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Author Mark Christiansen
This is the only book on the market to focus exclusively on the creation of visual effects for After Effects users, and is a one-stop resource for anyone who wants in-depth explanations that demystify the realm of visual effects and how they were created, thanks to ....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Why interviewing is one of the most important skills you’ll ever learn--and how to becom....
Release Date 2010/03 -
The Photoshop CS5 Pocket Guide
Author Brie Gyncild
In this handy new Pocket Guide, Photoshop expert Brie Gyncild introduces readers to the powerful features in Photoshop CS5, including new features like content-aware fill, HDR Pro, Bristle effects, Mixer Brush, and Puppet Warp. The book covers everything from naviga....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, Fourth Edition
Author Diana Weynand
Updated for Final Cut Pro 7, this unique book uses Avid images and terminology to create a comprehensive 'translation course' for video and film editors who already know their way around Avid nonlinear systems. Best-selling author and editor Diana Weynand takes re....
Release Date 2010/12 -
The Photoshop Elements 9 Book for Digital Photographers
Author Matt Kloskowski , Scott Kel
This book (for Windows and Mac) breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that’s never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own ....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Author Steve Simon , Rick Rickman , David Brommer , John Batdorff , Laurie Excell
Now that you've bought an amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take great shots. One key component to that is understanding composition--the creative arrangement of elements in the shot, and the way a viewer's ey....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Photoshop Elements 9 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Jeff Carlson
With Photoshop Elements 9 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start with a tour of the interface and image-editing basics, or they can look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-ste....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Photoshop Elements 9 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Jeff Carlson
With Photoshop Elements 9 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start with a tour of the interface and image-editing basics, or they can look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-st....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Nikon D3100: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Author Jeff Revell
Nikon's new D3100 is a perfect entry-level DSLR. This book is for anyone who upgrades from their point-and-shoot, or for anyone who wants to jump into photography with the control and capabilities of a DSLR but without the high price. There's the manual, of course....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Canon EOS 60D: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Author Nicole S. Young
The successor to Canon's popular EOS 50D DSLR, the Canon 60D is a powerful camera intended for advanced amateurs to semi-professionals who want to jump into photography with the control and capabilities of a DSLR--but without the high price. There's the manual, of....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography with Available Light
Author Ibarionex Perello
Light. It's the most powerful tool that any photography has at their disposal. Whether the lens is turned to people, wildlife or the landscape, it is often the creative use of light that transforms a snapshot into a photograph. Chasing the Light will enlighten phot....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Sams Teach Yourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes
Author Steven Holzner
A clear, super quick, easy-to-understand guide for new Google SketchUp usersFast access to instructions for every common task, plus reliable, concise answers to the most widely asked questionsOrganized into lessons that distill the most crucial information on each G....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Nuke 101: Professional Compositing and Visual Effects
Author Ron Ganbar
For many visual effects artists who are just starting out or are moving from After Effects, Shake, Fusion, or another compositing tool, they are learning that Nuke is quickly becoming the feature film compositing industry standard. While there are several online tur....
Release Date 2011/04 -
Nikon D7000: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Author John Batdorff
This book is for anyone upgrading from their Nikon D90 or current DSLR to the highly anticipated Nikon D7000. There's the manual, of course, as well as competing books, and while they all explain, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows exac....
Release Date 2011/01 -
The Truth About Best Branding Practices (Collection)
Author William Kane , Michael Solomon , Donna Heckler , Brian D. Till
150 powerful bite-size techniques for creating high-value brands – and keeping them strong!Three full books of bite-size, actionable guidance on branding and marketing! Discover how to build great brands, and keep them great... ensure branding consistency everywhere....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Author Dan Ablan
LightWave is a software package used for rendering 3D images, both animated and static. Version 10 is completely new and includes an all new code engine with a new interface and feature sets. Written by award-winning animator and trainer, Dan Ablan, this down-to-ear....
Release Date 2011/04 -
Canon PowerShot G12: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Author Jeff Carlson
This book is for anyone who wants to get the best shots possible but isn't sure what to do next. There's the manual, as well as competing books, and while they all tell camera owners, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows them exactly how....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Strategic Brand Management, Fourth Edition
Author Kevin Lane Keller
Create profitable brand strategies by building, measuring, and managing brand equityKevin Lane Keller is recognized as one of the international leaders in the study of strategic brand management and integrated marketing communications. In Strategic Brand Management....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Author Jason R. Rich
Get comfortable with viewing, editing, enhancing, printing, sharing, and creating photo projects using your digital photos and the popular iPhoto ’11 software on your Mac. Don’t just read about it: see it and hear it with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable au....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers
Author Fábio Sasso
Brazilian designer Fábio Sasso, who has wildly popular design blog Abduzeedo, has created the definitive guide to design. This book features interviews with designers and offers tutorials on various design styles, an extension of what he does with his site abduzeedo....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Inside Scoops on the Environment
Author Sherry Seethaler
This Element is an excerpt from Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond (9780137057399) by Sherry Seethaler. Available in print and digital formats.Gluttonous TVs, vampire appliances, nature that “burps,” and the truth a....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Insights on Environmental Effects
Author Sherry Seethaler
This Element is an excerpt from Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond (9780137057399) by Sherry Seethaler. Available in print and digital formats.Inside hurricanes, cyclones, and tornadoes… and do toilets really drain ....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Author Jeff Carlson
Sometimes its the best stuff that gets left out of books on consumer applications. Not with the iMovie Project Book! This book delivers the cool stuff in a fun and engaging format. It jumps over the manual part of what's covered in most books to get right to tips, ....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Strobist Photo Trade Secrets, Volume 2: Portrait Lighting Techniques
Author Zeke Kamm
Learning to light portraits is simple and fun, thanks to these 25 inspiring microlessons, which include images from contributors to Strobist.com, the Web site of photo lighting guru David Hobby. On the reverse side of each amazing photo you’ll find a lighting di....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Best Practices for Persuasive Presentations (Collection)
Author Jerry Weissman , James O’Rourke , Mark Magnacca
3 expert guides to creating and delivering the best presentations of your life!Learn how to make winning presentations fearlessly and painlessly… prepare quickly, efficiently, and well… manage anxiety and handle hostile audiences… answer the crucial “So What?” quest....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Get Your Photography on the Web: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Show & Sell Your Work
Author Rafael “RC” Concepcion
Getting images on the web today could not be cheaper or easier--if photographers just knew how. But they don't need to learn coding, design, programming, or scripting anymore. They need to know where to go to get the tools they actually need, and how to put it all ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Calvinize: Signature Techniques of Photoshop Artist Calvin Hollywood
Author Calvin Hollywood
Calvin Hollywood is a photo artist from Heidelberg, Germany who combines photography and image editing in a most imaginative way. His personal style is characterized by the hyper sharpness, high contrasts, and almost painted look of his photos (http://www.calvinholl....
Release Date 2011/03 -
The Non-Designer’s Photoshop Book: Essential imaging techniques for design
Author John Tollett , Robin Williams
Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. This new addition to the popular Non-Designer’s books from best-selling authors Robin WilliamsJohn Tollett us....
Release Date 2011/07 -
The Non-Designer’s InDesign Book: Essential design techniques for print projects
Author Robin Williams
Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe’s creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. If Adobe InDesign CS5.5 is the one app in the suite that makes you feel like you’re entering a foreign count....
Release Date 2011/09 -
The Non-Designer’s Illustrator Book
Author John Tollett , Robin Williams
Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. This new addition to the popular Non-Designer’s series from best-selling authors Robin WilliamsJohn Tollett i....
Release Date 2011/10