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  • The Apple Photos Book for Photographers

    Building Your Digital Darkroom with Photos and Its Powerful Editing Extensions

    by Derrick Story ...
    The Apple Photos Book for Photographers, 2nd Edition, by Derrick Story shines a light on the true sophistication of this app and the ecosystem it taps into. From the point of view of a working photographer, Derrick provides everything you need to know to get the most out of the imaging tools built into Mac OS X and iCloud.Apple’s Photos for OS X app was designed from the ground up to help you ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Complete Guide to Macro and Close-Up Photography

    The Complete Guide to Macro and Close-Up Photography is a comprehensive handbook on macro and close-up photography, offering both ambitious beginners and veteran photographers all the information they need to create great macro photographs. Experienced photographer and author Cyrill Harnischmacher covers:Explanations of all the concepts behind close-up and macro photographyEquipment, including ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • The Friedman Archives Guide to Sony's A1 II

    From the best-selling author of books for Sony cameras In this book 870-page book (!), photographer and author Gary Friedman explains it all to you, in an easy-to-understand way yet doesn't skimp on the technical details. Every feature is described in great detail, and suggestions are made throughout on combining features to a technical and creative end. Advanced topics include: Getting the most ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition

    How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

    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 ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • The Luminous Portrait

    Capture the Beauty of Natural Light for Glowing, Flattering Photographs

    Infuse your images with glowing, luminous lightFrom high-profile wedding and portrait photographer Elizabeth Messina comes this beautiful guide to shooting lush, romantic portraits exclusively in natural light. Whether you’re photographing children, weddings, maternity and boudoir, or portraits of any kind, The Luminous Portrait will inspire you with Elizabeth’s personal approach and award-wining ... Read more

    $6.39 USD

  • Street Photography: Pocket Guide

    Camera Setup, Shooting Approaches and Techniques, Street Portraits, Projects, and More

    Series Book 23 - The Pocket Guide Series for Photographers
    Quickly learn the street photography fundamentals you need to know so you can capture great photos!Designed to help you conquer the philosophy and fundamental techniques of street photography, this handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you’re out on the streets. Follow along with documentary and street photographer Brian Lloyd Duckett, and you will: ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Creating HDR Photos

    The Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Photography

    by Harold Davis ...
    Since the days of the first photographs, artists have used various techniques to extend the range of lights and darks in their photos. Photographic masters such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston spent countless hours burning and dodging their prints to create images with extended dynamic range.With the advent of digital photography, new horizons in extending dynamic range are possible. HDR ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • Understanding Color in Photography

    Using Color, Composition, and Exposure to Create Vivid Photos

    Veteran photographer and instructor Bryan Peterson is best known for his arresting imagery using bold, graphic color and composition. Here he explores his signature use of color in photography for the first time, showing readers his process for creating striking images that pop off the page. He addresses how to shoot in any type of light, and looks at color families and how they can work together ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • The Art of Photography

    A Personal Approach to Artistic Expression

    This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression. Originally published in 1994 and first revised in 2010, The Art of Photography has sold well over 100,000 copies and has firmly established itself as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. Featuring nearly 200 beautiful photographs in both ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The iPhone Photography Book (2nd Edition)

    How to get professional-looking images using the awesome camera you always have with you

    by Scott Kelby ...
    Series series The Photography Book
    Learn to take great photos with your iPhone—the camera you always have with you!Imagine if someone took the same photographic techniques, principles, and tools used by high-end and professional photographers, but applied them to shooting with an iPhone. Imagine the type of images you’d be able to create using those same ideas. Well, that’s exactly what Scott Kelby did in the first edition of the ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography, Third Edition

    by Glenn Randall ...
    Learn how to convert “visual peak experiences”—moments of extraordinary natural beauty that evoke a sense of wonder and awe—into stunning photographs with Glenn Randall’s expert guidance.Whether you want to venture into the mountains for once-in-a-lifetime shots of raw nature or simply hone your landscape photography skills from the safety of your back deck, let best-selling author and experienced ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Crafting the Landscape Photograph with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop

    Techniques for Realizing the Full Potential of Your Photography

    by Ben Willmore ...
    Realize the full potential of your photography and produce breathtaking landscape images using Lightroom Classic and Photoshop!You can follow all the tried-and-true rules of great landscape photography—shooting in great light, making sure to have a clear subject in the scene, and maximizing sharpness throughout the image—and yet your photos can still somehow fall flat. Compared to others’ work you ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Wedding Storyteller, Volume 1

