CANON DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer's Guide (Digital Workflow) [Paperback]

Christopher Grey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0240520408 | ISBN-13: 978-0240520407 | Publication Date: October 1, 2007 | Edition: 1

So you have a Canon DSLR? Do you know how to get the most from your sophisticated camera? Canon DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer's Guide is a thorough, in-depth and step-by-step look at how to understand the Canon digital photography system and how to optimize your digital photography workflow from pre capture to output.

Chris Grey shows you how to customize your DSLR according to the genre you are working in. He showcases the work of professional photographers from the worlds of wedding photography, fine art, sports/action, portrait and nature and each photographer explains their differing workflow requirements and how they get the best shots.

Starting with the issues you will face: which file format - RAW or JPEG? Which camera? Which lens? Which software? - and moving on to covering the specific features of all the new Canon DSLRs in the EOS system, from the nifty Digital Rebel XTi to the awesome 1D Mark III, Chris Grey shows you how to get the most out of each camera. He shows images taken and the settings he has used so you can see the exact effect of each function.

Packed with tips from the pros, key workflow solutions and images side by side showing different camera functions, this book is a must have for any Canon shooter.

*Learn how to use your Canon gear creatively and effectively to optimize workflow, save time, and improve overall picture quality
*Covers a full range of cameras in the Canon EOS system
*Be inspired by the work of pros and learn how to use their tips in your own workflow

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"Now, here's a professional photographer who is also a professional writer...I AM impressed and think the sales potential is astronomical!" -Shan Canfield, photographer and photography educator

About the Author

Chris Grey is an international award winning photographer, instructor, author and owner of Christopher Grey Studios, (Minneapolis, MN, USA) who has specialized in advertising, portrait and fine art photography for over three decades. Current advertising clients include The Home Depot, Midwest Dairy Association (Got Milk?) and ClearChannel Communications. Grey also writes monthly columns on professional lighting tips and techniques for ShootSmarter.com and ProPhotoResource.com, free sites loaded with information for digital photographers. He is the author of numerous photography books, including CANON DSLR: The Ultimate Photographers Guide, also from Focal Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240520408
• ISBN-13: 978-0240520407
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated a Bit, but Useful for Used Market, August 26, 2009

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Russell J. T. Dyer (New Orleans & Milan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CANON DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer's Guide (Digital Workflow) (Kindle Edition)

To make engineering and production simpler and especially to make using Canon cameras easier for photographers, Canon tries to keep the location of controls and settings the same between models of their EOS line of DSLR cameras. Related to this commonality, Christopher Grey has written this book on Canon DSLR cameras. The book explains the various features and menus on a Canon EOS camera, pointing out differences between models. He provides photos of cameras, editing out any camera specific to depict a generic EOS camera. Additionally, the end of just about every chapter includes text from professional photographers explaining how they conduct their work effeciently.

The Chapters
In the first chapter, the author covers photography basics: exposure settings. This includes the range of shutter speeds for the camera line, but mostly it's on the basics of photography and not equipment specific. The second chapter provides tips on chosing the color space to use, taking photos in RAW image format, and managing images files.

In the Chapter 3, Grey lists the current EOS cameras available. At the time of this review, the list is outdated. Chapter 4 discusses those features that are common to all EOS cameras still (e.g., auto-exposure bracketing and customizing white-balance). Chapter 5 goes through the camera modes (e.g., creative or non-automatic modes). This includes explaining shutter priority (Tv) and aperture priority (AE) modes.

In Chapter 6, Grey discusses external light meters and reviews the various picture preset styles (e.g., landscape, neutral, faithful) for sharpness, contrast, saturation, and color tones. He provides photos of the same subjects for each so that the reader can see the differences. These examples and others throughout the book are excellent comparison shots for various settings. He also discusses color temperature settings in this chapter, as well as automatic and manual focusing.

Chapter 7 is a nice chapter on the types of lenses for the EOS system. In Chapter 8, Grey discusses the built-in flash, as well as the settings for Canon's external flashes. Again, he discusses their common settings.

Grey has dedicated Chapter 9 to using the digital image processing program provided by Canon with their cameras: the Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software. Most professionals use Adobe Photoshop. However, if you don't want to spend the extra money for Photoshop (which is expensive), the Canon DPP utility works well. This chapter of Grey's book has some helpful information and examples for using DPP--which is good since there aren't that many books on the software. The final chapter is just a bunch of photographs by various photographers with comments about the photos. They seem pretty unnecessary.

Summary
At this point, the book is outdated in many ways. In other ways, it's still a useful book and will be so for a while longer. If you decided to buy an older model of a Canon camera, you'll especially appreciate this book. For most readers, though, I hope that Grey will come out with an updated edition.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Canon 5D owner, July 14, 2008

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J. R. Simpson "Jeff" (New Plymouth, Taranaki New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CANON DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer's Guide (Digital Workflow) (Paperback)

As a 5D owner I found this book great from a practical point of view. Great hints. The colour of the titles could have been clearer otherwise a really valuable read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, March 6, 2009

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Mark M. Sweeney "Mark M. Sweeney" (Swanton, Vermont USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CANON DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer's Guide (Digital Workflow) (Paperback)

WOW! I would recommend to anyone that shoots with a Canon from the beginner level up.