Author: Bryan Peterson
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: digital, camera, updated, film, photographs, exposure, shoot, understanding
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2004-08-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0817463003
ISBN-13: 9780817463007

For serious amateur photographers who already shoot perfectly focused, accurately exposed images but want to be more creative with a camera, here s the book to consult. More than seventy techniques, both popular and less-familiar approaches, are covered in detail, including advanced exposure, bounced flash and candlelight, infrared, multiple images, soft-focus effects, unusual vantage points, zooming, and other carefully chosen ways to enhance photographs. The A-Z format make sit easy for readers to find a specific technique, and each one is explained in jargon-free language. Top Tips for each

Author: Bryan Peterson
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: close, macro, lens, encounters, creative, photography, understanding
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-03-31
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0817427198
ISBN-13: 9780817427191

In Understanding Close-up Photography Bryan Peterson turns his attention to a topic that is an ongoing favorite with photographers. But where most macro photography books focus on capuring subjects in nature, Peterson promises to go beyond, teaching you to photograph a range of subjects from animals and plants from the garden, beach, or mountains to objects found in the kitchen, supermarket, even the junkyard. In addition to information on equipment, exposure, light, and composition, his book will feature elements of technique that go beyond the norm, teaching you to shoot not just what is gen

Author: Lee Frost
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: light, photography, low, night, guide, complete
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2000-03-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0817450416
ISBN-13: 9780817450410

Aimed at photographers who pack away their cameras as soon as light levels fall, this brilliant book shows how, with just a little skill and imagination, even amateurs can produce breathtaking photographs in nighttime or low-light settings. The guide begins with a clear explanation of technical aspects that must be considered, such as the best equipment to use for low-light indoor or nighttime outdoor shots, which color and black-and-white films to choose, how to ensure correct exposure in tricky situations, and details relating to both natural and artificial light. The book then tack

Author: Bryan Peterson
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: composition, photography, updated, amp, color, creatively, design, learning
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0817441816
ISBN-13: 9780817441814

Almost everyone can "see" in the conventional sense, but developing photographic vision takes practice. Learning to See Creatively helps photographers visualize their work, and the world, in a whole new light. Now totally rewritten, revised, and expanded, this best-selling guide takes a radical approach to creativity. It explains how it is not some gift only for the "chosen few" but actually a skill that can be learned and applied. Using inventive photos from his own stunning portfolio, author and veteran photographer Bryan Peterson deconstructs creativity for photographers. He details the

Author: John Shaw
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: field, guide, photography, nature, shaw, john
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-10-31
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0817440593
ISBN-13: 9780817440596

An updated bestseller, this book of extraordinarily beautiful photographs of nature contains state-of-the-art instruction on how any photographer can aim for equally impressive results every time a camera is focused on the great outdoors. Even highly skilled photographers are often baffled by the problems facing them when they work outdoors. But with this exceptional field guide in hand, every photographer-beginner, serious amateur, semi-pro, and pro-can conquer the problems encountered in the field. Using his own exceptional work as examples, the author discusses each type of nature subject

Author: Kim Levin
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: pictures, phodography
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-10-28
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 081742718X
ISBN-13: 9780817427184

At last! Here’s the book that combines heartwarming behind-the-scenes anecdotes with practical ideas for taking good—better—best photographs of our four-legged friends. With full discussions of black-and-white versus color portraits, indoors versus outdoors, composition, and capturing movement, PhoDOGraphy offers techniques that amateurs can use starting here and now. Great examples of dog portraiture, plus tons of ideas for fun new places to pose your furry friend (at the beach! in the park! in the car! in the snow!) make this a great gift for anyone who loves dogs. It’s doggone usefu

Author: Bryan Peterson
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Keywords: shoot, photographs, camera, guide, field, peterson, understanding, photography, bryan
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-08-18
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0817432256
ISBN-13: 9780817432256

Everything you need to know in one take-anywhere field guide! This all-in-one guide from renowned photographer, instructor, and author Bryan Peterson will help you take better photos anytime, anywhere–with any camera. Want to finally understand exposure? Interested in learning to "see" and composing your images more creatively? Ready to master the magic of light? It’s all here, the techniques every amateur photographer needs to take better nature, landscape, people, and close-up photos. You’ll even get creative techniques, like making "rain" and capturing "ghosts," and practical advice o