Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots [Paperback]

Nicole S. Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0321624823 | ISBN-13: 978-0321624826 | Edition: 1

This book has one goal: to teach Canon 7D owners how to make great shots using your camera. Starting with the top ten things you need to know about the 7D — charging your battery, setting your ISO, reviewing your photos, and more — professional photographer Nicole S. Young then carefully guides you through the modes of the camera, offering practical advice on choosing your settings, expert shooting tips, and end-of-chapter “challenges” to get you up and running with your 7D. This book is for anyone who has upgraded from a point-and-shoot, or who wants to jump right into photography with the control and capabilities of a powerful DSLR.

Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots shows not only what makes a great shot work — but how to get that shot using your 7D. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Nicole S. Young, and you will:

• Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the 7D
• Use the 7D’s advanced camera settings to gain full control over the look and feel of your images
• Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more
• Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits
• Find out how to get great shots in low light
• Learn the basics behind shooting video with your 7D and start making movies of your own
• Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with challenges at the end of every chapter

And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your 7D to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/canon7dfromsnapshotstogreatshots.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nicole S. Young is a full-time photographer specializing in commercial photography and licenses many of her images through iStockphoto and Getty Images. Nicole is an accredited Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop and a Help Desk Specialist with the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. The author of Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Canon 60D: From Snapshots to Great Shots, and Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, she blogs at nicolesyblog.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (June 24, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321624823
• ISBN-13: 978-0321624826
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nicole is a full-time photographer and author currently living in Portland, Oregon. She specializes in food and stock photography and licenses her images through iStockphoto and Getty Images.

Nicole is an accredited Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop and is a "Help Desk Specialist" with the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. She is author of several books published by Peachpit Press and Craft&Vision.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Well-written and good for beginners, not for advanced users though September 1, 2010

By C. Tipton

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I really like how this book is written. It is easy to understand and has some very useful information that is presented clearly and in a much more straightforward manor than a majority of other photography books I have read. That's the good part. What I did not particularly like about the book is that it is very basic and presents very little specific information about the Canon 7D.

Perhaps it was my own expectations of what the book should be that formed my negative opinion, but I really felt that if I bought a book about the 7D, there should be much more specific information about the 7D. Instead, about 80% of the book could have been written for any camera. I was hoping to see more information about when to use some of the great advanced features this camera has, but very few are touched on. Instead, much of the book goes into how to get the right exposure, frame good shots, etc...

Some of the book does go into the controls of the 7D and how to get certain settings, which I enjoyed, but that portion is small compared to the other non-7D specific areas of the book. Much of the information presented is how to shoot specific pictures, such as landscape, sports, portraits, etc... and segments of those chapters do go into ways the 7D can help you on those particular shoots, but again, only small segments. The large majority still seems to be generic advice you would find in almost any DSLR photography book.

Some of the info is very good and well described, but just not exactly what I was looking for. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book to someone who wants a brief introduction to DSLR photography and wants to learn more about capturing certain shots. Just be forwarned that this isn't for more experienced users, unless you want a nice review. It's somewhat difficult to wade through all the "remember to charge your battery and format your memory card" type advice to find the real useful information (of which there is actually a good amount in this book). I really didn't expect such a beginner book for such an advanced camera though.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware the Kindle Version November 7, 2010

By Robert Fleming

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased the Kindle edition and agree that the author has annotated all of the book's photos with tiny typographic callouts and (apparently) helpful hints that, unfortunately, are completely illegible on the Kindle version. When an image/caption is viewed in-line, these callouts are simply too small to be read. When you click the photo to enlarge the image/caption, the resolution is inadequately low and the typographic callouts are simply a blur.

Very, very unfortunate.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars 7D book August 4, 2010

By Klem

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Most books on cameras are just expanded camera manuals. This book actually tells you how to use the camera. Much more enjoyable to read than the other camera books.