“…Follow along with Erik and you will: Learn the basics of capturing great portraits, such as focusing on the eyes, stepping back and zooming in, and turning your subject into the light Evaluate focal length, compression, and working distance to select the best lens for any given shoot Establish trust with your subject and provide helpful direction and feedback so they feel at ease and look their best Address challenges associated with natural light such as shade and direct light–and tame or redirect the light for improved photographs Improve the light with modifiers and other helpful tools such as strobes, umbrellas, and reflectors Go “behind the scenes” and walk through the process of creating great portraits with two chapters of start-to-finish examples Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the portraits you want every time you pick up your camera…”

“…Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, Pulitzer Prize—winning photographer Brian Smith, and you will: Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the Sony A7 / A7R Use the Sony A7 / A7R’s advanced camera settings to gain full control over the look and feel of your images Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits Find out how to get great shots in low light Learn the basics behind shooting video with your Sony A7 / A7R and start making movies of your own Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! …”

“…Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Set up Windows 8.1 and get online fast • Use the new Windows 8.1 Modern interface • Get started with social networking on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn • Use Windows 8.1’s built-in apps–and find great new apps in the Windows Store • Connect printers and external storage, and set up automatic file backup • Create a home network in just minutes • Go online to shop, sell your stuff, manage your money, and do research • Get your office work done fast • Organize, view, and share photos • Play music using Windows 8.1, iTunes, or streaming music services • Watch TV shows and movies online • Protect yourself against viruses, spyware, and spam • Keep your system running reliably at top speed…”

“…Developed in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to suit circumstances quite different from today's, and based on traditions going back even earlier, this customary career path is now a source of strain for both the individuals pursuing it and the institutions where they work. …”

“…This should be required reading for all development teams going forward." --John F. Yuzdepski, VP & GM, Openwave Systems A breakthrough approach to managing agile software development, Agile methods might just be the alternative to outsourcing. …”

“…We will also cover Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) at length and go through the different components such as convolution layer, pooling layer, and fully connected layer. …”

“…Later, we will use sklearn to learn both the theory and the actual application of logistic regression. We will also go into the math underpinning decision trees. Finally, you will learn about the various clustering algorithms. …”

“…Take Her, She's Yours is a story about loss and letting go, but also about the intimacy that emerges through an expanded definition of selfhood…”

“…If you want people to feel less regret then offer them fewer choices. If you are going to use a reward, give the reward continuously at first, and then switch to giving a reward only sometimes. …”

“…One of the intentions of the book is, in fact, to contribute to revising the concept of justice, going beyond the traditional vision of public function and an aspect of the progressive affirmation of the State Il volume ripropone una serie di ricerche dedicate a un ambito tra i più rilevanti negli studi di storia politica e istituzionale, quello dei rapporti tra dimensione politica ed esercizio della giustizia. …”

“…A fact that is apparent not only in the huge numbers of visitors yearly to Stratford upon Avon and Verona, the city of Shakespeare's tragic-romance Romeo and Juliet, but also in the long line of movies produced based on his plays each year. One might even go as far as to assert that it is the generations of productive readers and their own unique creative interpretations that have kept the Bard alive over the past 450 years. …”

“…Infectious and inflammatory complications go hand-in-hand with malnutrition.The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish related new, basic and translational findings and clinical trials in this area. …”

“…"Explaining how going green can pay for itself, Green Computing: Tools and Techniques for Saving Energy, Money, and Resources ties the green agenda in IT to the broader corporate agenda in risk management, brand management, and reputation management. …”

“…Frege's theory and the related problems in Frege's logic as in the Grundgesetze der Arithmetik (most famously the antinomy known as 'Russell's Paradox' going back to Frege's 'Basic Law V') lead over to considering the proper approach to our concept of logic and the issue of psychological and ontological realism in logic and mathematics. …”

“…Chunky corporates have a lot going for them: The Lean-Agile Dilemma reveals that, when managed well, they have the potential to be safe havens in a relentlessly unstable world. …”

“…It rejected core Protestant beliefs, such as salvation by faith alone, and practices, going so far in emphasizing apostolic succession as to have its new priests ordained by Latin-rite or, in a few cases, Eastern-rite Uniate bishops. …”
Sumario

“…Valuable tips on how to use unique affordances of mobile devices to better serve your learners while they are on the go. Information on the ROI of mobile learning, using mobile devices as research tools, and why training in mobile development is critical. …”

“…Fortunately for museums, the public’s need for enhanced well-being will not be disappearing any time soon; enhanced well-being is now, and will always be, a fundamental and on-going human need. What has and will change, though, is how people choose to satisfy their well-being-related needs. …”

“…As she returns to post-war London, the memory of her American family stays with her, never fully letting her go, and always pulling on her heart as she tries to move on and pursue love and a life of her own. …”

“…Your ideal life is not going to appear out of the blue. You have to actively build it yourself; but first you need to realize just what you're capable of, and then you need to set yourself up for success. …”