#2 on Photo.net's list of Best Photography Books of 2014!To create successful imagery, you need to balance technical know-how and aesthetic vision. In Camera & Craft, we deconstruct photographic principles in new ways to help you think through your process. Together with nine guest photographers, we explore photographic practice and follow up with inventive exercises and demonstrations that challenge you to engage with your tools—...

Master monochrome photography with this complete guide to shooting, editing and sharing your black and white images. With professional advice and in-depth tutorials on a variety of subjects and techniques, this book is everything you need to produce perfect pictures. From effectively using lighting and filters, to top tips for fixing problem photos and exhibiting your shots, The Black & White Photography Book will help you become a monochrome expert in no time at all.

This is it—the #1 best-selling digital photography book ever! It’s the award winning, worldwide smash hit, written by Scott Kelby, that’s been translated into dozens of different languages, because it’s the one book that really shows you how to take professional-quality shots using the same tricks today’s top digital pros use (and surprisingly, it’s easier than you’d think). This updated, second edition of the bestselling dig...

Make your photos better than ever with these great tips!Photography is fun, and thebetter your photos, the morefun you'll have. This little bookis packed with advice to help you set up super shots, make the most of lighting, explore exposure, and sharpen your focus. Learn to take advantage of your camera's settings, and watch your confidence grow as your images improve.Open the book and find:Creative ways to play with lightingAll abo...

The OM-D E-M1 camera has been hailed as “The Kind of Micro Four Thirds” format for good reason! The engineers gave this camera one of the most customizable and nuanced user interfaces ever. While a good move, even experienced users will sometimes need help getting their arms around all of the different permutations of features or groups of features spread across different menus. In this detailed and easy-to-read reference, professional photographer Gary L. Friedman simplifies the complexit...

David Busch's Canon EOS 6D Mark II Guide to Digital SLR Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the long-awaited Canon EOS 6D Mark II camera, the company’s most affordable full-frame camera.This upgraded 26.2 megapixel model features an enhanced autofocus system with 45 as many focus points as its predecessor. The Dual Pixel CMOS hybrid autofocus brings lightning-fast phase detect AF to live view and high-definition movie mo...

With this guidebook, photographers learn how to create stunning, professional images while avoiding the common pitfalls of using an on-camera flash. Techniques for using simple accessories such as bounce cards and diffusers, as well as how to improve a lighting scenario by enhancing it rather than overwhelming it, show photographers how to master this challenging aspect of portraiture.

    Sony doesn’t play it safe. Since the company entered the digital photography arena, it hasn’t been satisfied with the old paradigms and technology. At a time when the top dogs in the digital camera world are still mired in the race to produce the best single lens reflex models, Sony has concentrated on non-dSLR cameras, including SLT (semi-translucent mirror) models like the Sony Alpha a99 II. Sony has packaged up the most alluring features of advanced...

Absolutely anyone can take better photos!If you can press a button, you can take great pictures. It’s as simple as that. In BetterPhoto Basics, Jim Miotke, founder of the popular online photography school BetterPhoto.com, shares tips and tricks to improve your photos right away, no matter what camera you’re using. Too busy to read a book? No problem—flip to any page for an instant tip to use right away! Learn to compose knockout shots, make the most of indoor and outdoor l...

If you’ve invested in a camera as sophisticated as the Nikon Df, you’re looking for more than good pictures -- you demand outstanding photos. After all, the Df is a “mini” version of Nikon’s flagship cameras like the D4s and D5. It boasts 20 megapixels of resolution, blazing-fast automatic focus, and excellent high ISO performance in a compact package. But your gateway to pixel proficiency is dragged down by the slim little book included in the box as a manual. You know everything you need...

Scott Kelby, author of the top-selling digital photography book of all time, is back with an entirely new book in his popular series that picks up right where part 4 left off. It’s more of that “Ah ha—so that’s how they do it,” straight-to-the-point, skip-the-technojargon stuff you can really use today that made part 1 so successful.In parts 1 through 4 of this series, the most popular chapter in the book has always been the last chapter: “Photo Recipes to Help You Get ‘The Shot’.”...

Street photography is about people. As a street photographer your job is to be in the moment and acutely awar...