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Merritt, Natacha; Kroll, Eric -Intro. Digital Diaries. New York U. S. A.: Taschen America, LLC, 2000.
Vibrant steamy color, acidfree; not written-in, underscored, reprint/club, discard or clearance. Buffed silver foil HARDcovers slight shelfwear. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. Debut & pioneering collection of hardcore sex photographs. Mature only! Glossy thick metallic-silver pictorial boards. Computer-generated titles on cover and spine. Without DJ, as issued. The young and imaginative photographer uses the digital camera exclusively, to record a life of sexual escapades, experimentation, and sheer abandon. Very explicit photographs of every conceivable sexual act that would make both Henry Miller and Erica Jong blush. Laudable for their daring and panache. A hard act to follow. Now out-of-print, difficult to find in fine condition as readers actually analyzed every single page of this extremely explicit collection. Eric Kroll: "Fresh sin: Her photos reek of sex. "; Photographs; 1.05 x 9.10 x 6.58; 256 pages; Anyone who has seen her Digital Diaries has intimate knowledge of Natacha Merritt. And of her friends, male and female, and her acquaintances as well. But Merritt's favourite motif is herself: she poses almost every minute of the day for her cam-era, taking photographs of herself in bed, in the shower, having sex w/ her friend, masturbating w/ & without accessories, from every imaginable angle & w/ the camera usually at arm's length. Merritt, born 1977, works w/ a digital camera, the Polaroid of the 90s, breaking down the most intimate details into universally accessible bits of information. Eric Kroll came across Natacha Merritt by chance in the internet, where she had put several of her photographs. This was something that left the tradition of classical pin-up & fetish photography, in which Kroll himself works, far behind it. Face to face w/ Merritt's photographs one can reflect on intimacy & publicity in the digital age, on narcissism even, or on radical self-exploration w/ the help of the camera. But this all sounds better as Natacha Merritt herself once put it: in her view, she has found a new mode of masturbating her way into the next millennium. A raw & honest look into a young woman's sexuality, Aug 4, 2004 Reviewer: A. Sandoc "sussarakhen" (San Pablo, California USA) -#Natacha Merritt's Digital Diaries is less an art book of nude photos than a raw & honest look --- some would say peek --- into a young woman's sexuality. It is not just a look, but a visual documentation of sexual experimentation including both a casual sexual situations & more fetishist imagery. #Digital Diaries is also very sexy just like its author-photographer. Natacha doesn't convey a shy personality, but actually comes off as a very liberated & aggressive young woman. Her book is not for everyone & certainly not for someone who doesn't have an open mind. Those who are willing to explore the many faces of sexuality, they can't go wrong by acquiring Ms. Merritt's Digital Diaries. #Loving, Gentle, Meek and Mild, Sept 2, 2001: If you want a book so beautiful it will cause you to burst into tears of joy on the first glorious photograph, if you want to be filled with pride that a female has overcome our sexist society and succeeded in publishing her own story, even if it does not please Jesse Helms, Jerry Falwell, George W. Bush or other racist geeks, if you want to believe in yourself as a human being and in a young woman as a soulmate that will inspire you to love life with fierce passion again, then buy this book this minute, do not delay, it will set your mind on fire with the same divine heat Moses witnessed in the burning bush unconsumed by the flames. Because isn't that what desire truly is? A flame hot and wild which burns inside us but does no harm. A light which illumes our path but does not destroy. I not only feel that Natascha is my soulmate but I feel that I am her and she is me. Her photos fill me with a love that intoxicates every aspect of my existence, past, present, and future. She was there when I was born, She is with me now, and She will be with me after death. She is Infinite. She is Love. She is our Messiah... #Surprisingly touching at points, w/ artistic intent., May 26, 2000 By D. Mok (Los Angeles) Though it'd be easy to lump Natacha Merritt with the rest of the webcam/internet exhibitionists, it took only one examination of this book to make me see otherwise in Merritt's digital photography.With a maverick's audacity & technical disregard (one interviewer made the humorous remark that Merritt "can't tell an f-stop from a bus stop"), Merritt has somehow managed to discover a visual style all her own that fuses strange angles, simple lighting, unusual placement of her subjects, & introspection into one. The more explicit photos oftimes threaten to de-humanize Merritt herself & her subjects, but those are counterbalanced by some very tasteful, evocative shots that convey internal drama. It doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous, but she has 2 things to her advantage: Expressive eyes, & the unique dynamic of photographer-as-subject. Is she simultaneously empowered & scrutinized by the camera? How often does she know what exactly the image looks like? And which photos are staged? Which ones are taken as a fly-on-the-wall snapshot? Merritt is always interesting as her own subject, & it is telling that the best set of pictures in this book, the "self search" series, focus much less on sexual acts than on self-discovery, examination, & Merritt's relationship to the camera & to her own body. Most of these are close-ups from wildly imaginative angles, shadowy, & intriguing -- the crowning picture is Merritt looking at her own hand in a mirror, contemplating. These pictures tell many stories about the young woman both in front of & behind the camera, & they're beautiful & revealing in a way far beyond the sexually explicit pictures. Most of those do manage to achieve a degree of honesty & spontaneity as well, making them erotically charged.Accusations of narcissism can't be avoided & Merritt can probably be said to be guilty of it sometimes. But what she produces from her unique work methods is so intriguing, & her revelation of herself as photographer (a rarity in photography) so far-reaching, that this book remains a great fascination. It'd be a shame if it were to be lumped with the usual erotic photography & exhibitionistic endeavours. Digital Diaries has much more to offer.. 382286398X.

