Tom Ang

A definitive resource on the art of digital photography offers complete coverage of every aspect of selecting and using a digital camera, saving and editing images, and storing one's photographs, with step-by-step tutorials to help hone one's skills, more than 1,500 full-color sample photographs, expert tips and tricks, and professional suggestions.

Digital Photography Masterclass

Digital photographer's handbook

Discover how to capture the moods and moments of each season to stunning effect with renowned photographer Tom Ang. From photographing a dewdrop in spring to a beautiful frost in winter, you can now follow your hobby throughout the year with Digital Photography Through the Year. Whatever your level of expertise or type of camera, from the best digital SLRs on the market right down to camera phones, you'll find tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your shot. Fully updated for this third edition with the latest developments in technology and equipment, you'll learn how to take great photographs that convey a sense of time, place, and atmosphere. Packed with "how-to" advice and projects to keep you snapping throughout the year, Digital Photography Through the Year is an inspiring and practical guide to taking beautiful photos in every season.

Digital Photography Through the Year

Demonstrates through step-by-step instructions and hundreds of images how to incorporate the elements of light, color, focus, and composition into photographs of any subject.

How to Photograph Absolutely Everything

With plenty of full-color photos to illustrate his points, the author offers photography tutorials on 10 different genres--portraits, landscape, fashion and nude, wildlife and nature, sport, documentary, events and milestones, travel, architecture and interiors and fine art.

The Complete Photographer

Digital Photography Through the Year is your essential companion to capturing the most beautiful moments of every season. Updated to include all the latest technological developments and creative trends, this guide is packed with practical explanations of key techniques and tips and tricks for taking photographs that convey a sense of time, place, and atmosphere unique to each season. Capture the nuances of a snowy landscape. Do justice to the fall leaves. Catch reflections in a dewdrop. Convey the exuberant joy of a summer picnic. With the unique season-based approach of Digital Photography Through the Year, you can do it all. Digital photography expert and best-selling author Tom Ang's clear writing and direction makes stunning photographic results achievable, whether you are a casual smartphone user or an SLR expert. Photography Through the Year is an inspiring guide to capturing the moments and moods of every season from digital photography expert Tom Ang, now updated and in a newly repackaged edition.

Digital Photography Through the Year, 2nd Edition

Looks at the technology that has transformed the photographic medium and offers latest information on equipment, software, and accessories, including a guide to technique, design, lighting, digital image manipulation, and composition.

An Introduction

Digital Photography

Expertly written with helpful diagrams, full-color photos and illustrations, this new title gives readers even more reasons to KISS inexperience good-bye. Find the right camera and accessories; master digital tricks, lighting and composition, while demystifying buzzwords, from pixels and jpegs to cropping and cloning.

K.I.S.S Guide to Digital Photography

Learn to take photos like a professional with Tom Ang�s masterclass Join Tom Ang�s masterclass for a one-on-one guide to every aspect of digital photography. You�ll improve your skills, develop your eye and learn to take control of your camera. Learn to be a better photographer; find out how to imagine the results you want before achieving them. Discover how to master the complexities of lighting, composition and timing. Enhance your pictures with image manipulation, then start to specialise in what interests you; from sport to portrait, following Tom�s tips on taking genre photos. Tom Ang�s clear tutorials, practical assignments, step-by-step projects and inspirational examples of the photographer�s art teach you how to make the most of the creative freedom that digital photography offers. Soon you�ll be picture perfect every time.

Advanced Photographic and Image-manipulation Techniques for Creating Perfect Pictures

Trace the history and evolution of photography through iconic photographs, biographies of famous photographers, and the extraordinary cameras that made it possible. From the first black and white photograph to modern digital imagery, photography has been one of the most fascinating developments in the past 200 years. This is the perfect photographic coffee table book for budding photographers, seasoned professionals and anyone fascinated by the history of photography. It includes: • Biographies of 50 famous photographers like Ansel Adams and Dorethea Lang. • The history of photography, starting from its origin in the 1800s. • Beautiful illustrations, plus many of the most iconic photos in history. • Special features that center on a single arresting photograph, including Pulitzer Prize winners. The development of photography is possibly one of the most extraordinary feats of modern technology. Photography: The Definitive Visual Guide captures the most awe-inspiring photos, people that have pushed the boundaries of this medium, and the cameras they experimented with — from the daguerreotype to digital cameras. Packed with inspiration, this photography book also takes a step away from the pure art form and highlights how this medium has influenced social and cultural change. Author Tom Ang further includes segments on special types of photography — like street photography — and special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world!

The Definitive Visual History

Photography

Tom Ang Partnership

From photographing a dewdrop in spring to a beautiful winter frost, follow your hobby throughout the year with renowned photographer Tom Ang. Whatever your level of expertise or type of camera, from the best digital SLRs on the market right down to camera phones, you'll find tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your shots. It's fully updated with the latest developments in technology and equipment, this ebook will teach you everything you need to know to take great photographs that convey a sense of time, place and atmosphere. Includes "how to" advice and projects to keep you snapping throughout the year, Digital Photography Month by Month is an inspiring and practical guide to taking beautiful photos whatever the season and weather conditions.

Capture Inspirational Images in Every Season

Digital Photography Month by Month

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Photography Judging

Photographyis an all-in-one guide for anyone interested in photography- its social and cultural impact, the lives and work of the greatest names in photography, and the practical 'how-to' of taking outstanding pictures.

From the award-winning photographer—a comprehensive, accessible, and detailed guide for every photographer: whether beginner or advanced, using a digital camera or film. Award-winning photographer Tom Ang provides a thorough, explicitly detailed bottom-to-top understanding of modern photography, explaining all the techniques that will help anyone who uses a camera—in a professional capacity or as a snapshot shooter—improve the quality of his or her photographs. Here is everything you need to know: from the most practical advice (the fundamental facts about light sources) to the most sophisticated nuances (how light is measured through photometry), from the basics of the camera (which button controls which function) to the finer points of framing with an LCD viewfinder, featuring a selection of Ang’s most inspiring images. For users of film cameras, Ang explains the differences between types of film and details the various methods of processing and darkroom techniques. Ang delves into the development and transformation of photography by digital techniques. For the digital-camera contingent, there’s a specificity of previously unavailable information about the cameras and about processing, digitizing, and outputting the images. Ang also discusses subjects usually ignored in manuals but of interest to all photographers, including critical theory, the presentation of images, the function of the human eye in the perception of images, and ethical and copyright issues. Fundamentals of Photography is an essential book for every photographer.

The Essential Handbook for Both Digital and Film Cameras

Fundamentals of Photography

This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography. Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years and includes more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers, explaining how they pushed the bounds of the medium. It also showcases examples of the extraordinary cameras that photographers experimented with, from the daguerreotype to the latest camera phones. Charting the influence of social and cultural change, as well as the impact of science and technology, this beautiful book follows the history of photographs from the first grainy attempts at portrait and landscape photography to gritty photojournalism, street photography, and digital photography, with special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world. Packed with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect reference for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the subject.

The Definitive Visual Guide

Take a one-on-one digital photography course with award-winning photographer Tom Ang and learn how to get the best from your digital camera. Before diving into the various aspects of photography, Digital Photography Masterclass explains the key camera controls and how to set up your camera, compose, and light your shot – all invaluable in taking creative photographs. Tom Ang shows you how to develop your skills, perfect the shots using the latest software in the digital darkroom, and gain advanced photography skills. Digital Photography Masterclass is packed with tips and step-by-step tutorials to help you get the best from your digital camera. Tutorials are followed by an assignment that features inspirational photographs to encourage you to practice, experiment, and take your own dazzling shots. Whether you are a beginner or want to enhance your photography skills, Digital Photography Masterclass is your best guide for all types of photography – portrait, landscapes, sports, wildlife, or even fine art.

Advanced Photographic Techniques for Creating Perfect Pictures

Photo Insights is an unique collection of inspiring words on photography, art and creativity from a celebrated teacher with a world-wide reputation. A master of the art has packed numerous memorable, wise, insightful and educational observations on photography into this book. Tom Ang has worked at the top of his field - as author, photographer, educator, editor - for over 40 years. His vast experience and knowledge of photography are here condensed into pithy aphorisms, precious insights and inspirational ideas. Collected and published together for the first time, there are over 200 pithy observations and inspiring comments on photography for you to enjoy.

Photo Insights

"A masterclass in every style and subject"--Cover.

Learn to take photos like a professional with Tom Ang's masterclass In Digital Photography Masterclass, 2nd Edition, Tom Ang provides a one-on-one guide to every aspect of digital photography. Improve your skills, develop your eye and take control of your camera. Learn to take better pictures and be a better photographer by finding out how to imagine the results you want before achieving them. Fully updated to include all the latest equipment and software, discover how to master the complexities of lighting, composition and timing. Enhance your pictures with image manipulation and expanded lessons on post-production. Then start to specialise in whatever interests you, from sport to portrait, following Tom's tips on taking photos in a variety of genres. With Tom Ang's clear tutorials, practical assignments, step-by-step projects and inspirational examples in Digital Photography Masterclass, 2nd Edition you'll soon be picture perfect every time.

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