Amphoto, 1979. — 168 p. — (The Nikon Handbook Series). Special Applications deals with the equipment and techniques involved in specialized areas of photography. In addition to numerous technical photographs, Special Applications is heavily illustrated with photographs in color and black-and-white that will offer photographic inspiration to owners of any camera systems with...
4th Edition. — Focal Press, 2007. — 329 p. Clear instructions and step-by-step photographs teach you how to mix chemicals and apply light-sensitive emulsions by hand, how to create imagery in and out of the darkroom, how to translocate Polaroid photos, photocopies,magazine and newspaper pictures, and how to alter black-and-white and color photographs.
Course Technology PTR, 2008. — 305 p. Alternative Digital Photography will lead you through a detailed exploration of alternative techniques in digital photography. Whether you are an amateur photographer, a beginning professional, or an advanced professional looking to add more creativity to your photography, this book will help you develop the skills you need to create...
Peachpit Press, 2016. — 224 p. In the newest entry in Peachpit's popular From Snapshots to Great Shots series, photographer John Carucci shares amazing techniques for creative time-related photography techniques, including long-exposure, time-lapse, and high-speed photography. Carucci starts by reviewing your equipment needs, including filters, image stabilizers (tripods,...
Peachpit Press, 2016. — 224 p. In the newest entry in Peachpit's popular From Snapshots to Great Shots series, photographer John Carucci shares amazing techniques for creative time-related photography techniques, including long-exposure, time-lapse, and high-speed photography. Carucci starts by reviewing your equipment needs, including filters, image stabilizers (tripods,...
AASLH Press, 1986. — 232 p. The book is a landmark among how-to books on photography in that it deals solely and specifically with the photography of art, an extremely complex subject long neglected by the how-to market. Eleven chapters of clear, straightforward prose, illustrated by nearly 200 of the author's black-and-white photos and diagrams and a 32-page color section, all...
Amherst Media, 2015. — 128 p. — ISBN: 160895949X. Image sharpness is one of photography’s yin/yang propositions. Soft focus can impair a photograph, but just as readily enhance it. Blurs and soft zones function like shadows and highlights; they minimize certain details in the image and redirect a viewer’s attention within the frame. “Like the rest stops in a piece of music,”...
The Countryman Press, 2016. — 288 p. A fresh and surprising look at the American Civil War through pinhole camera photographs of sesquicentennial battlefield reenactments. In 2011, Michael Falco set out to document the American Civil War's 150th anniversary by photographing reenactments of more than 20 major battles?from the First Manassas, Antietam, and Chancellorsville to...
Rocky Nook, 2009. — 242 p. 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....
Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1940. — 200 p. The flood of interest in all things photographic, and especially in table top pictures, has created a demand for definite assistance in the development and production of this fascinating branch of pictorialism. With the hope of supplying this assistance we have tried to make this book complete, to give explicit instructions and all...
Crowood Press, 2016. – 234 p. – ISBN: 978-1-78500-210-6. Time-lapse photography has grabbed the attention of photographers, but few understand how to maximize its potential. This practical book introduces its rich scope and explains how it can be used as a powerful communication tool. By drawing on the ideas behind still photography and video, it gives a full and inspirational...
RockyNook, 2014. — 196 p. — ISBN: 978-1-937538-53-8. For many people, photography serves as a form of meditation; a way to separate themselves from their stressful lives. In this book, Torsten Andreas Hoffmann explores an approach to artistic photography based on Japanese Zen-Philosophy. Meditation and photography have much in common: both are based in the present moment, both...
L.F. Deardorff, 1947. — 120 p. The purpose of this volume is to call attention to and encourage the practice of what we call 'corrective photography'. 'Corrective photography' is simply the correct representation of three-dimensional objects on a plane, represented by the photograph, with the most natural appearance possible. We have tried to present the subject in an...
Amherst Media Inc., 2014. — 231 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-60895-692-0. Ever wonder if speedlights could work for lighting everything at your studio? Acclaimed wedding and portrait photographer Michael Mowbray asked himself that very question several years ago — and the answer was a resounding Yes! He now use speedlights for 99.9 percent of his award-winning portraiture both in the...
Pomegranate, 1993. — 96 p. Renowned photographer, gardener and author Elizabeth Murray explores what she describes as "painterly photography" in this charming book. The sixty-six images reproduced here all began as Polaroid photographs, taken by Murray in France, Maine and California, of gardens, seascapes, buildings and exteriors, still lifes and people. But they became...
Focal Press, 2016. — 558 p. The book is the definitive guide to the production of scientific images. Inside, the reader will find an overview of the theory and practice of laboratory photography, along with useful approaches to choosing equipment, handling samples, and working with microscopic subjects. Drawing from over 150 years of combined experience in the field, the...
Focal Press, 2016. — 558 p. The book is the definitive guide to the production of scientific images. Inside, the reader will find an overview of the theory and practice of laboratory photography, along with useful approaches to choosing equipment, handling samples, and working with microscopic subjects. Drawing from over 150 years of combined experience in the field, the...
Focal Press, 2016. — 558 p. The book is the definitive guide to the production of scientific images. Inside, the reader will find an overview of the theory and practice of laboratory photography, along with useful approaches to choosing equipment, handling samples, and working with microscopic subjects. Drawing from over 150 years of combined experience in the field, the...
Focal Press, 2014. — 267 p. — ISBN: 978-0-415-81756-1 (pbk); ISBN: 978-1-315-81883-2 (ebk). Essays from F295 on the Informed Use of Alternative and Historical Photographic Processes.
The Crowood Press, 2017. — 348 p. A model railway layout is greatly enhanced by a good back scene - if a modeller is prepared to go to great lengths to achieve realism in the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings, this should be carried through to the scenics. This book is a comprehensive guide for both railway and diorama modellers to create convincing back scenes. It...
The Crowood Press, 2017. — 348 p. A model railway layout is greatly enhanced by a good back scene - if a modeller is prepared to go to great lengths to achieve realism in the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings, this should be carried through to the scenics. This book is a comprehensive guide for both railway and diorama modellers to create convincing back scenes. It...
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