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61. |  Three Songs, No Flash!: Your Ultimate Guide to Concert Photography By: Loe Beerens Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 15-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 24-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Three Songs, No Flash!: Your Ultimate Guide to Concert Photography
Author Loe Beerens, a veteran photographer on the international concert scene, relates his experience in and knowledge of all the important aspects of planning and photographing concerts of all kinds. From punk to classical and everything in between, Loe covers how the music industry is organized, how to get access, the right people to befriend, and the proper etiquette of concert photography.
From preparation to equipment selection, the reader will learn how to make the most of those three songs from this richly illustrated book. Shooting techniques for each of the major musical...
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62. |  By: Glenn Rand; Tim Meyer Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 24-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Portrait Glenn Rand and Tim Meyer have collaborated to create a thorough and balanced textbook on the modern techniques and practice of portrait photography. They have avoided the single-style viewpoint common to so many books on portraiture and have crafted a definitive resource for professionals, as well as students and avid amateurs, wishing to advance their skills in this discipline.
Topics include:
Quality of light and the portrait
Ambient, continuous, and strobe light sources
Understanding light modifiers and enhancers
Mastering lighting ratios
Importance and selection of backgrounds
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63. |  By: Adrian Schulz Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 24-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Architectural Photography Architectural photography is more than simply choosing a subject and hitting the shutter release; it's more than just documenting a project. With the advent of the digital photographic workflow, architects are increasingly discovering exciting new opportunities to present and market their work.Adrian Schulz, both an architect and a photographer by training, teaches and illustrates with real world projects how to:Capture outstanding images of buildings, inside and outChoose the right equipment and how to use it effectivelyCompose architectural shots, and work with ambient and artificial...
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64. |  From Camera to Computer: How To Make Fine Photographs Through Examples, Tips, and Techniques By: George Barr Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 05-NOV-2009 Insert Date: 24-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: From Camera to Computer: How To Make Fine Photographs Through Examples, Tips, and Techniques
Ever wonder what it would be like to get inside the head of an accomplished photographer as he chooses a subject, works the scene, selects an image, and then edits the result into a piece of photographic art?
As a follow-up to his successful first book Take Your Photography To The Next Level, author/photographer George Barr now applies the practice to the theory. Go along with George as he searches for subjects, sorts out scenes, refines his composition, and then moves from Camera to Computer to edit his images, not only correcting flaws, but making the images match his vision.
You'll...
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65. |  Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity, and Personal Style By: Alain Briot Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-AUG-2009 Insert Date: 24-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity, and Personal Style Alain Briot states that, "The personality of the photographer must be present in the image for an artistic photograph to have value." And in this book he sets out to teach the things that are essential in achieving this goal.Following his successful first book, Mastering Landscape Photography, Briot goes beyond the conventional rules of composition and takes on a fresh, new approach to teaching the art of photography. Based upon his personal experiences as an artist, teacher, and photographer, he opens new doors to the reader-doors leading to new ways of seeing and composing images.Topics...
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66. |  By: Darrell Young; James Johnson Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-MAY-2009 Insert Date: 10-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mastering the Nikon D700 Mastering the Nikon D700 provides a wealth of information and professional insights for owners of this powerful new camera. Each chapter explores the features and capabilities of the D700 in detail, surpassing basic user manuals by providing step-by-step menu setting adjustments coupled with illustrations and logical explanations for each option. The authors' writing style allows the reader to follow directions in a friendly and informative manner, as if a friend dropped in to share his experienced knowledge without "talking down" to you, explaining the how and the why.The learning experience...
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67. |  Fine Art Printing for Photographers, Second Edition By: Uwe Steinmueller; Juergen Gulbins Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 18-APR-2008 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Fine Art Printing for Photographers, Second Edition This comprehensive book provides the necessary foundation for fine art printing with inkjet printers; the understanding of color management, profiling, paper, and inks. Using today™s digital cameras and inkjet printers, it demonstrates the printing workflow as it guides the reader step-by-step through the process of creating outstanding fine art prints from an image file....
