Digital Photography For Dummies
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Photography & Video
Digital Photography For Dummies Details
From the Back Cover Get going with your digital camera and start taking great photos right away! Whether you're considering your first digital camera, planning to graduate from point-and-shoot to dSLR, or wondering about your camera's features, you need this bestselling guide! It tells you things you won't find in the camera manual, like time-honored photographic techniques, tips for certain types of photography, printing options, and much more. What you need — learn what the different camera features do and determine what works for the way you take pictures Ready, aim, shoot — set up your camera and learn how to get the best shots in any mode Take control — explore your camera's setting options and apply them to get better photos Learn from the pros — experiment with recommended settings and techniques for portraits, close-ups, action shots, and landscapes Bring them to life — review photos using your camera's playback features, then download and share them Open the book and find: Advice on choosing the camera that best suits your needs Set-up options that produce better photos Accessories your digital studio should have How to get better action shots When to shift your dSLR out of auto mode for better results All about using (and not using) flash How to diagnose and fix focus problems Ten essential camera care tips Learn to: Take better pictures with your point-and-shoot camera or dSLR Set your camera to improve color, focus, and lighting Upload, edit, and share your great photos IN FULL COLOR! Read more About the Author Julie Adair King has been writing about digital cameras and photography since 1997. Julie's current bestsellers include several guides on Nikon and Canon cameras. Read more
Reviews
70-200mm lens at 200mm, ISO 125, 1/3 sec. at f/10I would describe myself as a budding enthusiast. I've had a Canon Rebel T1i for about four years, but have never really gotten beyond full auto, and sometimes struggled even with that, particularly at night. I was looking for a book to explain three basic things:1. Camera bodies (dSLRs vs. mirrorless Micro Four Thirds, crop vs. full frame, etc.)2. Lenses (focal length, zoom power, and aperture, plus the impact of crop factor)3. Technical basics (aperture, ISO, and shutter speed; what PPI and DPI really mean in practical terms; the difference between JPEG and Raw; what Landscape and Portrait and other preset modes on your camera are actually doing).All of these questions were basically answered in the first few chapters and ~100 pages of the book, and in a pretty easy read. After reading those first few chapters, I found myself able to fairly competently browse photography website and magazines without being completely lost. I can tell you what f/2.8 is (the aperture), what 1/500 sec. refers to (shutter speed), and what a photographer means by ISO 100 and 70-200mm at 200mm.Much of the middle of the book (chapters 4-7) deal with the basics of photography and composition, and is probably not any better or worse than other entry level books on photography. The remainder of the book deals with fairly basic (for dummies) material on downloading and printing pictures (chapters 8 and 9), and stuff like creating desktop wallpaper and slide shows (chapter 10).Overall, I think the book is a pretty good value for $15. Personally, I've shied away from the "For Dummies" line in the past, as I've found that there are better books for many of the subjects that I have been interested in. But if you're like me and are at a level where you're even considering a "For Dummies" book -- and if you're reading this review, I suspect you are -- then this book should do the trick, and my guess is that Digital Photography For Dummies is probably exactly the book you are looking for.
