Photo Nuts and Shots: Tools and Techniques for Creative Photography [Our New eBook]

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You can use a camera … but do you take great photos?

• The dream – taking photographs that your friends think you paid someone for, not shot yourself.


• The myth – that you just don’t have what it takes. You need better gear, you don’t have ‘the eye’ and you’ll never understand the skills needed to take amazing photos.


• The reality – Great photography CAN be learned. ?This book is the perfect companion on your journey to becoming a photographer. ?It will teach you the techniques, tools, and thought processes used by the pros to take gorgeous photos. If you think creative photography is limited to those artistic types – think again.

Become a better photographer with Photo Nuts and Shots.

This lush, 100+ page ebook is the ultimate creative photography primer – and for a limited time you can grab your copy for 25% off!

Here’s a little video we made about this new eBook (note: the guarantee is 60 days not 30 as it says in the video).

Photo Nuts and Shots is perfect if you …

• look at others’ images and wonder “Why don’t my photos look like that?”


• want to take gorgeous shots, every single time


• know your camera, but want to learn the craft of photography


• long to take more emotive, expressive photos


• want to take photos that truly connect with viewers.

What You?ll Learn

Packed with all-new, practical advice from professional photographer Neil Creek, Photo Nuts and Shots has been developed specifically for DPS readers.

• Learn to harness light to convey emotion.


• Understand the rules of composition … and know when to break them.


• Take the sharpest possible photo every time.


• Learn to adapt the camera’s exposure to produce the shot you want.


• Master the concepts of shot perception, planning, and execution — in any setting.


• Tap into your unique creativity to take evocative photographs that reach out to viewers.

Why do we think this is the best creative photography guide on the market?

• Because it?s comprehensive: over 100 pages of all-new content.


• Because it?ll improve your photography, starting today: Neil?s advice is immediately actionable. Whether you read the whole book from cover to cover, or take snippets from the areas that interest you, you?ll see an immediate improvement in the quality of your images.


• Because it shows you how to harness your creativity: use your creative instinct to select and apply practical techniques that create stunning shots.


• Because it builds on your existing technical knowledge: whether or not you?ve read Photo Nuts and Bolts, the first book in the series, this practical primer builds on your existing knowledge of your camera with in-depth advice, practical examples, and a wealth of illustrations.


• Because it will help you be a better photographer: this inspiring guide explores rarely-discussed topics to help you tap into your creative drive, empowering you to be the best photographer that you can be.

Early Bird Special: Secure Your Copy for 25% Off

This lush, inspiring, practical guide normally retails for $19.99 but as a launch special and for a limited time, you can secure a copy for just $14.99.

This 25% off special is for two weeks only – so don’t delay.

Order Today and Go in the Draw to Win a Canon DSLR

What better way to put into practice what you learn in the eBook than to do it with a brand new camera!

To celebrate the launch of Photo Nuts and Shots we are giving one buyer this eBook a brand new Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 megapixel DSLR complete with an 18-55mm lens. This bundle is worth over $800!

To be in the running to win this best selling camera simply purchase your copy of Photo Nuts and Shots before midnight (Eastern US time) on Wednesday 2nd February and you’ll automatically be entered into the draw to win.

60-Day, Money-back Guarantee

If you?re not satisfied that Photo Nuts and Shots is helping your photography within 60 days, just let us know and we?ll refund your money

That?s how confident we are that this resource will help you become the creative photographer you want to be.

Download Your Copy Today – 25% OFF!

Photo Nuts and Shots is ready for your download right now for just $14.99 USD ? to secure your copy simply click the ?download it now? button below and you?ll be taken to a page where you can make your payment via PayPal or Credit card and get immediate access for download.

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Photo Nuts and Shots: Tools and Techniques for Creative Photography [Our New eBook]

The dream – taking photographs that your friends think you paid someone for, not shot yourself.The myth – that you just don’t have what it takes. You need better gear, you don’t have ‘the eye’ and you’ll never understand the skills needed to take amazing photos.The reality – Great photography CAN be learned.  This book is the perfect companion on your journey to becoming a photographer.  It will teach you the techniques, tools, and thought processes used by the pros to take gorgeous photos. If you think creative photography is limited to those artistic types – think again.

Become a better photographer with Photo Nuts and Shots.

This lush, 100+ page pdf ebook is the ultimate creative photography primer – and for a limited time you can grab your copy for 25% off!

Here’s a little video we made about this new eBook (note: the guarantee is 60 days not 30 as it says in the video).

look at others’ images and wonder “Why don’t my photos look like that?”want to take gorgeous shots, every single timeknow your camera, but want to learn the craft of photographylong to take more emotive, expressive photoswant to take photos that truly connect with viewers.

Packed with all-new, practical advice from professional photographer Neil Creek, Photo Nuts and Shots has been developed specifically for DPS readers.

Learn to harness light to convey emotion.Understand the rules of composition … and know when to break them.Take the sharpest possible photo every time.Learn to adapt the camera’s exposure to produce the shot you want.Master the concepts of shot perception, planning, and execution — in any setting.Tap into your unique creativity to take evocative photographs that reach out to viewers.

Because it’s comprehensive: over 100 pages of all-new content.Because it’ll improve your photography, starting today: Neil’s advice is immediately actionable. Whether you read the whole book from cover to cover, or take snippets from the areas that interest you, you’ll see an immediate improvement in the quality of your images.Because it shows you how to harness your creativity: use your creative instinct to select and apply practical techniques that create stunning shots.Because it builds on your existing technical knowledge: whether or not you’ve read Photo Nuts and Bolts, the first book in the series, this practical primer builds on your existing knowledge of your camera with in-depth advice, practical examples, and a wealth of illustrations.Because it will help you be a better photographer: this inspiring guide explores rarely-discussed topics to help you tap into your creative drive, empowering you to be the best photographer that you can be.

