Monday, January 18, 2016

Fearless Photographer: Film in the Digital Era

By Joseph Salvatore Prezioso with Ingrid Nelson
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Shooting film is not for the faint of heart--or at least that's what many photographers who have grown up shooting digital think. But maybe you're ready to set aside your trepidation and take the leap into the mysterious world of film. If so, let Fearless Photographer: Film in the Digital Era be your guide. This is not a book on how to develop and process film, although those topics are covered to an extent. Rather, it's a primer on how to shoot film--how to create breathtaking images on a medium that until recently, many believed to be a relic of the past. But film is making a resurgence, not only as a niche area of the field, but also as a way for any shooter to capture tangible images that won't be lost to future generations, relegated to long forgotten memory cards or defunct hard drives. Filled with easy-to-understand explanations and countless photographic examples, FEARLESS PHOTOGRAPHER: FILM IN THE DIGITAL ERA will walk you through making the transition from digital shooting to film shooting. At the end of the book, a series of film-shooting assignments will give you hands-on practice in this new-to-you medium.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

不平凡的攝影視角:快拍、快修的必學秘技

文淵閣工作室 編著
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看看別人怎麼拍!

作者擁有數十年拍照經驗,讓你一窺專業人士是如何取材與設定,書中包含 6 大主題情境、45 張不同場景的相片;不需費神了解艱深的攝影理論,直接透過作品即可了解拍攝者的構思與想法。只要參考作品拍攝時設定的數值與環境條件,即可掌握相似的氛圍。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, January 11, 2016

Letting Go of the Words : Writing Web Content that Works

Janice (Ginny) Redish
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Web site design and development continues to become more sophisticated. An important part of this maturity originates with well-laid-out and well-written content. Ginny Redish is a world-renowned expert on information design and how to produce clear writing in plain language for the web. All of the invaluable information that she shared in the first edition is included with numerous new examples. New information on content strategy for web sites, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media make this once again the only book you need to own to optimize your writing for the web.
•New material on content strategy, search engine optimization, and social media
•Lots of new and updated examples
•More emphasis on new hardware like tablets, iPads, and iPhones

"For anyone who works in e-learning, I strongly recommend Letting Go of the Words. It will transform how you communicate online. After reading it, the bad practices will leap off the page." -e.learning age, Nov 2014

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

盡管去做: 無壓工作的藝術 (Getting Things Done)

戴维·艾倫 (David Allen)
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戴維·艾倫開出的處方救了我的命!一直以來,我幾乎淹沒在需要跟蹤處理的郵件和工作的海洋裏,透不過氣來。是戴維提供的自我管理模式,讓我的心平靜下來,並且工作效率也奇跡般地提高了!沒有一位e時代的領袖和先鋒能忽略這本書的存在!

戴維·艾倫曾說:“始終如一地堅持做一些看似瑣碎的小事,長此以往,將會産生重大的影響。”他的見識和具有實用價值的經驗令人歎爲觀止。如果你希望繼續保持懶散低效的作風,別碰這本書,如果你希望你的生活變得輕鬆有序,那就多讀上幾遍吧。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)

你希望既出色地完成工作,又可以快樂地享受生活嗎?本書向你介紹了如何獲取更加旺盛的精力,如何變得更加輕鬆自如,事半功倍的方法。作者在本書中揭示的方法,在各種類型的企業中,在每一種工作層面上,在不同的文化氛圍中,甚至在家庭和學校裡,都已經得到了証明是功效卓著的。

(摘錄自douban.com)


Monday, January 4, 2016

Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life

Patti Johnson
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Make Waves encourages readers to step up and be the one to initiate change in their work and lives. Author Patti Johnson walks readers through the tools and techniques that they can use to create change in their own situations. Johnson elaborates on these tools even further to give readers a sense of how to encourage and instill these “wave-making” behaviors in others within their organization. Using several diverse case studies as illustrative examples, Make Waves highlights the important steps that individuals at any level can take toward positive change. By reinforcing readers' desires to contribute and make a difference, Johnson connects on an individual level and bridges the gap between that desire and the actions necessary to realize bigger changes.

Change can be big or small. It is the act of stepping up that Johnson embraces, as well as the ripple effect on those around. Interviews with famous Wave Makers, as well as everyday people, illustrate why it is important to be the one to start change.

Wave Makers profiled include:

Clint Hurdle: Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates; believes in positive attitude and culture and changes the MLB clubhouse; this year leading the Pirates to their first winning season since 1992.

Charley Johnson: Started Pay It Forward foundation.

Joe Nussbaum: Started Big Event at Texas A&M when in college in the ’80s and has continued to grow; largest one-day college community service day in the country and has been adopted by over seventy universities.

Emma Scheffler: High school soccer player who started Insulin Angels, a nonprofit for children diagnosed with diabetes, after her own diagnosis; feared her dream of college soccer was over, so engaged other students and local hospitals after thinking about how to make her diagnosis a positive.

Allen Stephenson: Started Southern Tide at twenty-two-years old when in med school and followed a passion to create a clothing line; built momentum by creating interest and participation on southern college campuses; they are now growing rapidly and it started with a great polo shirt.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

想象香港的方法:香港小說(1945-2000)論集

蔡益懷 著
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香港是一座華美的城市,也是一個悲情的城市。香港小說“說”出了香港的故事,香港小說家用不同的方式觀照著這個城市,又塑造著這個城市,並用他們的“語言”構造了一座文學的“香港”。香港有說不完的風情,也有說不完的故事,且看作者蔡益懷──想像香港的方法。

(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)