Artist profile book of this interesting, contemporary artist who works in photography and video. Wolfgang TillmansBy Jan Verwoert, Peter Halley and Midori MatsuiPhaidon Press, 2002ISBN: 0 7148 4192 7 Wolfgang Tillmans is an artist who works in photographic and video forms. Much of his work is quite confrontational. This book includes an interview with Tillman, …
A fantastic book to learn Flash from. Flash 8, The Missing ManualBy E.A. Vander VeerPogue Press, O’Reilly, 2006ISBN: 0 596 10137 6 The Missing Manual books are, from my observations, universally the best books I have seen on a given topic, when you are looking for a real understanding of how to use a piece …
Techniques for Mastering Your Digital SLR Camera Amphoto’s Guide to Creative Digital PhotographyTechniques for Mastering Your Digital SLR CameraBy George SchaubAmphoto Books, a division of Watson-Guptill, 2004ISBN: 0 8174 3485 2 This book aims to help photographers to get the most out of their digital camera. It does this by covering all the bases from …
A great book on clse-up and macrophotography Close UpCreative Techniques for Successful MacrophotographyBy John BrackenburyRotoVision, 2004ISBN: 2 88046 782 9 This book aims to inspire and educate through stunning macrophotography. The author is a zoologist and a lecturer in veterinary medicine, as well as being a dedicated photographer, so he brings both a scientific and …
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A book of stunning nature photography and how to do it yourself Nature Photography – Learning from a MasterPhotographs by Gilles Martin, Text by Denis BoyardHarry N. Abrams, Inc, 2003ISBN: 0 8109 9116 0 Like Martin’s other book, Macrophotography, this is a profusely illustrated 300+ page book that is a must have for those interested …
A book covering photographic lighting but with little specifically about digital. The Practical Guide to Photographic Lighting for Film and Digital PhotographyBy Jon TarrantFocal Press 2001ISBN 0 240 51580 3 This highly practical book takes you from basic to advanced lighting, covering all the bases from daylight and tungsten to flash and the newer continuous …
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A guide to shooting weddings for people using digital equipment. Step-by-step / 006 /Digital wedding photographyBy Paul F. GeroIlex, 2006ISBN: 1 904705 49 9 This book on wedding photography in a digital mode takes a good, hard look at how to shoot weddings and what a digital process can add to it. Covering the contents …
A great book on this technically challenging area of photography MacrophotographyLearning from a MasterText by Ronan Loaec, Photography by Gilles MartinHarry N. Abrams, 2003ISBN: 0 8109 9117 9 Gilles Martin is certainly a master of nature and macrophotography and this book is a gem. This thick (300 pages), big and beautifully illustrated book is divided …
Black and White Photography with Photoshop – The Art of Transition Darkroom to DigitalBlack and White Photography with Photoshop – The Art of TransitionBy Eddie EphraumsArgentum, 2004ISBN: 1 902538 28 5 This is a book about why and how to make the transition from darkroom-based monochrome photography to the digital domain. The book does not, …
This book comes to grips with working with RAW files in Photoshop, and does it well. Photoshop CS2 RAWBy Mikkel AalandO’Reilly, 2006ISBN: 0 596 00851 1 This O’Reilly book gets to grip with that troublesome topic for many photographers, RAW files, whether to shoot them and what to do with them. In 200 heavily illustrated …