• Mastering Composition: The Definitive Guide for Photographers

    Going beyond the rule of thirds, this offers invaluable tips and tools to help the photographer take control of the creative process with emphasis on four elements: an impactful subject, dynamic composition, effective use of lighting, and an ability to invoke an emotional response in the viewerWhat makes a great photo? Flicking through the pages of popular photography magazines you might get the impression that there’s only one rule of importance—the rule of thirds. Indeed it appears that some will judge the merit of a photograph based almost solely on this. Rarely do you hear discussion ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1781450633
    • ASIN: 1781450633
    • ISBN: 1781450633
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Ammonite Press

  • Stranger in the Woods: A Tense Psychological Thriller

    A town harbouring dark secrets. People who'll do anything to hide what they've done.Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she's landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day. It sounded so perfect - a month's assignment at the misty, sprawling Scottish Highlands property of brilliant architect Alban McGregor, and his wife, Jessica. But deep in the woods, there is a chilling playhouse. Two years ago, the McGregors' daughter, Elodie, died after being abducted and taken there. Alban refuses to knock the playhouse down, and he keeps a picture of it on his wall.... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07HDWJLLY
    • ASIN: B07HDWJLLY

  • The Art of Robert E. McGinnis

    A Modern Master   Robert E. McGinnis began his career in 1947 as a cartoonist, and produced his first cover illustrations for 1956 issues of the magazines True Detective and Master Detective. Then in 1958, he painted his first paperback book cover, and from that day forward his work was in demand.   The emergence of the “McGinnis Woman”—long-legged, intelligent, alluring, and enigmatic—established him as the go-to artist for detective novels. His work appeared on Mike Shayne titles and the Perry Mason series, and he produced 100 paintings for the Carter Brown adventures. Yet McGinnis... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1781162174
    • ASIN: 1781162174
    • ISBN: 1781162174
    • Brand: Titan Books
    • Manufacturer: Titan Books

  • English Cottage Gardening: For American Gardeners, Revised Edition

    Thanks to the extraordinary photographs and gardening wisdom in this classic book, the elegant intimacy of the English cottage garden is a practical possibility for amateur gardeners in diverse regions of the United States. The author has analyzed the aesthetic and horticultural elements in ten representative cottage gardens―eight in England and two in the United States. Her spectacular photographs render the look and atmosphere of these gardens, while her text focuses on easily grown, readily available plants that are adaptable to a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions. In the back ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 039304789X
    • ASIN: 039304789X
    • ISBN: 039304789X
    • Brand: W W Norton Company
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

  • Landscape Beyond: A Journey into Photography

    Critically acclaimed photographer David Ward explores the essential attributes of a successful landscape photograph—simplicity, ambiguity, and beauty—in this intriguing companion to his first book, Landscape Within. David discusses how the notion of beauty has been viewed by artists and psychologists and how, despite various modifications over the centuries, the concept of beauty remains relevant. David suggests that all photographers’ work either poses a question or seeks to impose the photographer’s viewpoint, and he goes on to investigate how photography affects our interpretation ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 190253851X
    • ASIN: 190253851X
    • ISBN: 190253851X
    • Brand: Brand: Aurum Press Ltd
    • Manufacturer: Aurum Press Ltd

  • Wildlife Photography: An expert guide

    Learn how to take stunning wildlife photography and become a successful outdoor photographer.There is nothing quite so satisfying as capturing a stunning wildlife photograph; a good one will reflect practice, patience, careful equipment choice and dedication. Those challenges are perhaps why so many enthusiast photographers aspire to perfect their images in this area; to get their work recognised by the photographic community as well as record their experiences.This book reveals more world-class images with every turn. More than that, though, it takes a practical approach. It comprehensively i... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1781575126
    • ASIN: 1781575126
    • ISBN: 1781575126
    • Manufacturer: Ilex Press

  • Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)

    The full and definitive biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, influential abolitionist, ardent social reformer and conservationist, and the visionary designer of Central ParkFrederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park to Boston's Emerald Necklace to Stanford University's campus, Olmsted was also an influential journalist, early voice for the environment, and abolitionist credited with helping dissuade England from joining the South in the Civil ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0306821486
    • ASIN: 0306821486
    • ISBN: 0306821486
    • Brand: Da Capo Press
    • Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

  • Carl Warner's Food Landscapes

    In recent years, Carl Warner’s photographs have been unofficially circulating on the Internet and in mass e-mailings, to the pleasure of thou­sands upon thousands of viewers. Now, these images and many new ones are collected in one volume.   In the spirit of Play with Your Food, Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes is a colorful and fantastically imaginative collection of landscapes constructed entirely from fruits and vegetables, cheeses, breads, fish, meat, and grains. The book offers a trip around the world in 25 international tableaux constructed from appropriate regional ingredi­ents. Ea... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 081098993X
    • ASIN: 081098993X
    • ISBN: 081098993X
    • Brand: Harry N Abrams
    • Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

  • New Orleans 1867

    This book publishes for the first time one of the supreme accomplishments of nineteenth century urban photography, a series of large-plate views of Reconstruction New Orleans entitled La Nouvelle Orléans et ses environs, taken in 1867 by the German-born photographer Theodore Lilienthal (1829-–1894). Comprising the first official photographic survey of any American city, the images –feature every aspect of the city, from Garden District mansions, churches and synagogues to mills, refineries and breweries. The photographs were exhibited at the Paris World Exposition of 1867 before being pr... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1858942101
    • ASIN: 1858942101
    • ISBN: 1858942101
    • Brand: Brand: Merrell
    • Manufacturer: Merrell

