Author: Jim Miotke
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: betterphoto, series, children, photographing, guide
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-10-28
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0817424482
ISBN-13: 9780817424480

Little Mikey looks like Tom Sawyer in real life…how come those freckles always look so washed-out in pictures? Little Suzie has such soulful eyes…how come they always look so scary in Mom’s photographs? The newest addition to the popular BetterPhoto series shows photographers how to get great shots of children of all ages, under any conditions, with any subject. Learn how to use light, composition, and exposure to improve photographs, how to capture moving targets, and how to develop rapport with even the most recalcitrant child. Providing the tools to capture all those endearing express

Author: Bryan Peterso
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: light, photography, second, low, action, shutter, speed, creative, understanding
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0817463011
ISBN-13: 9780817463014

The first book in the Understanding Photography series, Understanding Exposure, was a runaway best-seller, with more than 250,000 copies sold. Now author Bryan Peterson brings his signature style to another important photography topic: shutter speed. With clear, jargon-free explanations of terms and techniques, plus compelling "before-and-after" photos that pair a mediocre image (created using the wrong shutter speed) with a great image (created using the right shutter speed), this is the definitive practical guide to mastering an often-confusing subject. Topics include freezing and implying m

Author: Jim Miotke
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: guide, series, amphoto, digital, betterphoto, photography
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-06-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0817435522
ISBN-13: 9780817435523

Digital cameras are the hot new tech toy-but many of the millions of people who are buying the cameras aren’t getting the most out of their new purchase. Mysterious icons, strange jargon, a dizzying array of imaging software and hardware...stumbling blocks quickly become tools to create great pictures with The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography. This practical, lesson-based workbook gives readers a step-by-step tutorial in getting bright, crisp, beautiful pictures from their digital cameras every time. Learn about exposure, file formats and quality settings, low-light photography,

Author: Petter Hegre
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: girls, naked
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0817452974
ISBN-13: 9780817452971

•Exciting work from an important artist •Beautiful, inspiring nudes Petter Hegre is hailed as the master of the New Nude, a unique and instantly recognizable style based firmly in reality: real people in authentic situations. In his sixth book, this dynamic photographer has banished the counterfeit glamour of the old century, replacing it with an intimitable and graphic romanticism. Intimate and insightful, dramatic and fun, 100 Naked Girls offers truth in advertising—the name says it all—and in art.

Author: Michael Grecco
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: editorial, photography, celebrity, art, dramatic, portrait, lighting
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2006-09-29
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0817442278
ISBN-13: 9780817442279

Priceless--yet practical--ideas and insights from the master of portrait photography * Ready-to-use insider tips for photographers at every level * Author teaches across the country and is renowned for sharing his secrets Michael Grecco is one of the best-known celebrity photographers in the world. His beautiful, insightful work is all around us--on movie posters, in advertising, on magazine covers, everywhere. "I delight in inspiring people," he writes. "I want them to stop, think, and feel." Now Grecco shares the secrets of great portraits with photographers at every level, in Lighting and t

Author: Pascal Baete
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: phtography, nude, art
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0817433155
ISBN-13: 9780817433154

Published under the title Allegro Sensible in Germany, The Art of Nude Photography is already a best-seller throughout Europe. Now available for the first time in English, this beautiful oversized volume presents over 160 duotone images of sensuous and sublime female nudes by up-and-coming photographer Pascal Baetens. According to photographer Jeff Dunas, "Baeten’s work reveals energy, a discipline, and a love of his subject. Baeten’s photography has that essential ’something’-you either have it, or you don’t. You can’t learn it. That special ’somethin

Author: Jon Cox
Publisher: Amphoto Book
Keywords: closeup, photography, nature, digital
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2005-07-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 081743674X
ISBN-13: 9780817436742

•Many digital cameras come equipped with close-up features—but few users understand them •Combines two of the hottest topics in photography today: digital and nature •Perfect companion to Digital Nature Photography. Some 59.3 million digital cameras will be sold this year—and most come fully equipped with close-up features that let users get up close and personal with all the wonders of nature, from birds and trees to flowers and insects to underwater plants and fish. But few buyers know how to get the most from these exciting features. Digital Nature Photography Closeup lets everyone—fr