How to Make Money with Your Camcorder or 35mm Camera. - book reviews

PSA Journal, August, 1991

How to Make Money with Your Camcorder or 35mm Camera by Paul Kasper, P.O. Box 20181, St. Petersburg, FL 33742, $9.95 plus $1 for postage.

Written by television news photographer Paul Kasper, How to Make Money with your Camcorder or 35mm Camera takes the reader on a step-by-step tour through the wide array of marketing possibilities. A lifetime of photojournalism and television news photography experience is presented in an easy-to-understand manner.

In addition to dozens of fully-explained money-making ideas, Kasper presents illustrated photo tricks and techniques for both video and 35mm cameras. There is also a chapter which takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of a television news studio, describing what part each person plays creating a nightly television news show. Filled with inside information and buzz words, this chapter is a must for anyone who is interested in working in TV news. And after reading this chapter, every television news watcher will have an increased appreciation of what goes into the making of each show. RD Home Handbook: Creative Photography by Michael Langfore, Reader's Digest Inc., Pleasantville, NY 10570, 16, 240 pages, more than 550 color photographs.

Creative Photography is a complete course in the art and technique of photography, from the basics to increasingly ambitious projects.. Written in an accessible style that cuts through jargon, the books five chapters include information on how camera, lenses and film work; how to choose the subject and compose the shot; how to deal with specialized subjects; darkroom techniques and camera maintenance.

Clear charts, diagrams and summaries-including trouble-shooting charts-special assignments that encourage creativity and a comprehensive glossary make this book a good source of information to answer your photographic how-to questions.