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Almost 20 years ago, Lark Books published the first book. Since then, a list has grown to more than 300 books, with 60 to 70 new titles every year about beaded bags and community quilts, garden mosaics and garden seating, art cars and art dolls...

There are about 50 people who work at Lark Books. They share a love of what they do, a respect for the readers they serve, and a fair amount of pride in the books they produce.

Introducing selected titles:


Wheel Throwing, Emily ReasonWheel Throwing: Ceramics for Beginners by Emily Reason published by Lark Books in 2010. Handmade pottery represents the best of two worlds - the visual and the functional. Wheel throwing takes a good bit of practice to master, but if you are patient and persevere at apace that’s comfortable for you, you will succeed. Emily Reason teaches you wheel throwing, step-by-step, guiding through process. Easy to understand, this fully illustrated book exposes basics techniques such as throwing a cylinder and pulling a handle, and teaches you how to create beautiful projects. Every project includes a list of tools you need to make it, and detailed photographs that show you what to do.


Masters: Earthenware, larkMasters: Earthenware: Major Works by Leading Artists published by Lark Books in 2010. Earthenware’s rich history of pattern and form can be observed in the work of many artists in this book. Some of them explore an idea of ceramics history. Many artists employ the distinctive decorative techniques -- practice that had developed over the course of many centuries. This beautifully illustrated book is captivating and thoughtful survey of earthenware, it presents sculpture, vessels, plates. 38 artists show they recent work.


Mastering Raku, Lark booksMastering Raku by Steven Branfman published by Lark Books in 2009. This illustrated with detailed color photographs book includes information on making ware, glazes, on building kilns and firing. Raku is a low-fire pottery technique that requires quick heating and cooling of the ware. Mastering Raku is a comprehensive, technique-based guide that encourages experimenting. Steven Branfman offers his easy-to-follow explanations of techniques and covers health and safety issues. It is an in-depth look at Raku from firing to finishing and is the reference on the unique form of ceramics.


Creative Photoshop Portrait Techniques, lark BooksCreative Photoshop Portrait Techniques by Duncan Evans & Tim Shelbourne published by Lark Books in 2009. This fully updated for CS4 book features over 65 tutorials. Reader will discover how to fix every problem and add something special to every image, will learn how to correct and enhance colors and create impressive lighting effects. With this book, you will be able to remove years, blemishes, and sour expressions. There’s no limit to the great portraits you can create with your digital camera and Adobe Photoshop CS4. Experimenting with the tips, tricks, and techniques in this book, you will be shooting like a professional. Duncan Evans is an author and Licentiate member of the Royal Photographic Society, Tim Shelbourne is an artist, illustrator, author of many articles, and an expert in creating images using Adobe Photoshop.

The Joy Of Digital Photography, Lark Books, Jeff WignallThe Joy of Digital Photography by Jeff Wignall published by Lark Books in 2004. Greatly illustrated with color photographs, this book invites a reader to the journey to the fascinating world of digital photography. Comprehensive, instructive, inspirational, this guide is easy to follow-up and opens a whole new world of fun and exciting options for the amateur photographer. You will learn about equipment and techniques. Wignall guides you through each file format and discusses how your choice relates to applications in your computer; teach about changing white balance settings for creative effects such as warming a portrait shot, or making a shows cape appear blue and cold… Jeff Wignall is a widely published photographer and author of several books o
n the subject.

Creative Digital Monochrome Effects, Lark BooksCreative Digital Monochrome Effects: Go Beyond Black and White to Make Striking Digital Image by Joe Farace published by Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing in 2009. Many people contributed to this book production, including Marti Salzman, who gave an idea about creating monochrome effects that emulate traditional photographic darkroom techniques coincided with Joe Farace’s life-long passion for the traditional and digital darkroom. Godmother of this book is Bea Nettles who has written the book “Breaking the Rules.” …
The Creative Digital Monochrome Effects takes you from the basics to the most advanced and covers everything from color of images into black-and-white photography, using in-camera digital filters that eliminate the need for the familiar glass ones… The reader will learn how to tone images digitally; about cyanotype, gum dichromate, and bromoil, a tricky technique, and much more.
Joe Farace is an Award-winning photographer who teaches his innovative imaging techniques at workshops in the U.S.

B+W Landscapes, Lark BooksB+W Landscape Photography by George Schaub published by Lark Books in 2009. In early years there was no color, and the greatest photographers worked in black and white. Today photographers are rediscovering all fabulous advantages of the black and white photography. This title will teach you how to create classic landscapes with today’s digital equipment that required an understanding of the way of image-processing software created black-and-white images. This is the guide in to world of entire process which ends with selecting the right paper for the finished print.
George Schaub is the editorial director of Shutterbug magazine and Shutterbug online. He is a noted teacher and member of the faculty at the New School University. He is the author of 20 books on photography...

Canon EOS Rebel XSiCanon EOS Revel XSi, EOS 450D by Michael Guncheon published by Lark Books in 2008. The revolution continues... Canon started the affordable digital SLR revolution when the original EOS Digital Rebel was introduced in 2003. The Rebel XSi offers a newly developed 12.2 megapixel image sensor, an additional features that compare favorably with other cameras. This camera has improved many features, and includes new technology, like Live View shooting. The book Canon EOS Revel XSi with Quick Reference Wallet Card Inside is the Magic Lantern Guide into high quality photography and contains all info photographer need to know to produce excellent professional works.


Sony DSLR a300/a350Sony DSLR a300/a350 by Peter K Burian published by Lark Books in 2008. This book will teach you how to enjoy your camera and get professional results. The practical information, tips, and techniques will help you produce the high quality work. The smart advise about choosing accessories, using flash and lenses will expand your system. This guide go far beyond the manufacturer's instruction book and will help you take full advantage of the features, such as 2.7-inch swivel LCD screen with Live-View function, Super SteadyShot image-stabilization system, and Dynamic Range Optimizer with BIONZ Image...




Sigma DP1Sigma DP1 by Jason Schneider published by Lark Books in 2008. The Sigma DP1 is unlike any other digital camera ever produced. It unique in almost everything: from its design concept, to its use profile, the electronic, optical and mechanical technology built into it...
The DP1 was designed to fulfill two seemingly contradictory sets of objectives - to provide utter simplicity from an end-user's point of view while employing the sophistication from engineering perspective....




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