Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures (Voices That Matter)

Arts & Photography

Foster, Jerod

Photography & Video

New Riders

You own a Nikon DSLR, but which Nikon (Nikkor) lens is best for your shooting style and your budget? This guide by pro photographer Jerod Foster will help you learn the features of Nikon lenses to capturevthe stunning pictures you want for a price that matches your needs. Foster starts with the basics of using lenses in the Nikon lineup–from kit, to prime, to wide angle, to telephoto, to zoom, and more. Whether it’s portraits, landscapes, sports, travel, or night photography, you will have a better understanding of the different Nikon lenses and your choices for investing in them. In this guide you will: <ul>
<li>Master the key camera features that relate to lenses–depth of field, perspective, and vibration reduction</li> <li>Learn the difference between full frame versus cropped sensors and how they affect specific lenses</li> <li>Understand best practices for maintaining your lenses and for taking better pictures</li> <li>Accessorize your Nikon lenses with lens rigs, extenders, and other add-on equipment</li> <li>Minimize lens flaws such as distortion and chromatic aberration in post processing with Lightroom</li> <li>Grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter</li> </ul>
Beautifully illustrated with large, compelling photos, this book for beginning-to-intermediate digital photographers will help you get the image you want every time you pick up your camera. And once you have the shot, show it off and join the book’s flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/nikonlenses_fromsnapshotstogreatshots.

Nikon Lenses: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Peachpit Pr

Lenses are a considerable investment for any photographer and require understanding their features and a making plan for purchase. You might buy several camera bodies, but quality lenses should last a lifetime! You need a book that goes beyond the camera manuals to teach you how to select and use Canon lenses to take great shots. This guide by pro photographer Jerod Foster will help you conquer the fundamentals and capture stunning pictures. Foster starts with the basics of using different lenses in the Canon lineup–from kit, to wide angle, to telephoto, to zoom, and more, to understand what they do and how their features affect your images. He discusses factors such as depth of field, perspective, and compression and which types of lenses are right for your style of shooting. Whether it’s portraits, landscapes, or street photography, you will have a better understanding of your equipment and understand your choices for investing in lenses. Beautifully illustrated with large, compelling photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.

Canon Lenses: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Now that you’ve bought the amazing Nikon D7200, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use the camera to take great pictures. With Nikon D7200: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Jerod Foster, and you will: <ul>
<li>Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the D7200</li> <li>Use the D7200’s automatic scene modes to get better shots right away</li> <li>Take full control over the look and feel of your images withprofessional modes</li> <li>Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more</li> <li>Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits</li> <li>Find out how to get great photos in low light</li> <li>Learn to use the improved AF system and other new D7200 features</li> <li>Grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter</li> </ul>
And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your camera to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/nikond7200_fromsnapshotstogreatshots.

Nikon D7200: From Snapshots to Great Shots

It's amazing how many images the world's photographers produce! Professional or not, images surround us in our everyday lives. What makes successful photographers stand out? What drives us to revisit the same images over and over? All images tell a story. Whether they're produced as works of art, on assignment for National Geographic, or as part of a family vacation, images say more than just a shutter speed, ISO, or aperture setting. We make images for a reason. Storytellers, by photographer/teacher Jerod Foster, focuses on visual storytelling and how a deep knowledge of your process and your personal vision can create stronger images. Storytelling often requires the use of certain lenses, apertures, or light modifiers, but the story is what holds everything together. To become a better storyteller you will explore: 
<ul>
<li>Composition, light, depth of field, and motion and how to properly use your camera technically to dig deeper.</li> <li>Visual themes and how they provide stories with interest and depth</li> <li>Types of shots and shooting styles and what they convey in your images</li> <li>Research and ways to conceptualize your story before shooting</li> <li>Strategies for developing your own effective storytelling workflow during and after the shoot.</li> </ul>This beautifully written and illustrated guide will help you connect the how-tos of digital photography with the who, what, when, where and why of storytelling to bring your vision and your images to life!

