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In Authentic Portraits, photographer Chris Orwig teaches you that the secret to creating meaningful portraits is simple: curiosity, empathy, kindness, and soul...plus a bit of technique. While Chris spends significant time on the fundamentals of “getting the shot” - working with natural light, nailing focus, dialing in the correct exposure, effectively posing and directing the subject, intentionally composing the frame - he also passionately discusses the need for personal development, creative collaboration, and connection with the subject.

If you want to create interesting photos that will go above Instagram selfies and vacation memories, you need to switch to manual mode. You probably bought your first semi-professional or professional camera, but it looks so complicated. With all the buttons and switches, new cameras might look scary at the beginning. It’s easy to get overwhelmed. Auto mode is the safest bet, and it served you well up until now.

Written for parents who have or are looking to purchase DSLR cameras and want to take professional-quality pictures of their children's performances onstage but don't know where to start. This book will explain basic camera settings as well as how to optimize them for shooting live performances. It will also teach some basic and advanced techniques to use while actually taking pictures and how to handle those pictures after the show is over.

David Molnar was never supposed to be a professional photographer. Until the fateful day he almost died from a head on collision. While learning to walk again, photography became his escape and a form of therapy. But he found that turning pro in photography wasn't clear. There is no Bar exam for photography. He wished he had a mentor to show him the way. He struggled for a decade using trial and error before finding eventual success.

Are you thinking of becoming a wedding photographer? There’s a lot to learn! From starting the day in the right mind-set, to getting to know the wedding guests, to taking photos of the first dance and the disco shots of the end, this is my tried-and-tested formula for getting better wedding shots.

With unparalleled freedom in the Golden Age of Hollywood, movies produced during the “pre-Code” era between 1930 and 1934 dealt with a wide range of social issues, including sexual freedom, incarceration, organized crime, race, and class. Films of the period include beloved classics like King Kong (1933) but also lesser-known penetrating cinema like I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) and Wild Boys of the Road (1933). These films, produced at the height of the Great Depression, boast work by women directors, featured diverse leads, and pushed the limits of contemporary social norms.

Whether you are thinking about a new purchase or already have a camera, smartphone, or drone, this guide will put you on the path to a future of great picture-taking! This guide will help you with selecting the right equipment and accessories. It will help you understand how to start using your camera or smartphone for drone photography and how to start vlogging. Beyond equipment, this guide will help you understand how a great photographic image is created, based on using skills in lighting, composition, framing, and an eye for the quirky or unusual.

Take your photography to a whole new level. Photography Guide for Advance skills is an easy-to-listen audiobook packed with tips from some of the world's best photographers. Now, you can apply their secrets for capturing amazing photos. The valuable photography tips are made available from thousands of hours of interviews with photography masters. Marc Silber has interviewed some of the world's best photographers and learned their secrets for stunning composition. Now, he passes their wisdom along to you in an easy-to-understand book.

In 1980, Beaton personally chose Hugo Vickers to be his biographer, entrusting him with his diaries and the entire body of letters he had written - both personally and professionally - over the course of his life. Drawing on five years of intensive research and interviews with the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, Princess Grace of Monaco and Sir John Gielgud, Vickers' biography was an instant best seller upon its publication in 1985.

When feminist writer Susan Faludi learned that her 76-year-old father - long estranged and living in Hungary - had undergone sex reassignment surgery, that investigation would turn personal and urgent. How was this new parent who claimed to be 'a complete woman now' connect to the silent, explosive and ultimately violent father that she had known, the photographer who'd built his career on the alteration of images? Faludi chases that mystery into the recesses of her suburban childhood and her father's many previous incarnations.

Do you like photography? Do you like Legos? Why not combine the two and learn about toy photography? In this second book about toy photography by Pinar Alsac (who is the world's first author on this topic), the main subject of our photographs is the world famous toy Lego. If you have listened to the first book Toy Photography 101 and looking for more, or if you want to take your toy photography skills to the next level, then this book is for you!

Are you making enough money? Do you have enough time to do all the things you want to do? Do you have a system that has your back and means you never drop the ball? In Shoot Like a Ninja, authors Chris Garbacz and Yuan Wang have combined their own learnings with insights from the world’s top photographers into four simple steps that will show you how to attract more of the work you prize, earn more profit and spend more time doing the things you love without being chained to your business.

Let Jamie Beck transport you to the South of France with An American in Provence: part art book, part travelogue, part memoir, and part cookbook, and perfect for art lovers, Francophiles, and armchair travelers alike.

Have you always loved the idea of portraiture photography, and yet have never been able to make a portrait you were completely satisfied with? This book will walk you through each of these procedures step by step, and with time, practice, and patience, you'll learn how to make a stunning, successful portrait both you and your model will be very satisfied with.

In Star of the Show, the culminating book in Dolly Parton’s photographic memoir trilogy—following Songteller (lyrics) and Behind the Seams (fashion)—the global superstar finally shares a definitive look at her career as one of the world’s most dazzling and beloved performers. Featuring engaging stories and memories from Parton’s dynamic life behind the microphone, this book spotlights her signature performances and star-making moments, from singing in front of her family to premiering on the Grand Ole Opry stage and beyond.

This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell. Beyond the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about the themes that have fueled lesbian photography, including the feminist approach to the body and the lesbian relationship to popular culture.

Seeing with Your Own Eyes: The Zen of Photography is about discovering a different way of seeing that changes our attitude toward picture-making. Usually, we don’t question the way we see the world because we believe our way is the one and only. These essays present an alternative viewpoint. They challenge the habitual way of seeing, which gives priority to technique, subject, and outcome.

In Photography Composition, you will find all you need to know to learn the basics of composition. It will teach you the proper terms and ways to apply rules that you might already know instinctively yet not quite understand why they work the way they do.

The Ultimate Guide to Master Astrophotography is the ultimate manual for anyone looking to create spectacular landscape astrophotography images. By explaining the science of landscape astrophotography in clear and straightforward language, it provides insights into phenomena such as the appearance or absence of the Milky Way, the moon, and constellations. This unique approach, which combines the underlying scientific principles of astronomy with those of photography, will help deepen your understanding and give you the tools you need to fulfill your artistic vision.

Black and white photography is considered by some to be more difficult than color photography, simply because color ceases to be an element in the finished product. However, it is still an element to be considered while shooting, because color affects what greys, whites, and blacks you get as a result. Black and white can make your photos much simpler, pared down to the basics. This can make photographs appear more serious or scary, or even take away considerations of decade or century.