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1. |  Sports Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots By: Bill Frakes Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 12-APR-2013 Insert Date: 08-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sports Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots 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...
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2. |  Natural Newborn Baby Photography: A Guide to Posing, Shooting, and Business By: Robin Long Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 12-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 05-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Natural Newborn Baby Photography: A Guide to Posing, Shooting, and Business Little toes, pursed lips, and tiny
hands—newborn photography is a rapidly growing market and
professional photographers are eager to jump in. To work with and
pose a 5- to 10-day-old infant demands special skills, keeping the
child safe and the new parents comfortable, while capturing the
subject’s raw and natural beauty.
This guide by pro photographer Robin Long provides the inspiration
and instruction, practical tips, and equipment advice you need to
get started. You will learn about:
Establishing trust with clients and working with newborns and
parents
Using natural...
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3. |  The Digital Photography Book: Part 1, Second Edition By: Scott Kelby Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 10-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 03-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Digital Photography Book: Part 1, Second Edition This is it—the #1 best-selling digital photography book
ever! It’s the award winning, worldwide smash hit, written by
Scott Kelby, that’s been translated into dozens of different
languages, because it’s the one book that really shows you
how to take professional-quality shots using the same tricks
today’s top digital pros use (and surprisingly, it’s
easier than you’d think).
This updated, second edition of the bestselling digital
photography book of all time includes many new images; up-to-date
information on gear, pricing, and links; and a new chapter from the
author on the "Ten Things I...
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4. |  The iPad for Photographers: Master the Newest Tool in Your Camera Bag, Second Edition By: Jeff Carlson Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 16-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 30-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The iPad for Photographers: Master the Newest Tool in Your Camera Bag, Second Edition Apple’s popular iPad and iPad mini tablets are incredibly
useful tools for photographers on the go. Instead of hauling a
laptop, you can tuck a lightweight iPad in your camera bag and take
advantage of its large screen, third-party software apps, and
online access to effectively complete and share your work away from
the studio.
With the iPad for Photographers, Second Edition, novice to pro
shooters will discover everything that the iPad has to offer with
simple step-by-step instructions and the latest real-world advice
for:
Importing photos from a camera or memory cards using...
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5. | Rough Cuts  The Digital Print: Preparing Images in Lightroom and Photoshop for Printing By: Jeff Schewe Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 23-JUL-2013 Insert Date: 29-MAY-2013 | Overview: The Digital Print: Preparing Images in Lightroom and Photoshop for Printing This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
Following on the release of The Digital
Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and
Photoshop, the definitive and bestselling guide to integrated
raw image processing, renowned photographer, educator, and author
Jeff Schewe presents a targeted book on digital printing in
Lightroom and Photoshop, which teaches expert techniques for
optimal output and fine-art reproduction using today’s
technologies. The Digital Print picks up where first book
leaves off, taking the already perfected images from The Digital
Negative and...
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6. | Rough Cuts  InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide By: Sandee Cohen Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 25-JUL-2013 Insert Date: 22-MAY-2013 | Overview: InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide highlights the
important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have
relied on in previous versions of InDesign. Complete coverage of
InDesign CC's new features includes: updated tools for a variety of
output formats; the new QR code generator, to easily allow linking
to online content; Font Favorites, to make it easy to customize
workspaces. Users will learn how to create and automate documents,
import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export
files for a wide variety of...
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7. |  Nikon D5200: From Snapshots to Great Shots By: Rob Sylvan Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 08-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 16-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Nikon D5200: From Snapshots to Great Shots Now that you’ve bought the amazing Nikon D5200, you need a
book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show
you exactly how to use the D5200 to take great pictures. With
Nikon D5200: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the
perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that
will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated
with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take
control of your photography to get the image you want every time
you pick up the camera.
Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide,
photographer Rob...
