from Focal Press, a company that truly values it's readers and authors with high quality binding, paper, and print, has another winner with this book, that ...

The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)

111 reviews
Scott Kelby

New Riders Press, 2007

THE best initial guide to Photoshop
To me a review is most meaningful when you know a little something about the person writing the review. I have been an avid amateur photographer since the late 1970's and have been selling my work since 2004. Photography isn't my day job, but it does provide a welcome supplement. I shot with a Canon 1D Mark II Professional Digital SLR from 2003 until May of 2008. I recently switched to a Nikon ...

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)

3 reviews
Scott Kelby

New Riders Press, 2008

THE guide to navigating Lightroom 2.0
First I would like to say that if the book feels a bit like the first version, there's a good reason and it's because Adobe didn't remove features from LR2. There isn't a way to write a Lightroom book without covering features that were included in version 1. This would be a disservice to those that didn't own Lightroom version 1 and are starting fresh with version 2. The other thing that ...

Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers

69 reviews
Christopher Grey

Amherst Media, Inc., 2004

Exactly what I was looking for
this book is great - numerous test shots for each lighting style which highlighted subtle variations in the test shots based on changes in the lighting setup. Diagrams illustrating the equipment used and it's position - the only thing I would have added is more specific distance information for the diagrams, including height.

Annie Leibovitz at Work
Annie Leibovitz

Random House, 2008

“The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was going to live with this thing, I was going to have to think about what that meant. There were not going to be any pictures without it." —Annie Leibovitz Annie ...

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

14 reviews
Martin Evening

Adobe Press, 2008

Lots of very important features/improvements very well explained
in this Lightroom 2 book, Martin has obviously heeded critiques of his LR1 book and has given us a veritable gem...I have not and wont buy Kelby's attempt at Lightroom 2 because his LR1 book was very close to useless...so as yet I have nothing to compare with but probably i will only look at Beardsworth's if he does produce one, his LR1 was a terrific quick study and entree to the product. ...

2008 Photographer's Market

13 reviews
Donna Poehner

Writers Digest Books, 2007

Insightful and Helpful
I bought this book just out of curiosity, but discovered that it provides a lot of insight to the real world of photography market out there. I think I should recommend this book to my friends. cheers, Nilanjan http://www.cutcaster.com/studio/pub/836020742

Business and Legal Forms for Photographers (with CD-ROM) (Business and Legal Forms)

23 reviews
Tad Crawford

Allworth Press, 2002

a must have for photographers
this book is a must if you are a photographer starting a business. the book includes dozens of contracts for most photographic jobs, with a detailed description of each, including the meanings of each section of a contract. the included CD gives you a digital form for each contract, in several file formats, including MS Word and Adobe Acrobat.

The Americans

27 reviews

Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008

The definitive "The Americans"
We're lucky to have this edition. Robert Frank is an old man with health issues now. That he is healthy enough to oversee this work is wonderful. Everything about this edition - especially in comparison to the 2007 Delpine edition I purchased earlier this year - is first-rate. I wish I had known this was coming out! The book is a little smaller than the Delpine, but that's the only real ...

Ansel Adams 2009 Wall Calendar

1 review

Ansel Adams, 2008

Beautiful
This calendar is huge, but what better way to enjoy some of the most wonderful photographs of the West? I use it as a keepsake calendar for my wedding planning. Yes, I was looking for something with pretty pictures, but these photos are timeless, captivating, and finely detailed. Definitely the most beautiful calendar I have seen.

Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me

239 reviews
Pattie Boyd, Penny Junor

Three Rivers Press, 2008

Very fun!
I really enjoyed this book. I thought her stories were frank and real. And she knows what details are best left private!!!

The Creative Digital Darkroom

28 reviews
Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

gteat resource
Great book for those familiar with Photoshop. Not a book for novice users. Well written, good support images.

Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster ...

110 reviews
Michael Yon

Richard Vigilante Books, 2008

critically needed information
We gave this book to our daughter on her graduation from Army basic training. My husband and I both had careers in the Navy, and, while in active duty service, I was always aware of the huge reality gap between what gets reported in the news, and what really happens in the arena. If you REALLY want to know what is going on in Iraq, READ THIS BOOK!

The HDRIHandbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

26 reviews
Christian Bloch

Rocky Nook, 2007

Informative, even for seasoned practitioners
The principle was so obvious to me, and yet as soon I finished the study of this book, I realized just how limited my prior knowledge was. Apparently I did not knew about existing image standards, tools and about a fundamental importance of HDR (high dynamic range) imaging for digital photography as a superior way of preserving images. Foreword is by one of the top gurus in the discipline and ...

The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren

11 reviews
Jonathan Lopez

Harcourt, 2008

A Scholarly Book That's Fun to Read
There are a lot of fun books out there that use artworks as a sort of McGuffin for an elaborate or at least distracting plot. Books like The DaVinci Code or The Girl with the Pearl Earring, for instance, give the impression of being based on art historical research, but they take gross liberties with the historical record (or lack thereof). In a way, this ultimately devalues the artworks such ...

The Photographer's Eye

10 reviews
John Szarkowski

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007

A good overview of B&W photography
I like collections of photos by many different artists, and this book has a good number of diverse pre-1970 photos to browse. There is a minimum of text and that is fine with me. The book's main contribution is that it suggests a means of systematizing photography, by frame, subject, time, details and other aspects, and as such provides a compelling jumping off point from which the aspiring ...