Laurie Excell's Books

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie S. Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie S. Excell

Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take those great shots. One key element is composition—the creative arrangement of components in the shot, and the way a viewer’s eye travels through an image. With Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots, author and photographer Laurie Excell starts with the basics of composition and explores how the elements of color, shape, angles, and contrast work to create compelling images. Contributing photographers, John Batdorff, David Brommer, Rick Rickman, and Steve Simon, provide unique perspectives on black and white, sports, art history, and other subjects related to composition. Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guides, and you will learn about: Key camera features that affect composition, including the exposure triangle (ISO, aperture, and shutter speed) Shadow and light and how to direct the viewer’s eye to your subject Lines and shapes that create visual paths to points of interest in your image The role of color—using complementary or contrasting colors—to add your own unique artistic expression Spatial relationship and placing your subject within the frame for portraits, action shots, or landscapes And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your camera to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/composition_fromsnapshotstogreatshots.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

566

Publisher

Pearson Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

0132563096

ISBN 13

9780132563093

Bird Photography

A Guide to the Equipment, Techniques, and Locations for Capturing Beautiful Images

By: Laurie S. Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Bird Photography

A Guide to the Equipment, Techniques, and Locations for Capturing Beautiful Images

By: Laurie S. Excell

(Please note that this material was also published as Bird Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Peachpit Press [978-0-13-308592-1].) In Bird Photography, author and wildlife photographer Laurie Excell teaches you key techniques for capturing images of birds, whether you spot them in your own backyard or in a faraway, exotic location. Laurie starts by discussing various camera setups and basic settings and why she uses them, as well as the fundamentals of exposure and how it relates to real-world bird photography. She then covers practicing at home and at nearby parks and lakes, selecting the best locations and times to shoot, and planning for a more extensive trip. Finally, she explains how to interpret behavior to determine how to approach your subject and maximize your time on your next photography adventure. Now available as a full-color PDF and filled with dozens of stunning images, this ebook shows you how to get the bird photo you want every time you pick up your camera. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Laurie Excell, and you will: Learn what equipment you need and the camera settings to use to gain full control over the look and feel of your images Master the basics of composition, focus, and depth of field, whether you’re in your own backyard, in a local park, or at a distant bird-friendly locale Get tips on the best seasons and locations for photographing all sorts of birds Develop an understanding of bird behavior so you can get closer to your subjects, anticipate next steps, and be ready for action

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

181

Publisher

Peachpit Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0133594858

ISBN 13

9780133594850

Wildlife Photography

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wildlife Photography

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie Excell

In 'Wildlife Photography' Laurie Excell shows aspiring wildlife photographers how to get the best shots of birds, bears, and bugs - whether they're on Safari, on vacation, or on a nature walk around their own backyard.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Peachpit Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0321794508

ISBN 13

9780321794505

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie Excell

Previous edition: Berkeley, Calif.: Peachpit, 2011.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

Pearson Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

0321986334

ISBN 13

9780321986337

On Sidesaddles to Heaven

The Women of the Rocky Mountain Mission

By: Laurie M. Carlson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

On Sidesaddles to Heaven

The Women of the Rocky Mountain Mission

By: Laurie M. Carlson

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Laurie Winn Carlson analyzes the lives of the first six white women—missionary wives—to cross the Rocky Mountains, offering a fresh and sometimes startling view of these pioneers. At a time when a woman's fortune and future was tied to the man she married, four of the six women married virtual strangers, on short notice, with no financial security. Why did they take such a gamble?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

270

Publisher

Caxton Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0870043846

ISBN 13

9780870043840

Success and Failure of IS/IT Projects

A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions

By: D. Laurie Hughes,Yogesh K. Dwivedi,Antonis C. Simintiras,Nripendra P. Rana

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Success and Failure of IS/IT Projects

A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions

By: D. Laurie Hughes,Yogesh K. Dwivedi,Antonis C. Simintiras,Nripendra P. Rana

This book examines the link between change and project management and how creating a closer alignment between these two methodologies can yield greater benefits and mitigate elements of failure of information systems (IS) projects. This study explores the underlying challenges and practicalities of closer integration of the two disciplines and asserts that such a successful change goes beyond the simple training of project managers in the practitioner context. Instead, it requires organizations to conceptualize the necessary challenges to realize the potential benefits of this recommended integrated approach. The integration of both project and change management has been advocated in existing research, but the challenges of moving from a current position of separate methodologies, different standards bodies and in some cases totally separate organizational structures, is a step change for many organizations. Change initiatives where good change management practices are implemented, can increase the probability of successful organizational change. The tasks of leading and sustaining change can be complex and often entail the interplay of multiple factors involving action by people at every level of the business. This book offers a guide that identifies the barriers and major challenges that may arise in the development of the closer integration of change and project management. With a better understanding of these issues, organizations can avoid such pitfalls when establishing their own integrated approach.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

331923000X

ISBN 13

9783319230009

The Accommodated Animal

Cosmopolity in Shakespearean Locales

By: Laurie Shannon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Accommodated Animal

Cosmopolity in Shakespearean Locales

By: Laurie Shannon

Shakespeare wrote of lions, shrews, horned toads, curs, mastifss, and hell-hounds. But he used the word 'animal' only eight times in his work - which was typical for the 16th century, when the word was rarely used. As Laurie Shannon reveals in this book, the animal-human divide first came strongly into play in the 17th century, with Descartes's famous formulation that reason sets humans above other species: 'I think, therefore I am'.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

