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New to photography? Photographer and author, Alan Hess, teaches you the basics of photography by breaking down the topic into its fundamental parts. In Make Great Photos, photographer and author Alan Hess explains what makes a great photo in the first place, and dives into chapters that cover the photographic choices every photographer needs to make. Make Great Photos will take you from snapshots, to great shots. Learn how to harness light, focus, and composition to make stunning images. Then dive deeper in the second section which covers photographing travel, action, events, and people. In Make Great Photos, photographer and author Alan Hess teaches you the basics of photography by breaking down the topic into its fundamental parts, which boil down to three topics: light, focus, and composition.Learn and grow in your photography skills with Make Great Photos. These fun activities, thought exercises, and engaging assignments help you fully absorb the lessons so you can head out with your camera and capture great images.

"This book is designed to teach you ingenious, clever, and inexpensive tricks and techniques that will help you shoot great images without breaking the bank. Six chapters are broken down into 64 numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to know to improve your photography."--Cover page four.

In Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light, photographer and author Nick Fancher builds on the success of his previous book (Studio Anywhere: A Photographer's Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations) as he continues to offer candid, practical, and valuable lessons on how to create successful and fresh photographs armed with only minimal gear, a resourceful mind, and a creative spirit. The heart and soul of Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light resemble its predecessor, but this time Nick focuses his approach on hard light, demonstrating how to use it in innovative and flattering ways, working with subjects ranging from products to people. You'll learn: How to work with both available light (e.g., the sun) and manufactured light (such as inexpensive small flash) How to shape, bounce, and manipulate your unmodified flash to get the results you want The importance of proper light placement and ambient balance How to create dramatic, intentional photographs with hard light DIY techniques for making your own gobos and photo hacks (such as with a reflector) How to incorporate colored gels into your work to create expressive and innovative imagery Post-processing tricks and techniques that Nick uses to achieve the final look of the imageIncluded in the book are behind-the-scenes photos, lighting diagrams, and Lightroom settings for many scenarios, so the reader can follow along from idea through the shoot and on to the final edit. There is also a feature throughout the book called "e;Making a Scene"e; where, upon being presented with an "e;empty"e; scene, you're challenged to figure out where you might place your subject and your light(s) in order to achieve a specific effect or result. At the back of the book, Nick shows you how he chose to tackle each scenario. The goal is to train yourself to look at the everyday, commonplace locations and scenarios you encounter and begin to see them full of photographic potential.

As both an art form and a universal language, the photograph has an extraordinary ability to connect and communicate with others. But with over one trillion photos taken each year, why do so few of them truly connect? Why do so few of them grab our emotions or our imaginations? It is not because the images lack focus or proper exposure; with advances in technology, the camera does that so well these days. Photographer David duChemin believes the majority of our images fall short because they lack soul. And without soul, the images have no ability to resonate with others. They simply cannot connect with the viewer, or even-if we're being truthful-with ourselves.In The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer's Place in Picture-Making, David explores what it means to make better photographs. Illustrated with a collection of beautiful black-and-white images, the book's essays address topics such as craft, mastery, vision, audience, discipline, story, and authenticity. The Soul of the Camera is a personal and deeply pragmatic book that quietly yet forcefully challenges the idea that our cameras, lenses, and settings are anything more than dumb and mute tools. It is the photographer, not the camera, that can and must learn to make better photographs-photographs that convey our vision, connect with others, and, at their core, contain our humanity. The Soul of the Camera helps us do that.

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.The Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure: 45 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses what you need to know in order to shoot great images with powerful compositions. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to improve your photography. Divided into 11 chapters that include 45 photographic lessons to help you conquer your exposures, photographer and author John Greengo covers light, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, exposure modes, and much more. Example lessons include:4. The Light Meter and Metering Modes6. The Exposure Triangle10. Using Fast Shutter Speeds to Stop the Action18. Advanced Auto ISO Settings21. Getting the Most Out of Aperture Priority Mode27. Maximum Sharpness and Hyperfocal Distance28. Using Exposure Compensation to Get the Shot37. Capturing Great Silhouettes39. Focus Modes and Focus PointsWritten in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure 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.

