"With this guidebook, photographers learn how to create stunning, professional images while avoiding the common pitfalls of using an on-camera flash. Techniques for using simple accessories-such as bounce cards and diffusers as well as how to improve a lighting scenario by enhancing it rather than overwhelming it-show photographers how to master this challenging aspect of portraiture. For wedding and environmental portrait photographers who must work...

"Targeted more at photographers than at camera collectors, this guide concentrates on cameras made between 1920 and 1965. Older cameras can help a photographer master every aspect of manual photography and can be a valuable tool in every studio. The pros, cons, and problems that are common to each model are discussed. Listings provide a history of each style, discuss what each camera is best suited for, and provide tips on where particular models...

Complete hand tool and power equipment catalog; screwdrivers, wrenches, hammers, saws, ans drills; vises, welding gear, tool chests, and lifts; electric and pneumatic tools; gear organization, storage, and safety tips.

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"How many great ideas begin with a nagging thought in the middle of the night that should disappear by morning, but doesn't? For Daniel Shumski, it was: Will it waffle? Hundreds of hours, countless messes, and 53 perfected recipes later, that answer is a resounding: Yes, it will! Steak? Yes! Pizza? Yes! Apple pie? Emphatically yes. And that's the beauty of being a waffle iron chef-waffling food other than waffles is not just a novelty but an innovation...