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Scott Kelby's Lightroom 7-Point System by Scott Kelby This is a new way of working and thinking about editing your images that will change the way you work in Lightroom forever, so you’ll spend less time fixing your photos and more time finishing them, and doing the fun, creative things that make Lightroom the amazing tool that it is
Publication Date: 2021
The Successful Professional Photographer by Roberto Valenzuela Promoting yourself and your work • The role that testimonials and reviews play in your success • Creating long-term client relationships • Forming personal connections with clients with promo videos • Why you should feature your work in publications • Pricing your work and the gentle art of the up-sell
Publication Date: 2020
Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021 by Robin Nichols identify the five parts of Elements and set up your computer, camera, and monitor Import, organize, and keep track of your imported media library Develop advanced image retouching skills Discover how to add text and graphics to photographs Cultivate your understanding of multi-image, multi-layered editing techniques Develop illustrative skills with the many drawing tools available in Elements 2021 Prepare images and projects for uploading to social media, print, and video Find out how to troubleshoot your work when things don't come out the way you hoped they would
Publication Date: 2020
Crafting the Natural Light Look by Sandra Coan The key characteristics of light (intensity, distance, direction) • Equipment: strobes, flashes, light meters, triggers, receivers, modifiers, reflectors, and light stands—including what she uses, and what she recommends if starting out on a budget • Shutter speed and its relationship with artificial light • Where to position the light and the subject for consistent, flattering results • Creating four lighting patterns and looks with one setup—flat light, loop light, side light, and backlight • Using a light meter to determine the perfect flash power (whether you shoot film or digital) • Working with individuals, families, and groups • The role of shadows in its contribution to the drama and mood of a portrait
Publication Date: 2020
Street Photography Assignments by Valerie Jardin Street portraits • Gesture • Shadows • Silhouettes • Rim light • Humor • Abstract • Tension • Motion • Reflections • Leading lines • Creative framing • Juxtapositions • Double exposures
Publication Date: 2020
The Heart of the Photograph by David Duchemin The big-picture questions—What do I want this image to accomplish?—to the more detail-oriented questions that help you get there—What is the light doing? Where do the lines lead?
Publication Date: 2020
More Than a Rock by Guy Tal Tal covers topics such as the art of photography, approaches to landscape photography, and the experiences of a working photographic artist
Publication Date: 2020
Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies by Robert Correll Review digital photography basics and camera controls Get the right lens for the shot Take creative control of exposure settings Shed some light on your subject Perfect the picture with editing Follow recipes for portraits, landscapes, close-ups, and action shots
Publication Date: 2020
Chroma by Nick Fancher Balancing, mixing, and overpowering ambient light with artificial light Layering colors for unique color combinations Mixing hard and soft light to achieve extremely rich color Lighting detail and texture Modifier options, such as ring flash, snoots, barn doors, softboxes, and filters Gobos to control the light
Publication Date: 2018
Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 by Robin Nichols Become an accomplished photo editor, image retoucher, or creative artist with this well-illustrated, easy-to-understand, and end-to-end guide Key Features Updated to the latest version of Photoshop Elements 2022 with focused coverage of Adobe's latest AI technology Organize, search, and manage an ever-increasing number of images, videos, and multimedia using expert practices Find solutions to a wide range of photographic and image-editing problems Book Description Managing thousands of images while producing perfectly edited results has now become a must-have skill for bloggers, influencers, all social media users, and photography enthusiasts. Photoshop Elements 2022 has all the right tools to help you manage your growing multimedia assets and significantly boost your creative output. This fourth edition is updated with Elements 2022's latest features, including Adobe's AI-powered tools that perfectly complement its entire creative workflow. Each chapter is designed to help you get the most from your image files in a simple, easy-to-follow way. You'll find out how to add significant visual improvements to your projects using brilliant AI-driven single-click edits or through more complex manual adjustments, all depending on your skill level and requirements. The book is packed with clear instructions to guide you effortlessly through the hundreds of processes, tools, and features in Photoshop Elements 2022. You'll cover everything from developing your organizational skills through to creating remarkable images using photos, text, graphics, downloadable content, animation, and a range of fantastic AI-driven features. By the end of this Photoshop Elements book, you'll have learned how to leverage the impressive tools available in Photoshop Elements 2022 with confidence. What you will learn Identify the five parts of Elements and set up your computer, camera, and color monitor for best results Import, organize, and keep track of your imported media library Add impressive visual effects to your work in seconds Develop advanced picture retouching skills Discover how to add text and graphic elements Cultivate your understanding of multi-image and multi-layered editing techniques Develop illustrative skills using the many drawing and design tools Find out how to troubleshoot your work when things don't come out the way you hoped they would Who this book is for This Photoshop Elements book is for creative and enthusiastic photographers who have elementary experience in photo editing. If you are looking to organize your picture collection, make simple yet effective edits, and take control of post-processing requirements, you'll find this book useful.
ISBN: 9781803238241
Publication Date: 2021-12-24

The Photo Argus

Australian Photographic Society

Trove – Photo Picture Collection

NY Times – Lens

Australian Centre for Photography

Digital Photography Review

Head On Photo Festival

Sydney Living Museums

Paintings, drawings and photographs from the museums' collections, including the forensic photography archive at the Justice & Police Museum.

Getty Archive

The Getty Research Institute – Photography archive. Over two million photographs, focusing on western art, architecture, and decorative arts.

Burns Archive

Archive of historic, early medical photography. Including forgotten, unseen and disquieting aspects of history.

NY Public Library

Presenting more than 30,000 digitised images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923.