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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion [Kindle Edition]

Ben Long
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Through easy-to-follow lessons, this handy book offers a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D. This is not your typical camera guide: rather than just show you what all the buttons do, it teaches you how to use the Digital Rebel's features to make great photographs -- including professional-looking images of people, landscapes, action shots, close-ups, night shots, HD video, and more.

With Ben Long's creative tips and technical advice, you have the perfect, camera-bag-friendly reference that will help you capture stunning pictures anywhere, anytime. The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion will show you how to:

  • Take creative control and go beyond automatic settings
  • Learn the basic rules of composition
  • Capture decisive moments, including fast-moving objects
  • Discover ways to use a flash indoors and outdoors
  • Learn about different lenses, and the best time to use them
  • Understand the options for shooting RAW, and whether it's right for you
  • Use the Digital Rebel's ability to shoot high definition video

About the Author

Ben Long is a freelance writer, photographer, and videographer based in San Francisco. A long-time computer journalist, he has written hundreds of features, reviews, and how-to's for magazines such as Macworld, MacWeek, Macworld UK, MacUser, Computer Graphics World, Maximum PC, and eMediaWeekly. He is currently a Senior Editor for CreativePro.com, where he writes a regular digital photography column. His most recent books include Apple's Pro Training guide for Aperture, Real World Aperture, Getting Started with Camera Raw, and Complete Digital Photography, 3rd edition.

As a photographer and videographer, his clients have included Blue Note Records, 20th Century Fox, the Pickle Circus, Global Business Network, Head Start, the Oklahoma Arts Institute, and the National Endowment for the Arts. You can learn more about him and his work at www.completedigitalphotography.com.


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 5937 KB
  • Print Length: 304 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media (14 July 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002L4EXEC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #150,622 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great guide to the Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i. It is well laid out in logical and easy to digest sections and is extremely well supported with diagrams/graphics and photographic aides and examples.

The manual is well written in an intelligent and intuitive style that informs those new to both the EOS as a piece of kit and DSLR photography without confusion of being too technical or too patronising or condescending (like an idiots guide). There are clear and meaningful sections upon digital photography techniques and the principles of photography in general, with clear information upon the relationship between this cameras features and functionality and those principle skills.

The clever layout of this guide allows you find the relevant feature quickly and concisely in those moments when a quick answer is required; as well as providing an absorbing armchair read to expand ones general knowledge upon this camera and photography in general.

I love this guide; it has allowed me to achieve better quality photos, quicker and has expanded my appreciation and technique when composing a shot. The Canon EOS 500D is a fantastic camera and this guide has been an invaluable mentor, unlocking its capability and value allowing me to enjoy using the camera to the full.

I highly recommend `The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion' by Ben Long it is a wonderful companion to me and that camera.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I have had a 35mm camera in the past and knew a little about SLR's. When I recieved this book I thought i would glance through it. Four days later I had read it from cover to cover and now have started to use it as a invaluable tool as i get to know my excellent new camera.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion

I'm really pleased that I chose this particular guide to my new camera. It's an excellent guide to the features of the 500D (but not so technical that it puts you off). It also takes you through really helpful information about the general principles of photography and how to find and compose good shots - in this regard it is also better than many other general photography books which I have dipped into. The language is straighforward and engaging - it provides a wealth of information about the 500D and photography in general but is light and compact enough to carry around. I feel like I can begin to love my new camera now, rather than feeling daunted by it.
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