Professional Photographer

Ten Things Professional Photographers Must Know Let’s get serious is a book about the technical aspects of modern digital photography. I enjoyed writing this book because I like both the technology and the story behind the technology. This book has quite a few illustrations and a few photographs. The book covers the digital camera, lenses, field of view, pixels, exposure, white balance, color management, histograms, composition, and black and white photography. I think you will enjoy it!

Before you master your craft, your pricing, or your brand—you must master your mindset. In this bold and deeply honest guide, acclaimed portrait artist and studio expert Jeff Lubin delivers the one thing most photography books leave out: the inner game. If you’ve ever struggled with imposter syndrome, hesitation, fear of rejection, or burnout from trying to please everyone—you’re not alone. And you’re not broken. You just need a mindset that matches your mission. The Photographer’s Mindset goes far beyond technique. It dives into the emotional, psychological, and practical ...

NEW RELEASE: Let’s face it, wedding photography is a tough business! The stress, the hard work, the equipment breakdowns, dealing with sometimes difficult people all takes its toll. If that’s not enough, we have to try to book enough weddings to keep our business running, and, hopefully, make enough profit to pay the bills and live a lifestyle commensurate with the time and money we have invested in our photography business. I began developing and refining this wedding photography sales and marketing system over 35 years ago. It’s a complete system that is simple and easy to implement...

Turn Your Photography Passion Into a Profitable Business Success in portrait photography isn’t just about mastering your camera — it’s about building a powerful brand, understanding your clients, and creating a business that thrives. In The Professional Photography Playbook, acclaimed Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman Jeff Lubin shares the exact strategies he used to build a 7-figure portrait studio. This no-fluff guide is packed with tools to help you: Craft a signature style that sets you apart Attract high-paying, loyal clients Build long-term marketing partnerships ...

What do you do when your world ends? At 28 years old, Krista Schlyer sold almost everything she owned and packed the rest of it in a station wagon bound for the American wild. Her two best friends joined her - one a grumpy, grieving introvert, the other a feisty dog - and together they sought out every national park, historic site, forest, and wilderness they could get to before their money ran out or their minds gave in.

Basándose en las miles de páginas de los cuadernos manuscritos de Leonardo y nuevos descubrimientos sobre su vida y su obra, Walter Isaacson teje una narración que conecta el arte de Da Vinci con sus investigaciones científicas, y nos muestra cómo el genio del hombre más visionario de la historia nació de habilidades que todos poseemos y podemos estimular, tales como la curiosidad incansable, la observación cuidadosa y la imaginación juguetona. Su creatividad, como la de todo gran innovador, resultó de la intersección entre la tecnología y las humanidades.

How to Become a Professional Travel Writer takes you way beyond that much-touted dream of ‘travelling for free’. This book will show you how to earn from your travels and, more than that, how to carve a privileged lifestyle out of that dream. Whether you want to kickstart a career as a globe-trotting travel writer or simply to make extra cash by monetising your holidays, this book will tell you how. Increasing numbers of people are finding ways to work remotely and, with digital nomadism becoming an enviable life-choice for many, there are growing opportunities to count on freelance ...

Modern Man is a penetrating psychological portrait of a true genius and constant self-inventor, as well as a sweeping tale filled with exotic locales, sex and celebrity (he was a lover of Josephine Baker), and high-stakes projects. In Flint's telling, Corbusier isn't just the grandfather of modern architecture but a man who sought to remake the world according to his vision, dispelling the Victorian style and replacing it with something never seen before.

In February 2011 John Galliano, the lauded head of Christian Dior, imploded with a drunken, anti-Semitic public tirade. Exactly a year earlier, celebrated designer Alexander McQueen took his own life three weeks before his women's wear show. Both were casualties of the war between art and commerce that has raged within fashion for the last two decades.

Are you a photographer who knows how to use your camera to take decent photos BUT you aren't completely satisfied with your photos? You want TAKE AMAZING PHOTOS. You want your photography to wow people (and to be something you're proud of). This advanced photography book will help you improve your photography by understanding exactly what makes a great photo... well, great. You'll learn how lighting, composition, storytelling and editing improve your photography. The goal with this photography book is to not just teach you, but also inspire you. You'll see hundreds of beautiful photos, and ...

Do you want to get into wedding photography? As the person in charge of capturing once-in-a-lifetime memories for the wedding couple, the wedding photographer carries a huge amount of responsibility. Gary Howard has photographed thousands of weddings and has a career spanning over four decades. Learn from his experiences and understand all that is involved in the wedding photography business BEFORE you shoot your first wedding. If you are willing to put in the hard work and possess photographic talent, the wedding photography business can be an exciting way to make a living.

His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but after John Roebling's sudden death, Washington Roebling built what has become one of American's most iconic structures - as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet, as recognizable as the bridge is, its builder is too often forgotten - and his life is of interest far beyond his chosen field. It is the story of immigrants, of the frontier, of the greatest crisis in American history, and of the making of the modern world.

In an idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood, where generations enjoy deep roots in old homes, the O’Rourke family fits right in. Miriam and Craig are both artists and their four children carry on the legacy. When their teenage son, Nick, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, a tumultuous decade ensues in which the family careens off the conventional course. Like the 10 Biblical plagues, they are hit by one catastrophe after another: violence, evictions, arrests, a suicide attempt, a near-drowning - even cancer and a brain tumor - play against the backdrop of a wild teenage bacchanal.

John James Audubon's The Birds of America stands as an unparalleled achievement in American art. With that work, Audubon became one of the most adulated artists of his time, and America's first celebrity scientist. A self-made man incessantly striving to secure his place in American society, Audubon made himself into a skilled painter, a successful entrepreneur, and a prolific writer, whose words went well beyond birds and scientific description.

Ferdinand von Schirachs neues Buch verwebt autobiographische Erzählungen, paradoxe Aperçus, Betrachtungen und Reflexionen zu einem...

Born to a Jewish family in Estonia in 1901 and brought to America in 1906, the architect Louis Kahn grew up in poverty in Philadelphia; by the time of his death in 1974, he was widely recognized as one of the greatest architects of his era. Yet this enormous reputation was based on only a handful of masterpieces, all built during the last 15 years of his life.

Leonardo da Vinci has long been celebrated for his consummate genius. He was the painter who gave us the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and the inventor who anticipated the advent of airplanes, hot air balloons, and other technological marvels. But what was the connection between Leonardo the painter and Leonardo the scientist?

Introducing "Capturing Martins" - a fascinating and practical eBook for nature enthusiasts and budding photographers alike, who share a passion for these magnificent aerial acrobats. Are you ready to embark on an enthralling journey into the world of martins, learn their secrets, and master the art of photographing them like never before? "Capturing Martins" is your guiding star in the unexplored skies of bird photography. You'll dive deep into the vibrant beauty of various martin species and their characteristics, exploring their natural habitats and discovering where to find them. ...

Esta autobiografía, La Bazuca de Madera, es una historia de múltiples dramas demasiado vívida, improbable e intensamente personal para haber sido conjurada por un novelista. Desde el orfanato hasta el frente de batalla, desde el campo de prisioneros hasta la sala de juntas y más allá, Karl Heinz Johannsmeier teje una narrativa vertiginosa de una duración y una trayectoria increíbles, un testimonio del poder del optimismo y la tenacidad para burlar a la muerte, superar la derrota e ingeniar el triunfo.

Discover the lessons from Walt Disney that can transform your business and your life! He was a visionary, a legend, and a folk hero of the 20th century who revolutionized the entertainment industry in a way that that nobody thought possible. He transformed animation into an art form and built a synergistic empire which combined television, music and theme parks. He was Walt Disney.