Arts / Photography

Mastering the Nikon D810

by Darrell Young – Rocky Nook (December 04, 2014)

Mastering the Nikon D810 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D810 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion...

Re-creating Paul Bowles, the Other, and the Imagination: Music, Film, and Photography

by Raj Chandarlapaty – Lexington Books (November 05, 2014)

This work underscores the true brilliance and timelessness of colonial metaphors of authorship that extend into the postmodern Age. The emphasis is upon both re-invention and comprehensive scholarship on music...

The Portrait: Understanding Portrait Photography

by Glenn Rand & Tim Meyer – Rocky Nook (November 17, 2014)

Glenn Rand, longtime photographic educator, and Tim Meyer, Lead Portrait Instructor at Brooks Institute, have collaborated to create a thorough and balanced textbook on the modern techniques and practice of...

Selling Your Photography

by Richard Weisgrau – Allworth (February 23, 2010)

Selling Your Photography is the road map to help photographers find their way through the complexities of the marketplace and get their images published! This insider's guide examines magazines, newspapers,...

On Slowness: Toward an Aesthetic of the Contemporary

by Lutz Koepnick – Columbia University Press (October 07, 2014)

Speed is an obvious facet of contemporary society, whereas slowness has often been dismissed as conservative and antimodern. Challenging a long tradition of thought, Lutz Koepnick instead proposes to understand...

ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography

by American Society of Media Photographers – Allworth (February 16, 2010)

At last! The eagerly anticipated revised edition of the photographer’s "business bible" is here, fully updated with the last word on key business practices, industry standards, and resources. Up-to-the-minute...

AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design

by Tad Crawford – Allworth (February 23, 2010)

"Provides definitive guidelines on all aspects of the graphic design business."—FYI. * Newly revised and expanded version of an industry classic--5,000 sold! * Up-to-the-minute! Includes web, interactive, and...

Bikini Story

by Patrik Alac – Parkstone International (August 11, 2005)

It was in 1946 that the world first came to hear of a coral atoll in the Marshall Islands called Bikini. The following year, French couturier Louis Réard borrowed the name and applied it to a bathing costume...

Follow Me To

by Murad Osmann & Nataly Zakharova – Skyhorse (January 06, 2015)

The Follow Me project was created in 2012 based on the concept of showing the beauty and uniqueness of different locations around the world. It is a story told through the eyes of two ordinary travelers who...

The Essence of Photography: Seeing and Creativity

by Bruce Barnbaum – Rocky Nook (November 04, 2014)

There is a lot more to photography than simply picking up a camera, pointing it toward something, and tripping the shutter. Achieving a great photograph requires thought and preparation, an understanding of...

Quest To The West

by Bryan Shane & Patricia Lafferty – eBookIt.com (October 14, 2014)

This eBook celebrates a journey to some of the most beautiful and inspiring landscapes in the world. My wife and I left our home in Ottawa, Canada in the fall of 2012 in our small motorhome to see and to try...

The Nashville Family Album

by Alan Mayor – Thomas Dunne Books (November 17, 2014)

Alan Mayor has spent the last 25 years photographing the stars of Nashville for record albums, music events, and in personal and candid settings. Now, he gives country music fans some of the greatest photographs...

Woody Allen

by Ward Calhoun – Skyhorse (November 18, 2014)

“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work . . . I want to achieve it through not dying.” Woody Allen has been one of the most well-regarded filmmakers since his debut in 1965 with What’s Up,...

Photographic Composition: Principles of Image Design

by Albrecht Rissler – Rocky Nook (October 09, 2014)

All fine artists share a common goal: to combine individual elements into a convincing, cohesive whole that tells a story or expresses an intention. Photography is especially suited to this pursuit because the...

Photography as Meditation: Tap Into the Source of Your Creativity

by Torsten Andreas Hoffmann – Rocky Nook (October 14, 2014)

For many people, photography serves as a form of meditation; a way to separate themselves from their stressful lives. In this book, Torsten Andreas Hoffmann explores an approach to artistic photography based...

Bugs Up Close

by John Hallmén & Lars-Åke Janzon – Skyhorse (November 25, 2014)

Bugs are usually so small that we hardly notice them, let alone think of them as living beings. But call upon the magnifying glass, and a shapeless jumble of legs, wings, and antennae suddenly start staring...

