The Basic Book of Photography, Fifth Edition

The Basic Book of Photography, Fifth Edition Review

COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED, THIS ESTABLISHED CLASSIC REMAINS THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY!

5th Edition

For nearly three decades, The Basic Book of Photography has been the ideal handbook for beginning and experienced photographers alike. This comprehensive edition has been expanded to include the latest technological innovations in digital photography and the most modern methods and products used in traditional film photography.

So whether you use a single lens reflex (SLR), compact, APS, single-use, instant, or digital camera, you'll learn everything you need to know about how to operate your equipment successfully to produce the most striking pictures.

This greatly enlarged edition includes:

* An all-new chapter on digital cameras and imaging
* Indoor and outdoor lighting techniques
* Descriptions of all color and black-and-white films
* Procedures for processing your own pictures
* Ways to enjoy your photography on the Internet

With more than 395 instructive illustrations and an extensive glossary, The Basic Book of Photography will help you become the photographer you always wanted to be.

Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Review

Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Feature

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The earth’s oceans hold many wondrous surprises—be they the small, colorful “critters” off the coast of Papua New Guinea, opportunistic red demon squids in the Sea of Cortes, or naval wrecks in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll. In Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella has invited diving experts from around the world to share some of their favorite destinations, so ardent divers can experience these underwater wonders for themselves—either on location in their SCUBA gear, or at home in their armchair.

 

The fifth in Santella’s bestselling “Fifty Places” series, the book takes divers from hot-spot destinations like Raja Ampat (off the coast of West Guinea) to old Caribbean favorites like Grand Cayman Isles. Readers will swim among whale sharks off Myanmar, befriend wolf eels off the coast of Maine, and marvel at the giant mola mola of Lembognan, Indonesia. These wonderful creatures—plus the brilliant coral reefs that often provide their backdrop—are captured in 40 gorgeous color photos from the world’s greatest underwater photographers. And for readers who want to travel to these breathtaking locales, Santella provides complete “If You Go” suggestions to help you plan your trip.

Freelance Photographer's Handbook: Success in Professional Digital Photography, 2nd Edition

Freelance Photographer's Handbook: Success in Professional Digital Photography, 2nd Edition Review

Providing useful strategies for becoming a freelance photographer and building a successful business, this in-depth manual offers a complete overview of the profession—from perfecting the art form to project management. Demonstrating important points for getting started—customer service, marketing, billing, and negotiating prices—this comprehensive guide also delves into important matters of law, taxes, permits, insurance, and copyrights. Paying special attention to the evolving role of technology in the creation, marketing, and sales of images, this reference provides invaluable advice on digital photo equipment, computers and software, and custom processing. Loaded with entirely new images, this revised edition details a variety of interests—such as advertising, entertainment, fashion, or travel—and presents step-by-step instructions for turning a passion for photography into an exciting, full-time career.

Jim Church's Essential Guide to Underwater Video

Jim Church's Essential Guide to Underwater Video Review

Professional techniques from the source, for both beginners and advanced: shooting, editing, production.

The Underwater Photographer, Fourth Edition

The Underwater Photographer, Fourth Edition Review

The award-winning third edition of 'The Underwater Photographer' dragged the topic kicking and screaming in to the digital age and with the fully updated fourth edition highly respected photographer and tutor Martin Edge takes you deeper in to the world of Underwater Photography.

Practical examples take you step-by-step through the basic techniques from photographing shipwrecks, divers, marine life and abstract images to taking photographs at night. Brand new chapters cover not only highly specialist Underwater Photography techniques such as low visibility/greenwater photography, but also the digital workflow needed to handle your images using the latest software such as Lightroom.

Packed with breathtaking images and an easy to read style honed from over twenty years of diving photography courses, this book is sure to both educate and inspire underwater photographers of all skill levels.

* Beautifully illustrated throughout with inspirational full colour underwater images - and the lowdown on how they were taken

* Covers the highly respected philosophy of the 'Think & Consider' system

* Full of practical tips on how to get the most from your equipment

David Busch's Nikon D7000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography

David Busch's Nikon D7000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography Review

The D7000 is the most advanced mid-level camera Nikon has ever introduced, boasting 16.2 megapixels of resolution, full HDTV video, stunning image quality, the real-time preview system Live View, and blazing-fast 39-point automatic focus. As the owner of a Nikon D7000, you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera. DAVID BUSCH'S NIKON D7000 GUIDE TO DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY shows you how, when, and why to use all the cool features, controls, and functions of the D7000 to take great photographs. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply D7000 file formats, resolution, aperture/priority exposure, and automatic exposure features. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use the D7000, and use it like a pro!