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68. |  The Nikon Creative Lighting System By: Mike Hagen Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-FEB-2009 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Nikon Creative Lighting System The book shows a simple, step by step method for setting up and using the newest Nikon iTTL flash units. It solves people's frustrations with flash and specifically, shows them how to use their SB-900, SB-800 and SB-600 strobes. It also has a complete chapter showing system configuration so readers can duplicate the photos on their own.The book teaches everything you want to know about using Nikon's iTTL flash system. It shows all the steps required to set up consistent and amazing flash photos....
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69. |  Photoshop CS4 Photographer's Handbook By: Stephen Laskevitch Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 09-FEB-2009 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Photoshop CS4 Photographer's Handbook
Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows today. The introduction of CS4 is another milestone in the development of this imaging behemoth. Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice. There is no shortage of instructional books, either, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow. Steve has leveraged his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a step-by-step guide that provides a clear and...
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70. |  By: Juergen Gulbins; Rainer Gulbins Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 20-JAN-2009 Insert Date: 25-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 |
Photographers are just beginning to realize the potential of high dynamic range imaging (HDRI). Now, the newest techniques based on a bracketed series of exposures make it possible to go beyond HDRI: photographers can increase resolution for ultra-sharp, detailed images, and they can extend the depth of field in a way that was never before possible.
Photographic Multishot Techniques provides a thorough introduction and is a hands-on guide to these various techniques. Using a series of example images, the authors explain and illustrate the use of each technique. Included are lessons on...
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71. |  The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow By: Torsten Andreas Hoffmann Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 30-MAY-2008 Insert Date: 25-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow
Over the last few years, most books on photography emphasized explaining the new breed of cameras and how to master the digital imaging workflow. In The Art of Black and White Photography Torsten Andreas Hoffmann takes a different approach, as he focuses on image composition and image capture, with an emphasis on the creative aspects of black and white photography, rather than on the digital workflow.
After introducing the ground rules of composition, the author illustrates their applications with various photographic genres such as architecture, street photography, portraiture, and...
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72. |  Scanning Negatives and Slides, Second Edition By: Sascha Steinhoff Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-FEB-2009 Insert Date: 04-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Scanning Negatives and Slides, Second Edition Many photographers have either moved into digital photography exclusively or use both analog and digital media in their work. In either case, there is sure to be an archive of slides and negatives that cannot be directly integrated into the new digital workflow, nor can it be archived in a digital format. Increasingly, photographers are trying to bridge this gap with the use of high-performance film scanners.In this 2nd edition, you will learn how to achieve the best possible digital image from a negative or a slide, and how to build a workflow to make this process efficient, repeatable, and...
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73. |  By: Christian Bloch Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 02-NOV-2007 Insert Date: 21-APR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The HDRI Handbook The HDRI Handbook reveals the secrets behind High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI). This cutting-edge imaging technology is a method to digitally capture and edit all light in a scene. It represents a quantum leap in imaging technology, as revolutionary as the leap from black & white to color imaging. Serious photographers will find that HDRI is the final step that places digital ahead of analog.HDRI emerged from the movie industry, and was once Hollywood's best kept secret. Now a mature technology, HDRI is available to everyone. The only problem was that it was poorly documented until now.The...
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74. |  Data Warehousing with SAP BW7 BI in SAP NetWeaver 2004s: Architecture, Concepts, and Implementation By: Christian Mehrwald; Sabine Morlock Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 28-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 21-APR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Data Warehousing with SAP BW7 BI in SAP NetWeaver 2004s: Architecture, Concepts, and Implementation
BI in SAP NetWeaver 2004s is the official abbreviation for the successor of the Business Information Warehouse (BW) which has been completely revised by SAP with its latest release. Core elements of this comprehensive suite for decision making applications are functions for extraction, transformation and data management. With this new release, these functions aim more heavily at company-wide data warehousing.
