Advanced Digital Photography: Techniques & Tips for Creating Professional-Quality Images, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Tom Ang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2007

Harness the power of new technology for professional-looking photos


Digital photography has come of age. Not only have sales of digital cameras overtaken film cameras, but now even amateur photographers can capture images that, five years ago, were difficult for the pros. And new computers—even bottom-of-the-line cheapies—can handle huge image files. Advanced Digital Photography (Revised Edition) shows how these sweeping changes in technology can help take photographers way beyond the basics—if they learn how to harness the technological power at their fingertips. Respected and best-selling photography book author Tom Ang explains the capture of photographs, processing of data, printing, and much more, complete with full-color illustrations. Detailed step-by-step instructions let photographers at every level obtain professional results, without special equipment.




• New, lower-priced digital cameras and computers mean even beginning photographers can get great results...Advanced Digital Photography shows the way


• Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in available technology


• Detailed step-by-steps on shooting, processing data, and printing


• No special equipment needed!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tom Ang has been writing about photography for more than 20 years. His books include The Art of Digital Photography, Silver Pixels, Tao of Photography, and many others. A senior lecturer in photographic practice at the University of Westminster, he lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books; Revised edition (April 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817432728
• ISBN-13: 978-0817432720
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I call myself a photographer, writer, and broadcaster. If I'm forced to say what I like to photograph most, I'll say it's travel photography because that includes people, landscapes, buildings, nature and the rest. I've had some 20 books published on photography and video. The popular Digital Photographer's Handbook has been translated into about 20 language. My latest, "Digital Photography Masterclass" has proven popular with readers and reviewers: it won the Library Journal's 'Best How-to Book of 2008 and was chosen by Shutterbug as its 'Créme de la Créme' of Top Digital Imaging Books of 2008.

I won the 1988 Thomas Cook award for Best Illustrated Travel Book for my coverage of the Marco Polo Expedition. Goodness knows how; there were very strong contenders that year. I presented two ground-breaking six-part series 'A Digital Picture of Britain' and 'Britain in Pictures' for BBC. And an eight-part series for Channel News Asia Singapore was broadcast in August/September 2009 and is being distributed in DVD.

I've worked as magazine editor, picture editor and was senior lecturer in photographic practice at the University of Westminster for 12 years. I led a Know How Fund project that reformed the journalism curriculum for a university in Kyrgyzstan, as well as photographing extensively in Central Asia. I was chair of the Arts Council England organization for Chinese Arts in Britain and am a founding member of the World Photography Academy, where I helped initiate and led the Student Focus program for its first two years.

My current interests include documentary film-making, high-definition video, fine-art photography, writing fiction and poetry. I was born in Singapore and now divide my time between UK and New Zealand.
My own website is at www.tomang.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Knowledge and Writing, May 27, 2006

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Shaun Snapp "supersnapp" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Digital Photography: Techniques and Tips for Creating Professional Quality Images (Paperback)

Tom Ang's books often seem to get low ratings. However, I really enjoy them. Tom writes with an information density that is really impressive. Its definately not a "breezy" style. So whether you will like his books, and this one as well, depends upon what you like to read. If you like deep intricate detail, than his books are I think the best in digital photography. This book has particularly impressive sections on scanning and printing.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, December 27, 2005

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Michael Huang (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Digital Photography: Techniques and Tips for Creating Professional Quality Images (Paperback)

I was fairly disappointed with this book, I was hoping for it to concentrate more on the photography aspect rather than photo-editing techniques. It feels more like a Photoshop book with a 32 page introduction to digital cameras written for a graphic designer, not a photographer.

17 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A top pick and 'must', June 17, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Digital Photography: Techniques & Tips for Creating Professional-Quality Images, Revised Edition (Paperback)

The revised edition of ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: TECHNIQUES & TIPS FOR CREATING PROFESSIONAL QUALITY IMAGES provides plenty of easy tips to enable novices with the basics to move to the next level of photography technology management. Here are tips on correcting distortion, scanning techniques, dodging and other advanced photo manipulation techniques - all with plenty of color photo examples, all with boxed tips making for quick, at-a-glance instruction. A top pick and 'must' for any general interest or specialty library strong in digital photo guides.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch