Life in Color
National Geographic Photographs
Text by Susan Hitchcock
Edited by Annie Griffiths
Foreword by Jonathan Adler

Format: Hardcover, 504 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $40.00

"The world is a wonder of color. Remarkable images by National Geographic photographers entice us to take notice in a whole new way." --House Beautiful

Life in Color is arranged by color in a rainbow of beauty. Each chapter, devoted to a color, begins with a short, inspiring essay that explores the qualities... Read more >

Photographic Composition

Written by Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1990
Price: $21.95

Effective image design, a key ingredient in successful photographs, is a skill that any serious photographer must learn and master. In Photographic Composition, award-winning photographers Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon demonstrate a modern, clear, and easily understandable approach to composing great photographs. Combining straightforward text with instructive yet compelling images, they... Read more >

Fashion Photography
A Complete Guide to the Tools and Techniques of the Trade
Written by Bruce Smith

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $29.99

Fashion photography is glamorous. Fashion photography is hot. Fashion photography pays well! Now is the time to get into fashion photography, and there’s no better way to learn all the tricks and tips of this trade than Fashion Photography. Insider Bruce Smith explores every aspect of fashion photography, from high-end couture... Read more >

Going Pro
How to Make the Leap from Aspiring to Professional Photographer
Written by Scott Bourne and Skip Cohen

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $16.99

You’ve got the gear, the training, and the technology. You’re ready to make the leap from aspiring to professional photographer. Now what?

With today’s affordable, high-quality cameras, Internet technology, and training, any weekend warrior can hang a shingle and open a photography business. But what then? While anyone can buy a... Read more >

Crowns
Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats
Written by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2000
Price: $29.95

Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. For these women, a church hat, flamboyant as it may be, is no mere fashion accessory;  it's a cherished African American custom, one observed with boundless passion by black women of various religious denominations. A woman's hat speaks long before its wearer... Read more >

Living Shrines of Uyghur China
Photographs by Lisa Ross
Written by Lisa Ross

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $35.00

Lisa Ross's ethereal photographs of Islamic holy sites were created over the course of a decade on journeys to China's Xinjiang region in Central Asia, historically a cultural crossroads but an area to which artists and researchers have generally been denied access since its annexation in 1949. These monumental images show... Read more >

Grandmother Power
A Global Phenomenon
Written by Paola Gianturco

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $49.95

Whether fighting for the environment, human rights, education, health, or cultural preservation, a new generation of activist grandmothers across the world are using their strength, wisdom, and hearts to make a difference.

An unheralded grandmothers' movement is changing the world. Insurgent grandmothers are using their power to fight for a better... Read more >

Fine Art Wedding Photography
How to Capture Images with Style for the Modern Bride
Written by Jose Villa and Jeff Kent

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $19.99

Many semi-pro and professional wedding photographers are looking to "wake up" their style, stay current, and stimulate business. And today, that means lifestyle photography, also referred to as "fine art wedding photography." Fine art wedding photography isn't just a catchy phrase; it's a modern approach in which design is paramount. Fine... Read more >

Slightly Out of Focus

Written by Robert Capa
Foreword by Cornell Capa
Introduction by Richard Whelan

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2001
Price: $16.00

In 1942, a dashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier's magazine had put him on... 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: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $17.99

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 >