Habitually Chic
Creativity at Work
Written by Heather Clawson

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $50.00

Jenna Lyons. Chris Benz. Michael Bastian. Jonathan Adler. Lorin Stein. The workspaces of today's creative elite are revealed in Habitually Chic!

Habitually Chic is author Heather Clawson's wildly popular blog about the finer things in life—high fashion, fine art, interior design, and arresting architecture. For Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work, Ms. Clawson... Read more >

Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide
How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
Written by Bryan Peterson

Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $24.99

Everything you need to know in one take-anywhere field guide!

This all-in-one guide from renowned photographer, instructor, and author Bryan Peterson will help you take better photos anytime, anywhere–with any camera.

Want to finally understand exposure? Interested in learning to "see" and composing your images more creatively? Ready to master the... Read more >

Photographing Shadow and Light
Inside the Dramatic Lighting Techniques and Creative Vision of Portrait Photographer Joey L.
Written by Joey L.
Foreword by David Hobby

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $29.99

Aspiring photographers are always looking for that edge, that fresh point of view to add drama to their images. Photographer Joey L. found his vision early, drawing critical acclaim as a brilliant commercial photographer with a distinctive technical expertise for lighting.
            In Photographing Shadow and Light, Joey lifts the curtain... Read more >

National Geographic Image Collection

Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Leah Bendavid-Val
Introduction by Michelle Delaney

Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $17.95

Behind National Geographic's worldwide reputation as a powerhouse of photography lies one of the most extensive, valuable, and unique graphic resources on Earth: the National Geographic Image Collection. The book by the same name, now in small format, lets readers plumb the fascinating depths of this immense archive from the earliest... Read more >

Learning to See Creatively
Design, Color and Composition in Photography
Written by Bryan Peterson

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2003
Price: $25.99

Almost everyone can “see” in the conventional sense, but developing photographic vision takes practice. Learning to See Creatively helps photographers visualize their work, and the world, in a whole new light.

Now totally rewritten, revised, and expanded, this best-selling guide takes a radical approach to creativity. It explains how it is... Read more >

The Endurance
Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Written by Caroline Alexander

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: November 3, 1998
Price: $35.00

In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. Weaving a... Read more >

Pilgrimage

Written by Annie Leibovitz
Introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Format: Hardcover, 246 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $50.00

Pilgrimage took Annie Leibovitz to places that she could explore with no agenda. She wasn’t on assignment. She chose the subjects simply because they meant something to her. The first place was Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Massachusetts, which Leibovitz visited with a small digital camera. A few months later, she... Read more >

Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide
How to See and Photograph Images with Impact
Written by Bryan F. Peterson

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $16.99

Learn to “see” more compelling images with this on-the-go field guide from Bryan Peterson! 
 
What makes an image amazing? Believe it or not, it is not about the content. What makes a photo compelling is the arrangement of that content—in other words, its composition. The right composition gives your images impact and... Read more >

Creating HDR Photos
The Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Photography
Written by Harold Davis

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $29.99

Since the days of the first photographs, artists have used various techniques to extend the range of lights and darks in their photos. Photographic masters such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston spent countless hours burning and dodging their prints to create images with extended dynamic range.

With the advent of... Read more >

National Geographic Complete Photography

Written by National Geographic
Contribution by James P. Blair and Priit Vesilind
Introduction by Scott Stuckey

Format: Hardcover, 408 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $40.00

A comprehensive illustrated reference about photography and the camera, this book combines how-to advice, knowledgeable commentary, and useful tips on how to take and look at photographs. Not just a how-to book, it is a how-does-it-work book, focusing on cameras, photographs, and photographers. Throughout, voices and photographs from the greatest of... Read more >