books: arts & photography - top sellers     books:       Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography Kirk Tuck Amherst Media, Inc., 2008 Intriguing and Practical As the title suggests, the scope of this book is how to produce images without the burdensome lighting equipment and without sacrificing quality. The concept in itself drew me into this book as I found it hard to put down. Kirk Tuck always kept my interest as the ...             Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second Bryan Peterson Amphoto Books, 2008 Understanding Shutter Speed, Bryan Peterson I have found Bryan Peterson's previous books, Understanding Exposure and Learning to See Creatively, extremely helpful as I was developing my skills in photography. The title of the current book did not entice me that much. However, once I read it, I found it ...             The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1 Scott Kelby Peachpit Press, 2006 Love This Book! This is my kind of book! If I wanted to wade through tons of theory, I would get one of the 400+ page photography books on the market; I really don't have alot of time for all of that. I know some purists out there will scoff at this kind of book, which, along with ...             The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter) Joe McNally New Riders Press, 2008 Looking into the mind and methods of a professional... I'm in awe of people who can take great pictures with seemingly little effort. But in reality, those pictures are a combination of skill, knowledge, and not a small measure of luck. Joe McNally, a very well-known photographer who has shot for Time, National ...             Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography David D. Busch Course Technology PTR, 2007 The Book Every 40D Owner Should Own This book covers the Canon EOS 40D from the standpoint of a user, not a software engineer. I especially like how well the 40D's many menus are described throughout the book. The LCD screen description is also very well labeled. The photos taken by the author throughout ...             Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR Photography David D. Busch Course Technology PTR, 2008 Navigating the Menus I've been shooting Nikon cameras since 1960. When I look at the collection of buttons, dials, switches, screens and menus on Nikon's D300 digital SLR, I wonder if I would have become a photographer back then if faced with so many choices. All these choices are ...             Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) Bryan Peterson Amphoto Books, 2004 This is the all-time greatest book on photography!!! I have read many photography books, and this book is my photography bible. It is suitable for beginners and intermediate. Both novice and intermediate photographers should not miss... It contains theories and clear examples with clear explainations. Following ...             The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski New Riders Press, 2008 Photoshop Elements 6 is for BOTH Mac and PC Before ordering this book I contacted the publisher to see if it was applicable to the just released version of Photoshop Elements 6 for the Mac, as all of the previous books for earlier versions of Elements were PC only. I was informed that sadly it was only for ...             The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 Scott Kelby Peachpit Press, 2008 Carry this book in your camera bag If you have a digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera and you want to learn how to take the camera out of "auto mode" and get great pictures, then this book (and its predecessor) is for you. If you don't know how to use that flower on the mode dial, this book can ...             The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) Scott Kelby New Riders Press, 2007 the best straightforward approach to learning it Kelby is the best. If you want all the mind-numbing explanation of what makes something work in PS, go elsewhere. But if you just want a guy to walk you step by step through how to get results fast without a lot of hassle, buy everything you can by Kelby.             The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] Julia Cameron Jeremy P. 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