The PowerShot G15 features the brightest lens in a PowerShot G-series model to date, with a new f/1.8-2.8, 5x zoom lens, providing the user with an extra-wide aperture throughout the cameras entire focal range. Designed for advanced users looking for premium quality, class-leading performance in a c[...]
The 24-megapixel Leica M (Typ 240) is the latest digital rangefinder model that replaces the M9. The M is definitely a camera for the 21st century. This book offers a comprehensive step-by-step guide that includes a pull-out quick reference card. It provides practical tips on how to get the best fro[...]
Guides you through the basics of composition, why it matters, and how to attune the mind to the art of looking. In this title, the main composition concepts - from the Rule of Thirds, the Golden Section, the Rule of Odds, visual weight and contrast, to actual and implied lines in an image, symmetry,[...]
Canon's new flagship camera in the Rebel Line, the Rebel T5i/EOS 700D, boasts a plethora of functions and intuitive control. At its heart is a high performance 18.0 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor, resulting in incredible image quality and performance. Its extensive ISO ran[...]
Written by an expert photographer, this is a comprehensive guide to using the Canon EOS 70D, a mid-range SLR for enthusiast photographers.[...]
This comprehensive guide to using Canon's new high-end compact, the Powershot G16, provides practical tips on how to get the best from this camera.[...]
Beginning with a comprehensive guide to the choice of cameras, lenses and other equipment and accessories, the author discusses the fundamentals of exposure - aperture, shutter speed, ISO, dynamic range - and an appreciation of the effects of light on the landscape, at various times of the day and i[...]
This is an authoritative, self-contained course book on successfully shooting landscapes. It includes structured lessons and projects to help track progress. David Taylor is an award-winning photographer who has authored over 20 titles for Ammonite Press. Aimed at beginners, Foundation Course: Lands[...]
At 1.28 a.m. on Wednesday, 23 March 2011, just three weeks after celebrating her 79th birthday, the biggest star Hollywood has ever known died. The tributes and eulogies to Elizabeth Taylor were legion. A weeping Elton John said, 'We have just lost a Hollywood giant. More importantly, we have lost a[...]
This is a comprehensive user's manual to the world's most compact full-format digital camera system. It includes a step-by-step guide to the camera, professional guidance, advice and practical tips, as well as a pull-out quick-reference guide card. With a price tag that places it in the realm of the[...]
This is a comprehensive user's manual to a camera suitable for both enthusiasts and professionals alike. It provides practical advice, tips and professional guidance. Written by expert photographers, "Ammonite's The Expanded Guides" explain each featured camera in complete detail, providing a compre[...]
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is a popular way of taking photographs. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is the process of shooting several images of a scene at various exposures, then merging them into one file. This produces photographs that are crisp and detailed, full of drama and expre[...]
This title explains the procedure from the start of a photo shoot through each stage of post-processing. In depth, jargon-busting text offers hints and tips on interpreting RAW images. It includes expert advice given by professional photographers, using practical examples with the aid of diagrams an[...]
The PowerShot G1 X is the latest and, arguably, the greatest of the 'G' series of compact cameras produced by Canon, aimed at advanced amateur and professional photographers, has achieved through tactile controls, a wide range of creative functions and a more functional design aesthetic. The G1 X is[...]
A pull-out reference card gives quick access to the camera's functions. The Canon EOS 5D Mk III is the latest in a dynasty of full frame DSLRs. The Mk III is a significant advance over its predecessor, the 5D MkII and should tempt many 5D users to upgrade their kit. Author David Taylor's comprehensi[...]
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Filmerna, männen, juvelerna ?
Elizabeth Taylor - ett liv i rampljuset
Elizabeth Taylors namn är för evigt inskrivet i filmhistorien. Hon var en av de verkligt stora Hollywoodstjärnorna, lika begåvad som vacker, och hon medverkade i rad klassiska filmer.
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en bok som kan läsas både som ren underhållning och för att lära sig ett och annat om människans bäst[...]
Varför har katten morrhår? Hur är det egentligen med katters intelligens? Varför sover de så mycket? Svaren får du i Allt du inte visste om din katt en bok som kan läsas både som ren underhållning och för att lära sig ett och annat om den där varelsen som ser sig som ägare av dig och di[...]
Kaninen är ett av de absolut populäraste husdjuren i Sverige. Förr betraktades de med orätt som billiga, andra klassens husdjur enbart för barn, men numera är de här ljuvliga och fascinerande djuren trea på listan över de arter som oftast ses i veterinärens väntrum och favoriter bland all[...]