Books about Contrast from Amazon.com

The approach to color theory in Confident Color makes selecting colors easy and efficient Readers will learn the importance of color schemes and color contrasts and how to use them effectively when painting. They will learn how to create a color scheme or palette for their paintings, as well as how to use similar colors, contrasting colors, neutrals and complements to take their compositions to new heights. A lively illustrated color glossary provides a refresher on color basics so that the reader can focus on more complex theories.

Alleviates the struggle artists have when determining color combinations by providing 7 step-by-step demonstrations that show how to select and make color schemes, color contrasts, compatible colors and more.

Includes an assortment of work from 52 contributing artists using a variety of mediums..
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Take years off your keepsake photos or enhance the current ones with Photoshop CS3's powerful tools and the expert techniques and tips you'll find in this comprehensive guide. Using step-by-step instructions and over 500 pages of full-color examples, this book shows you how to clone, blend layers, add contrast, reduce glare, soften wrinkles, rescue torn photos, and more. From portraits to landscapes to architectural masterpieces, fine-tune your favorites with this expert guide..
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Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web is the definitive search engine optimization (SEO) copywriting guide for search engine rankings and sales conversion As the first book to cover the entire spectrum of web copy, it introduces new ways of looking at online content and provides key illustrations that show how copy influences search engine rankings and sales conversion in unique ways.

"If you want to know the real secrets to online traffic and a non-stop turbo boost in sales, it's right here in this content-rich book. Packed with tips and techniques, insights and practical advice, this is one of those rare books that truly delivers. I loved it!" --Dr. Joe Vitale, author, Hypnotic Writing

If you are a small to medium sized business looking for a way to maximize online marketing activities, Content Rich will show you how it can be performed for a fraction of the traditional cost and in ways most companies never consider.

Content Rich also discusses the future of online content and examines ways to leverage the combined power of all types of web copy including site, landing page, blog, article, email, newsletter, PPC ad and press releases to give your business a clear competitive advantage.

"This book will help you make more sales and more money on the Internet than you ever thought possible!" --Brian Tracy, author, Getting Rich Your Own Way

Overwhelmingly acclaimed by business leaders, Internet gurus, best selling marketing authors, top copywriters and the search marketing industry, Content Rich redefines the importance and use of copywriting for the web in a time of shrinking corporate budgets. Using simple examples, case studies and documented research, it gives you all the tools you need to start improving your online presence--today..
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Land of the kangaroo: a continent between jungle, outback and metropolis

-The perfect introduction to the spectacular "red continent".
-Original panorama photography and expert texts by Australia specialists.
-Historic photographs and maps provide a visually-rich history of the smallest continent.

Australia, the island continent "down under," is unlike any other place on Earth. Let the stunning panorama photography of this deluxe, large-format volume seduce you with its rich, Southern Hemisphere charm. Discover tropical rainforests, the red steppe of the Outback, stunningly beautiful beaches and national parks, as well as the bustling metropolises of Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Knowledgeable essays and numerous short descriptions offer the perfect introduction to the land of Aussies and Aborigines..
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World’s first book written to illustrate the on-camera spot metering technique for 35mm, Digital, and Medium Format photographers:

