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David duChemin

David duChemin

David duChemin is a nomad, a world & humanitarian photographer, the accidental founder of Craft & Vision, and the author of Within The Frame, The Journey of Photographic Vision, VisionMongers, Making a Life and a Living in Photography, Vision and Voice, A Vision Driven Workflow for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and Photographically Speaking. David’s latest book, The Print and the Process: Taking Compelling Photographs from Vision to Expression was published November, 2012.

David’s work and blog can be seen at www.davidduchemin.com.

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Vision is Better 3

Become a Better Photographer, Make Better Photographs

David duChemin Curating the best from his blog, David has put together a 50 articles, including tutorials and photographic essays–including larger images and two brand new articles–that make this 145-page eBook an amazing addition to every photographer's digital library. Learn more.
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LR Develop Presets (duChemin)

36 Adobe Lightroom Presets

David duChemin This Lightroom Develop Preset Package is 36 of David duChemin's most used presets and an 18-page PDF guide, which includes a How-to installation process, and complete Before & After photographs of each preset to give you a sense of what these presets do. Presets as extremely helpful in making one's workflow more efficient. Learn more.
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Portraits of Earth

An Introduction to Landscape Photography

David duChemin This is a landscape eBook for all levels, photographers will find the education and inspiration to make beautiful photographs of their own, no matter what adventure awaits them. It features sections on Gear, Composition, Light, Land, Water, Snow, and Detail Shots, and is accompanied by large, beautiful photographs, all with complete EXIF data, many of them previously unseen, from travels on all seven continents. There's also Behind the Shot sections that discuss topics like exposure blending, maximizing sharpness, using ND and polarizer filters, and shooting in weather, like fog. Learn more.
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Forget Mugshots

10 Steps To Better Portraits

David duChemin This 35-spread PDF eBook is for every photographer who's ever wanted to make stronger photographs of people. David shares invaluable insights that are guaranteed to help you make the most of your next portrait shoot. Forget Mugshots takes you behind the scenes so you can learn about the techniques and best practices that have made David's portraits known around the world. Learn more.
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Vision is Better II

Free The Mind, Free the Camera. Again.

David duChemin This massive eBook is a collection of 44 of the most recent essays about the photographic life and craft from David duChemin's wildly popular PixelatedImage Blog. His insights on the how and why of photography, visual story telling, and life-lessons learned along the way make for a compelling and inspiring eBook that will captivate you from beginning to end. Learn more.
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The Inspired Eye III

Notes on Creativity for Photographers, Vol.III

David duChemin Jumpstart your creative fires and learn to understand, trust, and hone your photographic process. This eBook leaves technical proficiency at the door and helps you gain new insights about what inspires you and how to make creative decisions that take your photography to the next level. Learn more.
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A Deeper Frame

Creating Deeper Photographs & More Engaging Experiences

David duChemin An introduction regarding the illusion, or perception, of depth that is removed when the camera flattens the three-dimensional world into two. Learn more.
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The Vision-Driven Photographer

Notes on Discovering & Refining Your Vision

David duChemin Make stronger photographs by identifying or re-discovering your photographic vision through practical insights and exercises. Learn more.
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Iceland, A Monograph

The Print & The Process Series

David duChemin ICELAND, A Monograph is a showcase of exceptional photographs which holds nothing back with respect to how the images came to look the way they do. Learn more.
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Venice, A Monograph

The Print & The Process Series

David duChemin A collection 30 of David's Venice photographs, accompanied by a discussion of how & why the images were created. Learn more.
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SAFARI, A Monograph

The Print & The Process Series

David duChemin The gear used, the techniques employed, and the lessons learned while on a 10-day safari in Kenya. Learn more.
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The Inspired Eye I

Notes on Creativity for Photographers, Vol.I

David duChemin Understanding and nurturing our creativity is the first step in breaking out of our ruts. Learn more.
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The Inspired Eye II

Notes on Creativity for Photographers, Vol.II

David duChemin Get out of your funk and chase your muse. Learn more.
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Drawing The Eye

Creating Stronger Images Through Visual Mass

David duChemin Learn how to lead the eye of the viewer to create more powerful images. Learn more.
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Chasing The Look

10 Ways to Improve The Aesthetics of Your Photographs

David duChemin Learn more.
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TEN

Ten Ways To Improve Your Craft. None of Them Involves Buying Gear.

David duChemin Improve your craft with the ebook that started it all. The title says it all but the link below will give you more info. Learn more.
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TEN MORE

Ten More Ways To Improve Your Craft

David duChemin This is the follow-up to TEN. It’s just ten more. Learn more.
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Vision is Better

Free the Mind, Free the Camera

David duChemin A compilation of 50 articles, originally published on the Pixelated Image blog. Become a better photographer by developing your most important asset – your mind. 50 articles about the photographic craft and life. Learn more.
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