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50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques [Paperback]

Gregory Georges (Author), Larry Berman (Author), Chris Maher (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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“…one of the latest and most useful to hit the high street…ideally suited to those just starting to get to grips with digital photography…” (PC How to Digital Photography, No.20. 2003)

“…structured in a way that’s accessible to both digital photography newcomers and those who already have plenty of experience…”(PC Utilities, June 2003)

“…a guidebook is definitely a good investment, and this one in particular is ideal for helping out beginners…”(Internet Made Easy, August 2003)

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* In the perfect companion to the bestselling 50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques (0-7645-3578-1), three highly acclaimed professional photographers share 50 all-new fast, easy, and powerful camera tricks both professionals and creative amateurs can learn to use almost instantly
* Where the first book focused on digital editing techniques, this one explores using digital cameras, lighting, filters, and concepts to produce professional results with "wow!"
* Lavishly illustrated with stunning professional photos
* Cross-platform for Windows and Mac, and tailor-made for the exploding digital photography market
* Companion Web site and CD-ROM are both packed with all images from the book as well as valuable utilities
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Today's digital cameras are both rich in features and highly capable of helping you get good photos when used in one of many "auto" modes-without requiring you to know much about your camera or photography. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding tips for a 'Pro-Sumer' digital camera, Oct 31 2003
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Rudy "pain-doc" (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques (Paperback)
This book resolved numerous unanswered questions I had about my 'prosumer' Canon PowerShot G3 (see review). What benefit is the histogram, for instance? Now I know not only what it's for, but how to use it for proper exposure - that alone was worth the reasonable admission price. I learned about exposure lock, focus lock, exposure (and flash) bracketing, why results with the built-in flash may be disappointing, why fast-action sports photos require a fancier (SRL) camera, the pros and cons of the red-eye prevention pre-flash, and dozens of other tips and features that the camera's instruction manual describes in detail, but leaves it to you to find out the why's and the how-and-when-to-use-it's.

As expressed by some disappointed readers, this is NOT a book for point-and-shoot photographers and/or cameras [you'd be better served by one of the "Dummy" books]. It is meant for the more richly endowed cameras with many selectable functions, some of them mysterious. The title certainly falls short in not making that difference clear. But I found the contents enormously helpful in grasping the camera's potential (even though I couldn't tell apart the black-and-white original and edited vignettes that start each section). The enclosed CD has full-sized color photos that you can edit in graphics software, and a 'slide-show' that shows each and every book illustration in color (albeit compressed to web size). Also on the CD is a protected Acrobat version of the entire book [ie, you can view, but not print individual pages - using PrintScreen, you can copy a page to the clipboard, paste it in Word, then print the page].

Overall: a superb guide to familiarize the reader with the arcane buttons, dials and menus of a complex digital camera. Other books might better serve snapshot photographers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book to Learn as You Are Ready, April 26 2004
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I bought this book to take on a trip with me with my new digital camera, to have a quick and thorough reference -- I wanted to learn ASAP so as to put my camera to the best use in the shortest time possible. I read the first few chapters in chronological order to get the basics, then jumped around as my curiousity and experience dictated. I found the book's contents immensely helpful to get a basic understanding of techniques that I could then go out and practice using in my daily shooting. Each technique is short enough to be able to digest and even re-read fairly quickly, yet pithy enough to give you plenty to put to use. My pages are all dog-eared and underlined at this point -- the sign of a book being put to good use -- and some weeks later I know there's still a lot more to be gotten from it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of help here!, May 27 2003
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This book has been a great help to me. I am on my 4th digital camera but the first three worked fine in Auto mode and I never challenged myself to learn how to use all the features of the cameras. Having no photography background with advanced film cameras, I was not familiar with using white balance, f stops, depth of field, etc. This book has helped me to understand how to really get the most out of my more advanced "prosumer" camera and it is also full of tips and techniques for taking better photos of all types from landscapes to portraits, panoramas, pets and kids, using off-camera lighting and tripods. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to take better digital photos!
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