Determining the best way to pose a subject—a way that
is simultaneously flattering, appropriate, and visually
appealing—can be one of the biggest challenges in designing
a successful portrait. This is especially true when creating
portraits of brides, where the photographer may be called
on to create anything from a very...
Not that many years ago, wedding photographers
were known as “weekend
warriors; they were wedding photographers on wedding
days and worked at other full-time jobs the rest of
the week. The status of the wedding photographer—
both among other photographers and the public at
large—was very low. They were often...
So you’ve decided to be a photographer. You studied photography in
college or went to art school, and you’ve come to the point of deciding
that it’s time to hang out your shingle. Or maybe you’re self-taught and
everyone loves your work and says, “Hey, you could make...
Mention the word audit to IT professionals and you will probably see their eyes glaze over as
they imagine frightening visions of auditors with pointy tails, pitchforks, and checklists run
ning around and pointing out all of the things they have done wrong to their manager. The
purpose of a security audit is not to place blame or pick...
Gaining access to the interactive learning activities on this Online Companion is
easy—all you need to do is create a user profile. This simple, one-time process
establishes you as a user in the CoursePort authentication system. By utilizing the
Online Companion, students and instructors can reinforce the concepts they’re...
Game consoles have evolved to become complex computer systems that may contain evidence to assist in a criminal investigation. From networking capabilities to chat, voicemail, streaming video and email, the game consoles of today are unrecognizable from complex computer systems. With over 10 million XBOX 360s sold in the United States the...
Focusing exclusively on light modifiers and making the most of the least equipment, this in-depth handbook is ideal for use by the beginner and advanced amateurs who wish to take their photography to the next level. Including diagrams and lighting set scenes to facilitate learning and adapting technique, step-by-step critiques of...
In 2011, Research in Motion (RIM) introduced an entirely new operating system known as the BlackBerry Tablet OS. The first device using this new operating system was released in May of 2011 and was known as the BlackBerry PlayBook. Through Adobe’s partnership with RIM, this new operating system was built fully integrated with...
At last, here is a book about the computers that people really use, with practical tips about how to
use them. Practical PC provides a state-of-the-art introduction to Windows-based PCs, written in
an easy-to-read style. In addition to the printed book, you receive a multimedia version of the entire
textbook with videos and interactive...
This training kit is designed for server and domain administrators who have two to three
years of experience managing Windows servers and infrastructure in an environment
that typically supports 250 to 5,000 (or even more) users in three or more physical locations
and has three or more domain controllers. You will likely be responsible...
E-mail isn’t a new technology any more, but you can do a lot
of new things with e-mail marketing. E-mail can be delivered
to mobile devices and can integrate nicely into a social media
marketing strategy.
Still, the same challenges that existed in the past apply to the
new world of e-mail marketing. Namely,...
MAXON understands that making a transition into 3D graphics and animation can be a daunting
proposition for artists already pressed for time keeping up with the ever evolving progression of more
traditional graphics technology. With that in mind, they have crafted CINEMA 4D, a software that is
intuitive yet amazingly powerful. Using...
