Gone Viral
Gone Viral is an ephemeral, often humorous pictorial of people trying to deal and cope with a pandemic that they knew little about. Nothing about this saga has ever been set in stone. Rules and beliefs have changed daily. Families, workers, communities, countries and the world have been forever divided over how to best most forward and deal with a novel virus known as COVID-19. Derek Grant has had his camera rolling since Day 1. His discerning eye has produced a collection of over fifty images that have captured the essence of this no-see-um viral saga from various and unique points of view.
Banksy and Friends
Banksy and Friends: On Your Bike is an informative and visually vibrant guide to the artwork of the elusive and famous artist, Banksy, and other East London graffiti artists. Photographed by Mark Kurtze as he toured the East End of London in 2014, this book explores the street art and culture of one of the world's most famous cities. Join Mark as he discovers the special artwork of Banksy and other local and international artists placed in lost alleyways and lanes of Old London Town, with commentary by Henry Kurtze.
Chris Floyd: Not Just Pictures
Celebrity portraiture from the acclaimed British photographer and author, with David Bowie, Cate Blanchett, Iggy Pop and moreThis coffee table volume is the first monograph dedicated to British photographer Chris Floyd's (born 1968) 30-year career. Featuring over 200 photographs, it includes his sessions with Paul McCartney, David Attenborough, Debbie Harry, David Hockney, David Bowie, Marcus Rashford, Cate Blanchett, Oasis, Iggy Pop and many more. The photographs are accompanied by a collection of stories that paint a broader and sometimes funnier picture of his oeuvre."For a long time people have told me how much they love reading what I write, as much as looking at the photographs I produce, and that they would love to own a book of this work and these tales," he writes. "After nearly 30 years in the game, perhaps now is the time to parlay the most interesting, funny, odd, disturbing, confrontational, collaborative and life affirming photographic moments."
We Are Basketball
We Are Basketball is a photo story about the transition to manhood through basketball. It follows the Varese under 18 team for an entire season of the top Italian youth league, as they are coached by Dodo Rusconi, one of the legends of Italian basketball history who played in the 1970 Intercontinental Cup winning Pallacanestro Varese squad. In this, his final season of coaching, the boys head to the national finals, and to international play, with many ending the season by signing their first professional contracts.
The Complete Guide to the OM System OM-1 (B&W Edition)
Welcome to The Complete Guide To The OM System OM-1 * The best help in the world on the OM-1! Tony says: I wrote this book for YOU! It seems OM System set out to out-Olympus Olympus with the OM-1. And perhaps they succeeded. It is certainly a great camera - with a lot of Olympus DNA - and something OMS mystically calls the "Dark Horse" factor. Certainly, we have a right to be cautious of a "new" company releasing a loved camera lineage. But here it is. The same, different, better, faster. If you want to master your OM-1, this book was written for you. Get it all without days of trawling the web - from an expert who's written multiple books on this camera lineage. Someone who can spot, and explain the difference - and make clear how everything works. And better yet, how to use it! And all in language meant for humans, with a book structure designed for subject mastery. It is way more than just a Manual on Steroids... In it, I assume you are a photographer, so I build on that knowledge. This 470-page full-color book: * Is packed with over 900 tips and tricks to help you master photography with an OM-1. * Covers every mode, menu, button, function, switch and socket. * Covers Lighting - even Manual flash & light modifiers! Plus * Discover all my camera settings - including why I do it that way. * Covers every essential of shooting - IE: ISO, Focus, WB, Metering, flash modes - and the more esoteric ones too. * Understand how and why to customize buttons and menus. * Read a great treatise to help you master the ins and outs of RAW, and RAW specific shooting. Grab this book and have at your fingertips 470-pages of full-color OM-1 info, with detailed Table of Contents, Indexing, and extensive hyperlinks. There is no better way to learn how to get the most out of what is arguably one of the best-designed cameras on the planet. BONUS: Your purchase comes with a full-color .pdf file! The book contains details.
An Affair of Flowers
This impressive book is richly illustrated with 91 gorgeous macro photographs--of flowers, and also some of their pollinators--by John Rodrigues, an artist who has taken that time to truly see. We invite you to sit back, maybe with a cup of hot Chamomile tea, and indulge in these images--taking the time to truly see these flowers, and to appreciate their inherent majesty. John Rodrigues takes an old lens and new camera and gives us a new look at an old photographic subject.
Photograhy for Beginners
If you enjoy traditional photography and are still fairly new to digital photography then this is the right choice for you. In this book you will find basic information about different types of cameras, components and how to use a camera. The book will introduce the basics techniques of Photography. The book deals with the basic steps in taking a good photograph. People will also learn the different types of photography.
