Roger Hicks Books

TEXT BY ROGER HICKS/FOREWARD BY ALAN WHICKER - THIS BOOK IS ENTIRELY MADE UP OF AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WORLD.

Techniques for lighting all kinds of interior settings -- from an intimate cafe to a sports arena -- are demonstrated in this enlightening volume.

A lighting instruction guide for photographers.

Aimed at serious students of exposure theory and practical photographers who simply want to take better pictures, this reference will enable professionals and amateurs alike to perfect their camera skills. The book explores characteristic curves, shadows, highlights, and speed, subject brightness and image brightness, metering equations, light metering, and other practical and theoretical matters. Also included are chapters on film testing, the Zone system, and both monochrome and color printing, with stunning examples of both presented throughout.

Still Life, the third title in this series, offers an invaluable insight into this demanding genre, one which covers an immense range of subjects on both a commercial and personal level. Shots of every kind feature here, from an exploding piggy bank to a crammed lost property office to a row of peas in a pod, and in each case the lighting set-ups are discussed in detail.

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Black-and-white photography possesses a unique ability to capture moods. Here are the latest advances in monochrome film, advice from world-famous photographers, new developing processes, and information on buying equipment and materials. Master settings and filters and set up a darkroom.

This guide to making sushi features 25 recipes in step-by-step form and provides explanations of methods, techniques, utensils and ingredients. It also includes a section on sushi bar etiquette and a glossary of useful Japanese words and terms.

This dynamic, inspiring, and comprehensive showcase of professional lighting techniques features exciting and innovative work from photographers around the world, explaining the lighting set-ups that are essential to their success.

"Studio-based still life photography is amongst the most challenging of subjects for the photographer. It's a genre which demands a high level of compositional skill and a mastery of lighting techniques. Here, over 40 professional still life photographers share their secrets and reveal the precise lighting arrangements behind some of their most successful shots. By copying some of these tried and tested setups novices to the studio will be able to create great lighting with the minimum of effort. More experienced photographers can benefit, by adapting the setups for their own needs - and of course there's always a few new tricks worth borrowing." Once the basics have been mastered, readers can move on to the second section of the book, which explains how to create convincing, studio-based special effects. Everything from mounting a light on a revolving set, to projecting an image onto a subject to change its appearance, to creating the effect of a starlit sky is explained in an easy to follow way. Montage, superimposition, room sets and digital imaging effects are just a few of the techniques covered - along, of course, with the lighting set-up for each image.

Black-and-white film, with its ability to capture a great range of tones, offers the photographer a chance to achieve memorable images. This book aims to provide readers with access to the skills and information needed to create striking and original monochrome prints of their own. Roger Hicks emphasizes the importance of mastering the craft techniques that underlie all good work, explaining in detail the characteristics of cameras, lenses and films, and the effective use of filters, exposure meters and tripods. He demonstrates ways of setting up a darkroom and reveals how, by the proper control of processing and printing, it is possible to make prints containing deep and rich blacks, brilliant whites and a full range of grey tones. The author also offers tips and advice on tackling the classic black-and-white themes, from landscapes and cityscapes to reportage and portraits, from action and travel photography to still life and photography as a fine art.

Explains the lighting set-ups behind the world's best special effects photography. Several projects illustrated in greater detail to show exactly how the special effect was achieved. Includes a fully comprehensive Directory of Photographers, which is an excellent resource for art directors and designers.

An informative introduction offers tips on studio requirements, props and backgrounds. - Features a glossary of lighting terms and equipement; each described and its uses explained in full. - Over 60 first-class photographs demonstrating a vast range of lignting techniques and set-ups

Equipment, techniques, cameras, lenses, printing; how to take various types of shots with different cameras and lenses.

Dieses gewichtige Werk stellt über 1000 Motorrad-Klassiker vor – von den bekannten Marken und Modellen bis hin zu den seltenen Typen, über die man gerade im deutschen Sprachraum bislang so gut wie nichts erfahren konnte. Gerade das macht den Reiz dieser ausgezeichnet illustrierten Zusammenstellung aus, die in einem Band einen repräsentativen Querschnitt durch das erste Jahrhundert der Motorradgeschichte bietet. Selbstverständlich sind alle beschriebenen Zweiräder auch mit den wichtigsten Daten und Fakten verzeichnet, die für die Motorradenthusiasten unerlässlich sind. Hier gibt es 220 Marken, rund 1000 Fotos und ca. 100.000 technische Angaben, damit keine Frage offen bleibt.

Jedna z nejůplnějších encyklopedií motocyklů, která u nás vyšla. Jsou zde zastoupeny všechny značky, mnohé již zaniklé. Kniha velkého formátu, na křídovém papíře se skvělými fotografiemi a popisem.