With the surge in popularity of small flash photography, this guide is a timely resource for shutterbugs looking to take full advantage of a growing trend. Studio flash systems are expensive, unwieldy, and often require the help of a hired assistant. The advent of the small flash allows working photographers to avoid large investments, gives them mobility when traveling to off-site photo shoots, and offers them functionality for illuminating small areas.
The Sound Studies Reader blends recent work that self-consciously describes itself as ‘sound studies’ along with earlier and lesser-known scholarship on sound from across the humanities and social sciences. The Sound Studies Reader touches on key themes like noise and silence; architecture, acoustics and space; media and reproducibility; listening, voices and disability; culture, community, power and difference; and shifts in the form and meaning of sound across cultures, contexts and centuries. Writers reflect on crucial historical moments, difficult definitions, and competing accounts of the role of sound in culture and everyday life. Across the essays, readers will gain a sense of the range and history of key debates and discussions in sound studies.
If you’ve ever looked at professional images and wondered how they were created, this guide is for you! Packed with easy to grasp information, tips and advice, you’ll not only get to grips with the various types of digital SLRs available, but through learning how to master various basic and professional techniques along with key accessories such as lenses and flashguns, you’ll develop the core skills and knowledge vital to becoming a better photographer.
With the latest findings about the mental and physical benefits of exercise, personal stories from scientists and laypeople alike, as well as researched-based prescriptions for readers, Gretchen Reynolds shows what kind of exercise—and how much—is necessary to stay healthy, get fit, and attain a smaller jeans size. Inspired by Reynolds’s wildly popular “Phys Ed” column for The New York Times, this book explains how exercise affects the body in distinct ways and provides the tools readers need to achieve their fitness goals, whether that’s a faster 5K or staying trim.
The classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world.
Trust this bestselling resource to provide you with the clearest introduction to the major approaches in counselling. Written by expert counsellor and bestselling author Margaret Hough, this textbook provides the clearest overview and introduction to the subject.
As we age, our sense of balance and our vision, hearing, and cognition become less sharp. Aging-related changes greatly increase our risk of injury. In Living Safely, Aging Well, nationally recognized safety expert Dorothy A. Drago spells out how to prevent injury while cooking, gardening, sleeping, driving—and just walking around the house.
From Andy Warhol to Jackson Pollock and Michelangelo, introduce your child to the complete picture of art through the ages and across the world. Featuring the finest works by the greatest artists, it’s like having the world’s best gallery in your own home.
This updated edition of the popular MagBook produced by the experts at Digital SLR Magazine is the most comprehensive and useful guide for photographers of all levels looking to capture compelling landscape images. Filled with expert advice, inspirational images and authoritative gear reviews, this publication provides all the information you’ll need to become a master landscape photographer and shoot images like a pro!
Presents recipes for three hundred low-calorie dishes that use nutritious ingredients, including sanwiches, pizzas, soups, stews, casseroles, and a section on cooking for two.
This accessible and authoritative guide to breastfeeding has been trusted by new parents and recommended by professionals for more than two decades. Kathleen Huggins has extensively revised and updated this 25th anniversary edition to equip nursing mothers with all the information they need to overcome difficulties and nurse their babies successfully from the first week all the way to the toddler years, or somewhere in between. Now more than ever, The Nursing Mother’s Companion is an indispensable handbook for every new mother.
This book is a compendium of Ben’s classic barbecue recipes with an additional 40 brand-new recipes and entirely brand-new photography! Throw away the sausages and chops and be inspired by celebrity Australian chef Ben O’Donoghue’s exciting world of barbecued food.
