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To record the “invisible light” has always been an intriguing and fascinating experiment. The infrared part of the light spectrum is outside the range of what the human eye can see, but with a digital camera, we are able to record only this “invisible light” while blocking the “visible” part. The results are often unusual, yet beautiful, renderings of otherwise fairly common scenes, and this new book from Rocky Nook—Digital Infrared Photography (Rocky Nook, $24.95) will show you how.

Rocky Nook’s newest publication, The Nikon D200 Dbook, is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to get the most from their Nikon camera. With 580 digital pages in Acrobat format, you will discover the fundamentals on all aspects of the digital image creation process: digital photography basics, taking pictures, image optimization, lenses, accessories, and much more.

Rocky Nook Dbooks go well beyond the Nikon camera manuals and are well organized, beautifully illustrated introductions to digital photography with the Nikon system.

Pioneering computer graphics author Deke McClelland updates his bestselling hands-on tutorial for Adobe Photoshop CS3, the latest version of this industry-standard image editing and production program. As with previous editions, Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One (O’Reilly, $44.99 US) guides readers step by step through the program’s features and functionality. A key appeal of the One-on-One series is the two hours of DVD-video material included. Once you read about a particular technique, you can see how it’s done first hand in the video. The combination is uniquely effective. And hugely popular.

“Mastering Landscape Photography: The Luminous Landscape Essays” consists of thirteen essays on landscape photography by master photographer Alain Briot. Topics include practical, technical, and aesthetic aspects of photography to help photographers build and refine their skills. This book starts with the technical aspects of photography; how to see, compose, find the right light, and select the best lens for a specific shot. It continues by focusing on the artistic aspects of photography with chapters on how to select your best work, how to create a portfolio, and finally concludes with two chapters on how to be an artist in business.

The Digital Photography Book, by best-selling technology writer Scott Kelby, has been named a top-10 Computer & Internet Editor’s Pick, one of the Best Books of 2006 by Amazon.com and the #1 Consumer’s Favorite for Arts & Photography. Additionally, Scott’s The Photoshop Channels Book was named as a top-10 Computer & Internet Consumer’s Favorite on Amazon.com.

Before investing hundreds of dollars on expensive software, you want to make sure that editing digital photographs is something you truly enjoy. That’s where “The GIMP 2”—a free digital image editing program—comes in. After you have explored the GIMP and learned how to use it, you may not need—nor want—to buy another image editing program.