Tuesday, January 31, 2012

PENNINGTON STUDIOS.(Larry Pennington, photography)(Brief Article): An article from: Arkansas Business

PENNINGTON STUDIOS.(Larry Pennington, photography)(Brief Article): An article from: Arkansas Business Review



This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on April 23, 2001. The length of the article is 372 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: PENNINGTON STUDIOS.(Larry Pennington, photography)(Brief Article)
Author: Brendan O'reilly
Publication:Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 23, 2001
Publisher: Journal Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 18 Issue: 17 Page: 30

Article Type: Brief Article

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Monday, January 30, 2012

2010 U.S. Photography Studios Industry Report

2010 U.S. Photography Studios Industry Report Review



The U.S. Photography Studios Industry report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2010 current and 2011 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all 50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. New to the report this year are: financial ratios, number of firms and payroll estimates. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment, a breakdown of establishments, sales and employment by employee size of establishment (9 categories), and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including photographic studios, school photographers and still and video photographers.


Digital Photography Pocket Guide, Third Edition (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

Digital Photography Pocket Guide, Third Edition (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) Review



Even film diehards have a tough time resisting the instant gratification of the digital camera. Today's digital cameras are more affordable then ever before, and they deliver high quality images that are a snap to share. Plus, you can take risks with a digital camera you never would with a film camera. You waste nothing; there's no film required, and because you only print the pictures you need, digital photography is cost effective and environmentally friendly.

But to take full advantage of a digital camera, you need to be an experienced photographer and an expert at digital photography too. With more than 15 years of experience as a photojournalist, author Derrick Story brings you Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition. For everyone who owns or will own a digital camera (and that pretty much means everyone!), this is the perfect on-the-go guide for taking top-notch digital photos.

In this third edition of the bestselling pocket guide, Story expands on the basic photography techniques that he introduced in earlier editions, including an explanation of each camera component and what it does, tips for choosing just the right settings for your needs, and much more. This indispensable guide covers everything from how to shoot sports action, close ups, and night shots, to dealing with image resolution, archiving, and memory cards.

Affordable and portable, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition offers full-color photographs, screen shots, and line art illustrating all the topics in the guide's three main sections ("Digital Camera Components," "Standard Camera Functions," and "How Do I?"). Contents are labeled A to Z for quick reference. There's also a comprehensive table of contents and index so you'll waste no time flipping to the specific information you need--whether you want to transfer images, make a QuickTime movie, or just figure out what purpose that mystery setting on your camera serves. There's even a section of easy-to-read reference tables for quick look-up of white balance settings, exposure compensation, camera mode explanations, and plenty more.


Saturday, January 28, 2012

500 Poses for Photographing Women: A Visual Sourcebook for Portrait Photographers

500 Poses for Photographing Women: A Visual Sourcebook for Portrait Photographers Review



Next to lighting, posing is the most challenging aspect of photography—with so many body parts to capture, the possibilities are endless, and it’s all too easy to make a wrong turn. This illustrated reference provides both amateur shutterbugs and seasoned pros with the perfect place to turn when in need of quick posing strategies and fresh ideas. Containing 500 contemporary images by leading photographers, this indispensable manual explains posing fundamentals as well as how to create a flattering, feature-specific photograph—one that focuses on the head, shoulders, arms, torso, or feet—in different levels of close-ups, from head-shots to full-lengths.


Friday, January 27, 2012

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Digital Photography Like A Pro, 4E

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Digital Photography Like A Pro, 4E Review



The focus is on great sales with this fully revised guide.

Written by a professional still photographer who’s also an expert in digital imaging, this updated edition explains everything beginners and seasoned photographers need to know about digital photography. Step-by-step methods help readers understand and utilize resolution, image processors, and pixels. Readers will find helpful pictures, expanded coverage on camera features, extras for the camera, download devices, and more.
-Software options including using third-party software, proprietary programs, image management programs, and album/scrapbooking software
-More coverage on how to take great pictures with a digital camera
-Digital camera ownership reached 20% in the U.S. by 2003, and continues to grow exponentially both in the States and abroad
-Author is a top-notch professional photographer


Thursday, January 26, 2012

Digital Alchemy: Printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media (Voices That Matter)

Digital Alchemy: Printmaking techniques for fine art, photography, and mixed media (Voices That Matter) Review



In Digital Alchemy, acclaimed printmaker Bonny Pierce Lhotka shows how to turn your standard inkjet printer into a seemingly magical instrument capable of transforming your printed images into true works of art. Using plenty of visuals and straightforward terms, Lhotka walks you step-by-step through over a dozen projects. Forget printing on boring old paper, in Digital Alchemy, you’ll learn how to transfer and print images to a variety of surfaces including metal, wood, fabric, stone, and plastic using the techniques Lhotka’s spent years developing.

