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Photography FAQs: Portraits is an introduction to the school of photography concerned with the most engaging of subjects: other people.Formulated as an encyclopaedia of questions and answers across 50 topics, this book covers every aspect of portrait photography, from hardware to lighting, composition to software.It offers detailed responses to key, reader-defined questions drawn from photographic workshops, consumer press and Internet forums. As such, it is an invaluable and handy reference.The Photography FAQs series is a comprehensive, pocket-size reference for the amateur photographer in the field (or the studio). Each title is formulated as an encyclopaedia of 50 questions and answers covering every aspect of the key photography subjects that come up again and again, including genres such as landscape, portraiture and travel and shooting in monochrome. Each topic is supported by lively, accessible text, inspirational images and clear, easy-to-navigate design that makes this series a quick-and easy reference.
Photography FAQs: Black and White covers every aspect of black & white photography, from capturing the image to filtration, to developing and printing an image and successful presentation.The title offers detailed responses to the key, reader-defined questions drawn from photographic workshops, consumer press and internet forums, and, as such, is an invaluable and handy reference.The Photography FAQs series is a comprehensive, pocket-size reference for the amateur photographer in the field (or the studio). Each title is formulated as an encyclopaedia of 50 questions and answers covering every aspect of the key photography subjects that come up again and again, including genres such as landscape, portraiture and travel and shooting in monochrome. Each topic is supported by lively, accessible text, inspirational images and clear, easy-to-navigate design that makes this series a quick-and easy reference.
Software packages are complex. Software books don't need to be. Simplify your life with The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro! This concise, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. You learn the key features and essential workflow to get you up and running in no time. With this book you can start cutting immediately, whatever you edit, whatever the format. This is an ideal introduction whether you are a professional moving over to Final Cut Pro from another package or system, a new user, or just someone who wants to get the best results from Final Cut Pro, fast!
The Basics of Filmmaking is an introductory textbook tailored to the needs of beginning and intermediate film students and independent filmmakers that expertly guides you through the entirety of the craft, from screenwriting all the way through to editing, with detailed chapters covering each department involved in the filmmaking process. The book takes a behind-the-scenes look at every aspect of the filmmaking process: writing the screenplay (and getting it critiqued by a professional), pre-production, cinematography, lighting, the shooting process, getting good audio, editing, and even going to a pitch meeting to sell it. It addresses the real fundamentals, the mechanics and the basic concepts of how to write, produce, direct, shoot, record, and edit your movie. Written by Blain Brown, a seasoned expert who has worked professionally as a cinematographer, screenwriter, director, producer, line producer, assistant director, gaffer, grip, and editor; this is a must have resource for any filmmaking student. Featuring an accompanying companion website with video examples of scene directing methods, continuity and coverage, working with the camera, lighting, audio, and editing, and downloadable production forms you can fill out and use for your projects.
Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema explores the implications
for motion picture post production processes and changes required
to the supporting equipment and software. While a new concept to
the motion picture community, the selection of the wide gamut,
output-referred XYZ color space for digital cinema distribution is
based on decades of color science and experience in other
industries. The rationale for choosing XYZ and the other color
encoding parameters is explained and the book also provides a full
case study of the development of DLP Cinema(R) projectors by Texas
Instruments. Finally, this book explores how the XYZ color encoding
concept can be extended to support enhanced display technologies in
the future.
The rapid drop in costs of digital audio recording and production tools has led to widespread adoption by "non-audio" people. Multimedia producers, including videographers and graphic designers producing for the Web and other media, need to learn the many details of producing digital audio. Hot topics include selecting and using recording hardware including microphones, headphones, and monitors; how to use postproduction-editing software; and how to deliver the finished audio in an array of media/formats. Instant Digital Audio presents digital audio principals and techniques for the non-audio specialist. Videographers and multimedia producers who are new to audio learn how to select the hardware and software that they need and how to use it. Straightforward explanations supplemented with ample screenshots and technical data address recording and production topics including microphones and relevant applications, best practices in recording audio, and how to feed audio into the computer for editing. Postproduction topics include setting up a studio, acquisition and editing techniques, filtering, and restoration.
For readers who want to become part of the thriving wedding video industry, Wedding Video Handbook explains everything a wedding videographer needs to know. Each chapter explores a different part of either the business or the production ends, and covers topics including secrets for getting clients, selecting the proper equipment, and tips on capturing special wedding moments despite difficult filming conditions. The book includes handy primers on marketing and advertising, handling phone calls and appointments, pre-production preparations, what to shoot on the wedding day, interacting with other vendors, editing and packaging the DVD or video, and generating referrals. Fully up-to-date with information on the newest tools and equipment used in this rapidly-evolving market as well as the cutting-edge trends in wedding video products, Wedding Video Handbook is packed with practical advice from a pro who has spent years in the field.