All types of metering systems used in different cameras (with the exception of the on-camera spotmeter operated by a skilled photographer) use a "cookie-cutter" approach to photographic exposure. What this means is the camera meter measures the various tones of your subject, and then averages all of the tones in order to come up with an overall exposure. Sometimes the overall exposure works and sometimes it doesn't. With this approach, the ball is in the camera's court and in many instances the photographer has no hand in the final look of the image. With on-camera spotmetering, the photographer uses a "tailored" approach to find the correct exposure for a very specific subject. With this approach, the skilled photographer interprets the spotmeter readings from the subject and establishes the correct exposure that captures the desired image (what the eye sees) on film. The consistency and flexibility of the narrow-angled spotmeter makes it the most powerful and versatile exposure tool in existance today. The only catch in using a spotmeter is that the photographer must have the skill to use this powerful tool correctly and effectively. The Confused Photographer's Guide to On-Camera Spotmetering does just that! It is simple, easy-to-follow, and uses a common-sense teaching approach to the material. With more than seventy full-page illustrations, it is designed to get the beginner and the intermediate photographer started in a couple of days. I assume that you have a camera with a built-in spotmetering (partial metering) feature. I also assume that you have a ninth grade education and are willing to learn. To facilitate your learning process, I have included a two page cheat sheets for each of the following cameras: Canon EOS 10D Digital Slr, Canon EOS 20D Digital Slr, Canon EOS 3, Canon EOS A2/A2E, Canon EOS Elan 2E, Canon EOS Elan 7E, Canon EOS Rebel 2000, Canon EOS Rebel Ti/300V, Canon PowerShot G3 Digital, Canon PowerShot G5 Digital, Minolta Maxxum 5, Minolta Maxxum 7, Minolta Maxxum 9, Minolta Maxxum StSi, Nikon CoolPix 990 Digital, Nikon CoolPix 995 Digital, Nikon CoolPix 4500 Digital, Nikon CoolPix 5700 Digital, Nikon Coolpix 5000 Digital, Nikon Coolpix 8700 Digital, Nikon D70 Digital Slr, Nikon F4, Nikon F5, Nikon F100, Nikon N50, Nikon N55, Nikon N60, Nikon N6006, Nikon N65, Nikon N70, Nikon N75, Nikon N80, Nikon N8008s, Nikon N90/N90s, Pentax *ist, Pentax *ist-D Digital SLR, Pentax 645N Medium Format, Pentax MZ-S, Pentax PZ-1P, Pentax ZX-5N, and Sony DSC-F717 Digital. If your camera is not listed here, you will still be able to learn the technique and apply it successfully..
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A text in language and linguistics which is a one-volume description of the Spanish language and its differences from English, it ranges from pronunciation and grammar to word meaning, language use, and social and dialectical variation. Designed for survey courses in Spanish linguistics with technical concepts explained in context for beginners in the field, Spanish/English Contrasts brings out the ways in which insights into the two languages have evolved as scholars have built on the work and research of others in the field. A bilingual glossary of linguistic terms is provided to facilitate discussion in either language. This second edition is thoroughly updated to incorporate insights and issues that have come to the fore from the explosion of research in the past 25 years in all of the areas covered by the book. It includes an expanded bibliography and index, and adds new exercises for student application and class discussion. Its approach remains broadly based however, in order to accommodate a range of areas and data rather than focusing narrowly on one single theory or research area, and it continues to emphasize implications for language teaching, translation, and other practical applications..
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Imelda Stark is back with her second foray into novel-length erotica. This highly arousing new BD/SM fantasy follows the story of a beautiful 34 year-old single mother, Janice, the former prima ballerina and current director of a local ballet troupe who has allowed her work to interfere with her parenting of her equally stunning 16 year old daughter, Chloe. The rebellious daughter is the spitting mage of her tall, blonde mother, but the similarity appears to end with their looks, as Chloe is reckless and defiant, finally ending up in a third-strike drug conviction in front of a strict local Judge. The magistrate sentences the insolent girl to a mysterious local school for incorrigible young women whose method of rehabilitation consists of immediate and severe corporal punishment, usually consisting of public spankings delivered to the naked bottoms of the miscreants, but often taking more exotic forms as well. The Headmasterand his imperious Latina assistant, the Matron, rule the Institute with the strictest discipline, subjecting the girls, as well as the female staffers and teachers (all of whom are former students selected for their beauty and enjoyment of giving and receiving corporal punishment) to frequent and thorough painful attentions to their bottoms and other tender areas. Staff members are additionally required to give and receive sexual gratification in a variety of ingenious ways to their two dominant leaders.

Janice is required to witness Chloe's inital interview with the Headmaster and Matron, which turns out to consist primarily of a long naked spanking. The tall blonde single mother is shocked to find herself sexually aroused by her rebellious daughter's punishment, and impulsively volunteers to undergo the same treatment on the spot. This leads to a series of highly erotic scenes between the dancer and the two dominant administrators. Meanwhile, Chloe's painful but highly sexual progress through the gauntlet of the teachers and staff members of the school is chronicled, and readers will meet and follow the side-plots of a number of beautiful inhabitants of the Institute. In the end, mother and daughter both realize that in addition to their blonde beauty, they also share their sexually submissive natures..
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The Variable Contrast Printing Manual is the only comprehensive resource for photographers printing with variable contrast papers. Anchell provides a wealth of techniques and information to enable photographers to achieve the best possible results, and express their unique personal vision. As in his best-selling The Darkroom Cookbook (Focal Press), Anchell has provided the reader with an easy-to-follow approach to a medium that now dominates black-and-white printing.

Stephen G. Anchell has been a freelance and commercial photographer, writer, and instructor for over 25 years. His fine-art black-and-white photography has been internationally exhibited and collected. He teaches workshops and seminars privately, at universities, and for companies such as Agfa, Cachet Fine Art Paper Company, and Sinar-Bron. His writing on photography has appeared in View Camera, Shutterbug, PIC (Great Britain), and PhotoPro magazines. He was a contributing editor to the former Camera and Darkroom magazine, and is a current contributing editor to PhotoWork and Outdoor Photographer magazines.

Only comprehensive how-to manual for printing on variable contrast papers.

Timely and instructive; provides a wealth of proven techniques.

Invaluable reference for art photographers..
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