Want to turn your simple snaps into something extra special? 'How To Take Amazing Photos' is like having a creative director in your pocket. Photographer Nicholas Goodden walks you through 14 techniques, step-by-step, then suggests fun photography assignments to help put them into practice. From capturing movement to drawing with light, there's a technique to try wherever you are, whatever the setting. Chapters on how to create the perfect composition...

Most of us have a smartphone camera but very few of us know how to really make the most of it. Here are 50 projects and ideas that maximise the incredible capabilities of your smartphone camera, teaching you how to take better photos and indulge your creative spark at the same time.

The principal elements of High Renaissance art, first formulated by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1490s, came to their true flowering in the brilliant achievements of Bramante, Raphael and Michelangelo in Rome, of Michelangelo in Florence and of Giorgione and Titian in Venice.

The best-selling band in history, with sales of over a billion, The Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - have had more number-one albums and sold more singles in the UK than any other act, and achieved more sales in the USA than any other artist. They became one of the most critically acclaimed acts in popular music. Formed in Liverpool in 1960, The Beatles had their roots in skiffle and 1950s rock 'n' roll, but...

With just under a thousand portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, the National Portrait Gallery boasts some of the most treasured and famous official portraits of the Queen captured at key historic moments, as well as day-to-day images of the monarch at home and with family, following her journey from childhood, to princess and Queen, mother and grandmother. This publication highlights the most important portraits of Elizabeth II from the Gallery's Collection....

The BBC's Countryfile magazine is full of fresh and inspiring ideas for making the most of the UK's beautiful outdoors, while also covering the latest in rural issues, celebrating wildlife and highlighting seasonal crafts. The best of the magazine's archives have been brought together and illustrated with gorgeous new nature photography. John Craven, beloved longtime presenter, introduces the very best of Countryfile, a selection of articles and stories...

Tying in with the BBC series of the same name, this title looks at the Arctic and Antarctic - the greatest wildernesses on Earth - and follows the extraordinary lives of polar animals.

'The School of Photography' will take the beginner photographer to an advanced level in no time and fill any gaps in photography knowledge that may be holding you back from reaching your full potential. You'll be able to use your camera confidently in all the manual modes and apply the knowledge gained to any situation. The book will make you feel completely confident and ensure your shots stack up against any professional-looking photography. It's...