The Power of Black & White in Adobe Lightroom & Beyond (A Masterclass) by Piet Van den Eynde is an exceptional course on creating black and white photographs in Adobe Lightroom. For the emerging photographer, digital black and white seems like it’s simply a mouse-click away but the process to create exceptional monochrome images requires a systematic and knowledgeable approach to colour conversion and post-production editing. [click to continue…]
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Winter in the Canadian Rockies by Darwin Wiggett is the newest ebook to the Craft & Vision library and the latest in the Print & Process series. Darwin captures the spirit of Canada’s most striking mountain range in this monograph of breath-taking landscapes. Photographers of all levels, and geographic persuasion, will find inspiration and insight in this beautiful body of work, and the accompanying discussions, that spans nearly 3 decades.
Darwin discusses in detail the joys and difficulties of working in the cold to capture the abstract and artistic beauty of this magical place. What could be better during these winter months than a great photographer and teacher like Darwin sharing his warm fondness for the coolness of winter?
Winter in the Canadian Rockies – Print & Process is available now as a downloadable PDF for just $5USD.
Special Offer on PDFs
For the first five days only, if you use the promotional code ROCKIES4 when you checkout, you can have the PDF version of Winter in the Canadian Rockies for only $4 OR use the code ROCKIES20 to get 20% off when you buy 5 or more PDF ebooks from the Craft & Vision collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST January 22nd, 2011. So, if you’d like to purchase ANY of these eBooks, please click here!
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Light and Land, Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom by Michael Frye is the newest ebook to the Craft & Vision library. Michael, a photographer based on the doorstep of Yosemite Nation Park, knows his stuff about inspired landscapes and the post-processing techniques that make his vision a reality. Light and Land is written specifically for people with an interest in landscapes and who want to clarify their own unique vision. Landscape work, like other specific genres, has its own challenges with respect to the digital darkroom and this ebook will be of use to anyone wanting to take their post-processing to the next level. With equal parts inspiration and instruction Michael goes step-by-step through the aesthetic judgments behind each decision, and he unpacks the principles behind the landscape-specific considerations. Michael walks you through the Lightroom-based development of 5 different images, discussing the hows and whys of each one. The principles apply equally for Lightroom as well as Aperture or Photoshop. Light and Land is crammed full of content and is available now as a downloadable PDF for just $5USD. [click to continue…]
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I love these Craft & Vision guys and especially David (who has been interviewed on LensFlare35) because they really have come up with a great model to get information out to us. Something that looks especially cool on the iPad in my little library. Anyway, the latest eBook from the group is The Vision Driven Photographer, Notes on Discovering & Refining Your Vision. It is an engaging and inspiring ebook focused on helping photographers of all levels make stronger photographs by identifying or re-discovering their photographic vision.
By clarifying the things you want to say, you’re better able to wield the tool of your expression – your camera – to create photographs that say what you want to say, and move others. Working through these insights and the accompanying creative exercises will help you uncover or re-discover your vision, first personally, then photographically. The Vision Driven Photographer is available now as a downloadable PDF for just $5 USD. [click to continue…]
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I just love the books that are produced by the Craft & Vision folks. They’ve come up with a great business model - find photographers who have interesting things to say, beautiful images, and then plop them down into a fantastic template and offer the product at a great price.
Close To Home, Finding Great Photographs in Your Own Backyard, is the latest in the Craft & Vision eBook line-up. This inspiring ebook by Stuart Sipahigil is about the challenges of finding the extraordinary in what we’ve come to see as mundane. Taking great photographs does not require traveling to an exotic place. By digging a little deeper and seeing things around you more clearly you can reinvigorate your photography and find new images in familiar territory. Through practical insights and creative exercises you’ll discover that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
This ebook provides photographers of all levels with the tools and encouragement you need to help you get out of the ruts we all fall into. Your city, your neighborhood, and even your backyard are all full of opportunities for great photographs. The goal of this ebook is to help you see those opportunities and the photographs that lie within them.
Close to Home is 37 spreads of photographs, insights, and exercises that will inspire as you develop your own craft. I love these types of ebooks and enjoy reading every one of them. I especially like the focus of this one because I sometimes think that I HAVE to travel a great distance to get those shots. This one makes it clear that you just don’t have to, and sometimes we all need that kind of reminder.
The downloadable PDF is just $5 USD. So, if you’d like to purchase this or ANY of the eBooks in the Craft & Vision line, please click here!
More about Stuart Sipahigil: Stuart Sipahigil is an award-winning, published vocational photographer who shoots and teaches for the love of the craft. Stuart is an amateur photographer in the traditional sense of the word; that is, he does it for the love of the craft. His photographs have won awards, appeared in publications, and have made their way into homes and businesses around the country. Stuart also teaches workshops to help other amateur photographers find great photographs close to home. Stuart’s work can be found at www.TheLightWithout.com.
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