Photos from Marz
The central topic is the wonderment of nature and the feeling of connection with the outdoors. My experiences with Nature are on-going learning and spiritual ones. My goal is to translate onto film, with my camera, the emotions and visual impact of what I see. My stock file (7000 + 35 mm slides) cover a broad scope of natural history (birds, insects, mammals, wildflowers, and reptiles) in portraits, in families, and in habitat. The stock travel images are from a number of states, including Alaska, as well as Africa, Canada, China, Europe, the Galapagos Islands, and South America. Picking the 50 images for this book from stock was the hard part. There is still the "maybe that image would have been better than this one" thoughts. The images are an eclectic representation of the four areas of photography in which the book is divided. These are; THE LOOK-INTO-THE-EYES APPROACH: Making eye contact "connection" with my subject is my favorite type of wildlife photography. Like with people, it's that sense of looking into the "Windows of the Soul". GOD'S WORLD: I don't know why certain scenes turns me on. Sometimes it is just a feeling I get. I don't always understand the why. Sometimes I think it is just God telling me to "take the picture", hence the title. There is a subdivision of this area titled PATHWAYS. MACRO WORLD: Macro photography, a way to take close-up telephoto views of little things. It helps to see the miniature details and beauty of the plant and insect worlds. PEOPLE: I have always been a people-watcher and when I run out of Nature subjects, particularly when traveling, I do photograph them. I try to capture elements of lifestyle, culture, and customs. If my translation to film of these visions of Mother Nature are reasonably successful, the photographs should trigger some personal thoughts, feelings, and memories in you, the viewer.
Life Forms
Barry Sheinkopf has been writing poetry, as well as novels and nonfiction, for decades. In the early 1970s, his poems began to contain fewer and fewer words. He was producing tanka and haiku, and not being pleased with the results, when finally it dawned on him that he really wanted to make poems with no words at all. This, for a writer, is something of a dilemma. He tried to resolve it by picking up the first of a series of cameras, in 35-millimeter and 4x5" formats, and attempting to photograph the metaphors he saw all around him. His goal from the first has been to capture these exceptional moments in the life around him. If you know that you're looking at a photograph, he says-something that you know is real-but can't momentarily identify it, your sense of the world will be enlarged a little when you suddenly realize what it is and exclaim, "Aha!" This book, then, records a quest for ways of apprehending the visual world that has never ended for him-of seeing into the life of forms, to help his viewers grasp that there are metaphors in everyday experience.Barry Sheinkopf's photographs have appeared in shows across the Northeast United States. He has published the crime thrillers These Barely Silent Dead:  An Intrigue, The Ivory Kitten, and The Longest Odds, the memoir The Magic Pencil: How a Jewish Art Restorer survived the Holocaust (written with Mikel Carvin), and four volumes of poetry, Not That I Minded, Live from the Limelight:  Selected Poems, Collected Poems, and What There Was. He is the Director of The Writing Center in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where he teaches professional writing courses, and Publisher of Full Court Press, which specializes in custom self-publishing that fully emulates traditional press standards
Semaphore
In a visual journey of poetic images, the photographer examines how living with Parkinson's disease has changed her view of the world. Through the process, she commits to a more optimistic perspective. After discovering that she had Parkinson's disease, Torrance York focused her camera on the challenge to integrate this life-altering information into her sense of self. In Semaphore, York presents photographs of nature, the human body, medical images, details from daily life, and of light, to speak metaphorically about her shift in perspective post diagnosis. Plunged into an experience often described as dark or isolating, York surfaces with quiet, generous and luminous images that bare human vulnerability, while inspiring optimism and connection. Over ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease. While this book is relevant to the Parkinson's community, it connects with others whose journeys require growth, patience, and perseverance to move forward.Torrance York earned an MFA in photography from Rhode Island School of Design and a BA from Yale.
