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The Photograph, 2nd Edition – New Book

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The Photograph, 2nd Edition

The Photograph, 2nd Edition is a new book from photographer Harald Mante.

“The Photograph: Composition and Color Design, 2nd Edition is a unique book geared toward intermediate to advanced creative photographers who want to push their images in new directions. Also, anyone practicing, studying, criticizing, or administering in the visual arts are sure to find this book an invaluable resource.”

The Photograph, 2nd Edition retails for $49.95; however, it is currently available for $26.34 on Amazon.com.

 

Great Photos – Simple Cameras – New Book

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Great Photos - Simple Cameras

Great Photos – Simple Cameras is a new book from self-taught photographer Bernd Daub.

“This book teaches us how to focus our attention on the motivation behind our chosen image and develop a strong image impact without the need for high-tech equipment and flawless exposures.

Learn about a variety of reasonably priced, low-tech cameras-such as the Holga, Diana, and Blackbird-as well as single-use cameras, the good old Agfa-Box, and the pinhole camera.”

Great Photos – Simple Cameras retails for $34.95; however, it is currently available for $24.15 on Amazon.com.  It is also available in a Kindle edition for $9.99.

Extraordinary Everyday Photography – New Book

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Extraordinary Everyday Photography

Extraordinary Everyday Photography is a new book from photographer Brenda Tharp.

“Extraordinary Everyday Photography will help you search beyond the surface to find the unexpected wherever you are, be it a downtown street, a local park, or your own front lawn. Authors Brenda Tharp and Jed Manwaring encourage amateur photographers to slow down, open their eyes, and respond to what they see to create compelling images that aren’t overworked.”

Extraordinary Everyday Photography retails for $25.99; however, it is currently available for $17.15 from Amazon.com.  It is also available in a Kindle edition for $16.99.

Creating HDR Photos: The Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Photography – New Book

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Creating HDR Photos

Creating HDR Photos is a new book from photographer Harold Davis.

“In Creating HDR Photos, bestselling author Harold Davis covers the complete HDR workflow, from choosing the subjects that work best for HDR through processing RAW files to unlock the dynamic power of HDR. You’ll learn how to photograph multiple exposures and blend them into a single HDR image using various software programs. Best of all, you will find out how to control the style of your HDR images, from subtle to hyper-real, using a range of photographic and post-processing techniques.”

Creating HDR Photos retails for $29.99; however, it is currently available for $18.98 from Amazon.com.  It is also available in a Kindle edition for $17.99.

Olympic Photographer Lens Cap Fail

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How many of you have ever left your lens cap on the camera and missed an important shot?  (I’m guilty.)

The photographer in the above video had the misfortune of making that mistake in front of TV cameras for the whole world to see.  I hope he still got a keeper or two after he figured out the malfunction.

[via Fstoppers]

LevelUp for Photoshop Makes a Game of Learning Photoshop

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Level Up for Photoshop Game

Adobe has launched a new game for learning your way around Photoshop.

LevelUp for Photoshop is a game of missions — and points and rewards — that guide you along the way of learning basic Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 and CS6 software skills. If you are a photographer and are just starting to use Photoshop, this is the game for you.

More details on Adobe’s website.