Books by Rob Sheppard
Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only
Just out - 2nd Edition
Adobe Camera Raw gained some really significant changes in v. 4.0 and 4.1, including an outstanding set of sharpening tools and a much needed hue-saturation-luminance tab that works really, really well. The second edition of my book covers all of this and much more so that a photographer can get the most from RAW files in Camera Raw. The book keeps all of the best advice from the first edition, while updating it substantially for today's digital photographers.
Anyone who's followed my work knows that I am fully in favor of the photographer making the right decisions about technology. I don't believe in automatic "do it this way or else" ways of dealing with technology. Sure, technology matters, but for photographers, it has to support the photograph. So I decided to do this book to bring Raw images and the use of Adobe Camera Raw to photographers and make the photograph, not the technology, what matters. In this book, I worked hard to relate every part of the process to photographers, from understanding when to shoot Raw and when to shoot JPEG, to understanding how the photography itself affects the processing, to offering a step-by-step outline to develop an efficient Camera Raw workflow, all to help the reader learn to achieve maximum quality when processing Raw images.
Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only - $39.99 SRP
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Kodak Guide to Digital Photography
I had long wanted to do a rather complete guide to digital photography in one book, yet a book that would be accessible and readable by all levels of photographers. The Kodak Guide to Digital Photography is not for the point-and-shoot photographer, but rather for the photo enthusiast who wants to learn how to better use all parts of digital photography, from choosing lenses to selecting shutter speeds to understanding f-stops to using flash and much more.
Kodak Guide to Digital Photography - SRP $19.95
The Magic of Digital Nature Photography
One of my latest books is a guide to capturing all elements of
nature with a digital camera. I tried to integrate pretty nature photographs
with tips on how to photograph many subjects. From landscape photography
to close-ups to wildlife, I worked to make this book offer how-to tips
and inspiration for photographers who want better photographs of nature.
It is also a nature book, filled with
celebratory images of the natural
world from the smallest critters to the largest landscapes.
The Magic of Digital Nature Photography - SRP $19.95
Outdoor Photographer's Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2
I am really excited about this new book. It is quite different from most Photoshop books in that it truly is directed to the needs of nature photographers, plus, it has two chapters with Ansel Adams in them! Ansel Adams actually is a great model for the use of Photoshop and nature photography in his approach to the craft of photography. And you'll discover why his printing notes are a lot like using layers! I am very pleased to get
this book out for nature photographers so they don't have to weed
through a lot of Photoshop stuff that doesn't apply to them.
Outdoor Photographer's Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2 - SRP $34.99
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PCPhoto Digital SLR Handbook
PCPhoto Digital Zoom Camera Handbook
I did these two book to offer specific guide for photographers to quickly learn how to get the most from a digital camera. I tried to give an idea of what makes digital photography special and why that matters to the photographer today. In each book, I put together what I think are the key elements of digital photography as specifically related to each type of camera. The books parallel each other, obviously, but I really did try to relate my experience with digital SLRs and digital zoom cameras (or advanced digital cameras) to the specific topics within the books. There's everything from understanding megapixels to exposure and the histogram to using flash.
PCPhoto
Digital SLR Handbook - $19.95 SRP
PCPhoto
Digital Zoom Camera Handbook - $19.95 SRP
Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing, 2nd Edition
I put this book together from the suggestion of a friend at Epson, Dan Steinhardt. We both felt that a lot of the printing information out in the book and magazine world was too technical and not geared toward the average photographer. So I agreed to do this book with an Epson flavor, though it is an independent book from Lark Books. I have been gratified by having many photographers come to me and thank me for this book. I have seen books with tags throughout. The book has an Epson flavor to it, obviously, but I can attest from talking to a lot of people at my workshops that everything in this book works to make printing easier and better for the photographer.
Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing, 2nd Edition - $24.95 SRP
The National Geographic Field Guide to Photography: Digital
Obviously, photography has changed with digital photography. I worked with National Geographic Books a couple of years ago on this book which was designed to be a guide to digital as it relates very specifically to photographers with tips on everything from picking the right camera to producing panoramic images. While the gear listed at the beginning is starting to get a little old, I believe the book still provides a quick and easy overview to getting the most out of new digital technology, from camera to digital darkroom, and even talks a bit about photographic ethics.
The National Geographic Field Guide to Photography: Digital - $21.95 SRP
Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 20D (Magic Lantern Guides)
I happen to think very highly of the Canon EOS 20D. It is a great little camera for the money. When it came out, Lark Books asked me to do this Magic Lantern Guide, essentially an expanded camera manual with a lot more how-to information and more down-to-earth guidance than you get in the actual manual. There are some tricks in here that you won't find in the manual, either. I did try to include very hands-on advice on the camera's technological capabilities.
Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 20D - $19.95
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