Keywords: photography, photographer, prize, book, digital, image, editing
CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES/HONICKMAN FIRST BOOK PRIZE. Deadline: September 15, 2002. This biennial prize offers publication of a book or of photography, a $3,000 award, and inclusion in a traveling exhibition of prizewinners. Submitted work must be from an ongoing or completed project of the past three years, and the photographer must not have previously published a book-length work. Duke University Press will publish the book in association with Lyndhurst Books of the Center for Documentary Studies. Contact with SASE: CDS/Honickman First Book Prize, Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 West Pettigrew St., Durhan, NC 27705. http://CDs.aas.duke.edu/grants/index.html .
MACROMEDIA FLASH MX: Training from the Source, by Chrissy Rey. Detailed explanations in this book provide insight for every step of creating a Flash-based website, complete with animation, sound, video and interactivity. Shows the reader how each part of the project works with the others to make a complete website. The CD-ROM enclosed with the book contains all the files needed to complete the project, plus completed files to compare with your own results. ($44.99; ISBN: 0-201-79482-9) Contact: Macromedia Press, 1249 Eighth St, Berkeley CA 94710. Phone: 1 510 524-2178. Fax: 1 510 524-2221. http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstoreone.htm#0201794829 .
eFILM PICTUREPAD (from Delkin Devices), a new portable digital storage device for photos, is designed for the traveling digital photographer and features a built-in color LCD screen for viewing photos and a high capacity hard drive for storing them. By inserting a flash memory card, the user can instantly access a number of features for viewing, showing, storing, and organizing digital images. The MSRP for the 20GB model is $549.00. For purchase or more information: http://www.delkin.com .
PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Techniques for Lighting, Shooting and Image Editing, by Dave Montizambert. This book includes a thorough review of types of digital cameras and their advantages for professionals; tips for supplying your images to clients; ideas for artistic digital imaging; how to preview images accurately on your monitor; how to use a digital densitometer; techniques for removing color casts; digital light painting; and much more. ($29.95; 120 full-color photos; 128 pages; ISBN: 1-58428-081-6) 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/bookstoreone.htm#1584280816 .
PHOTOKINA COLOGNE 2002 - WORLD OF IMAGING. In Cologne, Germany from Wednesday, September 25th to Monday, September 30, 2002. More than 1,600 exhibitors from 45 countries make this the world's largest photo and imaging exposition; more than 60 percent of exhibitors come from outside Germany. For general information: http://www.photokina.de (German and English) or e-mail: info@citf.com .
IPHOTO: THE MISSING MANUAL. This book gives readers everything they need to know to get full use of iPhoto, Apple's popular application for organizing, retrieving, and sharing digital photos. The book covers not only the software application, but also choosing and mastering a digital camera, the basics of good photocomposition, and tips for shooting specialized subjects like kids, sports, nighttime, portraits, etc. ($24.95; ISBN: 0-596-00365-x) For more information, including table of contents, index, author bio, and samples, see: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iphotomm/ . http://www.photosourcefolio.com/bookstoreone.htm#059600365X .
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