Joe Farace

"This book includes: step-by-step guides for entering the digital photography era ; tips to digitally capturing, manipulating and downloading your images ; an insider's checklist to choosing digital cameras and associated software ; simple & easy to understand definitions of the most 'techie' of terms ; and all illustrated with contemporary, vibrant photography." -- back cover.

Capturing the Image

Joe Farace is an award-winning photographer with more than 30 books and 1,600 articles to his credit. So there’s no one better to take monochrome into the digital age. Whether you’re shooting digital black and white from your camera or converting color photographs to monochrome on the computer, you’ll discover an array of unique, innovative, and inspirational techniques suitable for shutterbugs of every level. Farace explains what kinds of software programs are best, and how to use them to manipulate your photos in diverse ways. He also discusses various in-camera effects including toning and soft focus. The detailed information and instruction cover everything from creating traditional looking black-and-white or sepia images, to adding color selectively for a one-of-a-kind, fine-art approach.

Go Beyond Black and White to Make Striking Digital Images

Creative Digital Monochrome Effects

Barry Staver

This classic book on available light photography is back, thoroughly updated for digital photography and, for the first time, is packed with stunning, full color images throughout. Creating great images under less-than-ideal lighting conditions is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding, experiences in photography. Challenge yourself, and with this book by your side you won't be disappointed. Photography expert Joe Farace and Pulitzer Prize winner Barry Staver use real-world examples of their own images to give you invaluable advice on how to get the shot right the first time. From practical tips, such as how to deal with inclement weather while shooting outdoors, to detailed information about getting great shots at your cousin's or your client's wedding, to brand new chapters on noise and white balance, you'll find everything that you need to turn your ordinary night and low-light shots into masterful works of art.

How to Make the Most of Your Night and Low-Light Shots

Better Available Light Digital Photography

Using minimal equipment and maximizing opportunities, this informative reference demonstrates how to shoot glamour portraits in any available light situation. Working with both professional models as well as amateurs and using no more equipment than the basics, this guide provides instruction for creating easy-to-build modifiers, addressing a model’s figure and appearance concerns, harnessing natural light, and adapting to any location or backdrop. Beginning and established shutterbugs looking to diversify their work and professional photographers seeking fresh ideas and techniques will find an abundance of information in this guide.

The Digital Photographer's Guide to Getting Great Results with Minimal Equipment

Joe Farace's Glamour Photography

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Yvonne Butler

Yvonne J. Butler

Containing specific, practical explanations and how-to instructions for the digital photographer, this comprehensive book is devoted to simplifying raw workflow and demystifying raw functions in the camera, raw converter, image processing and enhancement software, and digital asset management programs.

A Complete Digital Photographer's Guide to Raw Imaging

Raw Workflow from Capture to Archives

A full-color tutorial takes amateur photographers through each stage in the digital workflow from image capture to output, combining helpful examples and tips as it describes the tools of digital imaging and shows how these tools function in different software packages (including Photoshop, Elements, and Paint Shop Pro) and offers advice on selecting the right digital camera, setting up a digital darkroom, and preparing images for output on the Web. Original. (All Users)

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