The Digital Intermediate process (DI), or conversion of film to
digital bits and then back to film again, has great potential to
revolutionize the postproduction process. The skill set to
photochemically process a movie and pop it into a canister for the
postal service to send around to all of the movie houses and the
skill set to digitally master and create a file that is distributed
globally via the Internet and satellites are completely different.
One of these entirely new processes is that of the digital
intermediate. The DI has tremendous advantages, ranging from
improved quality (first "print" is as good as the last) to cost
savings (no re-mastering) to digital distribution (bits and bytes:
no film in canisters). The DI influences everything from on set
production to the delivery of content to consumers and everything
in between.
THE ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHER'S WORKBOOK is packed full of real-world yet incredibly practical and effective solutions to move digital photographers to a new level of performance. Contributors include twelve world-class professional digital photographers who share their tips and tricks. The authors provide details to move you beyond the basics of capture, processing and output to more sophisticated workflow functions and techniques that will help you create world-class images. They cover rigorous yet easy-to-understand approaches to: capture a great image in black-and-white and color, correct color, calibrate and set up systems properly, creatively manipulate and enhance the image, and produce an excellent print or output of the image. Contributors: Steve Anchell, Stephen Burns, Yvonne Butler, Eric Cheng, Joe Farace, Lou Jones, Rick Sammon, George Schaub, Jeremy Sutton, Tony Sweet, Taz Tally, Eddie Tapp
Harold Davis has become one of the most prolific photography authors in the business. Much more than a "software" guy, Harold is a truly unique, supremely talented photographer whose surreal images have become instantly recognizable, and he is perhaps best known for his images of flowers. In this gorgeous guide Harold delves deep into the world of flowers and provides everything that the hobbyist and serious amateur photographer needs to know to capture stunning images. The basics of equipment (for shooting both indoors and outdoors) are covered first. He then moves on to discuss different types of flowers and the intricacies of shooting each variety, before moving on to tips for capturing the particular sensuality of a flower in bloom. Finally, Harold brings in some of his patented techniques from The Photoshop Darkroom to show how these tools can be specifically applied to flower photography. Macro, nature, and flower photographers as well as general garden and flower enthusiasts will find much to enjoy in this gorgeous, practial collection of some of today's best flower imagery.
High end digital cinematography can truly challenge the film camera in many of the technical, artistic and emotional aspects of what we think of as 'cinematography'. This book is a guide for practising and aspiring cinematographers and DOPs to digital cinematography essentials - from how to use the cameras to the rapidly emerging world of High Definition cinematography and 24p technology. This book covers the on-the-set' knowledge you need to know -
its emphasis lies in practical application, rather than
descriptions of technologies, so that in this book you will find
usable tools' and information to help you get the job done. From
getting the look' to lighting styles and ratios, what is needed for
different types of shoots and the technical preparation required,
this is a complete reference to the knowledge and skills required
to shoot high end digital films. The book also features a guide to
the Sony DVW in-camera menus - showing how to set them up and how
they work - a
An essential guide to all aspects of video technology for sound
technicians wishing to broaden their knowledge. It explains in a
highly readable and engaging way, the key technologies and issues,
as well as the terms, acronyms and definitions. Although intended
for the sound professional, this book will also appeal to anyone
involved in working with video.
Digital Filmmaking has been called the bible for professional filmmakers in the digital age. It details all of the procedural, creative, and technical aspects of pre-production, production, and post-production within a digital filmmaking environment. It examines the new digital methods and techniques that are redefining the filmmaking process, and how the evolution into digital filmmaking can be used to achieve greater creative flexibility as well as cost and time savings. The second edition includes updates and new information, including four new chapters that examine key topics like digital television and high definition television,making films using digital video, 24 P and universal mastering, and digital film projection. Digital Filmmaking provides a clear overview of the traditional filmmaking process, then goes on to illuminate the ways in which new methods can accomplish old tasks. It explains vital concepts, including digitization, compression, digital compositing, nonlinear editing, and on-set digital production and relates traditional film production and editing processes to those of digital techniques. Various filmmakers discuss their use of digital techniques to enhance the creative process in the "Industry Viewpoints" sections in each chapter .
Nonlinear is a buzzword for every broadcaster and facility house worldwide. Systems range from the humble to the exotic, and despite the growing acceptance of the technology, many users, both new and experienced, find the complexity of the operation and the time spent loading the material and rendering effects difficult to manage at first. Non-linear editing also comes with its own specialist language, requiring each editor to be conversant with a new range of skills from day one. As desktop systems improve the role of the traditional editor is constantly evolving and expanding.
Practical introduction to creating and editing high quality video
on the desktop. Using examples from a variety of video
applications, benefit from a professional's experience,
step-by-step, through a series of workshops demonstrating a wide
variety of techniques. These include producing short films,
multimedia and internet presentations, animated graphics and
special effects.