Pinnacle Studio 26 Revealed
Learn to unleash the full power of Pinnacle Studio by following practical examples. As Studio develops, so does the Revealed series, with all the features of this popular software covered in detail. Start from scratch, or dip in and out - this book works both as a manual and a series of tutorials.From Basic Principles right through to understanding the latest additions to the program, Pinnacle Studio Revealed is packed with tips and examples, using both the sample footage and easily downloaded content. Topics include keeping your movies in sync, troubleshooting, Motion Titles, Masking and Motion Tracking, Multi-Cam, Split Screen templates and working with MyDVD as well as Legacy Disc Authoring.This revised version covers the 26.2.298 patch
Picture Perfect Flash
Conquer portable strobes and hot shoe flash to create extraordinary portraits!Whether you use small, portable strobes or hot shoe flash, flash photography has always been daunting for most photographers. Without a system and workflow for thinking about and working with flash, you can easily end up feeling stuck, or you end up flailing--randomly changing settings, positions, and modifiers--and hoping for the best. It's not surprising that this leads to failure and frustration.Enter bestselling author Roberto Valenzuela and the Picture Perfect Flash System, which he created to empower you to finally conquer your flash and create photographs that fulfill your intention and vision. There are two key components to this system, which Roberto calls FACES and NAME. The FACES component provides a framework for thinking about how you want or need to use flash in a particular scene: - Fix the Light: Do you need to fix a low light problem, an unwanted color cast, or a situation with poor quality of light?-Add Light: Do you need to add more light to boost or enhance the available light or create separation?-Create a Mood: Are you using light to create a desired mood for a location or subject?-Effects with Flash: Are you using flash for creative visual effect?- Sculpt the Light: Do you need to sculpt the light to add drama, shape, and contouring?Once you've found your purpose for the light, the NAME component provides an essential workflow for carrying out your flash photography in a methodical way so that you get consistent and predictable results: - Number of Flashes: How many flashes do you need?- Angle of Flashes: Where do the flashes need to be positioned?- Modifiers for Flashes: How do you need to modify your flashes?- Energy of Flashes: What power do the flashes need to be?The Picture Perfect Flash System is covered in Part One: The Flash Advantage, which is the core framework of the book. In Part Two: Flash Basics Explained, Roberto covers the flash features you need to know: TTL, Manual, 1st and 2nd Curtain Sync, High Speed Sync, and Channels and Groups. Finally, in Part Three: Dynamic Flash Exercises, Roberto gives you a dozen lighting exercises that will substantially hone and advance your skills. With Picture Perfect Flash, you'll finally be able to conquer your flash...and make the kind of portraits you've always wanted to create.TABLE OF CONTENTSForeword by Miss Universe, R'Bonney Nola GabrielIntroduction PART ONE: The Flash AdvantageChapter 1: The Picture Perfect Flash SystemChapter 2: Fix the LightChapter 3: Add LightChapter 4: Create a MoodChapter 5: Effects with FlashChapter 6: Sculpt the LightChapter 7: NAME: Your Game Plan PART TWO: Flash Basics ExplainedChapter 8: TTL: Let the Flash DecideChapter 9: Manual ModeChapter 10: 1st Curtain Sync, 2nd Curtain Sync, and High Speed SyncChapter 11: Channels and Groups PART THREE: Dynamic Flash ExercisesChapter 12:  Lighting Exercises
Art Man Penis
Penis Photo Book, A mans Pictures Book True manly beauty is displayed in this sexy and fun photo coffee table book. Aimed at highlighting not only the beauty of the Penis, it also shows the power and range that the penis has in art. With images ranging from erotic to playful this fun photo journal of the male member will be sure to make a great addition to your collection.
Photography and Resistance
This book argues that photography, with its inherent connection to the embodied material world and its ease of transmissibility, operates as an implicitly political medium. It makes the case that the right to see is fundamental to the right to be. Limning the paradoxical links between photography as a medium and the conditions of political, social, and epistemological disappearance, the book interprets works by African American, Indigenous American, Latinx, and Asian American photographers as acts of political activism in the contemporary idiom. Placing photographic praxis at the crux of 21st-century crises of political equity and sociality, the book uncovers the discursive visual movements through which photography enacts reappearances, bringing to visibility erased and elided histories in the Americas. Artists discussed in-depth include Shelley Niro, Carrie Mae Weems, Paula Luttringer, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Matika Wilbur, Martine Guti矇rrez, Ana Mendieta, An-My L礙, and Rebecca Belmore. The book makes visible the American land as a site of contestation, an as-yet not fully recognized battlefield.
A Picture Book for Paleontologists
Figurative images in paleontological books, text books, and museum dioramas have the same set of faulted ideas that all beginning art students render. These faulted images have subverted both their concepts and analysis. A Picture Book for Paleontologists introduces a new method to accurately compare skulls from different species. It is based on the observation that land vertebrates universally hold their faces in the same position while moving forward or sitting alertly. A skull placed in this position will show whether a human ancestor was bipedal or quadrupedal and will also reveal the visual environment it occupied. Unique to primates are the shared dental biomechanics, which determine the need for eyebrow ridges or chins.
We Make Pictures in Order to Live
This spring, Aperture magazine presents issue #250, "We Make Pictures in Order to Live," which explores the relationship between photography and storytelling across generations and geographies. Featuring visual stories that excite, surprise, and illuminate daily life, this issue's title is a nod to the late, celebrated writer Joan Didion, who declared, "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." Aperture contributors explore the quiet poetry-- or clamorous disorder--of the everyday, and attest that making photographs is a way of being aliveIn a sweeping introductory essay, Brian Dillon asks how we might view Didion through photography, and what images come to mind when we think of her writing. Thessaly La Force profiles Bieke Depoorter, who sees documentary photography both as a listening exercise and a form of investigation, blurring the lines between authorship, fiction, and truth. Alistair O'Neill takes stock of Nick Waplington's vibrant records of subcultures on both sides of the Atlantic. Lena Fritsch writes about the "exquisite world-making" of photographer Eikoh Hosoe's collaborative practice. Tiana Reid reconsiders Charles "Teenie" Harris's vivid, midcentury portraits of Black life in Pittsburgh, several of which are published for the first time in this issue. Among the portfolios, Casey Gerald discusses Adraint Bereal's images depicting the agony and ecstasy of being a Black college student in the US today. Yvonne Venegas searches for family ghosts in the Mexican landscape, which poet and novelist Daniel Salda簽a Par穩s describes as "an exercise in freedom and intelligence." Kamayani Sharma looks at Gauri Gill's images of a community masquerade in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and its potential to reverse power dynamics inherent in seeing and being seen. Durga Chew-Bose meditates on the photographs of Mary Manning--also featured on the cover-- and their poetic sensitivity toward story and the everyday. For Endnote, Aperture poses six questions for the painter Jordan Casteel. In The PhotoBook Review--included within every issue of Aperture--Bruno Ceschel speaks with photographer, bookmaker, and publisher Alejandro Cartagena about his work. Lou Stoppard reviews a trio of photobooks about domestic spaces, and Aperture's editors review a range of recent publications.
The Unseen Saul Leiter
A thrilling trove of newly discovered color works from the photographer celebrated for his pioneering painterly visionNow firmly established as one of the world's greatest photographers, Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was relatively little known until the 2006 publication of Saul Leiter: Early Color, when he was already in his eighties. Choosing to shoot in color when black and white was the norm, Leiter portrayed midcentury New York's street life with a gorgeous painterliness that evoked the sensuality of his Abstract Expressionist contemporaries Rothko and Newman. His studio in the East Village, where he lived from 1952 until his death in 2013, is now the home of the Saul Leiter Foundation, which has commenced a full-scale survey of his more than 80,000 works.This volume contains works discovered through this project--specifically, color photography from slides never before published or seen by the public. It is edited by Margit Erb and Michael Parillo of the Saul Leiter Foundation, and is embellished with texts that describe how Leiter assembled his slide archive and how it is being catalogued and restored.Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh in 1923. He pioneered a painterly approach to color photography in the 1940s and produced covers for fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, before largely withdrawing from public attention in the 1980s. The publication of his first collection, Early Color, by Steidl in 2006, inspired an avid "rediscovery" that led to worldwide exhibitions and the release of a documentary, In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter (2014). He died in New York in 2013.
Frank Horvat
Frank Horvat (1928-2020) changed the course of fashion photography forever. The Italian-born photographer made his debut as a photojournalist in France, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. It was there that he met Henri Cartier-Bresson, who encouraged him to pursue his photography career. By the mid-1950s, Horvat was collaborating with the biggest fashion magazines in the world, such as Elle, Vogue, and Jardin des Modes. Revolutionizing fashion photography through a more realistic lens, Horvat photographed models on the streets, in the squares, and alongside the locals of postwar Europe.Horvat's fresh and often imitated style, which brought reportage techniques and the 35mm film camera to the forefront of fashion photography, impressed designers and inspired fashion photographers for generations to come.Horvat's work can now be found in permanent collections in prestigious institutions around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.With a foreword by Virginie Chardin, Frank Horvat, a new title in the renowned Photofile series, exhibits Horvat's photographic opus through sixty full-page reproductions in a handsome and collectible pocket format.
David Busch's Sony Alpha A7 IV Guide to Digital Photography
David Busch's Sony Alpha a7 IV Guide to Digital Photography is the most comprehensive resource and reference for Sony's long-awaited 33-megapixel full frame mirrorless camera. Capable of 10 frame-per-second bursts even at full resolution, the a7 IV is fast enough for action photography, and its enhanced dynamic range delivers the image quality that the most demanding landscape or fine-art photographer requires. This camera's remarkable low-light performance, fast sensor-based phase detect autofocus (with real-time face and eye tracking in both still and movie modes), and improved 5-axis in-body image stabilization, the a7 IV has all the tools needed to take incredible images. This book will show you how to master those features as you explore the world of digital photography and hone your creativity with your a7 IV.Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Sony Alpha a7 IV Guide to Digital Photography covers every feature of this camera 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 camera "roadmap" chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the camera'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 each 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 exploring full frame photography for the first time, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Sony a7 IV.
Isolation
Punctuated by seventeen of the artist's photographs, "Isolation" is a poetic meander through the idea of being alone. Self-referential and deeply personal, Nylander considers the implications of the resistance to, and yet need for, personal isolation as a part of the creative process.
Courbee Magazine Exocita
Courbee; Magazine Exotica geared towards Plus Size Women.Our models range in sizes 8 to 28 who present themselves in soft sexy feminine matter.We celebrate diversity in sizes, shapes, heights, & ethnicities.The articles reflect the Plus Size lifestyle, current events, and topics that will healthe mind, body, and soul.
