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A totally unique, completely up-to-date best-seller, this step-by-step, easy-to-understand guide teaches beginners the basics of SLR photography like no other book. Fully illustrated with 178 photos, this book features the latest auto-focus cameras and all of the most commonly used films. Presented in short, easy-to-digest sections that facilitate learning, this book is a must-have resource for those new to SLR photography.
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Format:Paperback
This is the definitive starter book for beginners with little knowledge of 35mm cameras.It has excellent illustrations of the basics and explains succinctly the significant technical photographic terminology and practice such as F-dtops,depth of field etc.
The best starter book for those with little or no knowledge and recommended by many tutors and others.Used as a teaching aid in a number of colleges.
The best starter book for those with little or no knowledge and recommended by many tutors and others.Used as a teaching aid in a number of colleges.
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73 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Excellent for Adults New to Still Photography
16 July 1999
Format:Paperback
I teach still photography to adults who have no previous experience in the field. I have found this book to be an excellent resource for my course. It stays away from the point and shoot cameras and concentrates on the entry level manual/automatics, which I feel is very positive. I give it to my students and require that they read it before the first class session meets, then use its photos alongside adjustable cameras to teach the basics: aperature, shutter speed, film speed, depth of field, stopping motion, etc.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
A quick way to get up to speed.
29 April 2000
Format:Paperback
I bought this book because I hadn't used my 35mm camera since some photography classes in high school, and wanted to refresh myself with the basics. The book is quick and to the point, not mincing any words or going into much detail in any of the topics. It covers the basics of camera operation, illustrating the concepts of depth of field and shutter speed (and it's balance with aperture) quickly but clearly, using photographs to demonstrate them all. You can probably sit down and read the book in a half hour or so, but you'll walk away understanding what you need to in order to start experimenting and learning through experience.
If you've done any 35mm photography before, this isn't the book for you, it will be much too basic and there aren't any great insights to be learned from it. It is aimed squarely at beginners and shines as a quick tutorial.
I once read that photography is more about getting out and doing it than having 'talent' or even 'technical skills', I'd agree, and would recommend this book as the shortest route to get shooting.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
great for beginners
18 Feb 1999
Format:Paperback
I teach basic and color photography. One of my students let me borrow her copy of the original(1989). One problem in explaining aperture, shutter speed, and depth-of-field is that photos would really help. This book does that, as well as having photos that address loading the film, types of lenses, light, and use of flash. Yes, there are people out there that don't know how to load film. Although modern cameras may have electronic gizmos to deal with aperture and shutter speed, this book helps the understanding of how everything works, as all cameras do the same thing.
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