This book is for anyone starting out or hoping to work in the
ever-expanding world of television and video. Everyone involved in
a TV or video production is contributing to the program making
process. They all need to know and understand how it happens.
Whatever you want to end up doing, whether you are part way through
a course or starting from scratch, this book gives you all the
essential information you will need. It takes a practical,
step-by-step approach, based on the author's own 25-year experience
of producing, writing and directing for broadcast television and
the corporate sector on both video and film. It describes the roles
people perform, the equipment they use and what it does. In simple,
easy-to-read language it explains the grammar of shooting and
editing and offers first-hand advice on treatments, scripts and
budgets. As well as covering the technical aspects of both single
and multi-camera production, it also looks at the editorial
elements that create a successful program. With practical examples
it demonstrates how best to turn ideas into reality, how to obtain
successful interviews and how to put together programs that work.
Colin Hart has his own production company making programs for
corporate clients. He trained as a single and multi-camera director
in local televison news and for ten years worked in BBC Current
Affairs producing and directing for Nationwide and The Money
Programme.
Anyone observing the awe-inspiring sight of an eclipse will want to capture it on film for posterity. Eclipse '99: Capture It on Film provides the practical advice to capture a solar eclipse on film, covering topics from eye safety to suitable films. Whether the observer is using a "fun" camera or sophisticated equipment, this accessible book illustrates what can be achieved. By carefully following the advice of the experienced astrophotographer author, it is possible to observe and take photographs safely, leaving you with a pictorial record that will last a lifetime.
The "Hands On" Manual for Cinematographers contains a wealth of
information, theory, diagrams and tables on all aspects of
cinematography. Widely recognised as the "Cinematographer's Bible"
the book is organised in a unique manner for easy reference on
location, and remains an essential component of the cameraman's
box.
High Dynamic Range Video: Concepts, Technologies and Applications gives an introduction to a full range of topics within the end-to-end HDR video pipeline, covering the issues around capturing HDR and stereo HDR video, such as ghosting and use of legacy LDR systems, how HDR video can be manipulated, including real-time mixing, the very latest designs for HDR displays, HDR video on mobile devices, and the applications of HDR video. With this book, the reader will gain an overview of the current state-of-the art of HDR video, learn the potential of HDR video to provide a step change to a wide range of imaging applications, and attain the knowledge needed to introduce HDR video in their own applications.
Street photography is perhaps the best-loved and most widely known of all photographic genres, with names like Cartier-Bresson, Brassai and Doisneau familiar even to those with a fleeting knowledge of the medium. Yet, what exactly is street photography? From what viewpoint does it present its subjects, and how does this viewpoint differ from that of documentary photography? Looking closely at the work of Atget, Kertesz, Bovis, Rene-Jacques, Brassai, Doisneau, Cartier- Bresson and more, this elegantly written book, extensively illustrated with both well-known and neglected works, unpicks Parisian street photography's affinity with Impressionist art, as well as its complex relationship with parallel literary trends and authors from Baudelaire to Philippe Soupault. Clive Scott traces street photography's origins, asking what really what happened to photography when it first abandoned the studio, and brings to the fore fascinating questions about the way the street photographer captures or frames those subjects - traders, lovers, entertainers - so beloved of the genre.In doing so, Scott reveals street photography to be a poetic, even 'picturesque' form, looking not to the individual but to the type; not to the 'reality' of the street but to its 'romance'.
Find your own streaming success with Dummies Twitch For Dummies will get you up to date with Twitch, the breakthrough streaming platform where you can set up a channel, increase your viewership, and find your people. Step-by-step guides and helpful, real-life examples get you ready to go live and, who knows, maybe even earn a little money while having fun online. Check out this new edition for all the details on the new Creator Dashboard interface, streaming in the metaverse, and details you need to know to get the world watching. This handy reference even covers the latest Twitch integrations for streaming from your mobile devices. Community-based entertainment has never been hotter, and Dummies shows you how to get on board. Discover why the streaming platform Twitch is taking the world by storm Set up your first channel, stream gameplay, create highlight reels, and find viewers Understand the ad revenue structure so you can earn cash from your stream Get current on going live from the latest console models to Virtual Reality This is the perfect Dummies guide for new and established Twitch streamers who want to improve their audience and skills.
One of the only books recommended on strobist.com (with over 230,000 active members), this book is renowned for being the book to own to understand lighting This is better than all the other how to books on the market which just provide set examples for photographers to follow. Light--Science and Magic provides photographers with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow individual photographers to use lighting to express their own creativity. It will show you how to light the most difficult subjects such as surfaces, metal, glass, liquids, extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white), and people. This new edition -- if you can believe it -- is ever better It has more information specific for digital photographers, a brand new chapter on equipment, much more information on location lighting, and more on photographing people.
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