New Riders Pub

Now that you’ve bought that amazing Sony NEX-6, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to take great pictures. With Sony NEX-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level. Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, pro photographer Jerod Foster, and you will: <ul>
<li>Set up fast and learn the top ten things about shooting with the Sony NEX-6 
</li> <li>Understand the photographic basics of composition, focus, and depth of field 
</li> <li>Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits 
</li> <li>Find out how to create images in low light </li> <li>Use the HD video capability for recording memorable live action </li> <li>Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter</li> </ul> And once you’ve captured the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your camera at flickr.com/groups/sonynex6_fromsnapshotstogreatshots.

Sony Nex-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Color is powerful. It impacts our senses, pushes our emotions, and plays an essential role in creating an effective photograph. In this beautifully illustrated guide, author, educator, and pro photographer Jerod Foster helps you understand how color works—attracting attention, directing the eye, and working with other elements to make your own compelling photographs. This book approaches color from a photographer’s perspective with a mix of practical theory, technical information, and solid advice on how to apply these details in all genres of photography—landscapes, portraits, lifestyle, sports, or wildlife. You will learn about: <ul>
<li>Color in the frame, including guiding the eye and composing with color</li> <li>Manipulating color with white balance, artificial lighting, and exposure</li> <li>Creating visual depth with complementary colors, dominant/recessive colors, and contrast</li> <li>The meaning of color and how red, blue, green or purple can push emotions</li> <li>Conditions for shooting color and the best times of day</li> <li>Best practices for handling color in post processing</li> </ul>
Color is a core element of our visual language and photographers who understand and exploit color will harness its power and create lasting images.

Color: A Photographer's Guide to Directing the Eye, Creating Visual Depth, and Conveying Emotion

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. These handy books don’t waste your time covering all the photography basics you already know. Instead, they build on that knowledge so you can quickly advance your photography skills. The Enthusiast’s Guide to Portraiture: 59 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses what you need to know in order to create great portraits in natural light. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to improve your photography. In this book, which is divided into eight chapters that include 59 photographic lessons to help you shoot great portraits, photographer and author Jerod Foster covers equipment, setup, light, composition, posing, color, storytelling, and post-processing. Example lessons include: <ul>
<li>8. Choosing a Lens and Focal Length</li>
<li>10. Minimum Sustaining Shutter Speed</li>
<li>13. The Three Degrees of Diffusion</li>
<li>17. Modifying Natural Light</li>
<li>21. Framing Your Subject</li>
<li>29. Composing for Design</li>
<li>33. The Nose and Cheek Line</li>
<li>36. Working with Groups</li>
<li>38. Letting Color Direct the Eye</li>
<li>45. Creating Shot Lists</li> </ul> Written in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast’s Guide to Portraiture 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 Portraiture: 59 Photographic Principles You Need to Know

Rocky Nook

The Brazos River and the Rio Grande: what lies between are physical and cultural geographies stretching south from the Texas Hill Country to the border of Mexico, west across the Trans-Pecos, and up through Northern New Mexico into Colorado. Photographer Jerod Foster and poet John Poch praise and wonder along these varied waterways and across the landscapes they host. The result is communion―a synergy of imagery in story and story in imagery, finding unexpected form, depths, and meaning much as rivers themselves are honed in the pull of gravity and texture.

Between Two Rivers: Photographs and Poems between the Brazos and the Rio Grande (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)

Poch, John

Texas Tech University Press

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Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures (Voices That Matter)

Nikon Lenses: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Canon Lenses: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Nikon D7200: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures (Voices That Matter)

Sony Nex-6: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Color: A Photographer's Guide to Directing the Eye, Creating Visual Depth, and Conveying Emotion

The Enthusiast's Guide to Portraiture: 59 Photographic Principles You Need to Know

Between Two Rivers: Photographs and Poems between the Brazos and the Rio Grande (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)