    Elevating the Approach to Photographing Wedding Stories

    In Wedding Storyteller, Volume 1: Elevating the Approach to Photographing Wedding Stories, photographer and educator Roberto Valenzuela delivers what so many of his readers have been asking for: a book specifically dedicated to helping photographers improve their wedding photography.A wedding photographer himself, Roberto built his business from the ground up based on high-quality imagery that ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • David Busch's Nikon Z5 II Guide to Digital Photography

    by David Busch ...
    Series series The David Busch Camera Guide Series
    David Busch's Nikon Z5 II Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon Z5 II, the company’s most affordable full-frame enthusiast mirrorless camera. With enhanced autofocus subject-detection features, this 24MP camera shares many of the advanced photography capabilities of Nikon’s top tier Z9 and Z8 flagship cameras, including vibration ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Tao of Photography

    Seeing Beyond Seeing

    This provocative, visually stunning volume draws upon Taoist teachings to explore the creative and spiritual dimensions of the art of photography. Excerpts from the Taoist classic the Chuang-tzu and the writings of Western aesthetes are complemented by over 60 photographs from the work of such canonical photographers as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Stieglitz, and Dorothea Lange. Lucid ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100 Guide to Digital Photography

    Series series The David Busch Camera Guide Series
    David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6100/ILCE-6100 Guide to Digital Photography is your essential handbook for learning all the powerful – but easy to use -- features of Sony's most advanced entry-level APS-C mirrorless camera.This camera's new LCD swivels to face forward, making the camera excellent for self-portraits, vlogging, and other applications. The a6100 features a 24 megapixel sensor with 425 ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6300/ILCE-6300 Guide to Digital Photography

    Series series The David Busch Camera Guide Series
    David Busch’s Sony Alpha a6300/ILCE-6300 Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive reference and guide book available for Sony’s advanced APS-C mirrorless camera.This eagerly-anticipated enthusiast/professional digital camera features a new 24 megapixel sensor with 425 embedded phase-detect pixels for lightning-fast autofocus at up to 11 frames per second. With an electronic shutter ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Within the Frame, 10th Anniversary Edition

    The Journey of Photographic Vision

    When Within the Frame first published in 2009, it received high praise for both its practical teaching and its humanity. Ten years later, it is a best-selling modern classic and a must-read.Author David duChemin’s masterful and balanced emphasis on both the head and the heart—craft and technique on the one hand, passion and vision on the other—mirror the process of creating compelling, meaningful ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • 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 have been focused on the new breed of cameras and how to master the digital imaging workflow. In The Art of Black and White Photography, author and photographer Torsten Andreas Hoffmann takes a different approach, focusing on image composition and image capture, with an emphasis on the creative aspects of black and white photography rather than on ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D5500

    Series series The David Busch Camera Guide Series
    Throw away those cheat sheets and fold-out command cards! David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D5500 condenses the most essential reference information about the Nikon D5500 in a handy size that can be tucked into a camera bag and carried anywhere. Inside are explanations of when and why to use each setting and option—information that’s missing from cheat sheets and the book packaged ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Canon EOS R100 User Guide

    From Basics to Brilliance A Step-by-Step Handbook to Creative Excellence

    Transform casual captures into captivating chronicles. This essential compendium, the Canon EOS R100 User Guide: From Basics to Brilliance, illuminates your path to photographic mastery. Ideal for those ascending from phone snaps, embracing interchangeable lenses, or simply honing their craft, it demystifies complex concepts, offering precise, progressive directives.Within, confidently command ... Read more

    $8.00 USD

  • Mastering the Nikon D610

    by Darrell Young ...
    Series series The Mastering Camera Guide Series
    Mastering the Nikon D610 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D610 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment.This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Mastering the Nikon Z7

    by Darrell Young ...
    Series series The Mastering Camera Guide Series
    ★★★★★ “A mandatory manual for any Nikon camera.”Mastering the Nikon Z7 is the ultimate guide to understanding your new mirrorless full-frame Z7 camera.Now updated with downloadable resources for the new firmware C2.00 Eye detection (Eye-AF) feature, Mastering the Nikon Z7 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of Nikon's new mirrorless camera. ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • Mastering the Nikon D500

    by Darrell Young ...
    Series series The Mastering Camera Guide Series
    Mastering the Nikon D500 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D500 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment. This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user’s manual. It guides ... Read more

    $29.59 USD