Canon EOS 30D Digital Field Guide [Paperback]

Charlotte K. Lowrie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0470053402 | ISBN-13: 978-0470053409 | Edition: 1

Whether you're a professional or an advanced amateur, the Canon EOS 30D delivers outstanding performance and image quality. This guide is designed to help you get the most from your 8.2-megapixel EOS 30D, regardless of your shooting preferences and style. Packed with valuable advice from a professional photographer, it will help you make every shot memorable. Tuck this handy Field Guide in your gear bag and take it with you as a quick and insightful reference.
* Investigate all of the features of your Canon 30D
* Learn the various modes, view, play back, and protect images or erase unwanted shots
* Brush up on composition guidelines and the elements of exposure
* Explore conversion programs for RAW images
* Compose the best possible shots with expert advice on lighting and exposure
* Get insider tips on shooting portraits, weddings, business and product photos, landscapes, and much more

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"…this guide tours users though its specific feature set and explores the full scope of its functions." (Digital Photographer)

From the Back Cover

Whether you're a professional or an advanced amateur, the Canon EOS 30D delivers outstanding performance and image quality. This guide is designed to help you get the most from your 8.2-megapixel EOS 30D, regardless of your shooting preferences and style. Packed with valuable advice from a professional photographer, it will help you make every shot memorable. Tuck this handy Field Guide in your gear bag and take it with you as a quick and insightful reference.

• Investigate all of the features of your Canon 30D
• Learn the various modes, view, play back, and protect images or erase unwanted shots
• Brush up on composition guidelines and the elements of exposure
• Explore conversion programs for RAW images
• Compose the best possible shots with expert advice on lighting and exposure
• Get insider tips on shooting portraits, weddings, business and product photos, landscapes, and much more

Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks

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Product Details

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470053402
• ISBN-13: 978-0470053409
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Photography & Video > Camera Guides

More About the Author

Charlotte Lowrie is a professional photographer and an award-winning writer based in the Seattle, WA area. Beginning her career as a newspaper writer and photographer, she later moved from newspapers to corporate writing, and then to magazines. She became the founding editor and photographer of two trade magazines based in Dallas, TX.

In the mid-80s, Charlotte moved to the Seattle area and spent the 16 years as an award-winning writer and editor, and as an editorial manager for a large software company. She wrote documentation for a variety of popular consumer software programs, as well as writing software manuals. She also contributed to the ongoing redesign of instructional models for various learning systems.

During her last four years with Microsoft, she was the editor, writer, and a photographer for the MSN Photos Web site (now discontinued).

Today, Charlotte divides her time among writing books and photography magazine articles, shooting stock images, shooting editorial assignments and weddings, and making portraits for various private clients. She also teaches three monthly photography courses at BetterPhoto.com (http://www.betterphoto.com/courseOverview.asp?cspID=79).

Charlotte shoots with a variety of Canon 35mm cameras and lenses.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Novices, December 15, 2006

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Ellen L. Anon "co-author of Photoshop for Nat... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon EOS 30D Digital Field Guide (Paperback)

Charlotte Lowrie's EOS 30D Digital Field Guide is a well organized, clearly written, and beautifully illustrated book that is an ideal resource for those new to the Canon 30D as well as those wanting to expand their photography skills beyond what they may have done in the past. The book begins with a section explaining exactly what to do to get up and running with your camera, and then devotes several chapters to more detailed coverage of all the camera's capabilities. Even those who think that they know how to use the camera might find a new trick or two. Lowrie could have stopped there, but instead she continues on to discuss most types of photography that a user might want to explore and offers a multitude of tips from lens recommendations to thoughts about lighting and more. And there are numerous color pictures to illustrate each example. Many novice users - and some who are not novices but prone to sticking to one type of photography only, will benefit from this well written section. Of course there are other books that cover each of those topics in greater depth. That's not the purpose of this book. This book will introduce you to these areas and give you impetus for exploring and growing with your photography. All in all this book is a great resource for those seeking to expand their photography with their new 30D.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the new 30D owner, November 18, 2006

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Jon Canfield "author 'ProShow Visual Quicksta... (Moses Lake, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon EOS 30D Digital Field Guide (Paperback)

Charlotte's Digital Field Guides for the Digital Rebel have helped thousands of Rebel shooters get the most from their new camera. The 30D Field Guide takes this up another level to cover Canon's prosumer body.

With clear information that goes well past the manual included with the camera, Charlotte provides practical advice on shooting techniques and using the advanced features of your new camera.

I'm not sure what the lobotomy reviewer was expecting, but this book delivers everything promised on the back cover and more.

If you've read through the manual and are still confused, or you're the type of person that benefits from clear examples, along with images that include full shooting information (something I find very helpful for most users), this is a great book to lead you through the camera.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent companion to the owners manual, January 9, 2007

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Jeffrey Johnston "www.digitalphotoart.net" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon EOS 30D Digital Field Guide (Paperback)

The Canon 30D Digital Field Guide is a perfect visual companion to the owners manual that was included with your new camera. Packed with easy to understand step-by-step prodedures for utilizing the many features of the Canon 30D, this compact book will be all that you need to have on hand when out in the field. Its comact design coupled with dozens of full of color photos make this a must have for every level of photography expertice.