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The direct links with annotations to photographers books/articles/magazines. This "sources" are saved in pdf format and compressed to zip-archives... Books collected from various photographers blog's.
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RAW Workflow from Capture to Archives - A Complete Digital Photographer's Guide to RAW Imaging

Raw Workflow from Capture to Archives' provides specific, practical explanations and how-to instructions for the digital photographer mastering this process. The most comprehensive book devoted to simplifying raw workflow, this guide will demystify raw functions in the camera, raw converter, image processing and enhancement software, and digital asset management programs.

Philip Andrews, Yvonne J.Butler, Joe Farace
Focal Press, 2006
in English, PDF, 304 pages
size (zip): 30 Mb

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Photographically Speaking: A Deeper Look at Creating Stronger Images

Photographically Speaking is about learning photography’s visual language to better speak to why and how a photograph succeeds, and in turn to consciously use that visual language in the creation of our own photographs, making us stronger photographers who are able to fully express and communicate our vision. By breaking up the visual language into two main components–“elements” make up its vocabulary, and “decisions” are its grammar–David duChemin transforms what has traditionally been esoteric and difficult subject matter into an accessible and practical discussion that photographers can immediately use to improve their craft. Elements are the “words” of the image, what we place within the frame–lines, curves, light, color, contrast. Decisions are the choices we make in assembling those elements to best express and communicate our vision–the use of framing, perspective, point of view, balance, focus, exposure.

David duChemin
New Riders Press, 2011
in English, PDF, 272 pages
size (zip): 13,5 Mb

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Adobe Photoshop CS5 Revealed

Th is book offers creative projects, concise instructions, and coverage of basic to advanced
Photoshop skills, helping you to create polished, professional-looking art work. Use this book both
in the classroom and as your own reference guide. It also includes many of the new features of Adobe
Photoshop CS5.
Th is text is organized into 18 chapters and an Appendix. In these chapters, you will learn many skills,
including how to use the best tool for any particular task and how to move amongst the Creative Suite
applications, which, in this release, provide familiar functionality from one application to the next.

Elizabeth Eisner Reding
in English, PDF, 688 pages
size (zip): 64,1 Mb

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Flash Techniques for Macro and Close-Up Photography: A Guide for Digital Photographers  

"... There is something magical about really good macro and close-up images.
They provide a glimpse of a world few ever see and fewer still
understand. When done well, these images put us in touch with the essence
of being, like nothing else. They let us know we are not alone and
that every living thing—no matter how small—is important. But let’s not
kid ourselves. There is a reason these images only come from master photographers,
real artists with cameras. This type of work requires a high
level of mechanical competency and unrestrained vision. Relatively few
photographers today are willing to sacrifice the time and energy needed
to master their own equipment and focus their vision on such a specific
and ethereal goal ... "

Rod and Robin Deutschmann
Amherst Media, Inc., 2011
in English, PDF, 128 pages
size (zip): 18,4 Mb

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Sergey