If you’re a photographer looking for new ways to personalize your work or a digital artist who’s ready to take your work to the next level, you’ll find all of the tools, techniques, and inspiration you need in this book. Lhotka’s enthusiasm for experimenting with unusual printing materials and processes has led her to create new and amazing transfer techniques, including one that resembles a Polaroid™ transfer on steroids. She also shows you how to make prints using unexpected, everyday materials such as hand sanitizer and gelatin. You’ll even learn direct printing, the technique for sending your custom substrate through your printer almost as if it were paper.

In Digital Alchemy, you’ll learn how to:
  • Transfer images to metal, wood, plastic, and other materials that will not feed through an inkjet printer
  • Print directly on metal for a fraction of the cost of using a print service
  • Simulate a print from an expensive UV flatbed printer using an inexpensive desktop printer
  • Use carrier sheets and paintable precoats to print on almost any surface
  • Achieve near-lithographic quality digital prints with transfer processes to uncoated fine art paper
In addition to the tutorials in the book, you can watch Lhotka in action on the included DVD-ROM, which has over 60 minutes of video footage where you’ll learn how to perform an alcohol gel transfer, transfer an image to a wooden surface, use your inkjet printer to achieve remarkable prints, and more. Simply insert the DVD-ROM into your computer's DVD drive. Note, this DVD-ROM will not work in TV DVD players.


Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide

Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide Review



As an introductory level digital SLR, the Nikon D60 offers one-button simplicity using the Auto function or countless options using the more complex manual controls. Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide is filled with everything you need to know to capture amazing photographs using your Nikon 60. Starting with a Quick Tour, which will help you use your Nikon D60 straight out of the box, this book will help you graduate from using the Auto function in every situation to using the more complex manual controls with confidence.

This full-color portable guide walks you through the essential controls, features, and functions of the Nikon D60 digital SLR using step-by-step instructions and full-color images of each menu screen. This robust guide not only shows you how to adjust white balance, autofocus, exposure, and choose lenses, it also teaches you when and why you should adjust each of these key settings. Additionally, the Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide goes beyond camera settings to offer you a refresher guide to the principles of digital photography, covering the essentials of lighting, composition, and exposure. Filled with amazing examples of actual Nikon D60 photography6, this book also presents a variety of tips and tricks to capturing portraits, candids, sports, travel, macro photography, and much more.


Monday, January 23, 2012

Picture Yourself Making Creative Movies with Corel VideoStudio Pro X4

Picture Yourself Making Creative Movies with Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 Review



This step-by-step, how-to book is perfect for both home video makers and professionals who want to learn how to create basic to advanced digital movies and DVDs using Corel VideoStudio Pro X4. Whether readers are new to video editing, new to VideoStudio or switching to VideoStudio from another editor, this easy-to-use, fun, book will walk them through all the steps necessary to create and edit professional looking video to enjoy and share.


Saturday, January 21, 2012

The doctor is in: Glenn Omura on the symptoms, diagnoses, and prescriptions for getting customers to print.(Business & Marketing): An article from: PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities

The doctor is in: Glenn Omura on the symptoms, diagnoses, and prescriptions for getting customers to print.(Business & Marketing): An article from: PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities Review



This digital document is an article from PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1517 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The doctor is in: Glenn Omura on the symptoms, diagnoses, and prescriptions for getting customers to print.(Business & Marketing)
Author: Jennifer Barr Kruger
Publication:PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 82 Issue: 5 Page: 38(3)

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ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters

ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters Review



Tips and techniques for bringing reality and creativity to your game characters and art

As video games evolve, the bar moves ever higher for realism, one of the most challenging artistic frontiers is creating realistic human characters. In ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters, ZBrush expert Ryan Kingslien zeroes in on specific areas of concern for game creation: human body style, faces, skin texturing, clothing, shoes, weaponry, and putting your character into a game environment. Throughout the book Ryan offers tips and insights that provide readers with the depth and breadth they need to bring reality and creativity to their game characters and art. Projects start from the beginning, just as they do in the studio, with the author to guide you step by step through attributes and tools. Projects encompass multiple disciplines to obtain finished, professional results.Although some step by step explanations are given, projects serve more as a guide for readers to complete their own version of the project. Each project comes with support files to validate results

  • Covers one of the most unique challenges for game artists -- sculpting realistic and moveable human characters for a game environment
  • Brings you up to speed on ZBrush, the top digital sculpting tool used to create characters and props in such games as Rock Band and World of Warcraft
  • Covers body style, faces, skin texturing, clothing, shoes, weaponry, and how to put your character into a game environment
  • Provides in-depth techniques and tips for everyone from aspiring digital sculptors to high-level professional ZBrush artists
  • Includes a DVD with supporting files from the projects in the book, as well as videos that illustrate concepts

Build the next game-winning action character with ZBrush and this professional guide!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.


