Photography Books

New and Published Books

1. Digital Image Editing & Special Effects

   Quickly Master The Key Techniques Of Photoshop & Lightroom

   By Michael Freeman

   Everyone has taken photos which, for one reason or another, have not turned out as hoped. With this easy-to-use introduction to the key tools and techniques of photo editing. Michael Freeman shows you how to lift your work from good to great, enhancing your images using the powerful capabilities of...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Focal Press
2. Michael Freeman's Photo School Fundamentals

   Exposure, Light & Lighting, Composition

   By Michael Freeman

   Photography is international best-seller Michael Freeman’s life, and in this book he works together with fellow photography experts to share his and their knowledge with anyone who wants to learn not only how to take better photos, but also why those photographs work and where they fit in with the...

   Published May 13th 2013 by Focal Press
3. Focus On Photoshop Lightroom

   Focus on the Fundamentals

   By Dave Stevenson, Nik Rawlinson

   Series: Focus On

   Compatible with all versions of Lightroom Unsure where to start with Photoshop Lightroom? Feeling daunted by other 600 page monster user guides? Want to learn how to get the best out of your photography with the program in a snap? Focus on Photoshop Lightroom teaches you how to stay organized by...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Focal Press
4. Mobile Digital Art

   Using the iPad and iPhone as Creative Tools

   By David Leibowitz

   Learn how to create beautiful artwork on your iPad or iPhone. Over 65 expert artists from around the world will show you how they created their original art, from inspiration and conceptualization, to the creation of the final image. Using step-by-step examples and easy-to-follow tutorials, you'll...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Focal Press
5. Black and White Photography Field Guide

   The essential guide to the art of creating black & white images

   By Michael Freeman

   Photographers everywhere have come to trust Ilex's Field Guides as the ultimate in portable photo expertise. Packed with practical knowledge and all written by specialist professional photographers, these handy titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. In this volume, renowned...

   Published April 10th 2013 by Focal Press
6. Perception and Imaging

   Photography--A Way of Seeing, 4th Edition

   By Richard D. Zakia

   When you look at an image, what do you see and feel? What do you want your audience to see and feel when they view your work? In today's digital age, it has become all too easy to randomly click away, without really focusing on what exactly it is that you are trying to capture in your shot. For...

   Published March 7th 2013 by Focal Press
7. Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing

   6th Edition

   By Frank Barnas, Ted White

   Need to know how to write and report the news? Want to know how to deliver it simultaneously for a television format, blog, Twitter, Facebook, website, and more? Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, Sixth Edition shows you how it’s done. While retaining intensive coverage of the...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Focal Press
8. Performing Memory in Art and Popular Culture

   Edited by Liedeke Plate, Anneke Smelik

   Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

   This volume pursues a new line of research in cultural memory studies by understanding memory as a performative act in art and popular culture. The authors take their cue from the observation that art and popular culture enact memory and generate processes of memory. They do memory, and in this...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
9. How To Cheat in Photoshop Elements 11

   Release Your Imagination

   By David Asch

   Have you ever wanted to summon magical powers? Create a stained glass style masterpiece? Or turn Summer into Fall? There’s a whole world of opportunity out there for creating fun photomontages, powerful panoramas, and dynamic distortions. Redesigned and completely rewritten for Elements 11, this...

   Published February 20th 2013 by Focal Press
10. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age

    Edited by Del Loewenthal

    The digital age has brought about a world-wide evolution of phototherapy and therapeutic photography. This book provides both a foundation in phototherapy and therapeutic photography and describes the most recent developments. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age is divided...

    Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge