An introduction to 500 photographers from the mid-19th century to today.

Contains information on new equipment, materials, and techniques including how to use a camera, darkroom techniques, and how to "see" a picture.

Discover how to get the very best from your photography with clear step-by-step guidance from expert photographer, Tom Ang. In this fully comprehensive photography companion, renowned photographer and teacher Tom Ang teaches you how to capture, enhance, and transform your photographs. The first half of the book explains all of the essential techniques that every photographer needs to learn - from how to handle your camera correctly and understand its features, to composing a successful shot. The second half develops your understanding of photography, guiding you through a range of projects that focus on different photographic genres and subjects, including landscapes, cityscapes, and live events. It explains how to digitally enhance your images, not only to improve the original shot, but also to apply creative techniques that will take your image to a new level. This section also gives advice on the best way to share your work, to choosing the most suitable equipment, and should you wish, how to develop a career in photography.

Textbook-style photography handbook that covers all aspects of portraiture with images worthy of a coffee table book.

Michael Freeman has a well-deserved reputation for effectively explaining the concepts behind digital picture-taking to a variety of audiences. Here, he turns his attention to the professionals and advanced hobbyists who are making the move from traditional to digital and want help mastering the technology and meeting their clients' new requirements. Freeman thoroughly answers the most frequently asked questions about the basics of digital capture, from cameras and computers to storage options, printers, and scanners. Photographers will learn the different file formats and how to save images for print or publishing on the web. They'll explore valuable software tools and basic image processing programs that fix common problems, and see how to improve pictures using an assortment of cropping and filtering techniques. The smart, detailed advice will give photographers confidence as they enter this new digital world.

Successful wedding photographers have to master all different types of coverage, perform under pressure and work in an extremely limited time frame. Every step of the process is examined in depth in Wedding Photographer's Handbook, written for professionals by a professional. From selecting equipment, attracting clients and framing shots to the final creation of the wedding album and the revolutionary changes made by digital photography, all of the events of a wedding ceremony and reception are covered, with handy advice on getting the best shot for each.

This text provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory. It also explores the history of lens-based picture making and examines the medium's characteristics, scope and limitations.