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Derrick Story. The Digital Photography Companion. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
0596517661 Amazon Review The Digital Photography Companion gives you creative tips and technical advice for taking top-notch digital photos in a wide range of conditions. Professional photographer and teacher Derrick Story gives you plenty of examples of how to capture great shots of people, places, landscapes, and more. Five Fun Photography Tips by Derrick Story, Author of The Digital Photography Companion 1) Produce Do-It-Yourself Product Shots:There are two ways to shoot items using tabletop photography: the hard way and the easy way. The hard way involves multiple studio lights, softboxes, umbrellas, and seamless backdrop paper. Professionals use this equipment to produce outstanding images for commercial advertising and high-end editorial work. But if you just want a nice picture of your old film camera, you probably don't want to set up an entire studio. So here's the easy way: Find a window that you can set up a table next to. North-facing windows are great, but not necessary for this type of shooting. Cover the surface with white paper, and if you can, create a white backdrop too. This will be your work area. Put your camera on a tripod (or another stable surface) and adjust it so it's facing the item that you want to photograph on the table. Move both the subject and the camera to achieve the best lighting possible via the open window. Once everything is in place, make a tabletop reflector out of white cardboard, or cardboard (or another rigid material) covered with aluminum foil. Position the reflector opposite the light source (window) so it bounces light onto the shadowy side of the item. Set the white balance to Cloudy and put your camera on self-timer. Now trip the timer and stand back. After 10 seconds or so, the camera will take the shot for you to review. Continue refining your setup until you get the shot you want. This simple setup can produce studio-like results with a fraction the cost or effort. Give it a try. 2) Use Sunglasses as a Polarizing Filter: Point and shoot cameras are the height of convenience, but not always versatility. Case in point is when you want to mount a polarizing filter to saturate the sky or reduce glare. There's no where to put it! But that doesn't mean your pictures are doomed to the blinding glare of a reflective world. You can, instead, remove those stylish neutral gray polarizing glasses from your head and place them in front of the camera lens. Quality sunglasses make great polarizing filters for compact cameras. Make sure that the lens of your sunglasses completely covers the front glass element of your camera. You'll get best results when the sun is aligned along your shoulders. You don't believe it works? Then take two shots, one with the sunglasses and the other without. You be the judge. 3) Devise a Shower Cap Inclement Weather Protector: The perfect travel companion for compact shooters is the hotel shower cap. These free accessories are the perfect rain protectors when you want to go outside and get the shot. Just poke a hole in the middle of the cap for the lens to protrude through, put your hands through the opening, and let the elastic close tight around your wrists. You now have a water resistant cover that enables you to work all of the controls--perfect for those shots of the kids splashing water in the gutter on a rainy day. 4) Preview Your Shots in B&W: Many cameras have a Black & White mode that enables you to capture grayscale images. This type of photography can be quite beautiful and is often considered artistic. The problem with B&W mode is that grayscale images are your only option. You may think you only want Black & White at the wedding reception... until the bride asks for color versions too weeks later. I recommend that you capture your pictures in color, then convert copies of them to B&W. That way you have all of your options open. But there's still value to B&W mode, even if you choose to capture in color. It can help you preview your compositions in graysca.

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[SW: digital photography, photography, photography book, digital slr, camera, digital, kelby, lighting, beginner, joe mcnally,]

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Mark Hinton: Digital Photography for Seniors for Dummies, Wiley, April 2009 ISBN: 0470444177
Take the mystery out of digital photography and join the fun!You don't need to be a professional photographer or a technology expert to take great digital photos! This down-to-basics guide makes it easy to choose the right camera, understand all its dials and controls, take good pictures, make them look even better with your computer, and print them or share them online for friends and family to enjoy.* Do your homework - compare camera features to choose those you need at the price you can afford* Practice, practice, practice - learn to use camera settings, how to compose good shots, and how light affects a picture* The darkroom is now digital - use free software to organize and edit your photos* Learn to share - print your pictures at home or through a service, e-mail them to friends, set up an online photo album, or show them off in a digital picture frameOpen the book and find:* How to pick the camera that best fits your budget and needs* Tips for taking great travel photos* Accessories you might want for your camera* How to get really good pictures of kids and pets* Easy ways to get photos from your camera to your computer* Tips and tricks for editing pictures on a computer* Good reasons for putting your pictures online

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Digital Airborne Camera Introduction and Technology, Springer-Verlag GmbH, Dezember 2009 ISBN: 1402088779
Digital airborne cameras are now penetrating the fields of photogrammetry and remote sensing. Due to the last decade s results in research and development in the fields of for instance detector technology, computing power, memory capacity position and orientation measurement it is now possible to generate with this new generation of airborne cameras different sets of geometric and spectral data with high geometric and radiometric resolutions within a single flight. This is a decisive advantage as compared to film based airborne cameras. The linear characteristic of the opto-electronic converters is the basis for the transition from an imaging camera to an images generating measuring instrument. Because of the direct digital processing chain from the airborne camera to the data products there is no need for the processes of chemical film development and digitising the film information. Failure sources as well as investments and staff costs are avoided. But the effective use of this new technology requires the knowledge of the features of the image and information generation, its possibilities and its restrictions.This book describes all components of a digital airborne camera from the object to be imaged to the mass memory device. So the image quality influencing processes in&nbsp;nature are described, as for instance the reflection of the electromagnetic sun spectrum at the objects to be imaged and the influence of the atmosphere. Also, the essential features of the new digital sensor system, their characteristics and parameters, are addressed and put into the system context. The complexity of the cooperation of all camera components, as for instance optics, filters, detector elements, analogue and digital electronics, software and so forth, becomes transparent. The book includes also the description of&nbsp;example systems.<

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