BASIC SCANNING GUIDE, by Rob Sheppard. Beginning with the basics, readers will learn how a scanner works and how to set one up. Covers the information needed to select a scanner, and what features to look for in a computer to use with it. The author details the basic techniques needed to create high quality scans. Readers will learn how to prepare an image for scanning, and how to calculate the proper resolution for the scan. Also covered are file formats for saving scans, and special techniques for scanning prints, negatives, slides, transparencies and even three-dimensional objects. ($17.95; 80 pages; 150 + b&w photos; ISBN: 1-58428-039-5) Contact: Amherst Media, 155 Rano St, Ste 300, Buffalo NY 14207. Phone: 1 800 622-3278. Fax: 1 800 622-3298. http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstore.htm#1584280395
THE SECRETS OF CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY, by Lou Jacobs Jr. Macro Photography can be an exciting world of new opportunities for editorial stock photographers. Imagine that you have just completed a shoot of a high-school chemistry lab featuring two youngsters and a truckload of vials, bottles and things that bubble and smoke. Now, step back and start studying the scene and the set-up in more detail. Chances are that you will find at least 10 different close-ups and extreme close-ups that would work great as stock images. See the possibilities? Jacobs' book is chock-full of educational copy that guides the reader through the various equipment choices, techniques, set-ups and, to some extent, markets for macro photography. A tad more hands-on, step by step, instructions would not have hurt, however. (Writer's Digest Books; ISBN: 0898797276; MSRP: $27.99). -Mikael Karlsson
WINDY CITY WILD: CHICAGO’S NATURAL WONDERS by nature and wildlife photographers Robert Shaw and Jason Lindsey (with foreword by Bill Kurtis) is a collection of 128 nature and wildlife photographs that shows the amazing natural beauty to be found just a short drive from the towering skyscrapers of Chicago’s Loop. (128 pages; 130 color photos; 1 map; $39.95; ISBN: # 1-555652-416-1) Available in bookstores nationally and through Independent Publishers Group, 814 N. Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60610. Orders only: 1 800 888-4741. www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstore.htm#1556524161 .
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: A No-Nonsense, Jargon-free Guide For Beginners, by Steve Bavister. This is an easy-to-read instruction manual for starting out right in the world of digital image-making. Simple and concise. How to choose a camera and computer software. Use this guide as a manual for picture-taking techniques, working with your scanner, color printer, and recordable CDs. Full color sample photos and screen grabs simulate having an instructor right there in front of you, walking you through each process. ($19.95; ISBN: 1-85585-781-2; 160 pages) Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 387 Park Ave S, New York NY 10016-8810. Phone: 1 800 367-9692. www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstore.htm#1855857812 .
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