The Passionate Photographer
The Passionate Photographer

Author: Steve Simon

Publisher: New Riders

Published: 2011-07-20

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 0132118378

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If you’ve got a love and passion for photography, and a feel for your camera gear and settings, yet your images still fall short–The Passionate Photographer will help you close that disappointing and frustrating gap between the images you thought you took and the images you actually got. This book will help you determine what you want to say with your photography, then translate those thoughts and feelings into strong images. It is both a source of inspiration and a practical guide, as photographer Steve Simon distills 30 years of photographic obsession into the ten crucial steps every photographer needs to take in order to become great at their passion. Simon’s practical tips and advice are immediately actionable–designed to accelerate your progress toward becoming the photographer you know you can be. Core concepts include: - The power of working on personal projects to fuel your passion and vision - Shooting a large and targeted volume of work, which leads to a technical competence that lets your creativity soar - Learning to focus your concentration as you shoot, and move outside your comfort zone, past your fears toward the next great image - Strategies for approaching strangers to create successful portraits - How to edit your own work and seek second opinions to identify strengths and weaknesses, offering opportunities for growth and improvement with a goal of sharing your work with the world - The critical need to follow, see, and capture the light around you Along the way, Simon offers inspiration with “Lessons Learned” culled from his own extensive experience and archive of photojournalism and personal projects, as well as images and stories from acclaimed photographers. If you’re ready to be inspired and challenge yourself to take your photography to the next level, The Passionate Photographer provides ideas and creative solutions to transform that passion into images that convey your unique personal vision.

Langford's Advanced Photography
Langford's Advanced Photography

Author: Efthimia Bilissi

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-01-25

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1136098453

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Langford's Advanced Photography is the only advanced photography guide a serious student or aspiring professional will ever need. In this eighth edition, Efthimia Bilissi continues in the footsteps of Michael Langford by combining an unrivalled level of technical detail with a straightforward writing style while simultaneously bringing the text firmly in to the digital era. This book covers the entire photographic process from a technical standpoint - not only detailing the 'how' but also explaining the 'why' that is so often missing from photography texts. From the workings of cameras, lenses, digital imaging sensors and software to new hot topics such as HDR imaging, digital asset management, and even running your own photography business, everything a serious photographer could need to extend their art into professional realms is covered. The book also benefits from a full glossary, charts and inspirational full color images throughout, with summaries and projects at the end of each chapter to reinforce the theory.

Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition
Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition

Author: Bryan Peterson

Publisher: Amphoto Books

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1607748517

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This newly revised edition of Bryan Peterson's most popular book demystifies the complex concepts of exposure in photography, allowing readers to capture the images they want. Understanding Exposure has taught generations of photographers how to shoot the images they want by demystifying the complex concepts of exposure in photography. In this newly updated edition, veteran photographer Bryan Peterson explains the fundamentals of light, aperture, and shutter speed and how they interact with and influence one another. With an emphasis on finding the right exposure even in tricky situations, Understanding Exposure shows you how to get (or lose) sharpness and contrast in images, freeze action, and take the best meter readings, while also exploring filters, flash, and light. With all new images, as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails, this revised edition will clarify exposure for photographers of all levels.

Langford's Advanced Photography
Langford's Advanced Photography

Author: Michael Langford

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0240520386

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Whether you're a serious enthusiast, a student or a training professional, this book covers it all; from genres, cameras, lenses, digital imaging sensors and films to insights into photography as an industry.

Action Photography
Action Photography

Author: Margaret Brown

Publisher: Media Publishing

Published: 2016-07-21

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 1922156221

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Most photographers enjoy shooting moving subjects, but there’s a lot more to successful action photography than simply pointing your camera and pressing the shutter button. Photo Review’s handy Action Photography guide provides easy-to-follow advice on how to obtain successful shots of all kinds of motion. We also include some of the tricks of the trade that professional photographers rely upon. Successfully photographing any sport or activity depends on knowing how to pick the right moment to trigger the shutter, being in the right place at the right time, and having the correct equipment set up with appropriate exposure controls to deliver correctly-exposed images. You must also understand how to ensure the right parts of the subject are sharply focused. All these questions – and more – are answered in the Action Photography, which also provides advice on creative shooting techniques and post- capture manipulations that can be used to enhance a sense of motion or add movement to otherwise static subjects.

The New Photography Manual
The New Photography Manual

Author: Steve Bavister

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2007-11-22

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9780811860505

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In the tradition of the Artist's Manual series comes the definitive illustrated guide to all things photography-related.A veritable bible for beginners as well as an invaluable reference for accomplished photographers, this volume covers the ins and outs of photography equipment and techniques. Comprehensive and easily referenced, The New Photography Manual clearly explains all the essential tools and tricks of the tradefrom choosing cameras and lenses, through composition and lighting, to developing and printing. With tips from professional working photographers and hundreds of color and black and white images, this guide offers everything photographers need.

In the Moment
In the Moment

Author: Tom Jenkins

Publisher: Guardian Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780852652855

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Tom Jenkins has been photographing international sporting events for over twenty years. His most celebrated pictures show his unerring ability to create indelible, insightful and sometimes iconic images. His famous picture of Usain Bolt winning his second gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games has rightly become one of the most indelible images of the early 21st century. Here, for the first time, the best of his work is drawn together in one volume, proving that whether he is portraying football or rugby, tennis or cricket, cycling or sumo, Tom has an unmatched talent for seeing the bigger picture and for appreciating both the pain and the passion of sporting endeavour.

Sports Photography
Sports Photography

Author: Bill Frakes

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Published: 2013-04-12

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 0133138526

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In Sports Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, author and sports photographer Bill Frakes shows you how to capture the key elements of sports photographs–motion and emotion, style and scene, place and purpose–whether you’re at a baseball tournament, a track meet, or a professional football game. Starting with the basics of equipment, camera settings, and exposure, Bill covers the fundamental techniques of sports photography–understanding lighting, handling composition and focus, and timing peak action. He explains how to choose a shooting position on the field of play, identify the defining moments away from the action, and learn the etiquette of covering live sporting events. He then breaks down the shooting processes of specific sports, outlining the challenges and demands of each and showing how to isolate individual athletes in action. Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the sports photo you want every time you pick up the camera. Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more Get tips on shooting with long and short lenses, learning when to use them and why Learn key techniques for photographing various sports, including football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and more Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group to share your photos and ideas for great sports shots at flickr.com/groups/sportsphotographyfromsnapshotstogreatshots.