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8. | Rough Cuts  Real World Adobe® InDesign® CC By: Olav Martin Kvern; David Blatner; Bob Bringhurst Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 12-JUL-2013 Insert Date: 07-MAY-2013 | Overview: Real World Adobe® InDesign® CC This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
Sharpen your InDesign skills with this
definitive resource created specifically for design professionals
who need to layout out, proof, export, and publish pages with Adobe
InDesign Creative Cloud.
Complete coverage of InDesign CC’s
new features and enhancements includes: improved epub exporting,
new font menus, ability to generate and edit high quality QR code
graphics, new document dialog box with preview option, and much
more.
Real World Adobe InDesign is brimming with insightful
advice, illustrations, and shortcuts that will have...
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9. |  Canon EOS 6D: From Snapshots to Great Shots By: Colby Brown Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 16-APR-2013 Insert Date: 23-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Canon EOS 6D: From Snapshots to Great Shots Now that you’ve bought the amazing Canon EOS 6D, you need
a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to
show you exactly how to use the camera to take great pictures. With
Canon EOS 6D: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the
perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that
will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated
with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take
control of your photography to get the image you want every time
you pick up the camera.
Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide,
photographer...
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10. |  Microsoft Office 2013: Visual QuickStart Guide By: Steve Schwartz Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 15-APR-2013 Insert Date: 23-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft Office 2013: Visual QuickStart Guide Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and
reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way
to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual
QuickStart Guides are a smart choice and guide the learner in a
friendly and respectful tone. Visually presented with copious
screenshots, the focused discussions by topic and tasks make
learning a breeze and quickly take you to exactly what you want to
learn.
Microsoft Office 2013: Visual QuickStart Guide, written by
best-selling author Steve Schwartz, has been extensively rewritten
to provide...
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11. |  Canon EOS M: From Snapshots to Great Shots By: Jeff Carlson Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 20-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 21-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Canon EOS M: From Snapshots to Great Shots Now that you’ve bought the amazing Canon EOS M, you need a
book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show
you exactly how to use the EOS M to take great pictures. With
Canon EOS M: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the
perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that
will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated
with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take
control of your photography to get the image you want every time
you pick up the camera.
Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide,
photographer and...
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12. |  Sony NEX-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots By: Jerod Foster Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 06-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 13-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sony NEX-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots Now that you’ve bought that amazing
Sony NEX-6, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the
camera’s features to show you exactly how to take great
pictures. With Sony NEX-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots,
you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera
reference that will take your images to the next level. Beautifully
illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how
to take control of your photography to get the image you want every
time you pick up the camera.
Follow along with your friendly and
knowledgeable guide, pro photographer Jerod Foster, and...
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13. |  A Photojournalist’s Field Guide: In the trenches with combat photographer Stacy Pearsall By: Stacy Pearsall Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 06-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 09-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Photojournalist’s Field Guide: In the trenches with combat photographer Stacy Pearsall In this comprehensive, practical guide,
award-winning photojournalist Stacy Pearsall offers the techniques,
guidance, and inspiration needed to succeed in the dynamic and
exciting field of photojournalism.
Starting with an overview of photojournalism
and her experience as both a combat and domestic photographer,
Stacy covers the basics of preparing for assignments, discussing
such key topics as selecting suitable attire for different
environments, assembling essential camera gear, developing the
right approach for a story, and honing your shooting technique.
beyond the fundamentals, Stacy...
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14. |  Light Right: Learn How to Create Images, Set Up a Studio, and Launch Your Photography Career By: Joe Lavine; Brad Bartholomew Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 27-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Light Right: Learn How to Create Images, Set Up a Studio, and Launch Your Photography Career Lighting is one of the most important creative components of any
image. Joe Lavine and Brad Bartholomew, commercial photographers
and instructors, offer a unique approach to learning about studio
lighting. They start with their philosophy of lighting, tackling
the characteristics of light and how to approach building your
shots. Then they discuss some basic photographic concepts and
equipment needs, and how to use this knowledge to start a
successful career in photography.