Second Nature
With the uprise of mobile devices, the infra-structural needs of the telecommunication industry have exploded, and since the 1980s, cell towers have started to fill the planet. The scenery changed dramatically when an antenna was transformed into an artificial pine tree for the first time in 1992. Since then, this kind of camouflage has evolved into a global phenom-enon that raises fundamental questions about the relationship between humans and nature. The images from the series Second Nature focus on cell tower trees that became part of the Southern California landscape. The series depicts these artefacts of the digital age as, in Amy Clarke's words, a 罈societal preference for >fakeugly
INK Babies Literary Magazine Issue 2 WINTER-SPRING 2022
INK Babies Literary Magazine is a magazine featuring contributors from all around the world who find that art, photography, fiction, and poetry are their peace, their chaos, their creative flow, their quiet rage, and their freedom to simply be. There is some adult content. Recommended for ages 18+.
The Wedding Photography Letters
One of the greatest gifts you can receive as an artist is that of having a mentor - someone who has developed a skill or talent and is willing to pass their knowledge onto you. Within The Wedding Photography Letters, you will find a series of letters that captures a mentoring conversation between Brad and Charlie. Throughout these letters, Brad shares the fundamental skills, tools, and knowledge necessary for Charlie to become a successful wedding photographer. Whether you are just starting out or a full-time professional, you're welcome to join this conversation. The Wedding Photography Letters is written by Brad Wood - a professional wedding photographer since 2012. He has had the pleasure of assisting a number of young artists to begin careers in photography. This book is based on those friendships and conversations.
Nemurushima
Teshima is one of the 28 islands of the Shiwaku Islands in Japan. In former times the island has been famous for its navy, and the island's shipbuilding and ship handling skills were valued and played a major role in maritime distribution.Today, there are only a dozen or so islanders living on Teshima. The terraced fields that once covered the mountains have been swallowed up by bamboo forest, including the stone walls that had been left. The island's last fisherman passed away at the end of last year, and his fishing boat remains tied up in the harbor, swaying in the waves. Listening to the island's quiet sleep without disturbing it will lead us to face the present situation of Japan as an island nation.Kentaro Kumon (b. 1981) is active in a wide range of fields, including magazines, books, and advertising. In 2012, he was awarded the Photographic Society of Japan's Newcomer's Award.
The Weaponized Camera in the Middle East
Drawing on unprecedented access to the video archives of B'Tselem, an Israeli NGO that distributes cameras to Palestinians living in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, Liat Berdugo lays out an argument for a visual studies approach to videographic evidence in Israel/Palestine. Using video stills as core material, it discusses the politics of videographic evidence in Israel/Palestine by demonstrating that the conflict is one that has produced an inequality of visual rights. The book highlights visual surveillance and counter surveillance at the citizen level, how Palestinians originally filmed to "shoot back" at Israelis, who were armed with shooting power via weapons as the occupying force. It also traces how Israeli private citizens began filming back at Palestinians with their own cameras, including personal cell phone cameras, thus creating a simultaneous, echoing counter surveillance. Complicating the notion that visual evidence alone can secure justice, the Weaponized Camera in The Middle East asks how what is seen, but also who is seeing, affects how conflicts are visually recorded. Drawing on over 5,000 hours of footage, only a fraction of which is easily accessible to the public domain, this book offers a unique perspective on the strategies and battlegrounds of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
The Sea Witch
"Sea Witch is the odor of a thin-haired woman the vomit that spilled on her naked body: before the hempen hands melts in the heat of her thighs... her hair the Mother of Beetles. The photography in this masterpiece tells a story of the unknown, the words hint to something of the weird fiction, but you hear the sorrow when you read the words to your third-eye. A treasure fo'sure." Donald Armfield (Hybrid Sequence Media)
Viewing Photography in Post-Dictatorship Latin America
This book examines the archival aesthetic of mourning and memory developed by Latin American artists and photographers between 1997-2016. Particular attention is paid to how photographs of the assassinated or disappeared political dissident of the 1970s and 1980s, as found in family albums and in official archives, were not only re-imagined as conduits for private mourning, but also became allegories of social trauma and the struggle against socio-political amnesia. Memorials, art installations, photo-essays, street projections, and documentary films are all considered as media for the reframing of these archival images from the era of the Cold War dictatorships in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay. While the turn of the millennium was supposedly marked by "the end of history" and, with the advent of digital technologies, by "the end of photography," these works served to interrupt and hence, belie the dominant narrative on both counts. Indeed, the book's overarching contention is that the viewer's affective identification with distant suffering when engaging these artworks is equally interrupted: instead, the viewer is invited to apprehend memorial images as emblems of national and international histories of ideological struggle.
