The Enthusiast's Guide to DIY Photography

The Enthusiast's Guide to DIY Photography
Author: Mike Hagen
Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 168198296X

If you’re a passionate photographer and you’re ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast’s Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you’re diving head first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast’s Guides are designed to help you quickly learn more about a topic or subject so that you can improve your photography.

The Enthusiast’s Guide to DIY Photography: 64 Projects, Hacks, Techniques, and Inexpensive Solutions for Getting Great Photos teaches you ingenious, clever, and inexpensive tricks and techniques that will help you shoot great images without breaking the bank. In this book, six chapters are broken down into 64 numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to know to improve your photography. Photographer and author Mike Hagen covers lighting solutions, studio equipment, lens hacks, macro projects, and more.

Lessons include:

  • 9. Making a DIY Beauty Dish
  • 17. Making an LED Light Wand
  • 19. Macro Reversible Lens Mount
  • 27. The Trekking Pole Monopod
  • 31. Kitchen Timer Timelapse Head
  • 47. Making Inexpensive Gobos
  • 57. Creating Action Camera Mounts for a Bicycle
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Written in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each technique, The Enthusiast’s Guide to DIY Photography is designed to be effective and efficient, friendly and fun. Read an entire chapter at once, or read just one lesson at a time. With either approach, you’ll quickly learn a lot so you can head out with your camera to capture great shots.

Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure, 1st Edition

Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure, 1st Edition
Author: John Greengo
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781492020752

If you're a passionate photographer and you're ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast's Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you're diving head first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast's Guides are designed to help you quickly learn more about a topic or subject so that you can improve your photography. The Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure: 45 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses what you need to know in order to shoot great images with powerful compositions. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to improve your photography. Divided into 11 chapters that include 45 photographic lessons to help you conquer your exposures, photographer and author John Greengo covers light, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, exposure modes, and much more. Example lessons include: 4. The Light Meter and Metering Modes 6. The Exposure Triangle 10. Using Fast Shutter Speeds to Stop the Action 18. Advanced Auto ISO Settings 21. Getting the Most Out of Aperture Priority Mode 27. Maximum Sharpness and Hyperfocal Distance 28. Using Exposure Compensation to Get the Shot 37. Capturing Great Silhouettes 39. Focus Modes and Focus Points Written in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure is designed to be effective and efficient, friendly and fun. Read an entire chapter at once, or read just one topic at a time. With either approach, you'll quickly learn a lot so you can head out with your camera to capture great shots.

The Enthusiast's Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques

The Enthusiast's Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques
Author: Alan Hess
Publisher: Enthusiast's Guide
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781681981345

"Teaches you how to shoot compelling images that need multiple exposures ... covers double exposures, high dynamic range (HDR) images, panoramas, time-lapse images, focus stacking, and image stacking"--Cover.

John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide

John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide
Author: John Shaw
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9780817440596

An updated bestseller, this book of extraordinarily beautiful photographs of nature contains state-of-the-art instruction on how any photographer can aim for equally impressive results every time a camera is focused on the great outdoors. Even highly skilled photographers are often baffled by the problems facing them when they work outdoors. But with this exceptional field guide in hand, every photographer—beginner, serious amateur, semi-pro, and pro—can conquer the problems encountered in the field. Using his own exceptional work as examples, the author discusses each type of nature subject and how to approach photographing it. Specific advice and information cover selection of equipment and lenses; how to compose a shot; how to get close ups; and other tips covering a range of techniques to enrich various types of nature photographs.

Complete Guide to Ultimate Digital Photo Quality

Complete Guide to Ultimate Digital Photo Quality
Author: Derek Doeffinger
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2008
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781600591662

For photographers, nothing’s more important than superior image quality. Thanks to advancing technology, and this exciting new resource from long-time professional Derek Doeffinger, that’s a goal any digital photographer can reach. Doeffinger has created the only book on the market that fully explains how to obtain maximum image quality at every step. In detail, he discusses how to achieve the ultimate result by choosing the right equipment, knowing the ideal camera settings for every situation, and intelligently adjusting exposure, focus, focal length, and shutter speed. Find out how to get the most out of digital software; color-correct, sharpen, and resize; or stitch numerous images together for maximum resolution. There are even tips for ensuring that the printed picture matches the quality of the original.

Panoramic Photography

Panoramic Photography
Author: Arnaud Frich
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2007-04-24
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 113610397X

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Tarantula Keeper's Guide

The Tarantula Keeper's Guide
Author: Stanley A. Schultz
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 523
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1438067577

Terrarium hobbyists and arachnid lovers will rejoice at this comprehensive guide on tarantulas! The Tarantula Keeper's Guide provides in-depth information on their biology and advice on housing and caring for pet tarantulas. Tarantulas are small and easy-to-maintain exotic pets that are fun and captivating to watch. The Tarantula Keeper's Guide includes detailed information on the natural history and biology of these fascinating creatures. This spider book is filled with color photos, scientifically accurate line art, and detailed care instructions. It's no wonder that The Tarantula Keeper's Guide is considered the "Bible of Arachnoculture" by hobbyists and arachnid enthusiast!

Exposing with a Flash!

Exposing with a Flash!
Author: Saul McKeon
Publisher: Happy Bokeh Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1909320005

A no-nonsense guide to learning how to expose correctly and creatively for hot shoe flash. Whether you are a professional photographer or an enthusiastic amateur, ask yourself the following questions. Do you only use flash in low light situations? Are you unsure how to properly expose for flash, so tend to leave everything set to automatic? Do you feel you are not getting the most out of your flash unit? Do you just want somebody to take you by the hand and show you how to use flash confidently? If you answered yes to any of these, then this book is for you!