Close-up and macro photography is one of the most popular types of photography among digital photographers today. After the big-range zoom, a macro lens is typically one of the next purchases considered by serious outdoor photographers and amateur photographers looking for close-up capability in all zoom lenses. Yet hobbyist photographers struggle. Many macro shots just don’t make it–not sharp, confusing backgrounds, muddled compositions, misplaced sharpness, and distracting light. Even more advanced photographers find challenges working with depth of field, dealing with light, and using different focal lengths up close. You need a book that goes beyond the camera manuals to teach you how to select and use various lenses to take great macro shots. This guide by pro photographer Rob Sheppard will help you conquer the fundamentals and capture stunning pictures. Sheppard starts with the basics. He discusses factors such as depth of field, perspective, and compression and which types of lenses are right for your style of shooting. 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.

Macro Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Arts & Photography

Sheppard, Rob

Photography & Video

Peachpit Pr

Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to capture stunning images. For photographers interested in landscape photography, this guide will help you conquer the fundamentals and take amazing outdoor shots. Pro photographer Rob Sheppard starts with the basics–composition, light, and perspective–and describes how to connect with your scene. He covers all the key camera features that affect your image, including how changing focal lengths alters your perspective and the aperture’s direct correlation with depth of field. Once you’ve captured those shots, Rob takes you through simple post-processing steps in Lightroom, Photoshop, and Photoshop Elements. This guide is for beginning-to-intermediate digital photographers to understand the basics and bring their own unique artistic expression to landscapes and outdoor shooting. Beautifully illustrated with large and 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.

Landscape Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Computers & Technology

Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need video training that goes beyond the camera manual to help you take great landscape shots. In this high-quality 94-minute video, pro photographer Rob Sheppard takes you on location in Sonoma, California, to demonstrate the fundamentals, including: composition, time of day, light, exposure, depth of field, sky, and space and perspective.  Beautifully photographed and packed with expert tips and techniques, this guide will help you:  • Apply the rule of thirds and arrange your composition • Understand the importance of time of day and directional light • Determine exposure and read your camera histogram correctly • Use space and depth and understand how depth of field works

Pearson/Education

It's not about the software. It's about what the software can do for you. Rob Sheppard understands that technology should benefit you, the photographer, helping you create more exciting images.That's exactly what Photoshop Lightroom does. Aided by exquisite color photos and screen shots, Rob shows you how to improve your workflow and produce better photos with Lightroom. You'll learn to use this revolutionary tool in the only context that matters--how it can help you become a more productive photographer. * Use Lightroom to streamline the process of importing, managing, developing, and presenting quantities of images * Explore nondestructive image processing and color-managed printing * Work with tone curve, adjust white balance, fine-tune vibrance and saturation, and easily correct color * Create your own presets to use again and again based on adjustments you use regularly * Organize and manage images in the Library and set up a customized system * Create eye-popping prints, show-stopping slideshows, and Web galleries that showcase your skills * Make the most of Lightroom's integration with Photoshop Bring out detail in highlight and shadow areas using Recovery and Fill Light controls. Effectively optimize existing colors using Split Toning in the Before and After View.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for Digital Photographers Only (For Only)

wiley

You already know digital photography basics. Now you'd like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you. Inside, you'll find clear, illustrated instructions for 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make you a more productive digital photographer. 
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<li>Minimal text and maximum illustrations</li> <li> Task-oriented, step-by-step approach </li> <li> Navigational aids connect instructions to illustrations </li> <li> Self-contained, two-page lessons </li> <li> Uniform layout makes it easy to read less, learn more </li> </ol>
How easy is it? Look for these symbols marking the difficulty of each task. <ul>
<li>Demonstrates a new spin on a common task</li> <li> Introduces a new skill or a new task </li> <li> Combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge </li> <li> Requires extensive skill and may involve other technologies </li> </ul>

Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Wiley Visual Imprint)

Visual

Expert photographer Rob Sheppard explains the details of Camera Raw, the steps for using it, the workflow process, and certain best practices that demonstrates how Camera Raw can empower the digital photographer. Encouraging you to use it as you see fit, he explores the enhancements in the newest generation and helps you deal with RAW's limitations, manage white balance and exposure, reduce noise (especially in night shots,) and learn to use camera settings that make the most of RAW capabilities.

Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only

Veteran photographer Rob Sheppard finds that Lightroom 2 can give you back the control over color images that photographers once enjoyed in the traditional darkroom. Packed with secrets Rob has discovered and developed, this book shows you how Lightroom processes RAW and JPEG files non-destructively, how to navigate quickly through your photos in any module with Filmstrip, how you can optimize your photos easily with the adjustment brush and graduated filter tools, speedy and simple ways to process multiple images, and how to prepare images for print or online display.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Only (For Only)

Are you new to digital cameras? Does new technology make you nervous? Relax! You're holding in your hands the easiest guide ever to digital photography - a book that skips the long-winded explanations and shows you how things work. All you have to do is open the book and discover just how easy it is to get up to speed. * Set up your camera and learn program modes * Understand good composition and exposure * Experiment with lenses and focal length * Download and organize your images * Fine-tune your photos with Photoshop(r) Elements * Select paper and printers to make quality prints * "Simplify It" sidebars offer real-world advice * Succinct explanations walk you through step by step * Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task * Self-contained, two-page lessons make learning a snap

Digital Photography Simplified

You already know Photoshop Elements 7 basics. Now you'd like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you. Inside, you'll find clear, illustrated instructions for 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make you more productive with Photoshop Elements 7. 
How easy is it? <ul>
<li> Look for these symbols marking the difficulty of each task. </li> <li> Demonstrates a new spin on a common task </li> <li> Introduces a new skill or a new task </li> <li> Combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge </li> <li> Requires extensive skill and may involve other technologies </li> </ul>

Photoshop Elements 7: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Read Less-learn More)

Shortcuts, tricks, and tips to make you even more productive with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Nearly 75 million people are using Mac OS X. If you're one of them, and you're looking for useful and surprising techniques presented in an easy-to-follow visual format, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Visual Quick Tips has just what you need. Here you'll find productivity tricks, cool secrets, timesaving tips, and other ideas that can take your OS X knowledge beyond the basics. With colorful screenshots and illustrations plus step-by-step instructions, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Visual Quick Tips helps you get more from your Mac. <ul>
<li>Easy-to-find, easy-to-follow instructions presented for the visual learner</li> <li>Learn to customize your Mac and get more from OS X Snow Leopard</li> <li>Play with multimedia, including iPhoto and iMovie applications</li> <li>Discover new ways to create, organize, and share digital content</li> <li>Find helpful troubleshooting and maintenance tips to help your Mac run better</li> </ul>
This handy, 6x9" full-color guide is packed with ideas to help you have more fun and get more done with Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Visual Quick Tips

Operating Systems

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Macro Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Landscape Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Landscape Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for Digital Photographers Only (For Only)

Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Wiley Visual Imprint)

Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Only (For Only)

Digital Photography Simplified

Photoshop Elements 7: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Read Less-learn More)

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Visual Quick Tips