Profitable Wedding Photography

by Elizabeth Etienne & Colin Cowie – Allworth (April 26, 2011)

Now aspiring wedding photographers have a comprehensive guide to building a profitable wedding business! Drawing from her twenty-three years of experience in the wedding photography industry, author Elizabeth...

Photography and Its Violations

by John Roberts – Columbia University Press (September 30, 2014)

Theorists critique photography for “objectifying” its subjects and manipulating appearance for the sake of art. In this bold counterargument, John Roberts recasts photography’s violating powers and aesthetic...

You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes: Photographs from the International Space Station

by Chris Hadfield – Little, Brown and Company (October 14, 2014)

Divided by continent, YOU ARE HERE represents one (idealized) orbit of the ISS. This planetary photo tour -- surprising, playful, thought-provoking, and visually delightful -- is also punctuated with fun, fascinating...

A Doctor in The Great War

by Andrew Davidson – Atria Books/Marble Arch Press (October 07, 2014)

Featuring 250 previously unknown photographs, this is the extraordinary true story of a young doctor whose photos left behind an astonishing firsthand account of life at the front of World War I.

As a twenty-five-year-old...

SuicideGirls

by Missy Suicide – Feral House (June 01, 2004)

The story behind suicidegirls.com.

Photoshop CC and Lightroom: A Photographer's Handbook

by Stephen Laskevitch – Rocky Nook (September 10, 2014)

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are central to almost all photographic workflows. Each new version of the software is a milestone in the development of these vital imaging tools, and the 2014 releases are no exception....

Underwater Photography

by Tobias Friedrich – Rocky Nook (September 10, 2014)

Underwater photography is a fascinating pursuit for those who aspire to capture the magical world found within our oceans and bring it to the surface. In this book, award-winning photographer Tobias Friedrich...

Secrets of Backyard Bird Photography

by J. Chris Hansen – Rocky Nook (September 01, 2014)

Photographing birds in your backyard is a convenient, rewarding, and addictive adventure. Secrets of Backyard Bird Photography is a guide to that pursuit. In this book, author and wildlife photographer J. Chris...

The Fujifilm X-E2: Beyond the Manual

by Rico Pfirstinger – Rocky Nook (August 25, 2014)

The Fujifilm X-E2: Beyond the Manual provides experience-based information and insights for owners of the Fujifilm X-E2 mirrorless system camera. Fuji X-Pert series author Rico Pfirstinger teaches little-known...

Backyard Bird Photography

by Mathew Tekulsky – Skyhorse (August 05, 2014)

Fans of bird watching will rejoice with Backyard Bird Photography, a guide for learning how to set up your backyard in order to take the best photographs of your local birds. In addition to guiding you through...

Underwater Puppies

by Seth Casteel – Little, Brown and Company (September 16, 2014)

New York Times bestselling author and photographer Seth Casteel's follow-up to the phenomenal Underwater Dogs -- now with puppies.

The world fell in love with swimming canines in Seth Casteel's first book, Underwater...

The Command to Look: A Master Photographer¿s Method for Controlling the Human Gaze

by William Mortensen, George Dunham, Michael Moynihan & Larry Lytle – Feral House (September 29, 2014)

William Mortensen’s irreverent and revolutionary book on photography and psychology is available again after a sixty-five-year banishment.

Models of Influence

by Nigel Barker – Harper Design (February 17, 2015)

New York Times Bestseller

Nigel Barker—fashion authority, photographer, and host of Oxygen's The Face—presents 50 of the most influential models from the 1940s to today through a wealth of full-color photographs...

United States of LEGO®

by Jeff Friesen – Skyhorse (September 02, 2014)

United States of LEGO takes readers on a journey across America that has never been seen before. Photographer Jeff Friesen composes artful LEGO brick dioramas, each revealing a scene with a witty caption that...

Underwater Dogs

by Seth Casteel – Little, Brown and Company (October 23, 2012)

The exuberant, exhilarating photographs of dogs underwater that have become a sensation

From the water's surface, it's a simple exercise: a dog's leap, a splash, and then a wet head surfacing with a ball, triumphant....

Astrophotography

by Thierry Legault – Rocky Nook (June 26, 2014)

Today's photographic equipment allows amateurs to take pictures of the stars that far surpass images taken just a few decades ago by even the largest observatories-and this book will teach you how.

Author and...

The Sony A7 and A7r: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide

by Brian Matsumoto Ph.D & Carol F. Roullard – Rocky Nook (June 25, 2014)

This book is a guide to using the Sony a7 and a7R, the first full frame, autofocus system cameras. At half the weight of a full frame DSLR, they are easy to carry for photographers on the go. The less-expensive...