The Deep-Sky Imaging Primer
Thousands of people learned astrophotography from the first two editions, now The Deep-sky Imaging Primer has been fully revised and expanded in this third edition. It has been updated to include the latest cameras, technology, and software. Everything you need to know about capturing and processing stunning images of deep-sky objects is covered. You'll learn about the fundamental principles of electronic cameras, optics, and mounts; how to choose the best camera and telescope for you; how to set up, choose exposure parameters, and take the images; where and when to find the best deep-sky objects; and how to process images. In addition to PixInsight(R) and Adobe Photoshop(R), Affinity Photo(R) and AstroPixelProcessor(R) are now fully covered. Start-to-finish examples of image processing are included, with a focus on PixInsight. Full-color throughout with 373 illustrations.
Indo-Pak Photography Contest - Life Folk Arts Built Heritage Landscapes - Season 1
Photography is termed as the Universal Language of the People. It can bind people from various cultures and geographies. It is through photography one can witness perspectives never thought before. It is through the photographer's lens that unseen, unknown realities can be captured and shared. To explore and capture such talent across the borders, we at White Falcon Publishing collaborated with Daastan, Pakistan to organise Indo-Pak Photography contest in 2021.The contest was based on four themes -- Life- Folk Arts- Landscapes- Built HeritageThe response from photographers from both the nations was overwhelming. We received submissions from professional photographers who know the art inside out across all four themes, with the theme life attracting the most submissions. This enthusiasm of the participants strengthened our resolve to continue working towards building strong bonds of love and brotherhood across manmade boundaries.A total of 61 submissions were shortlisted which form part of this book. With such amazing contributions, the book has turned out to be an amazing blend of lifestyle, cultures, societies, landscapes and art forms.We thank and appreciate the winners of Indo-Pak Photography Contest for their support and contribution.White Falcon Publishing is a Chandigarh, India based publishing house that was founded in 2014. With more than eight years into operation, White Falcon has published thousands of books, many of which are award winners and best sellers. The publishing house offers a wide range of author-specific services that help budding and established authors to publish, sell and promote their books. With various technologies like blockchain certification implemented, White Falcon Publishing is a technology-driven publishing house. It has helped authors from more than 15 countries publish their books in India and internationally.With the aim to spread the love for art and literature across borders, White Falcon Publishing has been a pioneer in organising various literary contests in collaboration with Daastan, Pakistan. The first contest of short stories was organised in 2018 - Literati - The South Asian Award for Micro Fiction. This was followed by Literati 2019, Season 2. In the year 2020, Chitthi Sarhad Paar Se, a letter writing contest was organised. Year 2021 saw the Indo-Pak Photography Contest where the love for literature took a turn for the love for art, in the form of photography.White Falcon Publishing Team believes that one must continue to explore new avenues, new challenges, new possibilities that drive us towards our goal of spreading our love for art and literature sans borders.Daastan is a book publishing marketplace which acts as a doorway for the world to access the Pakistani market which is 220 million people strong. In past decade, they have built the foundations of the book publishing industry in Pakistan by building a tech platform Qissa (www.meraqissa.com)Daastan provides end-to-end guided book publishing solutions to its customers. You can get your books written, edited, designed, registered, published, distributed and even marketed within Pakistan.They currently hold Commonwealth's Regional Finalist Award, UNESCO's Media Information Literacy Award and National Winner of SDG Bootcamp by UNDP.What makes Daastan unique is that it was born out of a personal struggle of the founder who was unable to publish his debut book in Pakistan, a decade ago. Being a descendent of a literary figure named Muhammad Basir, the man who invented Urdu calligraphy toolkit in sub-continent in early 1800s, he took it upon himself to fix this problem.
Street Photography
Street Photography is a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid shots of strangers, sometimes with but often without their knowledge.
Dust
A stunning photographic compilation of Egypt's abandoned palaces and grand buildings Between 1860 and 1940, Cairo and other large cities in Egypt witnessed a major construction boom that gave birth to extraordinary palaces and lavish buildings. These incorporated a mix of architectural styles, such as Beaux-Arts and Art Deco, with local design influences and materials. Today, many lie empty and neglected, rapidly succumbing to time, a real-estate frenzy, and an ongoing population crisis. In 2006 Russian-born photographer Xenia Nikolskaya began the process of documenting these structures. She gained exceptional access to them, taking photographs at some thirty locations, including Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Minya, Esna, and Port Said. These photographs were documented in the first edition of Dust: Egypt's Forgotten Architecture, which soon after its release in 2012 became a rare collector's item. This revised and expanded edition includes photographs from the first edition together with extra unseen images and new photographs taken by Nikolskaya between 2013 and 2021. It also includes previously unpublished essays by Heba Farid, co-owner of the Cairo-based photo gallery Tintera, and architect and urban planner Omar Nagati, co-founder of CLUSTER, an urban design and research platform also in Cairo. Dust: Egypt's Forgotten Architecture leads us seductively into some of the most breathtaking architectural spaces of Egypt's recent past, filled with a sense of both the immense weight and the impermanence of history.