Packed with gorgeous images, this book provides two distinct
perspectives from the authors based on their experience as...
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15. |  Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X, Second Edition By: Diana Weynand Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 20-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 27-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X, Second Edition Revised for Final Cut Pro X 10.0.7 and featuring compelling
footage, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong
foundation in all aspects of video editing. Renowned author Diana
Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes
readers all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful features. This
Second Edition covers the latest terminology and interface
changes including those to the Viewer, Toolbar, Timeline, and
menus. Coverage of new and enhanced features includes compound
clips, multichannel audio editing, and exporting roles.
Each chapter presents a complete...
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Google+ for Photographers – January 2013 Update By: Colby Brown Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 31-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 24-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Google+ for Photographers – January 2013 Update In June of 2011, Google unveiled its first true foray into the
world of social media, Google+. The idea was not to build just
another social network but instead to create something much
greater—a social fabric connecting the entire Internet. After
just 15 months, Google+ is well on its way to achieving its goal,
with over 500,000,000 active users engaging with the social
features of Google+ and well over 130,000,000 active users on the
Google+ network.
From the start, it was obvious that Google+ would be a great
platform for photographers,¿allowing users to interact
professionally and...
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17. |  iCloud: Visual QuickStart Guide, Second Edition By: Tom Negrino Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 26-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 19-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iCloud: Visual QuickStart Guide, Second Edition Learn how to use Apple's iCloud service to share your content
across all your devices. This indispensable guide to Apple's iCloud
service walks you through how to share songs, photos, books, apps,
files, email, contacts, and calendars across your PC, Mac, and iOS
devices. You will learn how to create and manage documents and edit
them on any device, with iCloud keeping the files up to date. Find
out how to back up important information via the cloud. You will
even discover how to find people and locate misplaced
devices!
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18. |  Plug In with Nik: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Dynamic Images with Nik Software By: John Batdorff Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 16-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 15-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Plug In with Nik: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Dynamic Images with Nik Software Extend your photographic vision and harness the full power of
Nik's Plug-In Suite (now re-branded as the Nik Collection by
Google) with this beautifully illustrated guide that covers the
full plug-in suite: Dfine 2.0, Viveza 2, HDR Efex Pro 2, Color Efex
Pro 4 Complete Edition, Silver Efex Pro 2, and Sharpener Pro 3.0.
Pro photographer John Batdorff provides easy-to-follow instructions
for processing and enhancing your landscapes, portraits, and
streetscapes with Nik from start to finish.
Nik Collection by Google offers precise and natural enhancements
without complicated selections or...
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Adobe® SpeedGrade™: Getting Started By: Alexis Van Hurkman Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 03-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 09-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe® SpeedGrade™: Getting Started With Adobe’s recent acquisition of SpeedGrade, the high
end color grading system, editors and colorists have been able to
reach new heights in creating a finished image with the full
intended range of color and contrast, without having to leave the
Adobe ecosystem.
In this thorough guide to Adobe SpeedGrade, expert colorist and
trainer Alexis Van Hurkman takes you step-by-step through the
program with lesson files and media so you can follow right along.
Once you have the basics down on the interface, customizing the UI,
and SpeedGrade workflows, you’ll then be guided on setting...
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20. |  Video in Photoshop for Photographers and Designers By: Colin Smith Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 18-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 09-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Video in Photoshop for Photographers and Designers If you’re a photographer, designer, or simply one of the
millions of Photoshop users who wants to dive in and start using
the video features available directly within Photoshop, look no
further than this inspiring and hands-on guide by top-notch trainer
and artist Colin Smith. You’ll begin with the basics of video
production and then move quickly into organizing and reviewing your
footage using Lightroom and Bridge, editing and color correcting
your footage, working with audio, adding 3D and motion, and
exporting your final project. As a bonus, you’ll learn to put
together slideshows with...
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