More like a textbook for grad students than a lesson in mastering this technique. If you are looking for an understandable explanation of this technique, this is not the book for you. I tried several times to get through this book and I just kept putting it down. I am HIGHLY interested in this subject, but this book does nothing to help me understand it, it only serves to make me less interested. I also bought The HDRI Handbook and it is much easier to understand and more user-friendly. Most of what I know about photography is self taught and I have more books on photography than all the libraries in my tri county area, combined. But this book, I should have passed over. If I had looked through it inside a bookstore, I would have put it back on the ... Read More:
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More like a textbook for grad students than a lesson in mastering this technique. If you are looking for an understandable explanation of this technique, this is not the book for you. I tried several times to get through this book and I just kept putting it down. I am HIGHLY interested in this subject, but this book does nothing to help me understand it, it only serves to make me less interested. I also bought The HDRI Handbook and it is much easier to understand and more user-friendly. Most of what I know about photography is self taught and I have more books on photography than all the libraries in my tri county area, combined. But this book, I should have passed over. If I had looked through it inside a bookstore, I would have put it back on the ... Read More:
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I have quite a few photography books - virtually all film and film processing related. All of those are looking pretty horribly dated. Even the most basic topics, like exposure and composition take on different implications in the digital world. As just one example, while relationships between aperture and shutter speed haven't changed, the finality of the exposure isn't as critical in digital, you have very different kinds of under and over-exposure considerations for post-processing, you have in-camera options (depending on the sophistication of the camera, of course) for adjustments, color curves, white balance, etc., and the results in terms of exposure artifacts and how you deal with them are just different.
I'm a student of photography and this book really helps to highlight that you wouldn't pick up on by yourself and makes it clear. My school recommends it and I recommend it to anyone who wants a digital lighting book that will unfuzz the technicalities that can get in the way of creating a great photo.
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I've seen a lot of books on Wright over the years, and read a number of them, but for sheer enjoyment and the celebration of his work, this work is the best I've seen. It strikes the best balance between the photos and text, but the photos are truly magnificent and worth the price of the book by themselves. Much of the information, as another reviewer has commented, is available in other books on Wright, so there might not be that much new here for the Wright expert, but for those not steeped in Wright scholarship, this book is as good as any to learn about his architecture, philosophy, and life. Thirty-eight of Wright's most important buildings are covered, equally divided between his private and public buildings. Overall, probably the best single book out there ... Read More:
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This book is fine in almost everything but the floor plans that are missing. It's small and compact which goes with the theme but a floor plan would have been a great addition in simplifying the readability of it. Most of all it would be great if I could learn how to do them instead and of only admiring these houses.
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As reviewers before me have pointed out, Michael Freeman is a very talented and indeed very highly respected photographer and with "Michael Freeman's Top Digital Photography Tips" he has brought a bit of his immense knowledge closer to all the rest of us.
The book is written in roughly the same format as Scott Kelby's "The Digital Photography Book" with one tip taking up one or two pages and all with excellent photographs to illustrate the principle being described. In stark contrast to Mr. Kelby, however, Freeman writes about his subject, photography, in a sincere, easy-going way, omitting the irritating, superfluous 'humour' of his colleague. The language is easily understandable, and you get a feeling that the author speaks to you, not down to you. ... Read More:
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Not what I expected. I thought that there would be much more emphasis and discussion on how to TAKE acceptable photos in a low light environment. This book says. in esssence, to take repeated photos with the camera set at low ISO, wide apperture and slow shutter and then fix the botched result back home using well described photo software programs. I take many photos at night with limited success and thought that it might be worth 20 bucks to improve my average - it wasn't. If photo image manipulation had been my goal, this book provides a good detailed explanation of several programs and I would have rated it four stars.
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In "ESPN: The Uncensored Story," author Michael Freeman documents how ESPN revolutionized sports television by introducing hard journalism to the airwaves. Freeman explains that ESPN became the first sports television outlet to acquire experienced print journalists who broke stories as they unfolded and aired critical stories, many of which led to changes that benefited both athletes and fans. In the process, Freeman sheds light on the network's own internal problems including sexual harassment, gambling, and drug abuse by staff. All in all, he offers a concise portrait of how ESPN changed the world of sports, and why so many fans admire the network today.
According to Freeman, the story of ESPN is really the story of John Walsh, the executive who began running the network like ... Read More:
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