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With the surge in popularity of small flash photography, this guide is a timely resource for shutterbugs looking to take full advantage of a growing trend. Studio flash systems are...

Photographers seeking to enhance the creativity of their shots will be well pleased with this guide from seasoned professional photographer Lou Jacobs Jr. Beginning with an overview of the gear...

Filled with tips for producing paramount effects using a single flash, this guide shows amateur and professional photographers how to lighten their gear load and free up their budget. With...

Ever notice how some photographs just 'grab you'? They're captivating, charged with energy, full of life. Photographers strive to re-create these powerful emotional images and this guide invites the reader...

With a practical approach to the art and business of professional photography, this handbook shows how to use lighting more effectively, efficiently, and economically. Beginning with a discussion of lighting...

This illustrative guide offers definitive proof that engagement photos should no longer be overlooked as a basic or included feature of a wedding package. A traditional rite of passage for...

From facial expression and body angles to camera optics and ideal lighting, this invaluable photography reference discusses all the facets of posing. Featuring 10 acclaimed photographers and their exceptional images,...

Presenting ideas and commentary as well as photographs, this collection offers new photographers revelations and wisdom from professionals and informs them how to achieve commercial success. Commercial photographers create images...

With detailed, informative instructions for capturing personable and memorable yearbook photos, this reference presents step-by-step demonstrations on advertising, talking to clients, producing outstanding images, and finalizing a sale. Noting the...

Examining a style of photography that has become increasingly popular with families, this in-depth analysis explores the most important aspects of mother and child portraiture. Summarizing advice from seasoned professionals,...

Growing a successful photography business requires strong skills in marketing, accountancy, finance, sales, customer service, management and more. Drawing on the experience of professional photographers, Dorame offers readers insider tips...

From shooting formal family portraits in a dimly lit church to capturing lively candids at a bustling reception, this valuable reference presents 100 tips for handling the process from start...

Contemporary photographs that cleverly capture a child's mood or personality whether that's a big, toothy grin or a teary tantrum are easily created with the tips and techniques explored in...

150 Full colour images By examining the work of 10 of today's top portrait photographers and supplementing the images with interviews, this book offers insight into the working habits, equipment...

LEARN HOW TO DESIGN FLATTERING POSES FOR YOUR OUTDOOR AND LOCATION PORTRAIT SUBJECTS Posing portrait subjects on location requires a skill set that differs from what photographers rely on when...

200 colour iamges Providing detailed discussions on a wide range of photo topics, Rice starts with a look at the array of camera formats and lenses available, then moves to...

This book includes all the essential skills to pose men, women, couples and groups. This must-have manual provides sound guidelines for presenting subjects and is a starting point for those...

150 colour photos Teaching beginner photographers how to create good, flattering light, this book discusses topics such as proper equipment, developing an eye for form, and positioning equipment to maximize...

120 colour images Covering what the professional photographer needs to know about utilizing every aspect of Adobe Photoshop to refine a portrait, this book presents the important techniques previously left...

200 colour photos From yearbook advertisements, postcard mailings, and promotions to web site development and digital graduation announcements, every corner of the teen and senior portrait market is covered in...

100 colour photos Digital portrait photography offers a number of advantages both creatively and financially. Yet, because the learning curve is so steep, making the transition to digital can be...

Professional photographers have access to specialized and often expensive lighting equipment, but amateurs can take great photographs with much simpler setups or even just available light. This guide explains how...

This tutorial guides photographers through the processes of Polaroid and emulsion transfers, including extracting an image, making color and positional adjustments, choosing an appropriate surface, and mounting the image. Also...

An addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fuelled by pleasure and pain, in which an obsessive detective infiltrates a brutal gang of dark mages -...

Dive into the heart-stopping intense start to the Souls Trilogy that started a TikTok sensation, this edgy dark paranormal romance-like Buffy but with tons more spice-now featuring special bonus content!...

First in the tantalizing, lush, and epic Kingdom of Crows romantasy series from USA Today bestselling author and BookTok favorite Olivia Wildenstein. Free the Crows, Fallon, and they will make...

For readers of Sarah J Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, and Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, this epic, slow-burn romantic fantasy inspired by Sri Lankan mythology follows a fierce orphaned young...

From breakout TikTok sensation Jeneane O'Riley comes the first in the Infatuated Fae series, full of forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance, twisty betrayals, and fairy tale magic. When a trip into the...

Jack Reacher, \"the coolest continuing series character\" (Stephen King), returns in 2025 with his 30th adventure - a brand new, pulse-pounding read from global No.1 bestselling authors Lee and Andrew...

This unusually well-written, skillfully organised introductory text provides an exhaustive survey of ordinary differential equations - equations which express the relationship between variables and their derivatives. In a disarmingly simple,...

Among the most stirring works of labor history ever written, this autobiography of Mother Jones (nee Mary Harris) chronicles the life of a woman who was considered a saint by...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret is called to the home of the Comte de Saint-Hilaire, a highly...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers It seems like a hoax when Inspector Maigret receives a series of strange phone...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret finds himself back on Paris's Rue des Acacias just ten days after...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret is supposed to be working to stop the gangs of robbers terrorising...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret's wife has fallen ill during their seaside holiday at Les Sables-d'Olonne. When...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Xavier Manto, a mild-mannered toy salesman from a Paris department store, has come to...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much-needed rest cure in the spa town...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal near the town...

The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother,...

A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Matilda , starring the iconic eponymous character, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful...

An authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former soldier and best-selling historian Tanks are the ultimate embodiment of...

A heart racing enemies-to-lovers romantasy steeped in elemental magic . . . In the war-torn world of Anwyvn, where maegic is seen as a scourge, halflings like Rhya are hunted...

An epic biography of the molecule that made - and could now break - everything we know All life is made from CO2 . It was there at earth's birth,...

A study of what leads humans to war, from one of our great military historians There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand...

An original singalong celebrating kids with disabilities and the tools that help them access their world! Includes access to audio and video animation. What helps your mobility? How do you...

An original singalong celebrating kids with disabilities and the tools that help them access their world! Includes access to audio and video animation. What helps your mobility? How do you...