Alan F Hess

Exposure Digital Field Guide

Secrets of exposure revealed, with a bonus color checker card included Exposure is the number one topic that digital photographers want to know about. This full-color book fits in your camera bag and provides all the information you need on this very important aspect of digital photography. Exposure...

Night and Low-Light Photography Photo Workshop

Finally! A resource that sheds light on the unique challenges of night and low-light photography With their unique sets of challenges, night and low-light photography are often touted as some of the most difficult and frustrating genres of digital photography. This much-needed guide demystifies any ...

All Access: Your Backstage Pass to Concert Photography

Advice, inspiration, and insight for taking remarkable concert photos Concert photography poses a unique set of challenges to photographers, including night or low-light, inconsistent stage lighting, a moving subject matter, limitations on vantage point, complex exposure situations, and no chance fo...

Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture

A thoroughly revised and significantly expanded edition of the popular 1980s original, Googie Redux is the authoritative history of the mid-20th century icon that ignited an architectural revolution: the coffee shop. Emblematic of Southern California car culture, stylized eateries and other roadside...

Mickey Muennig: Dreams and Realizations for a Living Architecture

Breathtaking organic structures designed by a visionary architect This is the first monograph featuring the work of architect Mickey Muennig. Muennig is an important proponent of organic architecture, creating highly individualized structures and spaces that express the dreams and needs of his clie...

Andrew Geller: Deconstructed: Artist and Architect

Over the course of a career that lasted more than fifty years, Andrew Geller—architect, artist, and designer—quietly produced a large and culturally significant body of work, leaving an invaluable mark in his field. Geller's impact was first felt in the heady post-World War II years he spent at the ...

Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis

This is the first book to reveal the eccentric treasure trove of commercial, civic, and domestic architecture that makes Palm Springs a true oasis of progressive design. Not merely regarded as a Hollywood playground, golf enclave, or retirement mecca, Palm Springs is also a bastion of idiosyncratic ...

Pet Portraits That Stand Out: Creating a Classic Photograph of Your Cat or Dog (Fuel)

In Pet Portraits That Stand Out, author and photographer Alan Hess shows how to capture beautiful portraits of your dog—or, if you are really brave, your cat. He begins by covering your basic gear and portrait setup needs, recommending budget-friendly options. He then discusses the importance of lig...

The Ranch House

Rancho Deluxe : Rustic Dreams and Real Western Living

Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and Design of a Mid-Century Oasis

Hyperwest: American Residential Architecture on the Edge

The Architecture of John Lautner

Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses

Oscar Niemeyer Houses

Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Houses

Alan Hess

Alan Hess (born 1952) is an American architect, author, lecturer and advocate for twentieth-century architectural preservation. "Alan Hess [is] a prominent...