|
|||||||||
Digital Photography for Dummies (For Dummies) by Julie Adair King  (3)
£8.49
|
The Digital Photography Handbook by Doug Harman  (9)
£5.24
|
Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies (For Dummies) by David D. Busch (4)
£9.99
|
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby (37)
£8.39
|
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 (PC) (18)
|
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? (We'll ask you to sign in so we can get back to you)
|
| Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links (What is this?) |
The book really does start at the beginning, with a short history of the camera and photography, plus the basics of composition, but it progresses quickly toward an overview of today's digital tools. Rather than bogging you down in myriad details and camera models, computer software and hardware, and other minutiae, you get an overview of the available technologies, describing which system or format is best for different kinds of tasks. This is a good thing--hardware and software evolve rapidly, and some of the details mentioned in the book as "up and coming" are now standard. (See the sections on camera resolution for an example.)
After a look at how the gear works, we dive into a lesson on photography basics: composition, lighting, shutter speeds, lens focal lengths and the details specific to digital photography--image resolution, monitor and printer calibration, and compression. The companion CD-ROM includes a demo version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe, and chapter 13, "Improving Your Images" goes into detail on using this image editing application to improve the pictures you've already shot.
What good would something like instant digital photography be if you can't instantly share your work on the Web? Chapter 22 addresses this specific issue, covering the basics of building a Web site (nothing fancy) and how to compress and upload your favourite pictures for everyone to see.
No particular platform is favoured in this book, and the contents of the CD-ROM are compatible with both Macs and PCs. Overall, this book succeeds at teaching the principles and basics of how digital photography works, and how to set up for it. Practical, useful, and enlightening--this is a good first step on a complex road. --Mike Caputo, Amazon.com
Book Description
This thorough yet readable introduction to the technology of digital technology will prepare any beginner how to choose their first digital camera, shoot great digital images and enhance them to look like the work of a professional.
With a range of nearly 20 different digital camera brands to choose from, this guide can offer the consumer useful knowledge of how to differentiate the competition.
A plain-English guide to digital photography will help a reader avoid technical hang-ups and really take advantage of the flexibility and convenience a digital camera can provide.
The Complete Idiots Guide® to Digital Photography is written with both PC and Mac users in mind. This second edition of The Complete Idiots Guide® to Digital Photography is an updated reference for budding amateurs and digital-bound professionals alike. As such, it takes the reader through the ins and outs of buying a suitable digital camera; understanding the correct techniques in taking their first shot; plus explaining how their digital camera—coupled with a PC—can load, manipulate and print images. Expect to find expanded coverage on the latest product models and better ways to scan, print and manage image files. Plenty of demonstrations and examples-complemented with CD-ROM software—will be added throughout the book.
Steven Greenburg has been a professional photographer for over 17 years. In 1991, Steve started using electronic imaging to enhance his design capabilities. Since then, he has received additional training at the Kodak Center for Creative Imaging and the New York School of Visual Arts. The author has lectured at ad agencies and spoken at the AIGA Symposium on electronic imaging, the Apple Computer Conference on New Media and Technology, and has guest lectured at the New England School of Photography. Steve also wrote The Complete Idiots Guide® to Digital Photography, First Edition.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
See all Product Description
|
Digital Photography for Dummies (For Dummies) by Julie Adair King (3)
£8.49
|
Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies (For Dummies) by David D. Busch (4)
£9.99
|
The Book of Digital Photography by Chris George  (5)
£11.99
|
The Digital Photography Handbook by Doug Harman (9)
£5.24
|
How to Photograph Absolutely Everything: Successful Pictures from Your Digital Camera by Tom Ang (6)
£16.99
|
Share your thoughts with other customers: 
|  |
