This new edition will help every photographer, whether amateur or experienced, to uncover new ways of taking exceptional pictures on the road. World-acclaimed travel photographer Susan McCartney offers both a definitive guide to honing skills as well as a business manual of expert tips for making each endeavor profitable. This new edition has been revised and expanded to cover: bringing equipment up-to-date; handling lighting; composing portrait, landscape, architecture, and location still life shots; planning and preparing for a travel shoots; editing; building a portfolio; working on assignment; selling to stock houses; shooting on location for businesses and corporations; and exploring opportunities on the World Wide Web. McCartney not only details the crucial steps in organizing a travel shoot and setting up equipment, but also reveals what to expect while actually shooting. She provides exciting self-assignments and sample itineraries to get started, as well as model releases in more than thirty languages. Packed with invaluable resources, business know-how, and inspirational examples of the author's own work, this book is indispensable to any photographer's work and career.

Masterful visual treats abound in this manual of nineteenth-century photographic processes with complete directions on how to achieve these stunning effects. This book's clearly written instructions and detailed supply lists guide readers through many different methods of producing handmade photographic images. Chapter titles indicating the processes include Salted Paper, Albumen Paper, Cyanotype, Kallitype, Platinum and Palladium, and Carbon and Carbro. Comprehensive sections on safety, chemicals, and resources, as well as an up-to-date list of relevant Internet sites, complete the text.

Re-Engineering the Photo Studio shows photographers of all specialties how to use digital imaging technology to heighten the quality of their images, increase profits, and upgrade their studios into competitive, self-sufficient operations. It tackles the hottest issues facing photographers today: how to get ahead of the fast-breaking changes in the business, provide customers with the most up-to-date services, and prepare for the technological advances of the future. Equally designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced computer users, the book explores every aspect of the transition from silver-based to digital imaging, including: - image acquisition and conversion, enhancement, and output - buying or upgrading a computer for digital imaging - integrating new hard- and software into both creative and business operations - shopping for a digital camera - methods for recording and storing images - creating a business plan - developing a lucrative Internet marketing strategy Chapters cover resolution, scanners, photo CD access, digital test prints, Web-ready images, file translation and conversion, removable media, pricing, digital delivery, and much more. The appendices contain tips for setting up a home-based studio, a glossary of digital imaging terms, and a complete listing of the companies mentioned, their addresses, and helpful Internet and Web locations. Re-Engineering the Photo Studio equips all photographers with the information and tools they need to maximize efficiency and profitability, and bring both their art and their business into the digital age.

The visionary business strategy set forth in this dynamic guide defines and helps resolve the key challenges that all companies face as the Web becomes an integral part of doing business. Six new rules behind emerging Web business practices are revealed--strategies, tools, and concepts that companies can use to succeed in tomorrow's electronic marketplace. Lucidly written text details innovative ways to facilitate consumer behavior on the Web; create a Web game plan that fits business needs; resolve leadership, organization, and budgetary issues for Web strategies; establish a brand, gauge competition, internationalize Web presence; and invest in the right technology to succeed.

Fun reading for anyone who's intrigued by lives shaped by fame and fortune, the book blends biography, entertainment, and financial legacy, and includes rare photographs, documents, and illustrations and images of checks gleaned from private collections, most being shown publicly for the first time. "Reading about the rich is an international obsession. Michael Reynard's Money Secrets of the Rich and Famous provides for the first time a museum collection of bank checks and fascinating insights into the private lives of everyone from George Washington to Marilyn Monroe. A remarkable book." --Nancy Holmes, Editor-at-Large, Worth magazine.

Revised edition by Bernhard J Suess. This revised edition of a master craftsman's guide teaches photographers to systematically re-think the photographic process and take their technique to a new level. With uncanny clarity and insight, the author introduces an array of advanced techniques and concepts and explains how to use them creatively to solve a wide range of challenging aesthetic problems. The uses of sophisticated techniques involving film exposure and development control, camera filters, innovative uses of print contrasts, dodging and burning, and bleaching are illustrated step by step using comparative sequences of black-and-white pictures. In addition, a new chapter provides insight into the timely issue of digital vs. traditional black-and-white photography from an insider's perspective. More comprehensive and authoritative than any other book of its genre, this master course in black-and-white photography will carry amateurs and professionals to new artistic levels. 8 1/2 X 11, 200 pages; Paperback, 75 b&w illustrations, ISBN 1-58115-264-7.

