Thursday's Top Titles - Digital Photography Madness!

Capricorn Link has one of the biggest ranges of specialist non-fiction titles. One of our biggest ranges is our photography section, filled with beautiful books from some of the world's best photographers.

Lark Books has a huge range of digital photography books and guides and they are written by photographers who are experts in their field. Along with the best-selling Magic Lantern guides, Lark Books has a photography book to suit you, no matter what your level of skill or experience may be.

Here's just a taste of some of the new photography titles released in August 2010.

Digital Photo Madness: 
50 Weird & Wacky Things to do with Your Digital Camera
by Thom Gaines
RRP: $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

ISBN: 9781600596339, Published by Lark Books

Aimed at children 10 and up, this book features the latest equipment and software and explains everything, from using the camera to coordinating it with the computer, printer and scanner, to manipulating the images. Kids can then dive right in to 50 cool, inventive activities and turn their friends into aliens, make a Warhol-esque pop art masterpiece and create a "trapped-in-the-computer" screensaver.

Experimental Digital Photography

by Rick Doble

RRP: $34.99, Paperback, 192 pages

ISBN: 9781600595172, Published by Lark Books

A Unique guide to help photographers go beyond the snapshot and push the boundaries of their art.It presents a wealth of imaginative concepts, from creating ambience through a mix of flash and available lighting to panning the camera and zooming the lens during exposure. You'll also see how to manipulate time and motion in an image, use inventive white balance methods and 'paint' with light in time exposures.

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Digital Landscape Photography

by George Schaub

RRP: $24.99, Paperback, 144 pages

ISBN: 9781600595967, Published by Lark Books

This is a superb introduction to scenic photography from acclaimed photographer and teacher George Schaub. Photographers who want to improve their picture taking need a book that cuts right to the chase - one that provides the information instantly, without forcing them to wade through loads of extraneous detail. That's just what acclaimed photographer and teacher George Schaub does in this superb introduction to scenic photography: he outlines only the crucial concepts and principles - from spot metering and fill flash to backlighting and sharpening - and applies them to real-world shooting scenarios out in the field.

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Digital Photography Basics

by Jeff Wignall

RRP: $24.99, Paperback, 144 pages

ISBN: 9781600596391, Published by Lark Books

This conveniently sized take-along guide is geared expressly to the novice digital photographer. It covers the important basics any beginner needs to know, from equipment (like D-SLRs, lenses and flash) to technique (white balance, the effects of aperture settings and shutter speed). Best of all, because it’s organized by topic into bite-size chunks of information, this highly illustrated manual—complete with graphs, tips, and trouble shooting charts guarantees photographers quick and easy access to exactly the information they want, when they want it.