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Storytellers

April 29, 2012 - Jerod Foster, 2011 [Technique] This is a refreshing take on approaching photography by applying the art of storytelli...
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Henri Cartier-Bresson - The Modern Century

May 03, 2011 - Peter Gallasi, 2010 [Biography] This very large book covers the life of perhaps the greatest photographer of the twen...
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Street Photography Now

May 02, 2011 - Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren, 2012 [Technique] This large book presents the work of almost four dozens contempo...
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Within the Frame : The Journey of Photographic Vision

May 01, 2011 - David duChemin, 2009 [Technique] This is a book about chasing your vision and telling your stories as clearly and pas...
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Blender 3D

May 01, 2011 - While Hash Animation Master is my favourite 3D software, I wanted to try my hands on Blender, which is the free open sou...
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My Travel Photobook

June 01, 2009 - I decided to make a photobook album of selected travel pictures I've taken over the years. This is an A3 size album and...
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Inspired 3D Short Film Production

March 28, 2008 - Jeremy Cantor, Pepe Valencia, 2004 This is an excellent book on how to produce 3D animated shorts. The production p...
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The Animator’s Survival Kit

March 28, 2008 - Richard Williams, 2002 This is another must-have book for those interested in animation. Williams shares with us in...
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The Illusion of Life : Disney Animation

March 28, 2008 - Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnson, 1995 This is a big and heavy book, both literally and metaphorically. I haven't finish...
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

March 28, 2008 - Robert McKee, 1997 This is a guidebook for the screenwriter. It's written almost in the style of Stephen Covey's "P...
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Acting for Animators

March 28, 2008 - Ed Hooks, 2001 This book is about acting theory and technique specifically for the animator. An introduction to the...
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Disney's Art of Animation : From Mickey Mouse To Hercules

March 28, 2008 - Bob Thomas, 1997 This book talked about the history of animation at Disney, and explored its animation process. It...
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The Art of the Storyboard : Storyboarding for Film, TV, and Animation

March 28, 2008 - John Hart, 1988 This isn't just a book on how to create storyboards, but elaborates on the the role a storyboard ar...
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Drawing the Head & Figure

March 28, 2008 - Jack Hamm, 1982 This is a how-to handbook that offers step-by-step procedures on pencil sketching the human figure...
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The Animator’s Workbook : Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation

March 28, 2008 - Tony White, 1988 This book is mainly for hand-drawn cel animation, but many ideas can be applied to 3D computing. I...
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Digital Texturing & Painting

March 28, 2008 - Owen Demers, 2001 I bought but haven't actually read this book. Skimming through it, I can say that it emphasises o...
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Digital Lighting & Rendering

March 28, 2008 - Jeremy Birn, 2000 This is an excellent book if you need to understand how to light your scenes properly and produce...
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Character Animation 2 – Volume 2 : Advanced Techniques

March 28, 2008 - George Maestri, 2001 This book continues from Volume 1 and discusses the steps to making a 3D film and then talks a...
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Character Animation 2 – Volume 1 : Essential Techniques

March 28, 2008 - George Maestri, 1999 This is a very good introductory book on 3D animation. It can be applied to any software packa...
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Animation Master 2002

March 28, 2008 - David Rogers, 2002 An excellent book that describes systematically how to use A:M. However, books like these will v...
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Photographing the World Around You

March 28, 2008 - Freeman Patterson, 2004 [Technique] An easier read than his other book, Patterson begins with building blocks of vi...
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