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Final Cut Pro Power Skills: Work Faster and Smarter in Final Cut Pro 7 1st Edition
$60.50You have the basics of Final Cut Pro down and now you need to work faster and more efficiently in the program. With over 600 focused techniques and shortcuts, this book gives you what you need to know to blaze through your projects and work smarter in Final Cut Pro.
In Final Cut Pro Power Skills, you’ll learn everything from organizing and setting up your workspace to uncovering secrets for editing and effects work to color-correction speed techniques, and more. You’ll learn about Final Cut Pro 7’s new features including new ProRes formats, which allows faster and higher quality editing across a wide variety of workflows; iChat theater support, which lets remote clients and collaborators see the same footage the editor sees while making changes ; new speed tools; Alpha Transitions which allows the creation of dramatic moving matte transitions; the ability to easily deliver content to multiple devices including iPhone, iPod, MobileMe; seamless integration with the other apps in Final Cut Studio and much more.
These are the hidden techniques, the little-known keyboard shortcuts, the power skills that make the difference between getting a project done and getting in done with enough time to still have a life.
ISBN: 978-0321646903
Paperback
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Speedliter’s Handbook : Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites
$79.00Getting your Canon Speedlite to produce the light you need can be a real challenge. For those new to flash photography-or for anyone who has previously given up out of frustration-Speedliter’s Handbook is a revelation. Photographer Syl Arena takes you on a journey that begins with an exploration of light and color, moves through a comprehensive discussion of the Canon Speedlite family and all of the accessories and equipment available to the Speedliter, then settles down to crafting great light in one photo shoot after another. Whether you want to create a classical portrait, shoot an event, or simply add a little fill light to a product shot, Speedliter’s Handbook shows you how. A fantastic in-depth resource illustrated with over 500 images, Speedliter’s Handbook covers: * how to see the various characteristics and properties of light itself, as well as the differences between how your camera sees versus how you see * all the buttons and dials of the entire Canon Speedlite family * the basics of on-camera flash…and the necessity of getting your flash off the camera * how to beautifully balance flash with the existing ambient light * all the equipment necessary for great Speedlite shots * how to get amazing shots with just one Speedlite * how and when to use E-TTL versus manual flash * the use of color gels to balance color, as well as create dramatic effects * how to tame the sun-or any really bright light-with hi-speed sync * and much, much moreWhether you’re shooting portraits, events, or sports, Speedliter’s Handbook is an essential resource that teaches you how to craft the light you need for any type of shot you want.
ISBN: 978-0321711052
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Photo Recipes Live: Behind the Scenes: Your Guide to Today’s Most Popular Lighting Techniques
$77.90Scott Kelby, author of the best-selling The Digital Photography Book, brings to life his “Photo Recipes” chapter—not just from this book, but from his smash best-selling follow-ups, volumes 2 and 3. In this two-hour video and companion booklet, Scott shows you exactly how it’s all done, from scratch, without holding anything back.
If you’ve ever wondered how the pros use natural light, studio light, and even direct daylight to get those amazing shots, you’ll see it all here, live, as it happens. Most of the shoot takes place in an amazing New York City loft photo studio as Scott re-creates the looks he describes in the book, along with some bonus lighting set-ups that aren’t in the book, to create a very special learning experience you won’t find anywhere else.
Everything is put together from scratch (from studio shots to location shots to product photography), all while the cameras are rolling—you see it all from the very beginning so you’ll be able to re-create those same looks without spending thousands on expensive high-end equipment. Best of all, Scott explains everything in simple, plain English, just like he’d tell a friend, using the same casual, conversational style that made his series of books a worldwide sensation. If you’ve ever wondered “how they do it,” you’re about to find out in this amazing DVD/book combo that shows how easy this all can be—once you know the secrets.
ISBN: 978-0321701756
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RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera 1st Edition
Original price was: $85.80.$42.90Current price is: $42.90.With the release of the RED ONE™ digital cinema camera, the possibility of recording stunning, cinematic-quality images with an affordable camera became a reality. Now that the industry has embraced the nascent technology and added new tools and workflows, filmmakers—from independents on up—are leading the charge on establishing new rules.
Here to guide newcomers and RED veterans alike, popular trainer and filmmaker Noah Kadner picks up where the manual leaves off. You’ve got the basic operations down and now you’ll learn how to use the camera in a production environment and discover the various options in post. Using a clear, objective approach, he offers best-practice advice on utilizing RED’s proprietary tools, explains the workflows for Final Cut Studio, Avid, and Premiere Pro, and gives workaround solutions where needed. Well-known filmmakers and industry leaders share their own bleeding-edge production methodologies throughout, offering a rare view into this exciting new world of filmmaking.
ISBN: 978-0321617682
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The Film Editing Room Handbook: How to Tame the Chaos of the Editing Room (4th Edition)
$61.50The assistant film editor has many more responsibilities than simply helping to edit the picture. He or she must work with all the numerous members of the filmmaking team, juggle the demands of copious amounts of footage from various sources, keep notes during the shoot’s dailies screenings, process sound, oversee the creation of optical effects and integrate them in the editor’s workflow, and many more detail-oriented, simultaneous tasks that require skills on a technical and organizational level. Widely regarded as THE guide for helping you get through it all, Norman Hollyn, editing whiz and longtime instructor, is the ultimate master at making the process fun while making you a pro. In this fourth edition, he continues in the celebrated style of his previous editions with a hands-on approach, assuming the role of an assistant editor to describe the myriad workflows involved. Not only will you learn everything you need to know about how the editing process works, but you’ll gain the wisdom that normally only comes with on-the-job experience, putting you way ahead in your career and making you a better, more efficient editor.
