With instant film once again available, Polaroids and other instant cameras are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. This friendly and informative guide is the essential how-to book for shooting gorgeous instant pictures with personal panache and a touch of romance. Packed with tips on how to shoot with various cameras, details about the different types of film available, advice on compNPNtion and lighting techniques, plus creative projects to transform snapshots into keepsake mementos and portfolios of beautiful images for inspiration, this is the ultimate companion for capturing instant memories.

A guide for the non-professional published by Rainbow Books, Inc., P.O. Box 430, Highland City, FL 33846-0430. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

A master photographer's guide to capturing the natural landscape -- written for hobbyists and pros. Photographers around the world admire Tim Fitzharris for his creative eye and technical expertise. His readers have purchased nearly 200,000 copies of his photography guides. This updated edition of the classic guide has 30 new pages with new photographs and Tim's expert guidance on such topics as setting white balance, sharpness, LCD monitors, and the digital workflow. Tim gives step-by-step instructions and uses pictograms and before-and-after comparisons to provide a complete course in capturing a landscape's natural beauty. He reveals the foolproof techniques he has developed over decades of fieldwork in a wide variety of settings. Outstanding examples of his photography highlight detailed information on the equipment, exposure, shutter speed and filters used. Topics include: - The best equipment and how to use it - Detailed field techniques for a wide variety of natural settings - Using filters - Fine art composition, simplified and diagrammed - A step-by-step guide to recognizing and finding great scenic shooting sites - Getting a correct exposure every time - Recording mirror-like reflections in lakes and shooting postcard-perfect sunrises and sunsets - Creating high-quality panorama images. Filled with personal tips and strategies gained from decades of experience, this outstanding guide includes all that is required for taking professional-caliber photographs of great landscapes.

"SnApp Shots is the definitive guide to the amazing photographic results now achievable on iPhones, Android phones, Windows phones, and Blackberries. In accessible, jargon-free text, photographer Adam Bronkhorst sorts through the multitude of photographyapps, clarifying the myriad stunning effects possible. Packed full of hip and gorgeous images for inspiration, this essential resource helps readers pull out their phones and start realizing impressive results right away. This is how-to photography for the twenty-first century!"--

Helps the reader gain access to right-brain functions, which affect artistic and creative abilities, by teaching drawing through unusual exercises designed to increase visual skills. Simultaneous. Hardcover available. 35,000 first printing.

An authoritative guide to using this versatile camera, with hints and tips to help you get the best from its many functions The Sony A77 is a new interchangeable lens camera that uses Translucent Mirror Technology to offer high-speed shooting: the mirror splits the optical pathway between the main image sensor and a separate phase-detection autofocus sensor, allowing a simplified design that enables the camera to be physically smaller.

A companion volume to Understanding Exposure shows how to manipulate the shutter speed of a camera to create unique images, offering clear, jargon-free explanations of photographic terms and techniques, sample photographs, and detailed coverage of freezing and implying motion, zooming, exposure, and more for both digital and film formats. Original.

A comprehensive reference guide to processing and printing from a specialist printer working with international names such as Mario Testino and Rankin. Starting with the basics and progressing to more complex techniques, the book provides guidance for more experienced print professionals.