David Busch's Nikon D3400 Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the Nikon D3400 camera, the most advanced entry-level dSLR that the company has ever offered. Taking and sharing pictures is easier than ever, thanks to the D3400's enhanced Guide Mode and SnapBridge Bluetooth Low Energy wireless link between the D3400 and your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.. This 24-megapixel camera offers Full HD 1080p video, continuous shooting at up to 5 frames per second, and enhanced battery life of up to 1200 shots per charge. With this book in hand, you can fine tune your camera skills as you explore the world of digital photography, develop your creativity, and take great photographs with your D3400. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Nikon D3400 Guide to Digital Photography covers all the camera's features in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy visual guide to the D3400, with close-up photos and descriptions of the camera's essential features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author's recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera's capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon D3400 today.

David Busch's Canon EOS Rebel T6/1300D Guide to Digital SLR Photography is your complete all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the Canon EOS Rebel T6/1300D. Aimed at budding photo enthusiasts seeking to improve their photographic skills, the T6/1300D is a budget-priced digital SLR with an impressive range of features, including Wi-Fi communications to link your camera to your iOS or Android smart device. With this book in hand, the camera is remarkably easy to master, too. Equipped with an 18-megapixel sensor, full HD movie-making, an accurate 9-point autofocus system, and a full range of semi-automatic modes, scene options, and creative filters, this newest Rebel has everything you need to explore the world of photography.With clear how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Canon EOS Rebel T6/1300D Guide to Digital SLR Photography covers all the camera's capabilities in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lenses, lighting, and more. Also included is a handy Canon Rebel T6/1300D "e;roadmap"e; chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the camera's features and controls.With best-selling author and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll be in full creative control, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced hobbyist, or just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Canon EOS Rebel T6/1300D today.

A book of essential tips on using this camera, based on months of in-depth research.

This book is written for the test analyst who wants to achieve advanced skills in test analysis, design, and execution. With a hands-on, exercise-rich approach, this book teaches you how to define and carry out the tasks required to put a test strategy into action. Learn how to analyze the system, taking into account the user's quality expectations. Additionally, learn how to evaluate system requirements as part of formal and informal reviews, using an understanding of the business domain to determine requirement validity. You will be able to analyze, design, implement, and execute tests, using risk considerations to determine the appropriate effort and priority for tests. You will also learn how to report on testing progress and provide necessary evidence to support your evaluations of system quality. With a quarter-century of software and systems engineering experience, author Rex Black is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing, and is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today. He published several books on testing that sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide. He is President of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and is a Director of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB). This book will also help you prepare for the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst exam. Included are sample exam questions, at the appropriate level of difficulty, for most of the learning objectives covered by the ISTQB Advanced Level syllabus. The ISTQB certification program is the leading software tester certification program in the world. With about 400,000 certificate holders and a global presence in 50 countries, you can be confident in the value and international stature that the Advanced Test Analyst certificate can offer you. The 2nd edition has been thoroughly revised and is aligned with the curriculum. In addition, some minor corrections have been included.

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. 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:8. Choosing a Lens and Focal Length10. Minimum Sustaining Shutter Speed13. The Three Degrees of Diffusion17. Modifying Natural Light21. Framing Your Subject29. Composing for Design33. The Nose and Cheek Line36. Working with Groups38. Letting Color Direct the Eye45. Creating Shot ListsWritten 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.

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 Multi-Shot Techniques: 49 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses what you need to know in order to shoot compelling images that require multiple exposures. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to improve your photography. Divided into five chapters that include 49 photographic principles to help you create great images, photographer and author Alan Hess covers double exposures, high dynamic range (HDR) images, panoramas, time lapse images, focus stacking, and image stacking. Example lessons include:4. Using a Flash to Create Double Exposures6. Double Exposure Portraits13. Tripod, Release, and Mirror Lockup17. What Is Tone-Mapping?23. The Need to Overlap Your Panoramas25. Handholding for Panoramas33. Software Settings for Image Stacking37. Focus Stacking in Landscape Photography42. Exposure Settings for Time Lapse43. Doing the Math for Time Lapse SequencesWritten in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast's Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques 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.