ISBN: 978-0321679529
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Beyond Digital Photography: Transforming Photos into Fine Art with Photoshop and Painter
$70.50Digital cameras, advances in color printing, and software tools have changed the landscape of photography forever. The challenge now is to go beyond the basic digital photograph and print, and move toward the next level of expression. For many, this means pushing the technologies available and combining the artistic tools found in both photography and painting.
Geared for intermediate to advanced users, Beyond Digital Photography: Transforming Photos into Fine Art with Photoshop and Painter brings these once separate disciplines together in a beautiful and instructive book that uses time-honored design principles and basic drawing and painting skills, and applies them to digital photographs. The easy-to-follow, step-by-step format allows you to practice a variety of Photoshop and Painter techniques and gives you the confidence to achieve your own expressive goals with great results.
ISBN: 978-0321410214
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Canon Rebel T1i/500D: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Original price was: $39.50.$19.75Current price is: $19.75.This book is for anyone who upgrades from their point-and-shoot or first DSLR to a Canon Rebel T1i/500D and wants to get the best shots possible but isn’t sure what to do next. There’s the manual, of course, as well as competing books, and while they all tell camera owners, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows them exactly how to use their camera to create great images!
This book has one goal: to teach Canon Rebel T1i/500D owners how to make great shots using their Canon camera. It teaches them how to use their T1i/500D to create the type of photographs that inspired them to buy the camera in the first place. Everything in the book is in service of creating a great image. Starting with the top things they need to know about their camera, the author then carefully guides readers through the modes of the camera. Users will get practical advice from a pro on which settings to use when, great shooting tips, and even end-of-chapter assignments that will allow T1i/500D owners to immediately put to use all the great info in each chapter.
ISBN: 978-0321647252
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Canon PowerShot G10 / G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots
$37.50With Canon PowerShot G10/G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you’ll learn not only what makes a great shot work—you’ll learn how to get that shot using your G10 or G11.
And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your camera to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/canon_g10g11_from_snapshots_ to_greatshots.
ISBN: 978-0321679512
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Exposure: From Snapshots to Great Shots
$39.90With Exposure: From Snapshots to Great Shots, popular photographer Jeff Revell starts with the basics of light, including how it works, and how to see it. In order to leverage this new understanding of light in your photography, Jeff walks the reader through one of the most important photographic principles–the exposure triangle: ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture. Learning to apply these three elements together is the gateway to both technical and creative control of your photography.
The book covers all key camera features that affect exposure (regardless of what type of DSLR you have) including aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, and exposure compensation. Throughout the course of the book, the reader will gain an understanding of exposure for many different situations, such as taking portraits, action shots, landscapes, and more. Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.
ISBN: 9780321741295
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Shoot to Thrill: A Hard-Boiled Guide to Digital Photography
$38.90Shoot to Thrill If you re looking for a fresh, offbeat style, you ll enjoy this book. –John Nack If you re packin heat and a D-SLR, SHOOT TO THRILL is like having a bullet-proof vest. Loaded withtips, dames, laughs, tales of noir, and photos shot from the hip! HARD TIMES, TOUGH TALK, HARD-BOILED SOLUTIONS A BOOK TO INSPIRE AMATEURS & PROS ALIKE. Written in the style of a pulp detective novel, this book goes beyond the mechanics of shooting and teaches us all how to see with a fresh vision. Shoot to Thrill teaches creative techniques such as
Achieving dramatic film noir lighting
Getting the ring flash look (the rage in fashion photography)
Experimenting with High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI)
Capturing breaking news, and a lot more Offers valuable two-fisted tips on how to score killer shots from still life to action. “ISBN: 978-0789742407
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Strobist Photo Trade Secrets: Portrait Lighting Techniques Volume 2 (One-Off)
$39.00Strobist Photo Trade Secrets volumes 1 and 2 are all about giving you the inspiration and tools to help make your photographs the best they can be. It doesn’t take hundreds of pages of instructions or piles of complicated theories to take great photographs. Photo Trade Secrets use microlessons―each with a simple-to-understand diagram, tips, and a clear description accompanying an inspiring image―so you can spend less time reading and more time shooting.
Photo Trade Secrets postcard books are high-quality trade paperbacks, with perforated pages of thick card stock―so you can simply tear them out and take individual microlessons with you when you shoot.
Whether you duplicate the photos in the book or use the techniques as a takeoff point for creating your own dynamic family photos, killer commercial shots, or eyecatching masterworks, you’ll find Photo Trade Secrets to be the fastest, most fun and effective way to take your photography to the next level.
ISBN: 978-0321752888
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Lomo: Don’t Think, Just Shoot
$105.00“Don’t Think, Just shoot” is the Lomo motto. Back in print, this is the first official publication on the phenomenon of Lomography. The Lomo camera, which emerged from Russia in the 1960s, is cherished for its ease of use and immediacy. Because of its simple, quality glass lens and low-light sensitivity, it remains the tool for capturing the moment, and an antidote to all things automatic and digital.
ISBN: 978-1861542304
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