Studio photography is a common career path for aspiring photographers and students but the professional and commercial nature of the field makes it a challenging area to break into.Whilst other introductory books on the subject are often bogged down with too much technical detail or too many 'show-off' shots, Studio Photography: Essential Skills offers a practical and accessible guide to the fundamental techniques for successful studio photography. Whether photographing a person or a product, you need control over the light, mood and look to arrive at the perfect result for a...

This is the first of a three-part series which aims to provide a complete history course for the whole of Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. All the five core units are included, as are the three optional units - the rise of Islam, the Reformation and the Great War. The books are arranged in double-page spreads, each of which deals with both content and an aspect of one Attainment Target. A teacher's set, including photocopiable worksheets, accompanies each pupil book.

Mummy's Monsters uses a child's perspective on how they interpret their surroundings, to explain some of the more complex subjects that even adults find difficult to understand. 'Mummy's Monsters' focuses on the difficult subject of mental illness, specifically within a child's family. A sensitive and sometimes misunderstood affliction which often receives little empathy and real understanding to what goes on in the mind of the sufferer. 'Mummy's Monsters' follows Timmy, a little boy who finds his mummy crying for what appears to be no reason. Suffering from bi-polar disorder, she takes him...

Supporting great history teaching: developing confident, articulate and successful historians. Our new resources* include 16 Student Books - one for every option in the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History specification - for first teaching from September 2016.