A concise, on-the-go guide to the new HDR Efex Pro imaging toolkit for photographers Now that you've gone mobile and HDR, you want to be able to download and enhance your favorite photos on the run, without having to return to the mother ship (i.e., your desktop computer). This book shows you just how to do that using the amazing HDR Efex Pro, the image editing toolset from Nik Software. In brilliant color and using plenty of show-stopping examples, this practical guide explains all tools and features. Follow numbered steps and you'll soon be handling things like alignment, ghosting control, highlights, and contrast just like a professional photographer. <ul>
<li>Shows you how to use the tools and features of HDR Efex Pro, the revolutionary imaging tool from Nik Software that allows you to create the dramatic High Dynamic Range look from a single image and enables both realistic and artistic effects within a single tool</li> <li>Gets photographers quickly up to speed using easy-to-follow, numbered steps</li> <li>Covers advanced alignment and ghosting control; shadow and highlight detailing; color, contrast, and vignette controls; and more</li> <li>Features gorgeous, full-color examples to illustrate techniques</li> </ul>
Take your photography skills to new levels with the exciting new HDR Efex Pro and this must-have guide.

HDR Efex Pro After the Shoot

Sholik, Stan

Computers & Technology

wiley

Get the answers to 365 of the most commonly asked questions about Lightroom Photographers who are getting acquainted with Photoshop Lightroom and all its advantages for managing large quantities of images will find this handy book an indispensable resource. Veteran photographer Stan Sholik answers 365 of the most frequently asked questions about the new Lightroom 4 in an informative, practical format, making it easy to find what you're looking for and put the information to use. Sample photos illustrate questions and answers, and a quick-reference guide provides easy access to must-have information. <ul>
<li>This guide is the first in a new series designed to provide practical answers to common questions about popular technologies</li> <li>Written by a veteran commercial and illustrative photographer who has developed a national reputation for his wide range of technology-oriented specialties</li> <li>Offers practical information about Lightroom 4 that photographers can use immediately</li> <li>Designed to provide succinct, usable answers to common questions, with actual photos to illustrate and a format that makes it easy to locate the desired information</li> </ul>
Photoshop Lightroom 4 FAQz helps you take full advantage of all Lightroom 4 has to offer.

Photoshop Lightroom 4 FAQs

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Take your Photoshop skill set to the next level with these essential techniques If you're already familiar with Photoshop basics and are ready to learn some new tips, tricks, and techniques, then this is the book for you! Full-color, step-by-step instructions take you beyond the essentials and show you how to make the most of the newest features of Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud). Beautiful photos will inspire you to experiment with Photoshop's features, and numbered instructions make the techniques easy to learn. • Encourages you to expand your skill set with creative, original, and unique techniques • Features numbered, step-by-step instructions illustrated with full-color screen shots and beautiful photos • Shares secrets from the author's experience for creating images that pack a punch and elicit a "wow" reaction from viewers Packed with beautiful photos and interesting techniques that you will want to apply to your own digital images, Photoshop CC Top 100 Simplified Tips &amp; Tricks helps you expand your skills and enhance your photos.

Photoshop CC Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks

Visual

Macro and close-up photography allow photographers to explore a world that few people ever experience: the delicate stamens of flowers, crystals, the texture of a butterfly’s wing, stamps, or minute details on a piece of jewelry. With careful attention to the techniques taught in this book, photographers will learn how to capture these highly detailed, small-scale subjects on film, creating fascinating images of features too small to be adequately observed by the unaided human eye. With the advice in this book on selecting the latest 35mm equipment, and field versus studio considerations like focusing, lighting, film, and filters, consistent results will come easily to both the novice and professional photographer.

Macro & Close-up Photography Handbook

Eggers, Ron

Amherst Media, Inc.

The characteristics of light, including its intensity, direction, and color temperature, are primary factors in determining how a subject will be recorded. This tutorial provides photographers with a solid understanding of filters, allowing them to control the light available to them, thus capturing their subjects in the most flattering way possible. Beginning with an overview of the color wheel, essential to any discussion of filters, the book then explores all aspects of filter use, from special effects filters to utilizing black and white filters with color film, soft focus, star filters, graduated color, double-exposure filters, and diffusion filters.

Photographer's Filter Handbook: A Complete Guide to Selection and Use

Everything necessary to choose the right digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera and gain a working knowledge of its functions and features is provided in this guidebook. Up-to-date reviews of the latest digital model offerings from Canon, Nikon, and Pentax are provided and the features of each type of camera are explained, including focusing capabilities, camera controls, and menu options. Sample photographs taken with each of the cameras discussed vividly reveal the strengths and weaknesses of each camera and allow buyers to make a well-informed choice in buying a new SLR.

The Master Guide to Digital SLR Cameras: Choosing and Using the Digital SLRs from Leading Manufacturers, Including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Fuji, and More

Amherst Media

Providing total control of a photograph, this guidebook details camera filters and the simple, inexpensive ways they can be employed in order to move from simply taking pictures to capturing imaginative images. Discussing a vast array of filters—from screw-in and slide-on filters for traditional film cameras to the cutting edge, post-production software associated with digital cameras—photographers will find practical, professional advice alongside photo examples that illustrate the differences in every filtering decision. From manipulating flesh tones in portraits to color-balancing an architectural interior, this resource provides the methods to allow photographers to express their complete creative vision. Three helpful appendices—discussing light theory, how sensors record images, and metering systems—are also

Professional Filter Techniques for Digital Photographers

Few areas of photography require the level of unwavering technical expertise required for successful macrophotography. When you’re shooting very big images of very small subjects, even tiny flawsbe it in the lighting, composition, focusing, or any other aspect of the processcan result in unusable images. In this book, Stan Sholik provides a practical approach to overcoming the most common challenges faced when shooting macro. He takes you behind the scenes and explains each step of the process involved in photographing a vast array of subjects with varying colors, shapes, textures, and surfaces. You’ll get inside the creative process, learn what specialized equipment is required for top results, and how simple light tweaks can make or break your images. With these skills, you’ll be ready to take on any macrophotography challenge with confidence!

Shoot Macro: Professional Macrophotography Techniques for Exceptional Studio Images

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