This lush, inspiring, practical guide normally retails for $19.99 but as a launch special and for a limited time, you can secure a copy for just $14.99.

This 25% off special is for two weeks only – so don’t delay.

What better way to put into practice what you learn in the eBook than to do it with a brand new camera!

To celebrate the launch of Photo Nuts and Shots we are giving one buyer this eBook a brand new Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 megapixel DSLR complete with an 18-55mm lens. This bundle is worth over $800!

To be in the running to win this best selling camera simply purchase your copy of Photo Nuts and Shots before midnight (Eastern US time) on Wednesday 2nd February and you’ll automatically be entered into the draw to win.

If you’re not satisfied that Photo Nuts and Shots is helping your photography within 60 days, just let us know and we’ll refund your money

That’s how confident we are that this resource will help you become the creative photographer you want to be.

Photo Nuts and Shots is ready for your download right now for just $14.99 USD – to secure your copy simply click the ‘download it now’ button below and you’ll be taken to a page where you can make your payment via PayPal or Credit card and get immediate access for download.

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New Photoshop Actions from Kubota Image Tools

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Kubota Image Tools have introduced two new Photoshop ‘Action Paks’, Viva la Vintage & Pow Wow!.

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Kubota Image Tools Releases Lensbaby Pak

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Kubota Image Tools have released the new Kubota Creative Tools ? The Lensbaby Pak, specially designed to enhance the artistic effects created with Lensbaby optics.

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Kubota Image Tools Releases Lensbaby Pak

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Kubota Image Tools have released the new Kubota Creative Tools – The Lensbaby Pak, specially designed to enhance the artistic effects created with Lensbaby optics. “Lensbaby optics open up a distinctive set of creative options for photographers, and you want to preserve all of that great effect when editing,” said Kevin Kubota of Kubota Image Tools. “These new enhancement tools work with the captured image to add drama and feel without masking the impact of the optics’ effects.” The Kubota Lensbaby image enhancement tools are currently available for instant download for $39, through the website below.

Website: Kubota’s Lensbaby Pak

Kubota Image Tools Press Release

Kubota Image Tools Announces Lensbaby Image Enhancing Tools

Created in Conjunction with the Lensbaby Kubota Contest, This Set of Image Enhancement Tools Brings Out the Best in Images Captured with Lensbaby Optics

Bend, Ore. – NOVEMBER 21, 2010 – Kubota Image Tools, provider of photographer-empowering creative imaging tools, workflow-saving solutions and educational offerings for photographers of all levels, today announced it has created the new Kubota Creative Tools – The Lensbaby Pak, specially designed to enhance the artistic effects created with Lensbaby optics. Kevin Kubota, founder of Kubota PhotoDesign and the Idea Guy behind Kubota Image Tools, created the set of Photoshop® image enhancing tools as part of the Lensbaby Kubota Contest.  Winners of the contest, selected by Kubota, were announced previously. The Lensbaby Pak includes 15 brand new Photoshop image enhancement tools Kubota devised to enhance contest-winning images captured with each of the unique six Lensbaby Optics, and includes the Kubota DASHBOARD 3.

“Lensbaby optics open up a distinctive set of creative options for photographers, and you want to preserve all of that great effect when editing,” said Kubota. “These new enhancement tools work with the captured image to add drama and feel without masking the impact of the optics’ effects.”

Winner of the Lensbaby Kubota Contest, Lisa Schwendemann Smith, received $300 in KubotaBucks, $300 in Lensbaby Bucks and the new Kubota Lensbaby tools for her submission of Atlantic City Pier. A video of her image being edited by Kubota is available on the Kubota Lensbaby tools product page.

“This image has been a favorite of my family and friends for a while now, and it was a thrill to be a finalist. It is a wonderful feeling to have impressed Kevin Kubota enough to be named the winner,” said contest winner Lisa Schwendemann Smith. “It was eye-opening to see what Kubota’s new Actions could do to enhance the look of this image and I look forward to using the enhancement tools to bring out the best in my other Lensbaby shots. I can’t wait to go on a Kubota Image Tools and Lensbaby shopping spree.”

The Kubota Lensbaby image enhancement tools are currently available for instant download for $39, through: http://kubotaimagetools.com/store/catalog/product_16383_Kubota_Creative_Tools__The_Lensbaby_Pak_cat_258.html

About Kubota Image Tools

Bend, OR-based Kubota Image Tools (http://www.KubotaImageTools.com) is the source for time-saving and award-winning image-enhancing Photoshop® tools and Lightroom® Presets and presenters of inspiring international workshops designed to empower professional photographers. The workflow-saving offerings grew from the digital experience of Kevin Kubota who began pioneering the field of completely digital wedding photography in the 1990s.

As the President and Owner of Kubota Photo Design Inc. (http://www.KubotaPhotoDesign.com), Kevin has been working with Photoshop and as a digital/computer educator since 1993. Kevin shares his experience with other photographers through the award-winning Digital Photography Bootcamp®, which has trained thousands of photographers to make the digital transition while empowering them with improved creative control and proven management practices to drive success. Kevin also presents seminars on digital imaging, workflow and Photoshop techniques for professional photographers for national associations such as WPPI, PPA and many state associations.

As the author of the book Digital Photography Boot Camp: A Step-by-Step Guide for Professionals (now in its second edition), published by Amherst Media, Kevin continues to make his vast experience available to the photographic community through his ever evolving blog (http://www.kevinkubotablog.com).

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