Digital photography has become a revolution. The possibility of recording an image inside a memory device, instead of using film, makes the whole process more straightforward and accessible to amateur and casual photographers. This concept facilitates the management and edition of images in personal computers. Otherwise difficult tasks such as color correction, photo retouching, cropping, printintg or sharing your images are now achieved with incredible ease. As digital cameras are becoming more popular than film cameras a lot of information is becomes available on the web. In this section you will find a large amount of digital photography resources such as tutorials, books and software to help you develop your skills as a photographer.
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Part Asian, 100% HapaOriginally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, Hapa is now being embraced as a term of pride by many people of Asian or Pacific Rim mixed-race heritage. Award-winning film producer and artist Kip Fulbeck has created a forum in word and image for Hapas to answer the question they're nearly always asked: "What are you?" Fulbeck's frank, head-on portraits are paired with the sitters' own statements of identity. A work of intimacy, beauty, and powerful self-expression, Part A... |
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The Education of a Photographer• What inspires great visionaries? • Ideal for art students at every level • Illuminating words about creating great images • Published in association with New York's School of Visual Arts What does it mean to become a photographer in the twenty-first century? This thoughtful collection of essays illuminates the spirit of the people who make the indelible images of our times. Aspiring and professional photographers—especially those in arts programs throughout the United... |
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Master Guide for Underwater Digital PhotographyFrom camera selection to enhanced exposure, everything necessary to capture underwater digital images is available in this handy reference. Photographers will learn how to select, test, and use digital cameras for technically perfect images, adapt traditional photo techniques to underwater conditions, confidently shoot and light underwater images for great exposure, and remedy common problems that plague underwater photographers. Helpful hints on maintaining, cleaning, transporting, and insuring... |
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OUTDOOR GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY: The Complete Digital Guide to Taking Successful Outdoor Glamour PhotographsIn Outdoor Glamour Photography Bill Lemon explains, image by image, how each was created and the equipment used, as well as the time of day that produces the best image and how to use the light to your advantage. Also included is a discussion of scouting for locations that fit one model better than another, backgrounds, depth of field issues, and much more. Reading light and not being afraid of it is the secret to wonderful pictures. In this new book, Lemon teaches you everything you need to kno... |
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Digital Negatives: Using Photoshop to Create Digital Negatives for Silver and Alternative Process PrintingDigital Negatives: Using Photoshop to Create Digital Negatives for Silver and Alternative Process Printing bridges the world of traditional photographic printing with digital technology. A digital negative, prepared in Photoshop, allows you to skip the dark room time developing the negativesgetting straight to a variety of printing processes including silver, platinum, and a host of other alternative processes. You will see this as an opportunity to mix technology with traditional photo processe... |
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The Cinematic (Documents of Contemporary Art)The cinematic has been a springboard for the work of many influential artists, including Victor Burgin, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Stan Douglas, Nan Goldin, Douglas Gordon, Cindy Sherman, and Jeff Wall, among others. Much recent cinema, meanwhile, is rich with references to contemporary photography. Video art has taken a photographic turn into pensive slowness; photography now has at its disposal the budgets and scale of cinema. This addition to Whitechapel's Documents of Contemporary Art series sur... |
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A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove (Southwestern & Mexican Photography Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos)"Lonesome Dove is a great book that had the rare fortune of being made into a great movie. And now, through Bill Wittliff's photographs, we have a third generation of Lonesome Dove artistry. The same creative power and conviction that allowed Larry McMurtry to transform a workaday scenario for an unproduced screenplay into one of the greatest novels of our time, and that transformed that novel into the greatest western movie ever made, are on display in this collection. A Book of Photographs fro... |
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Fine Art Flower Photography: Creative Techniques And The Art Of ObservationAcclaimed nature photographer Tony Sweet helps us to see a familiar subject through new eyes in this astonishing collection of flower photography. Ranging from the elegiac to the experimental, these pictures offer a kaleidoscopic survey of innovative photographic techniques--including multiple exposures and "slide sandwiching"--along with instructions for creating similar effects in your own photography. Perfectly balancing grace and spontaneity, Fine Art Flower Photography ensures that none of ... |
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Ethiopia: Peoples of the Omo ValleyIn this ambitious work, Hans Silvester turns his photographic eye toward ancient Africa, the birthplace of humanity. Silvester was essentially adopted by his subjects during his travels, and his stunning color photographs present a rare, intimate view of their world. The first volume of this deluxe two-volume set presents the everyday lives of the Omo people, their rituals, parades, childrens games, and even their battles. In the second volume, each photograph becomes a masterpiece of abstract... |
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