312

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0226924165

ISBN 13

9780226924168

THE GUARDIAN'S BRIDE

By: Laurie Paige

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

THE GUARDIAN'S BRIDE

By: Laurie Paige

VIRGIN BRIDES Celebrate the joys of first love with unforgettable stories by our most beloved authors. THE GUARDIAN'S MARRIAGE PLANS First: Find the perfect husband Debonair—and exasperated—guardian Colter McKinnon had promised vibrant heiress Belle Glamorgan's father he'd find her a suitable groom. Too bad it meant that he—a self-made man—was out of the running. But he'd search the cream of Texas society to find someone worthy of Belle. Second: Plan the perfect wedding Belle would be a vision in white—of course! And he'd walk her to the altar with pride. But why did Colt have a sudden desire to be waiting at the end of the aisle himself? Third: Run off with the bride!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

135

Publisher

Harlequin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1459266382

ISBN 13

9781459266384

Leicester's Men and their Plays

An Early Elizabethan Playing Company and its Legacy

By: Laurie Johnson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Leicester's Men and their Plays

An Early Elizabethan Playing Company and its Legacy

By: Laurie Johnson

The first full history of the first great Elizabethan play company, responsible for developing the main features of Shakespearean theatre.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

279

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1009366491

ISBN 13

9781009366496

Bird Photography

A Guide to the Equipment, Techniques, and Locations for Capturing Beautiful Images

By: Laurie S. Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Bird Photography

A Guide to the Equipment, Techniques, and Locations for Capturing Beautiful Images

By: Laurie S. Excell

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

181

Publisher

Peachpit Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0133594858

ISBN 13

9780133594850

A Heart of Excellence

How to Succeed at what Matters Most Physically, Emotionally, Relationally and Spiritually

By: Laurie Ellsworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Heart of Excellence

How to Succeed at what Matters Most Physically, Emotionally, Relationally and Spiritually

By: Laurie Ellsworth

Ellsworth, a fitness instructor, addresses not only the physical health of people's hearts, but also their relational, emotional and spiritual fitness. This book offers a checkup for body, mind and spirit.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

260

Published Date

ISBN 10

0889651868

ISBN 13

9780889651869

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie S. Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie S. Excell

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

566

Publisher

Pearson Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

0132563096

ISBN 13

9780132563093

Wildlife Photography

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wildlife Photography

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie Excell

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Peachpit Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0321794508

ISBN 13

9780321794505

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie S. Excell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Composition

From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Laurie S. Excell

Now that you’ve bought an amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take great shots. That’s where Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Second Edition, comes in, teaching you the fundamentals of composition—the creative arrangement of elements in the shot, and the way a viewer’s eye travels through an image—so you can get great shots no matter what gear you use. In this book, author and professional photographer Laurie Excell starts with the basics of composition—such as the popular rule of thirds—and illustrates how elements like color, shape, angles, and contrast work to create compelling images. In the process, she covers all key camera features that affect composition (regardless of what type of DSLR you have), including the ability to freeze and convey motion depending on what shutter speed you choose, and the correlation between aperture and depth of field. In addition to dozens of brand-new images and more in-depth coverage on topics such as patterns and textures and arranging elements in a frame, this revised edition features several completely new chapters. These will include a chapter of step-by-step examples that highlight the compositional technique used to get just the right shot; a new chapter on black-and-white photography; and a chapter on what to do after the shot—enhancing and editing the images in post-processing. Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book will help you bring your own unique artistic expression to any situation whether taking portraits, action shots, landscapes, or events, teaching you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. The book includes coverage of Lightroom for image management; Nikon Capture NX2 for RAW processing; Photoshop for image processing; and NIK and OnOne software for creative effects.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

Peachpit Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0133813800

ISBN 13

9780133813807

Troubleshooting Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

By: Laurie Ann Ulrich

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Troubleshooting Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

By: Laurie Ann Ulrich

Explains how to diagnose and correct common problems in Microsoft Excel 97 and Excell 2000.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

343

Published Date

ISBN 10

0735611610

ISBN 13

9780735611610

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Activities Based on Research from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homes and Museums

By: Laurie Rozakis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Activities Based on Research from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homes and Museums

By: Laurie Rozakis

This book extends the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder beyond the pages of the "Little house" books by using seldom-seen family photographs, maps, original manuscript pages, quotes and artifacts as the basis for hands-on classroom activities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Scholastic Teaching Resources

Published Date

ISBN 10

0590492713

ISBN 13

9780590492713

Book's by Laurie Excell

Composition

Composition

Bird Photography

Bird Photography

Wildlife Photography

Wildlife Photography

Composition

Composition

On Sidesaddles to Heaven

On Sidesaddles to Heaven

Success and Failure of IS/IT Projects

Success and Failure of IS/IT Projects

The Accommodated Animal

The Accommodated Animal

THE GUARDIAN'S BRIDE

THE GUARDIAN'S BRIDE

Leicester's Men and their Plays

Leicester's Men and their Plays

Bird Photography

Bird Photography

A Heart of Excellence

A Heart of Excellence

Composition

Composition

Wildlife Photography

Wildlife Photography

Composition

Composition

Troubleshooting Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

Troubleshooting Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email