Just bought a Sony A300 or A350 and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop, easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera, and everything beyond.
For the basics, turn to the quick start guide, which will get you up and running in five minutes.
Just bought a Sony A200 and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop, easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera, and everything beyond.
For the basics, turn to the quick start guide, which will get you up and running in five minutes.
Have you ever considered using Photoshop to create fine art?
Photoshop is usually used for enhancing photos, but this extremely powerful software package is capable of so much more. Every feature, from brushes to background, can be customised and optimised for artistic effect. With a little guidance from a pro, your photoshop results can go from competent retouching of images to visually stunning re-interpretations of them, turning everyday pictures into breathtaking works of art.
Artisan Home Entertainment | 2000
52 mins | 480 x 352 | NTSC (29.97 fps) | DivX | 180 MB
Denise Austin's Mat Workout presents two 20-minute workouts emphasizing flexibility, core strength, balance, and relaxation. Workout 1 is Pilates-based, focusing on the core muscles of the abdominals and back. Pilates-based workouts are heavily founded on technique and awareness, so Austin takes time to explain and demonstrate neutral pelvis, shoulder stability, breathing technique, and the muscles you'll be working. Then she takes you through a challenging Pilates-based workout focusing on trunk stability, which translates to a killer ab workout, offering modifications for beginners.
302 pages | O'Reilly Media, Inc. ; 2009-7-28 | 059680363X | PDF | 5Mb
Through easy-to-follow lessons, this handy book offers a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D. This is not your typical camera guide: rather than just show you what all the buttons do, it teaches you how to use the Digital Rebel's features to make great photographs -- including professional-looking images of people, landscapes, action shots, close-ups, night shots, HD video, and more.
If you’re looking for a tutorial or stand-alone reference to AutoCAD and its latest features, Mastering AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009 is a book that can serve as both. Understand the basics of interface and drafting tools, review intermediate skills like using hatches, fields and tables, and master advanced topics like attributes, dynamic blocks, drawing curves and solid fills, 3D modeling and imaging, and customization and integration. Learn everything you need to know about AutoCAD from concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions and hand-on projects.
Brian & Janet Stoppee have incorporated their decades of daily, hands-on expertise at image-making plus their leading seminars and one-on-one training into the most comprehensive guide to photographic lighting available!
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions
Biomaterials: Principles and Applications offers a comprehensive review of all the major biomaterials in this rapidly growing field. In recent years, the role of biomaterials has been influenced considerably by advances in many areas of biotechnology and science, as well as advances in surgical techniques and instruments.
Medical devices and surgical tools that contain micro and nanoscale features allow surgeons to perform clinical procedures with greater precision and safety while monitoring physiological and biomechanical parameters more accurately. While surgeons have started to master the use of nanostructured surgical tools in the operating room, this book addresses for the first time the impact and interaction of nanomaterials and nanostructured coatings in a comprehensive manner.
Topics include biocompatibility and the biomaterial/tissue interface. Discusses bioabsorbable biomaterials for bone repair, nondegradable materials in orthopaedics, and delivery systems.
Illustrated with 150 breathtaking images from the author's own collection, How to Shoot Great Travel Photos presents a comprehensive road map to the challenges and rewards of capturing original, top-notch travel photos. World traveler and master photographer Susan McCartney provides tested techniques for shooting magnificent photographs at practically every exotic scenario imaginable, along with advice for exposures, films, filters, and lighting. There's also an extensive section that covers travel precautions and problems, organizing trips effectively, communicating from the road, and even for practicing skills close to home. Whether one wants to shoot photos for a family album or intriguing shots for travel brochures, this guide is packed with a wealth of priceless professional advice!
536 pages | Course Technology Inc (20 Mar 2006) | 1598630644 | PDF | 22Mb
"Game Character Animation All in One" teaches readers about the creation and animation of 3D characters for use in games. The book focuses on the workflow, from concept to execution, using step-by-step instructions and utilizing affordable and readily available tools. Character creation and animation is a crucial technique for creating compelling game play yet it is skill that is often neglected by amateur game developers. "Game Character Animation All in One" covers design, tools, modeling, mapping and texturing, rigging and animation, and exporting and use, as well as considerations for various character types. Readers learn critical character animation techniques as well as how to tailor the character design process to their own specific game needs.
