Digital imaging has a stronghold on the photographic industry. In this book, Bill Hurter provides you with a behind-the-scenes look at how the world's finest photographers craft their images, work with clients, and set the bar for other photographers. You'll learn about the advantages that working digitally offers, what features to consider when shopping for an SLR, how to choose studio lighting equipment, and how to optimize your workflow. Also discover fail-safe ways to prevent color shifts and ensure consistent color from one image to the next.

Photographers of all skill levels are excited about digital imaging—but when it comes to buying and using digital photography equipment and software, most are pretty intimidated. This book is designed to remove those fears and build the confidence novices need to select equipment, create digital images, digitally enhance them, and output them successfully. With this book, even beginners will quickly gain the knowledge and confidence they need to create successful digital images.

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Kevin Kubota's Digital Photographer's Bootcamp workshops are a major hit with professional photographers, consistently selling out across the United States. Now, Kubota brings his no-nonsense approach to digital photography to a dazzling new book. This intensive volume is designed to give professional photographers of all digital skill levels a veritable "big picture" of the working digital studio. It takes you from start to finish—from setting up the camera, to taking the images, to organizing them, to enhancing, and finally to printing and presenting them. Step-by-step instructions and ample screen shots ensure that each procedure is easy to follow.

In this book, acclaimed photographer Rolando Gomez teaches you all the skills you need to succeed, making it easy for even beginners to get great results. Each phase of the creative process is covered in detail, from selecting the right scene and clothing, to posing your subject, to creating dramatic and flattering lighting effects. Making the book accessible for even beginners, Gomez focuses on techniques that can be achieved through creative, well-planned use of basic photographic equipment—and even provides tips for getting professional results on a budget! Whether you are new to glamour photography or a seasoned professional, you'll find techniques and images that are sure to inspire!

Good composition—or the effective arrangement of all of the visual elements that fall within the frame of the final image—is essential to the success of any photograph. Ernst Wildi provides the critical skills you need to fine-tune your images and ensure the most dynamic, powerful image possible. Easy-to-read text is paired with ample before-and-after photos, making it easy to see how each technique will affect your final images. Special chapters on the unique compositional concerns inherent in working with portrait subjects, architectural subjects, moving subjects, and panoramic images are also included in this comprehensive book.