New Book Announced: Rangefinder's Professional Photography Edited by Bill Hurter

Learn how the industry's most notable photographers create their masterworks.

Buffalo, New York (PRWEB) September 15, 2006

Amherst Media and Rangefinder today announce their latest book, Rangefinder's Professional Photography edited by Bill Hurter.

Rangefinder Magazine’s RF Cookbook series was introduced in 2004 and quickly became one of the publication’s most popular features. Essentially, each article in the series consists of one amazing image and a short look at how it was created -- a “recipe” for the image. Featuring the best images by the best photographers from around the world, the series reflects the pinnacle of contemporary photography, both in terms of technical skills and creative ingenuity. This appeals to professional photographers because it offers a quick and highly visual way to identify a technique that will suit their style and adapt it with a minimum of fuss. Best of all, the series includes all genres of photography, from wedding and fashion to portrait and product, enabling photographers to borrow the specialized techniques from one genre and apply them to another. In this book, Bill Hurter, the editor of Rangefinder, has collected over one hundred of these articles and compiled them for easy reading. In each chapter, the images and techniques are thematically grouped to provide for rapid learning and easy cross-reference. Featured topics include: • commercial lighting • portrait lighting • wedding photography • senior portrait photography • posing techniques • Adobe Photoshop techniques • Corel Painter techniques • digital shooting techniques • digital compositing techniques (combining images) Because of the breadth of topics, the high quality of the images, the technical skills required to create them, and the sheer creativity reflected in each shot, this book represents a unique entry in the world of photography books.

FEATURES:

•Over 100 articles straight from the pages of Rangefinder magazine

•Commercial and portrait lighting tips and techniques from some of the best-known photographers in the industry

•Tips for working with clients at weddings

•Creative enhancement techniques using Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop

•Digital shooting for perfect capture

•Combining image elements

•Posing tips for flattering images

•Creating cutting-edge high-school senior portraits

Look for it and others at: http://www.amherstmedia.com/miva/merchant.mvc

Bill Hurter started out in photography in 1972 in Washington, DC, where he was a news photographer. He even covered the political scene -- including the Watergate hearings. After graduating with a BA in literature from American University in 1972, he completed training at the Brooks Institute of Photography in 1975. Going on to work at Petersen’s PhotoGraphic magazine, he held practically every job except art director. He has been the owner of his own creative agency, shot stock, and worked assignments (including a year or so with the L.A. Dodgers). He has been directly involved in photography for the last thirty years and has seen the revolution in technology. In 1988, Bill was awarded an honorary Masters of Science degree from the Brooks Institute. He is currently the editor of Rangefinder magazine. He resides in Los Angeles, California.

Amherst Media, Inc is the leading publisher of instructional photography books written by professional photographers for photographers. With over twenty books published each year there's always something new from Amherst Media.

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