Learn to use the creative quality of natural lighting to create spectacular photos Lighting can be a challenge for professional and hobbyist photographers alike. Learning to work with natural light offers creative opportunities that can help you define your own personal photographic style as you create unique and memorable images. In this guide, Canon Explorer of Light Michele Celentano explores the possibilities and shows you how to use different types of natural light to best advantage. Covering techniques for working with (...) shadows, bright sunlight, candlelight, darkened areas, and many other challenges, the book also features stunning examples of Celentano's own work. You'll learn to choose the proper exposure to achieve creative effects in any situation. Using light effectively is a challenge as well as a creative opportunity for photographers; this guide shows how to use the many options offered by natural light Shows how to locate directional light, work with light from a window or doorway, and create "catch lights" in the eyes of the subject Each chapter discusses a particular type of natural light, the effect it creates, and how to use the appropriate camera specifications and metering options Explains how to work with a wide variety of lighting situations including varying degrees of sunlight, dimly lit areas, lamplight or candlelight, and more Illustrated with author Michele Celentano's own photos Natural Light Photography will help you achieve a new level of creative expression in your photographs. (shrink)

Create family portraits to cherish for a lifetime Family photographs are a staple of both amateur and professionalphotography. While always in demand, they also pose a unique set ofchallenges. In this book, Canon Explorer of Light Michele Celentanoguides beginning- to intermediate-level photographers around thecommon pitfalls and helps them learn how to get top-quality shotsevery time. From getting families organized and directing theposing to managing large groups and impatient kids, this bookreveals the secrets and helps you capture the shot without relyingon (...) post-production to achieve perfection. Whether you're a professional seeking to advance your knowledgeor the family's designated picture-taker, you'll benefit from theseprofessional tips. You'll learn camera techniques that can takepounds and years off your subjects and create images that stand thetest of time. Family pictures are a photographic staple with their own set ofchallenges; this book offers tried-and-true advice for bothhobbyists and professionals Veteran photographer and Canon Explorer of Light MicheleCelentano guides you through getting families prepared for a photosession, directing the poses, handling challenging personalities,and creating memorable settings Helps you capture the perfect shot in the camera withoutrelying on post-production to make it right Reveals secrets that can help your subjects shed pounds andyears Packed with advice to help you keep your photos from showing upon awkwardfamilyphotos.com Photographing Families: Tips for Capturing TimelessImages is loaded with insider tips to help you make familyportraits the treasure they should be. (shrink)

The primary purpose of this book is to contribute to an overcoming of the traditional separation between humanties and life sciences which, according to the authors, is required today both by the developments of these disciplines and by the social problems they have to face. The volume discusses the theoretical, epistemological and ethical repercussions of the main acquisitions obtained in the last decades from the behavioral sciences. Both the authors are inspired by the concept of a “critical ethology”, oriented to (...) archive the nature/culture and human/animal dichotomies. The book proposes a theoretical and methodological restructuring of the comparative study of the animal behavior, learning, and cultures, focused on the fact that thought, culture and language are not exclusively human prerogatives. The proposed analysis includes a critique of speciesism and determinism in the ethical field, and converge with the Numanities, to which the series is dedicated, on a key point: it is necessary to arrive at an education system able to offer scientific, social and ethical skills that are trasversal and transcendent to the traditional humanities/life sciences bipartition. Skills that are indispensable for facing the complex challenges of the contemporary society and promoting a critical reflection of humanity on itself. (shrink)