books by Focal Press     books:     Focal Press      Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, ... Focal Press, 2007 Excellent book for lighting (and kindle) This was a very thought provoking book on photographic lighting. Instead of giving you steps to follow, this book teaches you how to think for yourself about lighting. Armed with the basics and fundamentals, you can encounter a new situation and think critically ...             Photojournalism, Sixth Edition: The Professionals' Approach Kenneth Kobre Focal Press, 2008 A must have book This is a must have book. Great for law enforcement photographers as well. Check out the sections dealing with picture editing, ethics, and the law. Jim Hoerricks Forensic Photoshop             How to Cheat in Flash CS3: The art of design and animation in Adobe Flash CS3 Chris Georgenes Focal Press, 2007 Don't Let The Title Fool You! I just want to start by saying this is a GREAT book. But as for the title, there's no such thing as cheating in Flash. It all takes work, and some serious problem solving, but the results can look very sophisticated. The book is a fantastic resource, and just reading ...             Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop ... 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 ...             The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos Michael Freeman Focal Press, 2007 Great book for making better photos This was a great read for anyone interested in what makes powerful pictures. This is an organized discussion on the elements that make people take interest in a photo. There is very little discussion of the technical aspects of photography and no discussion of ...             Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools Roey Izhaki Focal Press, 2008 the BEST book in its field This big, thick, heavy tome is, without a doubt, one of the best books ever published on audio mixing and production. You will find it ALL in here - mixing tips and tricks, in-depth discussion of how compression, EQ, and all the other processors and effects work, good ...             Modern Recording Techniques, Sixth Edition David Miles Huber, Robert E. Runstein Focal Press, 2005 Good Book The book made it to my house before the day they said it would make it by. The book was like new with no markings or torn pages.             After Effects Apprentice (DV Expert Series) Chris Meyer, Trish Meyer Focal Press, 2007 Fantastic Learning Tool A hands on approach to learning Adobe After Effects software. An excellent choice for anyone who wants to jump right into After Effects and for those of us who learn the best by examples and using the software right away.             Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop Tom Wolsky Focal Press, 2008 Tom's the best I've gotten each new edition of this book, even though there aren't a huge number of changes. It's just nice to see the updates he's made and draw from his rich knowledge and experience with Final Cut Pro/Final Cut Express/iMovie, and the new nuances he throws in with ...             Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects: Essential and Advanced Techniques, 4th Edition Chris and Trish Meyer Focal Press, 2007 After Effects Advanced After Effects Motion Graphics is for the editor with some AE miles under their belt. It is not really a beginner book, but does start you off slowly with great step by step instruction. However, you will eventually need this book but buy it together with the ...             Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The art and the science Bob Katz Focal Press, 2007 The best book on mastering, and why recordings sound like they do I've seen no better book on how mastering works, all the elements, what they mean and what they do. Moreover, anyone involved with recorded music should read this. The insights into why things sound as they do, how all the steps, processes, tools (plugins and ...             Cinematography: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers Blain Brown Focal Press, 2002 Comprehensive text book! Blain Brown's book is very comprehensive towards the technical and theoretical aspects of the bare bones of cinematography. I found the chapters to cover film and HD quite well and the five C's of cinematography are well illustrated too. I know for a fact that many ...             The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media Bruce Block Focal Press, 2007 A Unique, Must-Have Book for Filmmakers I teach a class called "Story" at Los Angeles Film School and this book is on my Recommend Reading List for all students but I especially tout it to cinematography, production design and directing majors. There are many books that talk about the basics (shot size, 180 ...             How to Cheat in Photoshop CS3: The art of creating photorealistic montages (How to Cheat in) Steve Caplin Focal Press, 2007 Cheating at Photoshop CS3 This book reminds me of having cliff notes during high school. It takes you to the point without confusion. It covers a vast number of things that interest me in my photography business.             Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age Robert Hirsch Focal Press, 2007 Hirsch blurs line between textbook and art book As a photographer and college photography educator, I'm extremely excited about Robert Hirsch's new book Light & Lens: Photography in the Digital Age. We have adopted it in our photography department at Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico. I consider this an ...          products you might be interested in search for books cinematographers, cinematography, photographers, photojournalism, photorealistic, videographers      toavi.com    web we recommend Excellent book for lighting (and kindle) randomly chosen Check Yes Or No