Light & Lens: Photography in the Digital Age is a groundbreaking introductory
book that clearly and concisely provides the instruction and building blocks
necessary to create thought-provoking digitally based photographs. It is an
adventurous idea book that features numerous classroom-tested assignments and
exercises from leading photographic educators to encourage you to critically
explore and make images from the photographers’ eye, an aesthetic point of view.

The fundamental grammar of photography is based on how a camera
utilizes light and form to record an image that is then interpreted
through societal visual codes that have evolved over centuries of
imagemaking. Learning how to operate a camera, gaining an awareness
of how light can reveal or suppress a subject’s attributes, and
then making a print or other form of visual presentation are the fi rst
steps one must master to transform an abstract idea into a physical
(photographic) reality. This text introduces basic camera methods
and visual construction blocks, gives examples of how and why other
photographers have applied them, provides basic working procedures,
and encourages readers to experiment and make modifi cations
to the process to achieve their own results. Once a basic understanding
of picture-making is obtained, control over the process can begin.
To acquire the maximum benefi t from this book, the reader should
begin thinking about how photography can be used to construct a
meaningful expression. This puts process in service of concept to
create meaningful content. This can occur when the heart and the
mind combine to form an idea from the imagination and fi nd the
most suitable technical means of bringing it into existence.

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Philip Andrews shares his in-depth knowledge of Elements in this advanced guide
ensuring that you can achieve optimum results from this powerful package. Once
you’ve mastered the basics of Photoshop Elements, this is the book to further
develop your skills to get professional results!

Nearly without exception, human beings the world over are fascinated by the photograph. A
photograph is a timeless, compelling, emotive and honest representation of our world; of the
places we’ve been, the events we’ve witnessed, the people we’ve met and loved. The photograph is
a refl ection of our world and ourselves; our mind’s eye projected onto cotton vellum or computer
screen. The persistence of vision ex machina. Indeed, the photographic image is the true iconography
of the modern world.
For the photography enthusiast, these are very exciting times. In the span of less than 10 years,
we have witnessed the evolution of photography from a mostly silver halide fi lm-based process to a
completely digital process. The individual photographer now has the capability to shoot, “develop”,
and create prints using an entirely digital workfl ow, and completely within the comfortable confi nes
of his or her own study.
This new–found freedom from fi lm and the complicated processing thereof is largely due (of course)
to the ready availability of affordable digital cameras and photo-quality printers; but it is due also,
in no small part, to the efforts of the people at Adobe Systems. Adobe is committed to empowering
the digital photographer by providing the most powerful and excellent tools available for rendering,
manipulating and printing digital images. Among the most popular and successful of these tools is
Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Although one of the original design intents behind Photoshop Elements was to make many of the
most common image enhancement tools more readily available and noticeable to the novice user,
there is still much depth behind this initial surface. Fortunately for both Adobe and its customers,
talented writers such as Philip Andrews have resolved to explore this depth and, in easy-tounderstand
language and step-by-step guidance, provide access to you, the reader.
Advanced Photoshop Elements Techniques for Digital Photographers is a beautifully rendered and
compellingly written exploration of the advanced features and techniques that can be accomplished
with Photoshop Elements. Through the use of many sample photographs, screen shots and clearly
illustrated examples, Mr. Andrews provides us the tools to turn our images into exciting and
compelling works of art.
From careful and thoughtful descriptions of the basics of tonal adjustments and camera and
scanner settings to detailed explanations for creating traditional photographic effects such as lith
print style reproductions, Advanced Photoshop Elements Techniques for Digital Photographers will
provide you with an entire arsenal of tools for adding emphasis, detail, and clarity to your images
and for exposing and enhancing their inherent beauty.
If you love photography as much as I do, you are in luck with this book.

Enjoy.
Mike Leavy
Engineering Manager for Photoshop Elements
Adobe Systems, Inc

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In this issue:

Nature. Capture all of the drama, action, intensity, and grace of birds in flight. By Richard Ettlinger

Tips From Pro - Transform a misty skyline with a burst of color as Michael Christopher Brown did in Hong Kong. By Laurence Chen

Travelling Photographer - Discover the wonders of Southeast Alaska, where September is not too late for Great photos. By Miriam Leuchter.

Editorial - Armed with an amazing rotating camera, Everen T. Brown captures the entire world around him. By John Owens

You Can Do It - Make your portraits look like the classic photographs of a century ago. By Peter Kolonia

Lighting - How use the black art of low-key lighting to pull drama out of the darkness. By Peter Kolonia

Hands On: Nikon D700 - You’ll love what’s inside this midlevel DSLR: a full-freame 12.1MP sensor, 51-point AF, and more. By Philip Ryan

Tip & Tricks - Easy, inexpensive solutions to everyday photo dilemmas from our editors and from readers just like you.

and etc.

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Big Mamma Gear Motors
by Fred Eady

This month, we’ll pull together what it takes to design, build, and code a heavy duty DC motor driver module. First, we’ll look at the electrical theory behind the DC motor driver electronics. Then, we’ll build up the DC motor driver module’s “intelligence” and meld it with the DC motor driver’s “brawn.” If all of that passes the smoke test, we’ll code a simple RS-232 interface, which will allow you to control the big DC motor with simple serial commands. Read the rest of this entry »

Book Description
Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks 2nd Edition has been totally updated for Photoshop Elements 3 and the latest digital camera features to provide adventurous users with 100 useful and surprising techniques that can be used to make Read the rest of this entry »