Bernhard J Suess. Photographers will learn to develop expert skills in the art and technique of black-and-white photography in this newly revised classic! Now updated to cover the impact of digital imaging and Internet technology, this volume thoughtfully traces the photographic process from finding subjects to creating dazzling prints and more. Readers will learn to choose cameras, lenses, and film, as well as exposure choices, filters, and shutter speeds. Expert advice is offered for setting up and developing in a darkroom: making a contact sheet, creating a final print, printing an enlargement, and more. All photographers will benefit from the insights on aesthetics and composition, while those serious about their photography will treasure the wealth of insights on photography as a business, filing and archival processing, using the Internet to present a portfolio, and creating CD portfolios. Chapters also cover digital photography and the role of black-and-white in traditional photography. Anyone ready to improve his or her skills in black-and-white photography will not want to miss this exciting volume. "MASTERING BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY is more than a practical guide to creating memorable black-and-white images: it is a careful examination of the forces, both mundane and artistic, which shape a photographer's relationship to the camera and the darkrooml." 6 3/4 X 9 7/8, 256 pages; Paperback, 40 b&w illustrations, ISBN 1-58115-306-6.

by Joe Farace. Packed with internet-savvy guidelines and essential search techniques, this brand-new edition of the best-selling manual has been brought completely up to date to discuss the latest in browsers, research techniques, and self-promotion strategies. Also included is a brand-new chapter on marketing work through the Internet, as well as new sections on building and maintaining a Web site and protecting images on-line. Plus, this latest edition is packed with dozens of recommended Web sites along with candid one-on-one interviews detailing some of the creative ways professional photographers are successfully using the Internet in their business. 6 x 9, 232 Pages; Softcover, ISBN 1-58115-084-9. ". . . saves the reader time by cutting through all of the Internet hype and technobabble, while giving the photographer a springboard into the potentially rewarding world of cyberspace." --Mike Wilmer, founder of CompuServe's Photography Forum

by American Society of Media Photographers. This classic guide is the ultimate source on key business practices and industry standards from the foremost authority in professional photography. From standard practices in stock and assignment photography to special one-time decisions such as acquiring a digital workstation, this "business bible" provides the latest answers to any legal or business question an aspiring or professional photographer can ask. In eleven in-depth chapters, over two dozen industry experts offer practical guidance on such topics as estimating prices, formalizing agreements, using electronic technology, and much more. This completely updated Sixth Edition also features dozens of ready-to-copy legal and business forms, helpful checklists, and an extensive cross-media bibliography. 6 3/4 x 9 7/8, 416 pages; Paperback, ISBN 1-58115-197-7.

by Tad Crawford. Here's the classic "bible" of forms and checklists for every situation a professional photographer may face. Thoroughly expanded and updated to cover the Internet, this brand-new Third Edition contains 28 forms, each ready-to-use as is, or easily tailored to fit any situation. Photographers will find contracts for wedding, portrait, and assignment photography; property and model releases, assignment estimates, confirmations, and invoices; delivery memos; license for Web usage; nondisclosure agreements; and much, much more. An accompanying CD-ROM provides electronic versions of these forms, ready to use on both Macs and PCs. "Every photographer needs this book. If you don't add this book to your library you may regret it later; this one I consider indispensable." --Shutterbug. "Crawford has created what is probably the most complete book of forms for photographers who work in commercial, editorial, stock, wedding, fine art, even video. His contracts are safe, easy-to-use, and cover all the bases." --ASMP Newsletter. 8 1/2 x 11, 192 pages; Paperback (includes CD-ROM), ISBN 1-58115-206-X.