Spray Nation
Culled from the extensive archives of one of the most renowned graffiti photographers of all time comes this remarkable collection of previously unpublished images of New York's graffiti scene in the 1980s. If you were a graffiti writer in 1980s New York City, you wanted Martha Cooper to document your work--and she probably did. Cooper has spent decades immortalizing art that is often overlooked, and usually illegal. Her first book, 1984's Subway Art (a collaboration with Henry Chalfant), is affectionately referred to by graffiti artists as the "bible". To create Spray Nation, Cooper and editor Roger Gastman pored through hundreds of thousands of 35mm Kodachrome slides, painstakingly selecting and digitizing them. The photos range from obscure tags to portraits, action shots, walls, and painted subway cars. They are accompanied by heartfelt essays celebrating Cooper's drive, spirit, and singular vision. The images capture a gritty New York era that is gone forever. And although the original pieces (as well as many of their creators) have been lost, these powerful photos feel as immediate as a subway train thundering down the tracks.
Our Toil and God’s Blessing
The tribal people of southwest Iran had a reputation of being unruly and dangerous. Little was known about them when anthropologist Reinhold Loeffler arrived there in the 1960s. Over the next forty years and through the profound impact of the Islamic Revolution, he documented a way of life that has now all but disappeared. A central theme in this book is the extraordinary progress of one village that embraced education and achievement far ahead of its time. "Our Toil and God's Blessing" celebrates the work of a talented and empathetic photographer who brings to light for the first time the deep cultural insights and humanity of a fascinating tribal people obscured by the political turmoil of the region.
How to Survive When Things Don't Go Your Way
How do you survive when things don't go your way? Take a walk with me along a trail and find out. Breathe in the beauty that grows all around you. Gaze upon the flexibility of nature. Feel the strength that comes from focusing on the moment. Life is a challenge, every single day, and you can find the wisdom that you need in this collection of nature photos.If you are interested in more books like this one, then take a look at these others that I have created: A soft answerDon't QuitHow to Survive When things don't go your wayI can't stop the rainThe Sun Still ShinesFinding the Truth While Exploring the WoodsThinking About Life While Exploring the WoodsWhispered Words I Heard While OutdoorsLife and Its PossibilitiesThings I Discovered When I Explored the Woods
Poodles & Pix
The fulcrum of Xavier McClinton's poetry is the joy, camaraderie, and sense of being inspired by the love he gives and gets from his cherished poodles. The photography, most of it from his own lens, more than merely illustrating the verse, completes it. Combining the two leads him to the contemplation of life, love, community, empathy, and justice as absolute values. These can be, and often are, subject to extraneous threats that cannot be ignored: struggle, injustice, prejudice and individual frailty, themes Xavier's verse also probes. Throughout, he endows his poems with an engrained sense of rhythm and lyricism derived from the musical traditions in which he has been immersed over the course of half a century.
Dry garden
Poetic photo essay reflecting on charm of inconspicuous stones under the authors feet
The High School Trilogy
Sean Kennedy began his musical journey when he was just 9 years old. His debut photo book, "The High School Trilogy", is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the process behind the creation of his three records: "Tell Me", "The One", and "What's Left Unsaid". Explore never before seen photos from recording sessions, photoshoots and original handwritten lyrics.
Moments with Birds
Nathan Collie's Moments with Birds is a collection of over 100 photographs capturing the beauty of both the migratory and resident birds of Tennessee, including information about the species, as well as Nathan's own personal stories from behind the scenes. This book will take you on a journey through all four seasons, drawing you into the wonderful world of birds.
A Picture Gallery of the Soul
A vivid and moving celebration of the ways that Black Americans have shaped and been shaped by photography, from its inception to the present day. A Picture Gallery of the Soul presents the work of more than one hundred Black American artists whose practice incorporates the photographic medium. Organized by the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota, this group exhibition samples a range of photographic expressions produced over three centuries, from traditional photography to mixed media and conceptual art. From the daguerreotypes made by Jules Lion in New Orleans in 1840 to the Instagram post of the Baltimore Uprising made by Devin Allen in 2015, photography has chronicled Black American life, and Black Americans have defined the possibilities of photography. Frederick Douglass recognized the quick, easy, and inexpensive reproducibility of photography and developed a theoretical framework for understanding its impact on public discourse, which he delivered as a series of four lectures during the Civil War. It has been widely acknowledged that Douglass, the subject of 160 photographic portraits and the most photographed American of the nineteenth century, anticipated that the history of American photography and the history of Black American culture and politics would be deeply intertwined. A Picture Gallery of the Soul honors the diverse visions of Blackness made manifest through the lens of photography. Published in association with the Katherine E. Nash Gallery. Exhibition dates: Katherine E. Nash Gallery: September 13-December 10, 2022.
Black and White Volume 1
A collection of black and white photos by photographer Trace Wiley.
