Para alguien que nunca ha intentado leer un libro sobre cómo usar la nueva cámara DSLR, puede ser un mal rato. Muchos libros están escritos por fotógrafos que asumen que todo el mundo cuenta con el mismo conocimiento y experiencia. La información se encuentra dispersa por los libros. El argot y los acrónimos están por todas partes, y te sentirás fuertemente presionado a encontrar una definición o qué hacer con ellos.

Con el libro Iluminación Fotográfica aprenderás cómo elegir un buen espacio para instalar tu estudio fotográfico y el tipo de equipo que vas a necesitar para comenzar. El autor entrega un completo listado con los tipos de pedestales, fondos y luces, además de la apariencia y las ventajas de todos los tipos de luces. También encontrarás un capítulo de modificadores, que constituyen la parte más divertida de la iluminación. Los modificadores, son reflectores como las cajas difusoras de luz, que ayudan a dirigir la iluminación produciendo una luz más clara y suave.

¿Quieres aprender a tomar retratos asombrosos sin esfuerzo? ¿Siempre te ha gustado la idea de la fotografía de retratos y, sin embargo, nunca has podido hacer un retrato con el que estabas completamente satisfecho? Este libro te proporcionará la ayuda que has estado buscando, ¡y más!

¡Domina hoy el arte de la composición fotográfica! En Composición fotográfica encontrarás todo lo que necesitas saber para aprender los fundamentos de la composición. Te enseñará los términos y las maneras adecuadas de aplicar las reglas que posiblemente ya conoces instintivamente, pero que no entiendes bien por qué funcionan de la manera en que lo hacen.

Si tienes una innegable pasión por la fotografía, quizás sea el momento de pensar en llevarla al siguiente paso. ¡Lo más probable es que, si estás leyendo esto, sepas que el siguiente paso es convertirlo en un negocio! Al iniciar un negocio de fotografía, es importante tener en cuenta que si bien hay similitudes (debes tener un producto y necesitas un plan de negocios) las cosas funcionan de manera un poco diferente en los campos artísticos. Es por eso que la mayor parte de este libro se va a centrar en la forma de construir la marca y comercializarte con éxito.

The resurgence of viral clips from the long-running hit reality television show America’s Next Top Model left fans and foes alike wondering–how did a show so outrageous and at times offensive ever get on the air? For years, Americans dutifully watched as contestants faced uncomfortable situations regarding their race and gender, body-shaming, stereotyping, and problematic photoshoots. The show, which first premiered in 2003 and ran for 24 cycles, was helmed by supermodel Tyra Banks–the first Black female host of a smash network reality show.

The year 1972 saw the beginning of a five-year span in which Stevie Wonder released five groundbreaking, critically acclaimed albums, garnering him more than half a dozen Grammys and more than 10 million albums sold, securing his place as one of the most important American musicians and songwriters in history. For the first time, uncover the untold story of an extraordinary artistic journey that shaped the greatest creative era in popular music history.

The True Story of The Coward Brothers follows two musical brothers – one English, one American, both the illegitimate sons of dubious parentage who may, as they claim to be, "one and half-brothers" – perhaps a reference to the disparity in their height and relative talents.

Fresh off the success of her groundbreaking first play, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window tells the tragicomic story of a young bohemian couple in New York's Greenwich Village, struggling to do what's right in a world that rewards everything that's wrong. Sidney is a dreamer who wants his own Walden Pond; Iris is a budding actress whose own backstory is a performance. They're caught in a moment where, "the world is about to crack right down the middle," as the play tackles racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, liberal complacency, and more.

In the spring of 2020, as the world grappled with the deepening coronavirus pandemic, acclaimed British screenwriter and playwright David Hare was struck down by the virus himself. With brutal honesty, sharp humor, and his trademark insight, the renowned writer of modern classics like Skylight and Plenty brings us into his own experience battling the bizarre and terrifying symptoms of Covid-19.

Farewell Yellow Brick Road is a celebration of Elton John's record-breaking, globe-spanning farewell tour—from Allentown to Auckland, from Sydney to San Francisco. Featured concerts include Elton’s dazzling performances at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022, the finale of which streamed live on Disney+. Fans will be treated to a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every aspect of these spectacular shows, including Elton’s legendary touring wardrobe by Gucci, the set design, official photography, and more.

From a breakout role in the smash-hit Glee to breaking barriers as the first nonbinary-identifying Tony Award winner for their featured performance in Shucked, Alex Newell is no stranger to the spotlight. Now, listen to the talented trailblazer as you’ve never seen them before in their intimate new show, Alex Newell and the Gospel of a Diva. Alex shares untold stories from their remarkable life and career alongside a selection of their favorite tunes.

The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day.

With exclusive insights from the legendary cast, including Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, and Talia Shire, and commentary from a diverse array of film experts and ardent aficionados, we dissect the film’s magnetic allure and its pervasive influence across our culture. Journey alongside Rebecca Keegan, acclaimed senior film editor at The Hollywood Reporter, as she explores the heart of this cinematic masterpiece through a new lens.

After a betrayal at work costs Song Kuan her job, she retreats to her friend Lucy’s idyllic family cabin on a lake in Minnesota to lick her wounds. She devotes herself to recording Ice Cold Cases, a true-crime podcast that she and Lucy cohost with the gleeful energy of obsessed fans—until an anonymous tip about a missing-person case disrupts their equilibrium. Then Lucy disappears, leaving Song alone in an unfriendly and unfamiliar town where locals don’t take kindly to strangers asking questions.