Product Description: This is the first-ever publication detailing the Navy’s role in manned spacecraft recovery from 1961 to 1975, from Alan Shepherd’s initial suborbital mission to the Apollo-Soyuz flight, which inaugurated the first space collaboration between the U...read more

Product Description: Those of us who thought we had written all the books about space flight missed this one. We never heard many of the tales to be found between these covers. Splashdown is a fun, entertaining, informative read."" .. Jay Barbree, NBC News and co-author of the best-selling ""Moon Shot"" The first ever publication detailing the Navy's role in manned spacecraft recovery starting in 1961 and continuing into 1975, from Alan Shepard's initial sub-orbital mission to the Apollo-Soyuz flight which inaugurated the first space collaboration between the U...read more

The tools, lighting styles, and problem-solving techniques used by top portrait photographers are covered in a practical manual that features instruction on dragging the shutter for a balanced exposure and metering a subject with confidence. Original.

Product Description: Covers the key aspects of the art and practice of professional portrait photography. Offers expert guidance with chapters by top professional portrait photographers on topics such as selecting equipment, refining lighting and exposure techniques, and establishing and operating a successful portrait business...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)