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The Perfect Picture DVD - USD19.95
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Start taking better looking pictures now! Easy step-by-step instructions for any camera!
World famous photographer Bryan Peterson shares his 30 years of professional and teaching experience with you in this easy to use DVD. The Perfect Picture shows you everything, step-by-step, from the basics to more advanced techniques and exactly how to use camera's most important features. Bryan will explain to you just how easy it is to take the "Perfect Picture!" Secrets until now that were only used by the pros.


 
 
Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second - USD19.95

understanding shutter speed160 pages
Bryan Peterson brings his signature style to another important photography topic: Shutter Speed.! With clear, jargon-free explanations of terms and techniques, plus compelling "before-and-after" photos that pair a mediocre image (created using the wrong shutter speed) with a great image (created using the right shutter speed), this is the definitive practical guide to mastering the often-confusing subject of creative use of shutter speed.
Topics include freezing action, implying motion, panning, zooming, low-light exposures, and getting truly creative with super clamps, plus the "joy" in discovering "rear curtain-sync with flash", all with helpful guidance for both digital and film formats. Great for beginners and serious amateurs, Understanding Shutter Speed is the definitive handy guide to mastering shutter speed for superb results.
* Dynamic before-and-after photos spotlight how the right shutter speed produces WOW results!
* Clear, jargon-free text by an acclaimed photography instructor.
* Tips and techniques for photographers at every level, in digital and film formats.


 
 
Understanding Exposure: How To Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) - USD19.95

160 pages, 8.25x11, 150 color illustrations
For serious amateur photographers who already shoot perfectly focused, accurately exposed images but want to be more creative with a camera, here's the book to consult. More than seventy techniques, both popular and less-familiar approaches, are covered in detail, including advanced exposure, bounced flash and candlelight, infrared, multiple images, soft-focus effects, unusual vantage points, zooming, and other carefully chosen ways to enhance photographs. The A-Z format make sit easy for readers to find a specific technique, and each one is explained in jargon-free language. Top Tips for each technique help readers achieve superb results, even on the first attempt.


 
 
Learn To See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition) - USD19.95


160 pages, 8.25x11, 170 color illustrations
Almost everyone can "see" in the conventional sense, but developing photographic vision takes practice. Learning to See Creatively helps photographers visualize their work, and the world, in a whole new light. Now totally rewritten, revised, and expanded, this best-selling guide takes a radical approach to creativity. It explains how it is not some gift only for the "chosen few" but actually a skill that can be learned and applied. Using inventive photos from his own stunning portfolio, author and veteran photographer Bryan Peterson deconstructs creativity for photographers. He details the basic techniques that went into not only taking a particular photo, but also provides insights on how to improve upon it-helping readers avoid the visual pitfalls and technical dead ends that can lead to dull, uninventive photographs.


 
 
Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography - USD19.95


160 pages, 8x10.9 inches
Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In Beyond Portraiture, renowned photographer Bryan Peterson shows how to spot those "ah-ha!" moments and capture them forever. A teary child...old people laughing together...a smiling girl with big, big hair. Everyone remember pictures like these, usually taken by a mother, a father, a friend holding a camera, forever preserving small yet revealing vignettes of our personal histories. But we always relied on pure luck and chance to catch those moments. Peterson's approach explains what makes a photo memorable, how to spot the universal themes that everyone can identify with, and how to use lighting, setting, and exposure to reveal the wonder and the joy of everyday moments. Beyond Portraiture makes it easy to create indelible memories with light and shadow.


 
 
Tampa Bay: A Photographic Portrait - USD26.95


Tampa Bay128 pages, 8.5 x 11inches, Hardcover
Robert La Follette’s images of the cities and surrounding areas of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg include the stunning coastline from Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg Beach and alongHillsborough Bay to the fabulous Tampa skyline of period and contemporary architecture. Photos ofYbor, historic parks, museums, and visual and performing arts venues accentuate the region’s cultural influences, while the Lowry Park Zoo, public gardens, parks, extraordinary aquariums, and sanctuaries emphasize the importance of area wildlife. La Follette also captures the excitement ofTampa’s many entertainment and sports activities. To view the entire book in PDF format, click here


 
 
Calumet Portraits Unplugged with Bobbi Lane DVD - USD39.99


You don't need expensive lights to shoot great portraits, just an understanding of how to use available light. In Portraits Unplugged, Bobbi Lane shows how the beauty of available light is everywhere, and perfect for creating wonderful images. Any time of day and any situation can be turned into a great opportunity for stunning portraits.

Bobbi Lane is a commercial photographer and photo educator with more than 30 years experience. The "Mistress of Light" photographs people for advertising, corporate and editorial assignments, and also for stock. She brings insight, inspiration and enthusiasm to her students at the International Center of Photography in New York, Santa Fe Workshops, Julia Dean Workshops and Bobbi Lane Workshops. Bobbi is also a contributing editor for Photo Techniques magazine.

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