Mastering Your Digital SLR: How to Get the Most Out of Your Digital Camera

By Chris Weston

Book Overview

Here is the definitive guide for the digital camera enthusiast. This book is a practical, step-by-step handbook for those who want to make the leap from compact digital or film SLR to digital SLR, or existing SLR owners who are ready for the next level of experimentation and expertise. This new revised edition features updated equipment and techniques, and takes readers through the digital workflow. Chris Weston explains the intimate workings of the DSLR and illuminates every aspect of image capture and processing in a thorough, practical, jargon-free manner, accompanied by inspirational illustrations. This is an indispensable guide for getting the best from your digital SLR camera.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760337683
• ISBN13: 9780760337684
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for newbies in DSLR

If you want to transition from a point and shoot to a DSLR, this book is great. It shows the differences between it, what type of camera to buy based on several different areas, lens lingo, exposure techniques and up to some editing. The book tells you how to get the pictures you want and then shows you the ending photo so that you can visualize it. It really made me want to get up and grab my camera and go! Very concisely...

Excellent Primer

This book takes you through the terminology, meaning and use of the features of your digital SLR. Very easy read; been through it roughly twice myself. This is the book that got me from 'what is going on' to 'ah, I see' after purchasing a Canon 30D. After reading this book, I could at least understand the 30D manual! The book stops at basic digital workflow. To pick up from there, have a look at the books by Scott Kelby...

For Those Considering A Switch From Film To Digital

I think I would have purchased Chris Weston's MASTERING YOUR DIGITAL SLR simply for its photos. Just looking at the book makes the reader want to get up, get the camera, and begin shooting, but most how-to books on photography have beautiful pictures, and many times they can be sparse on content. I found that this book has both good content and inspiring shots. The purpose of the book seems two-fold. First, it aims at convincing...

Excellent Digital Photography Book

This book is an expansion on his book - '500 Digital Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques: The Easy, All-in-One Guide to those Inside Secrets for Better Digital Photography (Paperback)'. This is the best digital photography book I bought. The writing is very clear and full of tips. I especially like the topic on exposure compensation and white balance and certainly benefit a lot from the book while exploring the features...