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Dance In Cuba
Gil Garetti
Balcony Press
512 E. Wilson, #213, Glendale, CA 91026
Chronicle Books, dist.
85 - 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
1890449342 $65.00 balconypress.com
Dance In Cuba by master photographer Gil Garetti is a vivid collection
of black-and-white images which lucidly showcase the art of dance and
in a series of intriguing visual pictures highlighting the styles,
practitioners, moves, and insights of the dance. An impressive
compendium of exquisite photographs, Dance In Cuba is enhanced with a
selection of insightful quotes and words of wisdom on the Cuban art of
the dance. An appropriate addition to any Photographic Studies
reference collection, Dance In Cuba is very strongly recommended as a
coffee table photography book for its generous pictorial display on the
art of the dance.
Digital Wedding Photography
Bambi Cantrell & Skip Cohen
Amphoto Books/Watson-Guptill
770 Braodway, New York, NY 10003
0817433244 $29.95 amphotobooks.com
Digital Wedding Photography: Professional Techniques With Style by
professional photographers Bambi Cantrell and Skip Cohen is a
remarkably "user friendly" illustrated guide to the art of digital
photography focusing on ever aspect of wedding preparations, ceremony,
and celebration. Introducing aspiring photographers to the many
variable aspects of digital photography techniques, Digital Wed-ding
Photography provides a complete understanding of how to employ digital
technology for a greater artistic and creative photographic image, how
to capture events as well as enthusiasm and emotion throughout the day,
the effective thought process of a photojournalist, understanding
clients, delivering color and black-and-white photos with deft style,
how to create awe-inspiring albums and Web sites, as well as digital
photography service marketing, and a wealth of additionally informative
tips. For its grasp of the most effective strategies and approaches,
Digital Wedding Photography is very highly recommended for novice
photographers wanting to enhance their photographic wedding portrait
skills.
The New Life
Lise Sarfati
Twin Palms Publishers
PO Box 10229, Santa Fe, NM 87504
1931885451 $75.00 www.twinpalms.com
The New Life is an impressive collection of visually intimate
photography showcasing the photographic skill and visionary eye of Lise
Sarfati. Featuring pensive poses illustrating the sensitive and natural
existence her young subjects, Sarfati deftly acknowledges beautifully
entrancing, thoughtful and dimensional aspects of young generation's
"smileless state". A welcome addition to any personal, professional, or
academic library's Photographic Studies reference collection, The New
Life is very strongly recommended for its elevation of portrait
photography to a kind of modern art and an inherently fascinating
compendium of acute and pristine photography at the hands of a master
photographer.
Amherst Media
PO Box 586, Buffalo, NY 14226
www.amherstmedia.com
You can't beat Amherst Media for producing professional-quality titles
on the latest, hottest topics, as evidenced by these new arrivals which
are certain to win wide acclaim. Veteran Bill Hurter's THE BEST OF
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: TECHNIQUES AND IMAGES FROM PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
(1584281812, $34.95) continues to present his advanced portrait
photography wisdom, here gathering images and commenting on techniques
by a range of photographers who use Adobe Photoshop to add professional
polish to their works. Each photographer's profile includes a full-page
color photo, smaller color photos, and specific descriptions of
retouching techniques and special effects. Basic explanations of
layers, masks and other typical Photoshop functions accompany these
real-world artists' examples, reinforcing learning. His BEST OF WEDDING
PHOTOJOURNALISM: TECHNIQUES AND IMAGES FROM THE PROS (1584281227,
$29.95) narrows the focus to wedding topics: in so doing, he's able to
hone in on the specific challenges of wedding photojournalism,
discussing techniques which change throughout the wedding, featuring
ideas for advanced preparation, and including artistic results from
wedding photographer pros. From exposures and lenses to obtaining
special effects from natural settings, this is the best key to
understanding the basics of professional style on the market. James
Williams' HOW TO CREATE A HIGH PROFIT PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS IN ANY
MARKET (1584281820, $34.95) helps aspiring pros translate technique to
dollars, telling how to set short and long-term goals, determine client
base and how to reach them, achieve professional results from posed and
natural settings, and how to set prices and reduce overhead. Many
photography business guides are barely more than business beginner's
manuals with a dose of photo background added in: Williams' HOW TO
CREATE A HIGH PROFIT PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS IN ANY MARKET is so much
more, firmly melding the art of photography with the goal of making
money from technique and style. Cub Kahn's DIGITAL TECHNIQUES FOR
SUCCESSFUL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (1584281847, $14.95) offers quick lessons
for busy nature photographers who want results without weighty details.
>From selecting the initial equipment for nature photos to composing
images, getting the right exposure, and taking dramatic close-ups,
DIGITAL TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESSFUL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY covers it all.
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