Authors:Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee,
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: own, appetizing, art, creating, guide, styling, photographers, food
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-04-09
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0240810066
ISBN-13: 9780240810065

You eat with your eyes first, and no one turns a photograph of food into a culinary masterpiece like a food stylist. Food Styling for Photographers is the next best thing to having renowned food stylist Linda Bellingham by your side. Linda has worked with clients Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, McDonalds, Tyson Foods, FritoLay, and many, many more. Professional photographer Jean Ann Bybee has worked with Harry & David, Dominos, Sara Lee, Seven-Up Company, and more. Jean Ann provides a seasoned photographers point of view with helpful tips throughout.If you are hungry for unique photo assignments and

Author: Jason Patnode
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: modeling, polygonal, techniques, professional, zbrush, maya, character
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2008-01-14
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0240520343
ISBN-13: 9780240520346

Create believable CG character models with this unique book and DVD package. The stunning color images show just what you can achieve, and the detailed step-by-step tutorials show exactly how to achieve them. Every technique and tip is backed up with practical tutorials, using the models, textures and video on the companion DVD to offer a crash course to this vital skill. Jason Patnode takes you from low to high-resolution modeling - helping you span the gap between game and film industry skills. Based on Maya 2008 and ZBrush 3.0.You’ll learn: Pipeline and modeling guidelines . Overview

Authors:Richard Harrington, Abba Shapiro, Robbie Carman,
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: spot, {series}, studio, final
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2007-10-26
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0240810074
ISBN-13: 9780240810072

Packed with more than 500 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know-on the spot. It is suited to editors of all experience levels, whether you are:* Migrating from another NLE* Upgrading to Final Cut Studio 2* Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiencyNo need to wade through tomes of documentation. Final Cut Studio On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible format. Step-by-step instruction by Apple Certified Pros shows you how to:* Optimize system performance* Create impressive titles with Generators, Motion, LiveType, and Photoshop* Build Commercial-quality

Author: Chris Georgenes
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: cs3, flash, adobe, animation, art, cheat, design
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2007-08-06
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0240520580
ISBN-13: 9780240520582

Frustrated by the overwhelming nature of Flash? Want to get up to speed with the program fast so you can concentrate on your animation? Need to solve problems quickly to get work done to time and to budget?Then ’How to Cheat in Flash’ is for you!This book is different from the rest because it shows you, step by step, how to work from the problem to the solution when creating Flash animations, from the viewpoint of an animator who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline. It is task orientated; every example shows real life commercial work. So, it’s

Author: Chris & Trish Meyer
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: advanced, techniques, essential, effects, motion, graphics, creating
Number of Pages: 704
Published: 2007-11-02
List price: $64.95
ISBN-10: 0240810104
ISBN-13: 9780240810102

Trish and Chris Meyer share fifteen years of real-world film and video production experience inside the critically acclaimed Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects. More than a step-by-step review of the features in After Effects, you will learn how the program thinks so that you can realize your own visions more quickly and efficiently. This full-color book is jammed full of tips, gotchas, and sage advice that will help you survive whatever your next project throws at you. Creating Motion Graphics 4th Edition has been heavily revised, reuniting the previous two volumes plus adding detail

Authors:Chris Meyer, Trish Meyer,
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: series, expert, apprentice, effects
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2007-04-06
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0240809386
ISBN-13: 9780240809380

If you’re new to After Effects and want to get up to speed quickly, After Effects Apprentice was created just for you. With 11 core lessons plus a fun final project, you’ll quickly get into the program and learn how to tap its potential - whether you want to create motion graphics for a network program, your company’s video, or your own independent production.In this book, you’ll get a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to learn to use this program effectively. You’ll learn to creatively edit and combine layers,

Author: Richard Harrington
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: series, expert, third, video, photoshop
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2007-04-26
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0240809262
ISBN-13: 9780240809267

Master the graphic design and production skills required of today’s video editors and motion graphic professionals with this comprehensive guide to the video tools in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. Every page is filled with techniques to help the video professional make graphics for use in television, video, the Internet, and DVD. Lively discourse, full-color presentations, and hands-on tutorials demonstrate everything you need to know about how to combine still and moving images. Fundamental concepts such as transparency, pixel aspect ratio, and alpha channels are made precisely clear, a