June 2006

Hard Copy

Adobe Photoshop CS2 A-Z: Tools and Features Illustrated Ready Reference by Philip Andrews (Focal Press, 2005; ISBN: 0-240-52002-5). This all-inclusive reference guide helps you learn new tools and menus, solve problems as you work and get direction on various features and topics. The book lists all of CS2's key tools and can be used with any version of the software.

Digital Sports Photography: Take Winning Shots Every Time by Serge Timacheff and David Karlins (Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2005; ISBN: 0-7645-9607-1). More than 20 sports photographers dispense some of their best advice on how to capture the action and drama of every sport, from swimming and running to skateboarding and backcountry skiing.

Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX by Stephen Burns (Charles River Media, Inc., 2006; ISBN: 1-58450-447-1). Take your artistic skills with CS2 further using this guide, which teaches you to create tornadoes, add meteors and explosions, turn portraits into ceramic objects, and more.

Digital Video Production Cookbook: 100 Professional Techniques for Independent and Amateur Filmmakers by Chris Kenworthy (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006; ISBN: 0-596-10031-0). Learn how to make your low-budget, independent film look professional by getting the scoop on creating bluescreen effects, staging stunts and adding special effects.

The Oxford Companion to the Photograph edited by Robin Lenman (Oxford University Press, 2005; ISBN: 0-19-866271-8). Look at the last 150 years through photographs taken from the early pioneer days to the digital age. The more than 300 images in this book are accompanied by 800 biographical entries on photographers and others who have influenced the medium.