Thursday, January 19, 2012

Products and services.(2008 BUYERS GUIDE)(Buyers guide): An article from: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture

Products and services.(2008 BUYERS GUIDE)(Buyers guide): An article from: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture Review



This digital document is an article from Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 9818 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Products and services.(2008 BUYERS GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2008
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Page: 36(6)

Article Type: Buyers guide

Distributed by Thomson Gale


Posing Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios

Posing Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios Review



With detailed discussions and eye-catching, dynamic images, this guidebook shows professional photographers how to masterfully create beautiful images of a model to achieve any creative objective. Instructions illustrate basic poses as well as a host of subtle variations to provide photographers with an endless array of looks for editorial fashion shots, athletics, glamour or nude photography, and shots designed to show curves, reveal personality, or showcase the hands, hair, or legs. This comprehensive resource also provides expert advice on conducting a successful session, how to work with the model, how to work with a support staff of image stylists, and tips for designing a high-quality portfolio. Additional lessons provide a start-to-finish analysis of four different shooting sessions, each with a different model and a different objective.


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The 2009-2014 Outlook for Portrait Photography Studios in Greater China

The 2009-2014 Outlook for Portrait Photography Studios in Greater China Review



This econometric study covers the latent demand outlook for portrait photography studios across the regions of Greater China, including provinces, autonomous regions (Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang - Tibet), municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and Taiwan (all hereafter referred to as "regions"). Latent demand (in millions of U.S. dollars), or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) estimates are given across some 1,100 cities in Greater China. For each major city in question, the percent share the city is of the region and of Greater China is reported. Each major city is defined as an area of "economic population", as opposed to the demographic population within a legal geographic boundary. For many cities, the economic population is much larger that the population within the city limits; this is especially true for the cities of the Western regions. For the coastal regions, cities which are close to other major cities or which represent, by themselves, a high percent of the regional population, actual city-level population is closer to the economic population (e.g. in Beijing). Based on this "economic" definition of population, comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a city's marketing and distribution value vis-a-vis others. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia: The Hands-On Desktop Reference for Digital Photographers (O'Reilly Digital Studio)

Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia: The Hands-On Desktop Reference for Digital Photographers (O'Reilly Digital Studio) Review



Adobe Photoshop has become the tool of choice for professional photographers, designers, and amateur enthusiasts. But it's a complex application with many features-and scant information on how to use them to best advantage. A case in point: there are 100 built-in filters in Photoshop, designed to enable the user to easily make subtle or dramatic image adjustments, and there is very little online help available with the application, and no printed manual. Users can spend hours trying to use filters effectively-an inefficient and often frustrating way to work.

In Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia, author and educator Roger Pring explains and decodes the settings of every filter that Photoshop CS2 has to offer, from Artistic filters such as Colored Pencil, Cutout, and Watercolor to Stylize filters like Bevel, Emboss, and Extrude. And, unlike many reference books that give you a lot of information you'll never need, it is filled with easy-to-follow, step-by-step, practical recipes for creating truly amazing effects, such as:

  • Creating selective focus
  • Simulating motion blur
  • Adding special lens and filter effects
  • Working with tone and color
  • Creating dramatic solarized and posterized images
  • Working with artificial lighting
  • Simulating textures
  • Creating multi-layered images and photomontages
  • Reproducing graphic arts effects
and much more.

The best part is that you don't have to be a Photoshop expert to create sophisticated, professional-looking results-the recipes take the guesswork out of the process, so you can work quickly and efficiently. Packed with hundreds of full-color photographs, clearly written instructions, and practical tips, this book is the ultimate, no-nonsense Photoshop CS2 Filters reference for creative photographers, designers, and artists.


Monday, January 16, 2012

Photographic Studios in Indonesia

Photographic Studios in Indonesia Review



This report consists of photographic enterprises which serve the general public or provide photography for advertising, publishing agents and other business purposes. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.


Saturday, January 14, 2012

DVD Studio Pro 4: The Complete Guide to DVD Authoring with Macintosh

DVD Studio Pro 4: The Complete Guide to DVD Authoring with Macintosh Review



Author professional quality DVDs with Studio Pro 4

With Apple DVD Studio Pro just about anyone can author high performance DVDs -- easily and inexpensively. This heavily-illustrated complete tutorial, written by world-famous DVD trainer Bruce Nazarian, provides the step-by-step guidance necessary to unleash Studio Pro's full power and understand all the new features of Studio Pro 4.

  • Includes DVD with sample footage, authoring samples, graphics, and project graphical layout
  • Covers video and audio encoding, Photoshop for DVD authoring, and new Hi-DEF features


Friday, January 13, 2012

All-digital school portrait studio boosts services and sales: image capture is a breeze, post-production more challenging. (Profile).: An article from: Photo Marketing

All-digital school portrait studio boosts services and sales: image capture is a breeze, post-production more challenging. (Profile).: An article from: Photo Marketing Review



This digital document is an article from Photo Marketing, published by Photo Marketing Association International on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1369 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: All-digital school portrait studio boosts services and sales: image capture is a breeze, post-production more challenging. (Profile).
Author: Larry Thall
Publication:Photo Marketing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: Photo Marketing Association International
Volume: 78 Issue: 7 Page: 2(2)

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