{"id":11359,"date":"2014-09-16T18:23:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=11359"},"modified":"2014-09-16T19:12:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T19:12:19","slug":"cut-to-the-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=11359","title":{"rendered":"Cut to the Chase!!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Very soon, I will start the next big adventure of my life, writing a large number of eBooks in order to share a lifetime of photography experience.\u00a0\u00a0 It really started to ferment when I got to know Scott Kelby and I greatly admired how he could take the most complex photo program on earth, Photoshop, and make it so simple that even I could understand it.\u00a0 It made me realize that there was a real need for some simple to the point books that would help people get the most important concepts of photography. Every time I teach a workshop I realize that any of this information I have been teaching, needs to be written down, so it can live on.\u00a0 Photography has been the source for so much joy in my life, I just want to share it with anyone interested!<\/p>\n

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So the birth of\u00a0 Cut to the Chase Publications<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 This will be the banner under which I will be doing a large series of different books.\u00a0 The photo instructional books will be under the Bill Fortney’s Reliable Guides<\/strong><\/span> banner.\u00a0 Here are some of the titles that will be coming over the next several months and in 2015!\u00a0 Reliable Guides will be just that, the most important information you need to know about many different aspects of photography, simple, to the point, complete….RELIABLE!!!<\/p>\n

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The Eye Seeks\u00a0 (Sharpness \u2013 Brightness \u2013 Warmth)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Four Keys to a Great Image<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Exposure Exposed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Composition\u00a0\u00a0 (Control of the elements in the frame)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Creative White Balance\u00a0\u00a0 (Getting it right, and getting what you want)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Learning To See Photographically<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Alternate HDR Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Taking your Photography to the Next Level!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Joy of Photography (\u2026and How To Keep It!)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Abstract & Patterns<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Color for Color Sake<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s In The Bag!\u00a0 Building a Camera System<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shooting with Manual Focus Lenses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Getting the Most from the Fuji X-System<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to the photography instructional books, I plan to re-release a dual volume set of<\/p>\n

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The Best of America From 500 Feet Volumes I & II<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another new series will be faith based books called\u00a0 The New Life Series<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The first volume is already complete;\u00a0 “How to Have Peace in a Ticked Off World.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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….and one last one, a personal project for my grandchildren and someday, great grandchildren, The Life and Time of Bill Fortney<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 –\u00a0 read by the author –\u00a0 this one is for you John Gompf Jr.!!!!\u00a0 An Audio book with lots of the old stories, from this blessed life!!<\/p>\n

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I hope to have the book store live by the first of November and when the store goes live I will offer one free book for first time visitors to the store!!!!\u00a0 The other great surprise is that most titles will be only $4.95!!!\u00a0\u00a0 My goal give my readers a great value!!\u00a0 Coffee table volumes will be slightly more but my goal is to never charge more than $9.95 for a book!!!!<\/p>\n

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Lots more ideas coming, it’s gonna be fun!\u00a0 Please stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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