Author: Michael Freeman
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: photography, digital, photographers, book, serious, lark, definitive, expert, close, guide
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2004-04-28
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1579905447
ISBN-13: 9781579905446

An acclaimed professional photographer, with a display of more than 400 beautiful color images, shows how to get close-up and personal with a digital camera. Michael Freeman teaches amateurs how to meet the challenges of this very special type of photography, with plenty of information on the ins and outs of magnification, parallax control, and depth of field. See how to apply selective focus to enhance the subject and make it stand out from the background. Such issues as using found and commonplace objects and capturing the beauty of shadows, all receive detailed attention. With technical tip

Author: Dan Heller
Publisher: Lark Book
Keywords: photography, book, lark, money, digital
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1579906788
ISBN-13: 9781579906788

Whether you’re toying with selling a few of your favorite digital photos or hoping to go completely professional, you need to read this comprehensive analysis of the business. It’s utterly realistic about what to expect and how to gauge your own aptitude for making it in this highly competitive arena. The author, himself the owner of an extremely successful online stock photography company, begins by debunking misconceptions and defining the various possibilities open to photographers so they can pinpoint a compatible business model. An overview examines the different types of equi

Author: Bernard E. Jones
Publisher: Ayer Co Pub
Keywords: photography, literature, cyclopaedia, cassell
Number of Pages: 572
Published: 1973
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0405049226
ISBN-13: 9780405049224

Author: Rob Sheppard
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: photography, lark, book, landscape, digital, magic
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2010-04-06
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1600595162
ISBN-13: 9781600595165

Scenic photography is a perennially popular subject—and no one is better than Rob Sheppard, founding editor of Outdoor Photographer, to help photographers master the art of shooting landscapes.  In the tradition of Sheppard’s bestselling The Magic of Digital Nature Photography, this new book covers everything from cameras and lenses to tools and techniques, all interpreted from the landscape photographer’s perspective. It gives details on working with skies, water, light, and other crucial elements, and puts the information together in an inspiring and accessible way.  Several chapters

Author: Brian Bower
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: photography, book, lark, leica, digital
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2009-06-02
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1600591930
ISBN-13: 9781600591938

Leica makes the world’s premiere luxury rangefinder camera system—and here’s the definitive guide to using the magnificent Leica M8 digital camera, as well as its brand-new complementary model, the M8.2. It’s written specifically for the many Leica photographers who want to take full advantage of a digital Leica’s potential and produce the very best pictures possible. As a rangefinder digital camera, the M8 offers unique advantages, but it also presents specific challenges, which author and Leica expert Brian Bower addresses at length and in depth, enhanced by his own gorgeous Leica

Author: Jeff Wignall
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: photography, book, lark, joy, digital
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1579905781
ISBN-13: 9781579905781

It’s guaranteed: this all-in-color, oversized, incredibly priced manual on digital photography will be a best seller. Author Jeff Wignall has already won a legion of fans with The Joy of Photography, and this new work will capitalize on that franchise. Wignall encourages photographers of all skill levels; his easy-to-grasp explanations of technique and equipment, and his inspirational attitude distinguish The Joy of Digital Photography from any other digital manual. Everything is covered: digital vision; digital tools (cameras, lenses, accessories); common problems and solutions; exposure an

Author: Dan Heller
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: photography, book, lark, digital, travel
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-06-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1579909736
ISBN-13: 9781579909734

An exotic landscape does not necessary equal a stunning photograph—but knowing the secrets of the professionals helps. This sumptuously photographed guide shows both accomplished amateurs and snapshot-taking tourists how to hone their skills so they can get a good picture no matter where in the world they are. In fabulous detail, it explores the wide variety of available equipment, from batteries and lenses to flashes and filters; offers lessons in photographing people on location, including such issues as whether or not to pay locals for posing; discusses the etiquette of photographing reli