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The Photoshop® Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers
Author Scott Kel
Are you ready for an Elements book that breaks all the rules–again?Like the best-selling former edition, The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that’s rarely done–it cuts through the bul....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Author G. Riley Mills , David Lewis
Tap into the powerful techniques of professional actors and great communicatorsThe Pin Drop Principle is a step-by-step master class for anyone wishing to become a more confident and credible communicator. Lewis and Mills believe all business professionals ought to ....
Release Date 2012/05 -
The Pocket Guide to the Panasonic LUMIX LX100
Author Rob Knight
The Panasonic LUMIX LX100 is a compact zoom camera designed with the enthusiast and advanced photographer in mind. For those shooters looking for a very capable camera with a small profile—especially when compared to a DSLR—the LX100 hits the mark, and it doe....
Release Date 2015/11 -
The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators
Author Thomas A. Crowell Esq.
Focal Press' Pocket Lawyer series serves as a legal toolkit for independent producers and artists in the creative industries.The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators is designed to help emerging artists and veteran professionals in the comic book industry build a ....
Release Date 2014/10 -
The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, 2nd Edition
Author Thomas A. Crowell
* How can you use a state's film tax credits to fund your film? SEE PAGE 63. * You have an idea you want to pitch to a production company; how do you safeguard your concept? SEE PAGE 77. * How can you fund your production with product placement? SEE PAGE 157.* How ....
Release Date 2012/11 -
The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, Revised and Expanded
Author Bruce Hanington , Bella Martin
The ultimate portable handbook for designers, students, and educators, The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, Revised and Expanded, is updated to include 125 methods of design knowledge to keep teams as well as solo practitioners sharp.
Release Date 2021/12 -
Author Tim Meyer , Glenn Rand
Glenn Rand, longtime photographic educator, and Tim Meyer, Lead Portrait Instructor at Brooks Institute, have collaborated to create a thorough and balanced textbook on the modern techniques and practice of portrait photography. They have crafted a definitive resour....
Release Date 2014/11 -
The Posing Playbook for Photographing Kids
Author Tamara Lackey
Anyone who has photographed children knows: kids don’t really do posing. But, as the photographer, it’s your job and your responsibility to deliver lasting, impactful images in which kids look great. More importantly, the goal is to create photographs of kids that ....
Release Date 2020/02 -
The Power of Black and White in Nature and Landscape Photography
Author Rob Sheppard
In The Power of Black and White in Nature and Landscape Photography, author and photographer Rob Sheppard shows you that creating beautiful black-and-white images involves so much more than just removing color. He begins by discussing how the history and tradition o....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author John H. Jack Zenger , Joseph R. Folkman
Praise for The Power of Feedback"Some books are worthy of being recommended simply because of their subject matter. . . . There is no greater force to improve the quality of human relationships or improve the way organizations function than to multiply the amount an....
Release Date 2006/05 -
The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, 3rd Edition
Author David Lewis Yewdall
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound embraces the subject of sound for films. Based on the experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople, this book provides numerous real-life examples and relevant technical data. It also is firmly grounded in pr....
Release Date 2012/08 -
The Practical Guide to Information Design
Author Ronnie Lipton
The definitive, behind-the-scenes guide to mastering information designFinally, in one usable format, here's your single-volume resource for designing clear projects that really work for your audience. The Practical Guide to Information Design provides all the tool....
Release Date 2007/02 -
The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography, 5th Edition
Author Chris Johnson
Now fully updated for the digital photographer, an authoritative and contemporary guide to Ansel Adams's Zone System, presented by one of the true masters of this influential photographic technique
Release Date 2012/09 -
The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography, 6th Edition
Author Chris Johnson
This sixth edition of The Practical Zone System by Chris Johnson updates the classic manual on Ansel Adams's landmark technique for the digital age. For photographers working digitally or with film, in color or black and white, in the studio or on the go, this sim....
Release Date 2017/07 -
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 2nd Edition
Author Jason Beaird
This second edition of The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is the ideal book for people who can build websites, but are seeking the skills and knowledge to visually enhance their sites.This book will teach you how to:Understand the process of what makes "good des....
Release Date 2010/11 -
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 3rd Edition
Author James George , Jason Beaird
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is the ideal book for people who can build websites, but are seeking the skills and knowledge to visually enhance their sites.This book will teach you how to:Understand what makes "good design," from discovery through to implem....
Release Date 2014/06 -
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 4th Edition
Author Jason Beaird , Alex Walker , James George
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is the ideal book for anyone who wants to design stunning websites that provide a great user experience. Perhaps you're a developer who wants to understand how to make your applications more visually appealing, or you're a novice w....
Release Date 2020/09 -
The Producer's Playbook: Real People on Camera
Author Amy DeLouise
Producer’s Playbook: Real People on Camera is a no-nonsense guide for producers looking to get the best performances from "real people" to tell powerful stories on video. Director/producer Amy DeLouise brings years of experience to this resource for creating the be....
Release Date 2016/04 -
The Prop Building Guidebook, 2nd Edition
Author Eric Hart
Experienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate the tools and techniques used by profession....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Author Eric Hart
In The Prop Building Guidebook, author Eric Hart demonstrated how to cut, glue, sculpt, and bend raw materials to build props. Now in The Prop Effects Guidebook, he shows us how to connect and assemble components and parts to make those props light up, explode, mak....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Tim Cooper
Creating a realistic HDR image with multiple exposures depends on your ability to analyze a scene and translate your impressions into a photograph. Today’s digital camera sensors capture quite a bit, but still fall short of what your eyes see. Lightroom, Photoshop, ....
Release Date 2014/02 -
The RenderMan® Shading Language Guide
Author Don Rudy Cortes
Discover how to achieve the stunning imagery and dazzling effects that wow audiences in animated and live action motion pictures. "The RenderMan® Shading Language Guide" shows you how to master this powerful rendering program, used by filmmakers in conjunction with ....
Release Date 2007/12 -
The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance
Author Susan Crawford , Stephen Goldsmith
Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in AmericaThe Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help lea....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Author Matthew Carver
The Responsive Web is an easy-to-read introduction to responsive web design packed with instantly useful tips and techniques, and dozens of examples that show you exactly how to benefit from this valuable approach. You'll learn innovative ways to use what you alrea....
Release Date 2014/10 -
The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World
Author Peter Rodgers , John Round , Colin C. Williams
Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as cash in hand work, subsistence production and the use of social netwo....
Release Date 2013/06