Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Professional Marketing & Selling Techniques for Digital Wedding Photographers

Professional Marketing & Selling Techniques for Digital Wedding Photographers Review



Updated to include the latest digital camera models, imaging software, and current image proofing and sales techniques, this business guide teaches wedding photographers how to build a profitable business. From formulating a business plan to presenting final images to clients, the strategies presented help photographers avoid the pitfalls that ruin many wedding photography studios. Photographers learn how to define a target demographic—whether that be low-volume big-budget or high-volume low-budget clients—and market to those demographics in print, on the Internet, through networking, and at bridal shows. Customer service tips include how to interview clients to ensure a stress-free and enjoyable portrait experience, conduct presession consultations, and write a contract, as well as presentation techniques for wall-size images, coffee-table–style books, and guestbooks. The featured images and drawings include a gallery of the author's wedding photographs and samples of advertising, marketing, and promotional literature.


Monday, January 30, 2012

VIP service: sports team photos generate sales necessary for full-service studio.(Visual Image Photography Inc.)(Company overview): An article from: PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities

VIP service: sports team photos generate sales necessary for full-service studio.(Visual Image Photography Inc.)(Company overview): An article from: PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities Review



This digital document is an article from PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1566 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: VIP service: sports team photos generate sales necessary for full-service studio.(Visual Image Photography Inc.)(Company overview)
Author: Larry Thall
Publication:PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 82 Issue: 1 Page: 12(4)

Article Type: Company overview

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Visionaries: panel will present industry leaders' look at imaging business, new technology.: An article from: Photo Marketing

Visionaries: panel will present industry leaders' look at imaging business, new technology.: An article from: Photo Marketing Review



This digital document is an article from Photo Marketing, published by Photo Marketing Association International on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 533 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Visionaries: panel will present industry leaders' look at imaging business, new technology.
Publication:Photo Marketing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: Photo Marketing Association International
Volume: 80 Issue: 2 Page: 58(1)

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Studio Lighting Solutions: Expert Professional Techniques for Artistic and Commercial Success (Pdnpros)

Studio Lighting Solutions: Expert Professional Techniques for Artistic and Commercial Success (Pdnpros) Review



Studio Lighting Solutions, the first volume of the PDN Pros series, is a comprehensive guide to the world of still-life photography in a controlled studio environment. This genre includes food, beverages, desserts, gems & jewellery, cosmetics, household products, small kitchens, small appliances, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, small sets, home entertainment, electronics, home furnishings, in-studio automotive photography. Highlighting the real-world projects of over 25 successful professional photographers, this book shows photographers what it takes to achieve both artistic and commercial success in still-life photography. Over 60 shots are presented in an easy-to-read/view style, with descriptive text accompanying each featured photograph. For each shot, the photographer provides in-depth information about the assignment and the shoot. This includes the objectives of the client and/or art director, the specific logistic circumstances and challenges, the lighting and other techniques employed to get the shot, the digital manipulation and styling necessary, equipment needs, postproduction, and more, all leading up to the final, successful, real-world photograph.


Thursday, January 26, 2012

ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters

ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters Review



Tips and techniques for bringing reality and creativity to your game characters and art

As video games evolve, the bar moves ever higher for realism, one of the most challenging artistic frontiers is creating realistic human characters. In ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters, ZBrush expert Ryan Kingslien zeroes in on specific areas of concern for game creation: human body style, faces, skin texturing, clothing, shoes, weaponry, and putting your character into a game environment. Throughout the book Ryan offers tips and insights that provide readers with the depth and breadth they need to bring reality and creativity to their game characters and art. Projects start from the beginning, just as they do in the studio, with the author to guide you step by step through attributes and tools. Projects encompass multiple disciplines to obtain finished, professional results.Although some step by step explanations are given, projects serve more as a guide for readers to complete their own version of the project. Each project comes with support files to validate results

  • Covers one of the most unique challenges for game artists -- sculpting realistic and moveable human characters for a game environment
  • Brings you up to speed on ZBrush, the top digital sculpting tool used to create characters and props in such games as Rock Band and World of Warcraft
  • Covers body style, faces, skin texturing, clothing, shoes, weaponry, and how to put your character into a game environment
  • Provides in-depth techniques and tips for everyone from aspiring digital sculptors to high-level professional ZBrush artists
  • Includes a DVD with supporting files from the projects in the book, as well as videos that illustrate concepts

Build the next game-winning action character with ZBrush and this professional guide!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook: 62 Easy-to-Follow Recipes for Creating the Classic Styles of Great Artists and Photographers (O'Reilly Digital Studio)

Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook: 62 Easy-to-Follow Recipes for Creating the Classic Styles of Great Artists and Photographers (O'Reilly Digital Studio) Review



Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook: 62 Easy-to-Follow Recipes for Creating the Classic Styles of Great Artists and Photographers (O'Reilly Digital Studio) Feature

  • ISBN13: 9780596100629
  • Condition: New
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How would you like to create your own impressionist landscape, a van Gogh still life, or a surrealist Salvador Dali dream world? Or perhaps a classic Ansel Adams photograph of Yosemite or an authentic-looking 19th century Daguerrotype? You can do all of that and more with Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook.

The book tells you all you need to know to turn your original digital photographs into images that mimic the styles of great photographers and painters. From advice on how to develop an eye for appropriate subject matter to 62 detailed recipes that demonstrate exactly how to create an "original" van Gogh, Vermeer, Edward Weston, or Andy Warhol (among others), this book is an authentic guide to understanding and simulating the work of great artists-and a whole lot of fun.

  • Analyzing the styles of great artists: format, composition, angles of view, color palettes, and image textures
  • Shooting for digital manipulation, working non-destructively, making your own brushes and patterns
  • Creating Daguerrotypes, cyanotypes, stop-motion photographs, cross-processed images, Polaroid transfers, and infrared effects
  • Mimicking photographic styles from the pre-Raphaelites and the Naturalists to Jerry Uelsmann and David Hockney
  • Exploring painting and printmaking techniques from Rembrandt to Warhol: Dutch portraits, 18th century landscape painting, Japanese woodblocks, Impressionism, Pointillism, Fauvism, Art Nouveau, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Pop Art

Packed with step-by-step instructions, an inspirational selection of full-color digital imagery, and authoritative information and advice, Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook is the ultimate guide to creating convincing digital masterpieces in the styles of many of the world's greatest artists.


Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Heavenly Viewpoint Helps Assess Claims.(Property Loss Research Bureau's Catastrophe Services offers satellite images of disasters)(Brief Article): An article ... & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

Heavenly Viewpoint Helps Assess Claims.(Property Loss Research Bureau's Catastrophe Services offers satellite images of disasters)(Brief Article): An article ... & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management Review



This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on October 23, 2000. The length of the article is 984 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Heavenly Viewpoint Helps Assess Claims.(Property Loss Research Bureau's Catastrophe Services offers satellite images of disasters)(Brief Article)
Author: Alex Maurice
Publication:National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 23, 2000
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 104 Issue: 43 Page: 9

Article Type: Brief Article

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