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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Digital Photography Round-Up

Digital photography is great, because it lets everyone create great images. No wasting expensive film; just shoot, edit, and print. From snapshots to fine art photography, the digital camera has made a huge impact on the way we take, make, and share our pictures. The library has a large collection of books to help you with every aspect of digital photography. Some of our most popular titles are listed below:


























The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers

The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers
by Scott Kelby
Published 2008 by New Riders Publishing

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780321524645


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Jacket Notes:


Bestselling author Kelby pairs up with Kloskowski to deliver the definitive book on using Photoshop Elements 6. With this newest release, the authors show readers how to work with their images in Photoshop Elements 6--from importing to organization to correction to output--to create the best possible images like a pro.






The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters

The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters
by Joe McNally
Published 2008 by New Riders Publishing

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780321544087


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Jacket Notes:


One of the world's top pro digital photographers breaks new ground by blending the rich, stunning images and elegant layout of a coffee-table book with the invaluable training, no-nonsense insights, and photography secrets usually found only in educational books.





Teach Yourself Visually Digital Photography

Teach Yourself Visually Digital Photography
by Dave Huss
Published 2005 by Visual

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780764599415


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Jacket Notes:


Helpful sidebars that offer practical tips and tricks Succinct explanations that walk you through step by step Full-color screen shots that demonstrate each task Two-page lessons that break big topics into bite-sized modules Learn How To: Choose a digital camera and photo printer Compose pictures using professional techniques Mix and match focus and lens settings Crop, resize, and sharpen your photos Enhance your photos with photo-editing software Create a custom greeting card










The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography

The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography
by Jim Miotke
Published 2007 by Watson-Guptill Publications

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780817435530


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Jacket Notes:


From the tiniest ladybug to a towering glacier, from a horse running in a field to a leaf falling slowly from a tree, nature subjects offer some of the greatest challenges and the greatest rewards to photographers. In the BetterPhoto tradition, here's a complete photo course in a book. Hands-on lessons cover every aspect of digital nature photography, from buying the right camera for close-ups, landscapes, and movement, to understanding how the camera works, to taking great pictures. Author Jim Miotke uses straightforward text and inspiring yet informative photos to show the best ways to approach nature photography. Everything a beginner or intermediate photographer needs to know is here, including a buyer's guide, full information on camera features, file formats and settings, exposure, low-light photography, filters and white balance, composition and lens choice, creative ideas, manipulating, and printing, along with a glossary and list of useful websites. The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography helps photographers everywhere get great photos in the great outdoors.










Digital Nature and Landscape Photography

Digital Nature and Landscape Photography
by Mark Lucock
Published 2008 by Photographers' Institute Press

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781861085146


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Jacket Notes:


Landscape photography is one of the last bastions of traditional film, but this is slowly changing, as more and more leading photographers adopt digital technology. This beautifully produced and illustrated reference outlines simple techniques for assuring that your nature images achieve both technical and creative excellence. Covering everything from using a digital camera in the field to image-editing methods in the digital darkroom, it elaborates on the best methods for working with tripods and flashes outside, the implications of using different exposure meters in certain lighting conditions, and a whole host of tips dedicated to gaining a proper understanding of the craft. With breathtaking images featured throughout, this resource is sure to inspire every amateur photographer eager to go digital outdoors.










The Digital Photography Book: The Step-By-Step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look Like the Pros

The Digital Photography Book: The Step-By-Step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look Like the Pros
by Scott Kelby
Published 2006 by Peachpit Press

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780321474049


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Jacket Notes:


The man who forever changed the "digital darkroom" with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book "The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers" now tackles the most important side of digital photography: how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks that today's top digital pros use.