Yellow River Odyssey

by Bill Porter – Chin Music Press Inc. (June 09, 2014)

Bill Porter, a.k.a Red Pine, connects modern China to its past in a riveting journey down the Yellow River.

The White Squirrels of North Carolina

by Donald Psy.D. Weiser – eBookIt.com (February 21, 2013)

"The White Squirrels of North Carolina" is a photo gift book of my award winning photos of the rare and beautiful white (not albino) squirrels found in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. I took...

New York in the Sixties

by Klaus Lehnartz & Allan R. Talbot – Dover Publications (May 05, 2014)

Compelling photographs offer a vivid and varied tableau of daily life: shoppers, subways, Central Park, Coney Island, dozens of other revealing views of the city. 159 photographs by Lehnartz.

Fearless Genius

by Doug Menuez, Kurt Andersen & Elliot Erwitt – Atria Books (June 03, 2014)

An award-winning documentary photographer delivers a stunning visual history of the Silicon Valley technology boom, in which he was witness to key moments in the careers of Steve Jobs and more than seventy other...

Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith

by Michael Stipe – Akashic Books (August 30, 2011)

Michael Stipe's enchanting photo-diary of Patti Smith on tour, with words by Stipe, Patti Smith, William Burroughs, and more.

Reflections 2011: The NHL Hockey Year in Photographs

by Michael A. Berger, Getty Images, Nhl Images & The NHL Players Association et al. – Greystone Books (September 23, 2011)

What defines one National Hockey League season from another are those moments-the record-setting goals, the stunning saves, the thrilling overtime victories-that flash before the eyes of hockey fans. Reflections...

Our World Tour: A Photographic Journey Around the Earth

by Mario Dirks – Rocky Nook (April 30, 2014)

Designed to inspire world travelers and photographers alike, this book takes you on a journey around the globe through the eyes of photographer Mario Dirks. In the fall of 2011, camera and lens manufacturer...

The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats: In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees

by Tom Brokaw – Little, Brown and Company (May 06, 2014)

A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball,...

What Labs Love

by Ed Camelli & Mike Singer – Howell Book House (May 18, 2009)

Lab owners love their dogs, and they'll fall for this full-color gift book, too.

For centuries, Labs have captivated humanity -- from child to adult, from urban denizen to country dweller. This photo essay captures...

Bhutan

by John Berthold & Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho – Wisdom Publications (October 11, 2005)

Regarded as the "crown jewel of the Himalayas," the Kingdom of Bhutan is the last remaining independent country to support Buddhism as the official state religion. Photographed over the course of three years,...

John Wayne

by Marc Mompoint – Skyhorse (September 20, 2016)

John Wayne's name is synonymous with not only the tough cowboys of the Wild West, but also the all-American war hero. Rising beyond the standard recognition that most Hollywood actors get, Wayne achieved an...

Canon EOS 70d

by James Johnson – Rocky Nook (March 17, 2014)

The Canon EOS 70D is the latest of Canon's full-sized DSLR cameras. Its impressive array of advanced capabilities allows the photographer more influence over the final image.

This book's exploration of the EOS...

Audrey Hepburn

by Suzanne Lander – Skyhorse (April 29, 2014)

"I never understood what makes me so special," mused Audrey Hepburn. The daughter of a Dutch baroness, Hepburn first won international acclaim with her role as a princess in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, and...

The Jesus Lizard Book

by The Jesus Lizard – Akashic Books (February 16, 2014)

Legendary indie rockers the Jesus Lizard present an idiosyncratic, impassioned book document of their rock and roll conquests.

Going Digital

by Alex L. Goldfayn – Collins Reference (February 22, 2011)

Get digital prints that look better than film, create amazing photo and video DVDs, and even learn to use your camera phone to its maximum potential with this non-technical, easy-to-understand guide

Imagine displaying...

Jackie

by James Spada – St. Martin's Press (March 17, 2014)

A legendary life shown in rare, mostly never before published photographs. Arguably the most famous woman of the twentieth century, certainly one of its most photographed, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis...

Data Protection for Photographers: A Guide to Storing and Protecting Your Valuable Digital Assets

by Patrick H. Corrigan – Rocky Nook (February 27, 2014)

All photographers, both amateur and professional, are faced with the important issues of data protection and storage. Without knowledge of the options, tools, and procedures for safe and effective image protection...