The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques

The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques Review

A superb hand-on manual containing a wealth of underwater tips, hints and advice - all beautifully illustrated with brand new, full colour images.

Martin Edge, a leading authority on underwater photography, will help you capture stunning effects using his popular 'think and consider' system - offering a heightened awareness and understanding of the subject matter, lighting and environment to take the perfect picture. Practical examples take you step-by-step through the basic techniaques from photographing shipwrecks, divers, marine life and abstract images to taking photographs at night and 'dual lighting'.

In 1999 the late Jim Church, guru of underwater photography, said: 'As a member of the new generation of underwater photography writers, [Martin has] set a standard that will only be surpassed when [he writes] a third edition.' Here it is, we hope you enjoy it.

* Learn 'how that shot was taken' with practical case studies
* Beautifully illustrated throughout with inspirational full colour underwater images
* Covers the highly respected philosophy of the 'Think & Consider' System

Underwater Photography

Underwater Photography Review

An award-winning photographer and his breathtaking pictures provide beautiful inspiration for anyone longing to dive into the deep blue sea and record the wonders of marine life. Everything is broken down into manageable, thematic sections, which cover the photographic basics before progressing to more advanced procedures. Capture the ocean’s infinite splendor with an array of underwater shooting techniques, advice on choosing a camera, suggestions for maintaining the equipment, and instructions for lighting in this watery world. You’ll find out how to deal with low visibility, learn essential photographic equations for calculating shutter speeds and exposures; understand the differences between various film stocks and what digital can do; and see how to use the flash effectively. So take the plunge—the results will be fabulous.

The Beginner's Guide to Underwater Photography

The Beginner's Guide to Underwater Photography Review

An introduction to underwater photographic equipment and techniques with a discussion of past, present, and future developments in the field.

Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges

Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges Review

Understanding fish behavior in relation to capture processes in marine fisheries is of fundamental importance to reducing bycatch and discards, and to enhancing marine fisheries conservation efforts.    A thorough understanding of this allows commercial fishers to more effectively capture target species while reducing the catch of unwanted species. Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges provides the reader with principles, patterns, and characteristics on fish behavior and fish capture processes using several types of important commercial fishing gears. The book also highlights conservation challenges facing the marine capture fisheries in efforts to maintain sustainable use of marine resources and to reduce negative impacts to the marine ecosystem. This volume, with contributions from leading applied fish behaviorists and fishing gear technologists from around the world, will be a valuable reference for researchers, fishing gear technologists, fisheries managers, students, and conservationists.

Secrets of the Coral Reefs: Exploring the Underwater Wonders

Secrets of the Coral Reefs: Exploring the Underwater Wonders Review

This is the first book to provide an intimate portrait of the activity and change that a coral reef and the life it supports go through in a 24-hour period. Rick Sammon takes the reader on an undersea adventure around the world. Introductory chapters on coral reefs and their conservation transport the reader from the Indian Ocean to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with images of sea lions and sharks in the Galapagos Islands, octopi in Tahiti, manta rays in the Fiji Islands, and barracuda and sharks in the Bahamas. Secrets of the Coral Reefs is an intriguing and unique glimpse into the world of the coral reef that will awe readers who are curious about life beneath the seas. About the Author: Rick Sammon is the author of 23 books and more than 1,000 newspaper and magazine articles and is the host of 30 television programs on cable and satellite TV. Sammon leads photo workshops around the world and has dived in most of the world’s oceans.

Underwater Eden: 365 Days (365 Series)

Underwater Eden: 365 Days (365 Series) Review

With a focus on coral reefs, Underwater Eden illuminates the fantastic colors, array of textures, and countless bizarre shapes and forms of undersea life.

Beneath the surface of the world’s most exotic seas and oceans—from the Red Sea and the coast of Costa Rica to the Great Barrier Reef and Palau Islands—lie spectacularly diverse ecosystems that only a privileged few have had the opportunity to view up close and in person. Jeffrey Rotman has spent more than thirty years diving in these waters to capture their breathtaking beauty and the stunning richness and variety of the creatures that inhabit them. .

The book’s extended captions are written by Rotman and contain scientific facts and trivia interspersed with personal anecdotes and insights gained from decades of observation. Underwater Eden grants readers 365 days of unprecedented access into a strange and captivating world.