The book focuses on these core tasks of SAP BW and gives well-founded insights into the system architecture. As practical handbook and well-structured reference book, the book is...
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75. |  Automotive SPICE in Practice: Surviving Interpretation and Assessment By: Klaus Hoermann; Markus Mueller; Lars Dittmann; Joerg Zimmer Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 01-JUL-2008 Insert Date: 30-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Automotive SPICE in Practice: Surviving Interpretation and Assessment
Automotive SPICE is a framework for designing and assessing software development processes. If implemented effectively, it leads to better processes and better product quality. It also helps to improve the cooperation among complex supply chains and between globally distributed development and engineering centers.
Automotive SPICE has been derived from the ISO/IEC 15504 standard, also known as SPICE. It has been developed under the Automotive SPICE initiative by the consensus of several major car manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Ford, Fiat, Daimler, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Today,...
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76. |  Software Testing Foundations: A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam By: Andreas Spillner; Tilo Linz; Hans Schaefer Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Software Testing Foundations: A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam
Within the last 18 months more than 40,000 people worldwide have taken the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Foundations Level exam, 10,000 alone in the last 4 months. So, where can all these people go to learn what they need to know in order to pass the exam? Now they can go to Software Testing Foundations 2nd Edition, from Rocky Nook's new Computing division.
Professional testing of software has become an increasingly important task requiring a profound knowledge of testing techniques. The ISTQB has developed a universally accepted, international,...
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77. |  GIMP 2 for Photographers: Image Editing with Open Source Software By: Klaus Goelker Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 09-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 20-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: GIMP 2 for Photographers: Image Editing with Open Source Software
Image Editing has become a key element in the photographic workflow. Image editing tools, most notably Photoshop, are usually sophisticated and deep applications - and fairly expensive. The only open source tool in this market is the GIMP, which has developed into a powerful multiplatform system, running on Linux, as well as OS X and Windows.
This book has evolved from the classroom materials the author developed and used in courses and workshops on Image Editing with the GIMP. It covers the basics of image editing and guides the reader through the functions and tools of GIMP from simple...
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78. |  Digital Photography from the Ground Up By: Juergen Gulbins Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 31-OCT-2008 Insert Date: 17-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Digital Photography from the Ground Up
Digital technology has revitalized the interest in one of the most fascinating creative hobbies: photography. This "ground up" guide to digital photography will help the novice photographer get started with a firm foundation in understanding the principals and techniques of modern photography. It will also guide the more experienced photographer through the transition from analog to digital photography.
Whereas most other books on digital photography focus on image editing in Photoshop, this book deals with the photographic workflow from capture to print and storage.
In this book the...
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79. |  Take Your Photography to the Next Level By: George Barr Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 04-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 13-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Take Your Photography to the Next Level
This book is for the photographer who strives to achieve a higher level of results in their work. Take Your Photography to the Next Level is based on a series of essays originally featured on the popular Luminous Landscape website. Barr tackles some of the rarely discussed, yet essential aspects of successful photography. Here is where photographers will learn what is required in order to grow in their creativity and to gain a deeper understanding of their craft.
With a foreward by Michael Reichmann.
Topics include:
Creativity
Dealing with disappointment
Developing an...
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80. |  Mastering Landscape Photography By: Alain Briot Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 05-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 13-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mastering Landscape Photography
Thirteen essays on landscape photography by master photographer Alain Briot. Topics include practical, technical, and aesthetic aspects of photography to help photographers build and refine their skills. Also covered is how to be an artist in business.
Alain Briot is one of the leading contemporary landscape photographers. He received his education in France and currently works mostly in the southwestern part of the United States.
This book starts with the technical aspects of photography; how to see, compose, find the right light, and select the best lens for a specific shot. It...
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