40 Digital Photography Techniques

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Book Overview

40 Digital Photography Techniques will show you how to: * Choose, use, and accessorize your digital camera * Understand and exploit various sources of light * Get creative with filters * Become... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8931435118
• ISBN13: 9788931435115
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

The best book for starters!

This book is great for starters in digital (or even film) photography. If you don't quite understand what all the settings in your digital camera are or used for, this book will open your eyes and will have you using all different settings really soon. The book is very easy to read and explains a lot with pictures to show you the results. Also, this books talks about lightining, how to take better photos of people, how to adjust the settings to take inside and outside photos. It gives plenty of neat tricks for you to try out with your camera without having to buy extra equipment. Although if you really want to spend some money, this book also talks about good equipment, like lenses, light bouncers, and more.

Great starter book

This book is written in simple lucid language, with good clear pictures makes it perfect for beginners and 'getting semi serious' photographers, my pictures have become much better as result of the knowledge out of this book plus i have a better eye on photography on the whole, in the past had never put a thought on clicking a button on the camera..no complains

Great book for those with consumer point-and-shoot cameras

This book teaches the principles of digital photography--the quirks, the problems, the peculiarities, and how to work with these to get the most out of your camera. Most of the other books on the market spend one chapter on these fundamentals and then spend the next 400 pages discussing the functions of expensive, prosumer DSLR's like the Canon Rebel or Nikon D50/70, and post-processing on the computer. This is great if you have a DSLR and are looking to do a lot of post-processing. However, if you have a consumer level point-and-shoot camera like the Canon Elph, Nikon Coolpix, Kodak Easyshare or Sony Cybershot, this extra material won't apply to your camera because it doesn't have these advanced manual controls. What this book does for the P & S user is teach you why some of your photos are coming out blurry, overexposed or dark. How to frame an exciting picture. How to use the flash to improve some pictures, and when the flash isn't appropriate. How to use the manual controls that are included on these cameras and how these controls can help you succeed in taking better pictures.

Practical advice on technology and art

I am very happy with this book. It blends material on the technical aspects of digital photography work with advice on composition and other simple techniques for getting the best shot. The first half of the book focuses mainly on getting the best out of your camera with focus control, white balance, and using the flash the right way. The second half is on composition in various situations; headshots, panoramas, still lifes, photographing your pets, and more. The example photos also serve to give you great ideas for your own work. A short and excellent book. Definitely a good Christmas present (stocking stuffer) to go along with the digital camera under the tree.

GREAT book on using a digital camera!

40 Digital Photography Techniques is a great book for the beginning digital photographer. Even though this book is written for the photographer using a digital camera, someone using one with film would get some great tips on how to take better pictures. The Introduction chapter has 23 pages explaining the terms used in digital photography from CCD - Charge-Coupled Device - to a comparison chart of the pros and cons between a digital camera and ones that use film. This chapter also contains all the accessories that are available as add-ons to digital cameras.The size of the book is easy to take along in a camera bag at approximately 7" square. The inside of the cover has a bend over that acts as a bookmark and, of course, there are lots of photos to show what is being described.Do you know how much light you should have in a picture or how to set up the best shot? These are some of the things Chapter 1 has to offer. It also talks about the basics, a good place to start in a new hobby. Such things as keeping the lens clean, preventing shake and blurring, how to hold the camera and stance, and using a tripod or other objects for support are described. Image size, the quality of the photo, using the focus lock and different type of lenses are discussed as well.Chapter 2 provides more information on lighting your pictures as well as other things you need to consider when taking photos such as weather, time of day and when and how to use a flash. Remember those old photos that your grandmother had that were that weird brown color? It is called sepia and Chapter 2 tells you how to achieve such pictures with your digital camera. And what about those really close up pictures of such things as flowers or a butterfly? Do you know what white balance is or what is does for your pictures? How is a continuous shot accomplished? These questions are answered in Chapter 2.Chapter 3 is all about shooting people. Things like close ups, backgrounds, groups of people, camera angle, and filters are all things that are necessary to think about when working with people as your photo subject. How do you get children to be good subject matter? What do I do if I want a self-portrait and how do I do it? Check out this chapter for the answers.We all love those wonderful countryside pictures of fall trees and waterfalls or that special place we want to remember from our once in a lifetime trip. Chapter 4 talks about the people, places and things that will keep our memories of this trip and the best way to save them in print. But the weather is not always sunny, what happens when it rains or snows or after the sun has set? Several pages have suggestions on how to handle these quirks.Angle, composition, light and exposure are all things that need to be thought about in order to achieve good photos as well as distortion, glare, reflection and use of a tripod. Chapter 5 explains these and the use of a computer program called PhotoStitch to create a panoramic