I Left a Note
I Left a Note is a collection of street photography, focusing on and highlighting one of the masters of what's known as "fire extinguisher" graffiti, PORK. PORK is a legend in the world of street art in New York City, as well as an in demand fine artist, showing in many galleries in the city. The city itself is truly his canvas. He is currently working out of his studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn. I Left a Note is part of Blurring Books' new series of publications, Limited Slim Publications.
The Complete Guide to Food Photography
The must-have guidebook for creating great food photographs!The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a visually stunning, eminently useful, and comprehensive resource for creating fantastic food photographs. In this book, professional food photographer Lauren Short teaches you her entire image-making process, as she covers lighting, composition, styling, storytelling, editing, and processing great food photographs.In the first part of the book, Lauren covers the core concepts, where you'll learn: - How to work with both natural and artificial light (as well as modifiers)- The tools, guides, and rules of composition for food photography- Techniques, tips, and tricks for styling your food so it looks its best- How to build a story with the use of backgrounds, props, and other supporting elements- Processing, retouching, and compositing techniques to finish your imageAdditionally, Lauren explains the why behind her creative decisions. By understanding her decision-making process and walking through her problem-solving techniques, you'll become better equipped to make informed creative decisions so you can excel at food photography, no matter what scenarios you encounter.In the second part of the book, Lauren walks you through multiple case studies of complete, start-to-finish shoots so that you can see every aspect of her image-making process and understand how it all comes together. Each case study also includes a link to a full video for each shoot so that you can easily follow along.Filled with beautiful imagery as well as behind-the-scenes photos and helpful diagrams, The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a must-have for any food photographer looking to create images that stand out from the crowd.
Ice Cold. a Hip-Hop Jewelry History
Whether it's diamond-encrusted grills, oversized "truck" style chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches or a Tiffany necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering, blinged-out jewels are the shining statement of a collective identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy. Spanning the history of hip-hop jewelry, from the 1980s to today, Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a stunning compilation of storytelling and visuals. Hundreds of extraordinary images of every major hip-hop artist on record celebrate how "Ice" has become a proclamation of identity and self-expression. Starting with Run-DMC's gold Adidas pendants and Eric B. & Rakim's ostentatious dookie rope chains and Mercedes medallions, the jewelry then transforms from street style into a booming design culture. The hip-hop tradition of "show up and show out" reaches new heights with artists like Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, and Cardi B, whose over-the-top pieces integrate unique pop culture references, unconventional materials, and enduring collaborations with artists like Takashi Murakami. Author Vikki Tobak reveals - in great detail - the work of pioneering jewelers such as Tito Caicedo of Manny's, Eddie Plein, and Jacob the Jeweler as well as newer artisans such as Avianne & Co., Ben Baller/IF & Co., Greg Yuna, Johnny Dang, Eliantte, and many more. Ice Cold is a treasure trove of dazzling, inspirational style, featuring the work of leading photographers, including Wolfgang Tillmans, Janette Beckman, Jamel Shabazz, Timothy White, Gillian Laub, David LaChapelle, Danny Clinch, Chris Buck, Mike Miller, Phil Knott, Raven B. Varona, Al Pereira, Albert Watson and many more. A foreword by hip-hop superstar Slick Rick and essays by A$AP Ferg, LL COOL J, Kevin "Coach K' Lee and Pierre "P" Thomas of Quality Control Music take us on personal journeys into their jewelry universe. Ice Cold goes beyond the ostentatious bling to reveal a transformative story that is loud and proud.
Rocky Mountains
A full-colour photo book of Rockies in Canada and brief trails and hiking information. Including stunning photos of mountains photographed by Vafa Adib, a residence of Alberta.
My Nova Scotia Home
See Nova Scotia through the eyes of a local. From breathtaking sunrises and sunsets to beautiful forest scenery. Oceans and forests, hills and valleys, see Nova Scotia in all its seasons. Pristine snowy fields or ice-covered trees in winter, or stunning flowers and forests in summer. Don't mind the occasional bear or groundhog.
Julie Blackmon: Midwest Materials
A photographic fever dream of America's Midwest, from the author of Homegrown and Domestic VacationsFor her third monograph, Midwest Materials, Julie Blackmon has created a new body of work that sparkles with the wit, dark humor and irony for which the photographer has gained such renown. Finding insight and inspiration in the seeming monotony of her "generic American hometown" of Springfield, Missouri, Blackmon constructs a captivating, fictitious world that is both playful and menacing. "I think of myself as a visual artist working in the medium of photography," Blackmon notes, "and my assignment is to chart the fever dreams of American life." Midwest Materials follows Domestic Vacations (Radius Books, 2008) and Homegrown (Radius Books, 2014).Julie Blackmon (born 1966) pursued studies in art education and photography at Missouri State University. Her photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art; George Eastman House, Rochester, NY; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Toledo Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; and numerous others. She is represented by Robert Mann Gallery, Haw Contemporary and Fahey Klein, among others. Blackmon lives and works in Springfield, Missouri.
