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The Essential Photography Workbook

The Beginner's Guide to Creating Impressive Digital Photos

By: Stephen Dantzig,Joan Dantzig

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The Essential Photography Workbook

The Beginner's Guide to Creating Impressive Digital Photos

By: Stephen Dantzig,Joan Dantzig

Stephen and Joan Dantzig operate the Hawaii School of Photography and have been turning point-and-shoot photographers into photographic artists for more than five years. In this book, they put their wisdom to paper with a promise to help readers rise up and learn this powerful practice from the ground up. Photography is more popular than ever. We are inundated with images by the traditional media and now, increasingly, in social media. Every day, countless amateurs who've enjoyed using cell-phone cameras or simple, automatic-everything-point-and-shoot cameras decide to take the plunge and buy an SLR—a camera with all the bells and whistles that allows complete control over the way an image is recorded. Too often, those cameras collect dust because the users lack the necessary guidance. This book is designed to show readers the ropes of SLR photography. Beginning with a look at the components of SLRs and moving into the modes/options than come standard on today’s cameras, readers will learn to understand and use their cameras. With the basics under their belts, they’ll move on to understanding the basic tenets of photography—specifically, the art of capturing an accurate exposure. From there, readers will learn how to use their exposure controls to depict a subject or scene creatively—from determining how much of the scene should be in focus or obscured by a beautiful bokeh (desirable blur) for effect, to deciding whether to freeze motion or elicit the feeling of movement. Readers will learn what constitutes the “right” light for photography, and how to use highlight and shadow to create drama and add interest and a sense of dimension in their images. Information is presented on composition (the artful arrangement of the elements of the scene within the confines of the frame in a way that excites the viewer), adding artificial light, and much more. All concepts are reinforced by the introduction of 43 skill-building and concept-reinforcing self-assignments designed to heighten understanding and boost confidence. With lushly illustrated pages and concise, jargon-free, easy-access lessons, this book is an important resource for all beginning photographers.

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130

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Amherst Media

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ISBN 10

1608958639

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9781608958634

The New Book of Apples

By: Joan Morgan

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The New Book of Apples

By: Joan Morgan

This extraordinary book contains in one unique volume, the most wide-ranging history of apples ever written and a detailed survey of over 2,000 of the world's apple varieties. Beautifully illustrated with 32 exquisite colour paintings, the last edition of this book received many accolades and was quickly recognised as a classic. Complete with a fully revised directory covering all the varieties of apple to be found in the world's largest apple collection, The New Book of Apples includes full historical, geographical and botanical details as well as tasting notes on each type of apple. Exploring the role of apples in cooking, cider making, gardening, myth and medicine, this is an indispensable reference guide.

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653

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Random House

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1448177367

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9781448177363

Freedom and Necessity

An Introduction to the Study of Society

By: Joan Robinson

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Freedom and Necessity

An Introduction to the Study of Society

By: Joan Robinson

Originally published in 1970, this book examines the origins of social organizations, the development of Robinson Crusoe economies and the conception of property or rightful ownership, as well as the origins of agriculture, race and class. Discussing commerce and the nation state, capitalist expansion and war between industrial power, the book is a concise yet comprehensive survey of the evolution of the structures of the world’s economies and of the ideas which underlie them.

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148

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Routledge

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1315439026

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9781315439020

Perfecting Private Practice

By: Joan Neehall-Davidson

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Perfecting Private Practice

By: Joan Neehall-Davidson

In a readily-accessible, easy-to-read format, this book presents useful hints, suggestions, anecdotes and lists that will help you to look within, identify, and ultimately achieve your personal and professional goals. From getting started with the actual physical space that is your office to the incorporation and financial establishment of your practice, to dealing with the most unexpected, unpredictable clients and their expectations and to planning for the unexpected, the answers are here. The straightforward "hands-on" approach makes reading simple, the inclusion of anecdotes adds realism and interest, the quick checks provide instant reminders and cues and the self-disclosure questions aid in self-understanding. All of the suggestions are grounded in practice. Some may be familiar to you already; some may be novel and unexpected. Sometimes, however, simple reminders or hints can be the most powerful and with that in mind, this book was written in an attempt to demystify some of the confusion and/or uncertainty surrounding the successful establishment and functioning of a private practice.

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432

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Trafford Publishing

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1412021081

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9781412021081

The Dance

A Handbook for the Appreciation of the Choreographic Experience

By: Joan Cass

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The Dance

A Handbook for the Appreciation of the Choreographic Experience

By: Joan Cass

In dance, the choreographer creates, the dancer performs and the viewer observes. This work is a handbook for the viewer. By presenting historical and artistic perspectives of dance, dance events are made more approachable and appreciation for the art form is heightened. The choreographic components of body language, content, structure, music, design and interpretation are included. Also discussed is the development of critical reaction over time. Examples are drawn from Western theatrical dance and worldwide cultural variations. Terms are explained throughout the text, and an extensive bibliography gives sources in print and on tape for further study. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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247

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McFarland

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0786422319

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9780786422319

Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches

Afro-Mexican Ritual Practice in the Seventeenth Century

By: Joan Cameron Bristol

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Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches

Afro-Mexican Ritual Practice in the Seventeenth Century

By: Joan Cameron Bristol

New information from Inquisition documents shows how African slaves in Mexico adapted to the constraints of the Church and the Spanish crown in order to survive in their communities.

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302

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UNM Press

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0826337996

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9780826337993

The Social Viability of Money

Competitive Equilibria and the Core of Overlapping Generations Economies

By: Joan Esteban

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The Social Viability of Money

Competitive Equilibria and the Core of Overlapping Generations Economies

By: Joan Esteban

In this book overlapping generations economies are analysed from a game theoretical point of view and the social acceptability of consumption allocations is studied in infinite horizon models of pure exchange economieswith agents with finite lifetimes who behave cooperatively. The core of such economies and its relation with competitive equilibria, both walrasian and monetary and the essential characteristics of the overlapping generations model are examined. The author defines the problem of trust in intertemporal consumption allocations as a question of belonging or not to the core of economy and provides a full characterization of the core allocations for n-goods pure exchange economies with one agent per generation: a consumption allocation belongs to the core if and only it is Pareto optimal and Sequentially Individually Rational. From this it follows that for one commodity economies no consumption allocation involving intertemporal transfers can belong to the core of the economy. In other words, no monetary equilibrium is socially viable. This result is no longer true for many goods models. For that case it is demonstrated that there exist bounds on the real value of equilibrium money purchases beyond which monetary equilibria are not socially viableand with many agents in every generation it is shown that as the economy becomes large and monetary (as well as IOU) equilibria become eventually excluded from the core of the economy. These results provide an analytical rationale for the fact that in most countries fiat money is legal tender.

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209

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642467555

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9783642467554

Conversations with Joan Crawford

By: Roy Newquist,Joan Crawford

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Conversations with Joan Crawford

By: Roy Newquist,Joan Crawford

Interviews with Joan Crawford provide insight into her views on her career, films, four husbands, lovers, leading men, children, and loneliness during her final years

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186

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Berkley Publishing Group

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0425050467

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9780425050460

Book's by Joan Dantzig

The Essential Photography Workbook

The Essential Photography Workbook

The New Book of Apples

The New Book of Apples

Freedom and Necessity

Freedom and Necessity

Perfecting Private Practice

Perfecting Private Practice

The Dance

The Dance

Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches

Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches

The Social Viability of Money

The Social Viability of Money

Conversations with Joan Crawford

Conversations with Joan Crawford

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