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QP COLORKIT for perfect color

All digital cameras have color accuracy problems. The simple and low cost color correction solution is the Qpcard. These cards and the free user-friendly software assure color accuracy regardless of white balance setting errors or monitor accuracy. QPcard is a new patented solution for perfect digital color correction.

If you want perfect color, you need QP Colorkit.

Qpcard - (2) Color Correction Cards

COREL PAINT SHOP PRO x

A powerful yet inexpensive image editing and creative program for business and home users with 90% of the functionality of Adobe Photoshop, only much easier to master and a fraction of the cost. This product has all of the features you will need for product imaging and is very easy to learn and use.

We highly recommend this product for commercial image editing. 

• The complete graphics and photo editor for business
• Lets you edit photos, create Web graphics, draw, paint, and animate--all in one program
• Includes a very helpful image file browser
• Easy to use "Color Temperature" correction tool
• Many other easy to use image correction tools

Version 10 includes RAW file management.

Winner of the prestigious DIMA 2006
innovative digital product award.

huey MONITOR CALIBRATION SOLUTION

From the master of the universe of color, the PANTONE huey is a cost effective hardware/software solution that corrects your CRT, LCD, or notebook monitor for accurate and consistent color presentation. If you sell on the internet or ebay or if you plan on printing images, we recommend calibrating your monitor first. If you think your digital camera does not produce accurate color images, it is more likely your monitor that needs correcting. We also recommend calibrating your monitor to aid in selecting any of our background paper colors.

The single most frequent cause of poorly adjusted photographs, whether on screen or in print, is an un-calibrated monitor. PANTONE huey lets you calibrate your monitor in a few easy steps letting you trust what you see on your screen.

The huey also corrects for ambient room light in your work environment and can be set to continuously adjust your monitor color profile, as ambient room light frequently changes during the course of the day.

The huey kit Includes:

• An award-winning, patent-protected Color Hardware Sensor, connectable via USB.
• huey Monitor Calibration Software, easy as 1-2-3
• A Quick Start Installation Guide
• A detailed User Guide (on CD)
• Free Technical Support from the manufacturer
• One Year Warranty. 

COMPLETE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Second Edition

If you are new to digital photography and you want a general primer with easy to understand writing the "Complete Digital Photography" is your guide. This book is a great complement to the manual included with your camera (which probably lacks instructional methods). This book assumes some basic photography knowledge and experience, and includes lots of details on Adobe Photoshop editing. This book does not address product photography and lighting in detail. This book will assist you in mastering your camera.

CHAPTERS

1. Introduction
2. How good are digital photos
3. How a digital camera works
4. Basic photography A quick primer
5. Choosing a digital camera
6. Building a workstation
7. Shooting
8. Manual exposure
9. Special shooting
10. Preparing your images for editing
11. Correcting tone and color
12. Building your editing arsenal
13. Essential imaging tactics
14. Special effects
15. Output

Amazon customer rating: 4.5 out of 5
Pages = 428

Includes DC ROM with trial software and a trial version of Adobe Photoshop.

SHOOT LIKE A PRO

Less than half the cost and more advanced than the COMPLETE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY book above, this book covers studio setup and imaging solutions better than any we have seen.  In addition to basic coverage of the features and functions of your digital camera, this book gives real "tricks of the trade" advice in a variety of situations including; product imaging, 360-degree panoramic imaging, low light photography, action photography and working in black and white. SHOOT LIKE A PRO has one of the best discussions on composition we have read, an often overlooked attribute of professional photography.

CHAPTERS

1. Getting the right gear
2. Exploring creative controls
3. Taking memorable portraits
4. Exploring product photography
5. Capturing Close-ups
6. Getting the tough shot: low light and action
7. Creating panoramic images
8. Manipulating color
9. Becoming a master printer
10. Putting pictures on the screen

Amazon customer rating: 4.5 out of 5
Pages = 256

MASTER LIGHTING GUIDE FOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS

Absolutely the best portrait lighting book we have ever seen. The thirty or more years of experience of author Christopher Gray is offered to the reader in a logical, concise and jargon free text. Conversational, witty and very readable, this book begins with the basic principal; "photography is about painting with light", and continues with equipment, studio set-up, ratios, lighting styles and composition. Every detail of the portrait studio is covered with many full color examples. Every photographer from beginner to pro will benefit from this book.

CHAPTERS

1. The nature of light
2. Professional lighting equipment
3. Light ratios
4. Basic lighting
5. Classic lighting styles
6. Portrait lighting in practice

Amazon customer rating: 5 out of 5
Pages = 128

THE BUSINESS OF STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY

We get many calls from people considering the professional photography business. We always recommend reading this book first. This is not a book about how to photograph, it is a detailed presentation on the business of being a photographer and how to make money and survive. This updated and expanded edition includes an all-new section on the use of digital photography by the studio photographer, as well as completely updated lists of websites, equipment, books, and other photography resources.

CHAPTERS

Amazon customer rating: 5 out of 5
Pages = 128

1. Getting ready
2. Who, what, when, where, why
3. The marketplace
4. Weddings
5. High school seniors
6. Portrait photography
7. Planning
8. Finishing and framing
9. Paperwork

Amazon customer rating: 5 out of 5
Pages = 336

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