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 Composition: 48 Photographic Principles You Need to Know addresses what you need to know in order to shoot great images with powerful compositions. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing all you need to improve your photography. Divided into nine chapters that include 48 photographic lessons to help you create strong compositions, photographer and author Khara Plicanic covers lens selection, light, color, lines, movement, and more. Example lessons include:2. Consider the Rule of Thirds5. Make Things Pop with Contrast9. Find a Frame Within the Frame11. Add Depth with Foreground21. Keep an Eye on the Sky, and Watch the Clock26. Setting the Scene33. Go Get the Shot36. Make Sense of Maximum Aperture40. Finding (or Making) Soft Light48. Cull Like a ProWritten in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast's Guide to Composition 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.

David Busch's Nikon D500 Guide to Digital SLR Photography is the most comprehensive reference and guide book for Nikon's long-awaited 20.9-megapixel enthusiast/professional DX-format digital camera. With the same 180,000-pixel metering sensor and lightning-fast 153-point autofocus system found in Nikon's top-of-the-line D5, this model offers precise exposure and fast focusing at up to 10 frames per second. The D500 adds stunning 4K/UHD video capabilities, and a new "e;SnapBridge"e; feature that provides a seamless connection between the camera and a smartphone using a Bluetooth link. With this book in hand, you will discover all the capabilities of the Nikon D500 as you explore the world of digital photography, develop your creativity, and capture the best photographs you've ever taken. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Nikon D500 Guide to Digital SLR Photography describes every feature of this sophisticated camera in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more. It relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy camera "e;roadmap,"e; an easy-to-use visual guide to the D500's features and controls. Learn when to use every option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author's recommended settings for every menu entry. With bestselling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera's capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, taking pictures as an advanced enthusiast, or just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Nikon D500.

Packed with games, strategies, lessons, and challenges, Photo Adventures for Kids makes learning about photographic composition and framing easy and fun.Look up! Look down! Move around! Everywhere you go, there are great pictures just waiting to be made!Kids love to take pictures. With Photo Adventures for Kids, you can encourage your child's passion while exploring the art of photography together.With this book, your child will become an official Photo Adventurer and go on a very important mission to solve the greatest mystery of photographylearning how to find a great photograph no matter where they are. Whether they're at home or at school, in the backyard or on a field trip, in the city or in nature, they'll learn the important lesson of how to ';see' where the best photographs are hidden in any location. Packed with games, strategies, lessons, and challenges, Photo Adventures for Kids makes learning about photographic composition and framing easy and fun. The book also features a cutout ';viewfinder' device at the back of the book, which kids can use to explore their environment. In Photo Adventures for Kids, your child will learn all about:CompositionFramingPerspectiveLeading linesSubject placementAnd much more!The mission is to find great photographs anywhere and everywhere. Hurry! Adventure awaits!

Mastering the Nikon D810 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D810 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment.This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides readers through the camera features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illustrations; and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a user-friendly manner, with suggestions for setup according to various shooting styles.Darrell's friendly and informative writing style allows readers to easily follow directions, while feeling as if a friend dropped in to share his knowledge. The information in this book goes beyond the camera itself and also covers basic photography technique.

Today's photographic equipment allows amateurs to take pictures of the stars that far surpass images taken just a few decades ago by even the largest observatories-and this book will teach you how.Author and world-renowned astrophotographer Thierry Legault teaches the art and techniques of astrophotography: from simple camera-on-tripod night-scene imaging of constellations, star trails, eclipses, artificial satellites, and polar auroras to more intensive astrophotography using specialized equipment for lunar, planetary, solar, and deep-sky imaging. Legault shares advice on equipment and guides you through techniques to capture and process your images to achieve spectacular results.Astrophotography provides the most thorough treatment of the topic available. This large-format, richly illustrated book is intended for all sky enthusiasts-newcomers and veterans alike.Learn how to:Select the most useful equipment: cameras, adapters, filters, focal reducers/extenders, field correctors, and guide telescopes Set up your camera (digital, video, or CCD) and your lens or telescope for optimal resultsPlan your observing sessionsMount the camera on your telescope and focus it for razor-sharp imagesPolar-align your equatorial mount and improve tracking for pin-point star imagesMake celestial time-lapse videosCalculate the shooting parameters: focal length and ratio, field of view, exposure time, etc.Combine multiples exposures to reveal faint galaxies, nebulae details, elusive planetary structures, and tiny lunar craters Adjust contrast, brightness, light curves, and colorsPostprocess your images to fix defects such as vignetting, dust shadows, hot pixels, uneven background, and noiseIdentify problems with your images and improve your results