Digital Photo Projects for Dummies with DVD

Digital Photo Projects for Dummies with DVD
by Julie Adair King
Published 2007 by For Dummies

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780470121016


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Jacket Notes:


Complete all projects with Adobe Photoshop Elements tryout on DVD! Software and video make this your complete kit for enhancing digital photos Do you have digital photos stored on your camera and no idea what to do with them? This package provides the tools needed to turn photos into fun projects. The book shows how to take great shots and transform them into cool photo creations. The DVD features video training to help you understand photo editing along with the software you need to complete the projects. Julie Adair King is the bestselling author of five editions of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as the recently published Digital Photography Before & After Makeovers. She is a speaker at digital photography seminars around the country. Fix common digital photo flaws Combine pictures into a collage Enhance focus, color, and exposure Restore treasured family photos Spice up photos with text and special effects All this on the Bonus DVD Over two hours of video training All the sample photos that appear in the book Trial Versions of the software See DVD appendix for system requirements










Advanced Digital Photography

Advanced Digital Photography
by Tom Ang
Published 2007 by Amphoto Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780817432720


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Jacket Notes:


Digital photography has come of age. Not only have sales of digital cameras overtaken film cameras, but now even amateur photographers can capture images that, five years ago, were difficult for the pros. And new computers--even bottom-of-the-line cheapies--can handle huge image files. "Advanced Digital Photography, Revised Edition," shows how these sweeping changes in technology can help take photographers way beyond the basics--"if" they learn how to harness the technological power at their fingertips. Respected and best-selling photography book author Tom Ang explains the capture of photographs, processing of data, printing, and much more, complete with full-color illustrations. Detailed step-by-step instructions let photographers at "every" level obtain professional results, without special equipment.










The Complete Guide to Light & Lighting in Digital Photography

The Complete Guide to Light & Lighting in Digital Photography
by Michael Freeman
Published 2006 by Lark Books (NC)

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781579908850


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Jacket Notes:


Michael Freeman, the author of more than 20 books on various aspects of photography, now helps digital photographers see (and understand) the light! Because good lighting is key to a picture's success, it's a topic of interest to anyone who picks up a digital camera...and Freeman's comprehensive manual gives readers an essential toolbox of techniques and creative ideas. Find out how to create and manipulate lighting scenarios for professional-looking photos. Examine the many varieties of natural light, from blazing sunlight to gentle twilight, as well as incandescent and fluorescent lights. Make the most of your camera's flash and lighting equipment, including diffusers, shades, and reflectors.

From shooting techniques to imaging tricks, this provides photographers with a solid groundwork for producing top-quality pictures.










Digital Slr Handbook

Digital Slr Handbook
by John Freeman
Published 2007 by Amphoto Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780817405182


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Jacket Notes:


Sales of digital SLR cameras are up an astonishing 400 percent in the last two years. That's a lot of cameras. But not a lot of people know how to get the most out of a digital SLR. "Digital SLR Handbook" takes readers through all the steps needed to get great photographs from these powerful devices, from choosing equipment, to understanding memory and modes, from composition to photographic themes to special applications like underwater or night photography. After the picture is taken, this comprehensive book takes readers straight to the darkroom for downloading, storing, and backup, plus tips on using Photoshop, printing, and more. Perfect for professionals as well as beginners and beautifully illustrated with hundreds of stunning images, "Digital SLR Handbook" is a practical yet inspiring guide to getting great pictures from any digital SLR.










Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online

Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online
by Paul Bausch
Published 2006 by O'Reilly Media

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780596102456


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Jacket Notes:


Over two million registered Flickr users and counting have discovered the ease and fun of organizing their photo libraries, showing off their favorite pictures to the world, and securely sharing their private pictures with friends, family, or ad hoc groups. But Flickr's own plethora of intuitive menus, options, and features just scratches the surface. "Flickr Hacks" goes beyond the basics of storing, sorting, and sharing your photos to the much bigger playground of what's possible. Whether you're a beginner looking to manage your metadata and play with tags, or a programmer in need of a detailed reference of Flickr API methods, you'll find what you're looking for here. In addition to getting under the hood of some of the most popular third-party Flickr toys already in the wild, you'll learn how to: Post photos to your blog directly from your cameraphone Mash up your own photos or others' public pictures into custom mosaics, collages, sliding puzzles, slideshows, or ransom notes Back up your Flickr library to your desktop, and save the comments too Set random desktop backgrounds and build your own Flickr screensaver Geotag your photos and map your contacts Download a list of photos and make a contact sheet Make your own Flickr-style tag cloud to visualize the frequency of common tags Build a color picker with a dynamic color wheel of Flickr photos Feed photos to your web site and subscribe to custom Flickr feeds using RSS Talk to the Flickr API using your web browser, Perl, or PHP; authenticate yourself and other users; and build custom API applications.

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