  • Tir a'Mhurain: Outer Hebrides

    Paul Strand is one of those photographers who have established not just a body of work but a way of seeing. His prints encourage the eye to take an apparently endless journey. --"The Times Literary Supplement"In 1954 Paul Strand and his wife Hazel spent three months traversing the rugged island of South Uist, off the west coast of Scotland. "Tir a'Mhurain" reflects the impressions they gathered during their stay. Juxtaposing people and landscape, Strand's photographs depict the perfect complicity he saw between nature and habitation in this wild terrain. Whether they are of rocks and sea or a ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 089381993X
    • ASIN: 089381993X
    • ISBN: 089381993X
    • Brand: Brand: Aperture
    • Manufacturer: Aperture

  • Landscape Within: Insights and Inspirations for Photographers

    While no photographer would deny the importance of mastering the technicalities of the craft, most would agree that true satisfaction comes from using technique to realize more profound, creative goals. In this book, distinguished landscape photographer David Ward investigates the goals of photography and how they can best be achieved. He is concerned, primarily, with the nature of creativity as it is experienced and practiced by photographers, and with the thought processes that go into making an image that aspires to be a work of art. In exploring these issues, and in drawing on his own supe... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 190253834X
    • ASIN: 190253834X
    • ISBN: 190253834X
    • Brand: Brand: Aurum Press
    • Manufacturer: Aurum Press

  • Summits and Starlight: The Canadian Rockies

    Iconic and classic images of the Canadian Rockies are taken to new heights and completely reimagined in this stunning collection of contemporary photography by Paul Zizka. As a professional photographer and versatile adventurer, Paul has been able to access remarkable backcountry landscapes and dizzying peaks throughout the mountains of western Canada. The result is a collection of images that highlight difficult conditions and hard-to-reach places; alpine sports and backcountry experiences; unusual angles of common mountain subjects; and stars, Northern Lights and dramatic silhouettes. Togeth... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1927330920
    • ASIN: 1927330920
    • ISBN: 1927330920
    • Manufacturer: RMB | Rocky Mountain Books

  • Scotland's Coast: A Photographer's Journey

    Here, acclaimed landscape photographer Joe Cornish turns his eye to the magnificent scenery of Scotland’s 6,000-mile coastline. Traveling from the Mull of Galloway in the south to the tip of Unst in the northerly Shetlands, from the remote St. Kilda in the Atlantic to the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve on the North Sea, he captures all the stunning variety of the Scottish seacoast. Whatever the subject—be it a wide Hebridean vista or fragmented patterns of ice on a frozen beach—Cornish, with his artist’s eye and dramatic use of light, reveals it in fresh and startling beauty. ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1845130790
    • ASIN: 1845130790
    • ISBN: 1845130790
    • Manufacturer: Aurum Press Ltd

  • Joe Cornish: A Photographer at Work

    A highly original exploration of a great landscape photographer's working methods, creative philosophy, and the evolution of both Over a three-year period, Joe Cornish and Eddie Ephraums created a unique documentary record of Joe's photography in a variety of locations, from the Scottish Highlands to the north Cornwall coast. Each location is used to address a particular aspect of the art and craft of landscape photography through conversations between the authors, images of Cornish at work, and his own pictures from each location. The pictures show not one definitive interpretation of each ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1902538609
    • ASIN: 1902538609
    • ISBN: 1902538609
    • Manufacturer: Aurum Press

  • Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 15

    Showcasing the work of the world’s top nature photographers, this lavish, large-format volume presents the 100 best images submitted to Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the largest, most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world. Selected from 20,000 images and representing 60 countries, the pictures range from plants to endangered animals, underwater life to landscapes—all dramatically displaying the beauty and variety of the natural world. Featuring behind-the-scenes information and photographic details for each image, this is a magnificent volume for all lovers of wildl... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 056352278X
    • ASIN: 056352278X
    • ISBN: 056352278X
    • Brand: Brand: BBC Books
    • Manufacturer: BBC Books

  • Fodor's essential great britain : with the best of england, scotland & wales: 9781640970823

    9781640970823

    • UPC: 612771024
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Land of the Green Man : A Journey Through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles

    Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in

    • UPC: 56085917
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 10

    "First published in the UK as The mammoth book of best British crime 10 by Robinson ... 2013"--T.p.

    • UPC: 21663949

  • The Best of the Great Trail, Volume 2 : British Columbia to Northern Ontario on the Trans Canada Trail

    9781773100326

    • UPC: 180235730

  • The Really Quite Good British Cookbook : The Food We Love from 100 of Our Best Chefs, Cooks, Bakers and Local Heroes

    -The food we love from 100 of our finest chefs, cooks, bakers and food heroes---Front

    • UPC: 55103698

  • 52 Great British Weekends : A Seasonal Guide to Britain S Best Breaks

    Explore the very best getaways that the United Kingdom has to offer, with this seasonal guide to short travel

    • UPC: 21139030
    • Rating: 3.0

  • Northwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening : Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles: Oregon, Washington, Northern California, British Columbia

    If you live in the Northwest, you'll discover the best edible plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide--and they'll be on your table before you know

    • UPC: 23366398

  • Brian Cook's Landscapes of Britain

    9781849940368

    • UPC: 17372526

  • The Land of the Green Man : A Journey Through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles

    Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in

    • UPC: 45052058
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Photographer's Handbook : Be your best photographer

    9781781574904

    • UPC: 55858039

  • Landscape Photography on Location - Lake District, Great Gable. UK.

    9 Famous Landscape Photographers that Inspire Me

    Landscape Photography in Southern England - The Jurassic Coast