Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies [Paperback]

Mark Justice Hinton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2009

Take the mystery out of digital photography and join the fun!

You don't need to be a professional photographer or a technology expert to take great digital photos! This down-to-basics guide makes it easy to choose the right camera, understand all its dials and controls, take good pictures, make them look even better with your computer, and print them or share them online for friends and family to enjoy.

• Do your homework — compare camera features to choose those you need at the price you can afford

• Practice, practice, practice — learn to use camera settings, how to compose good shots, and how light affects a picture

• The darkroom is now digital — use free software to organize and edit your photos

• Learn to share — print your pictures at home or through a service, e-mail them to friends, set up an online photo album, or show them off in a digital picture frame

Open the book and find:

• How to pick the camera that best fits your budget and needs

• Tips for taking great travel photos

• Accessories you might want for your camera

• How to get really good pictures of kids and pets

• Easy ways to get photos from your camera to your computer

• Tips and tricks for editing pictures on a computer

• Good reasons for putting your pictures online

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...offers clear advice on everything from how to choose a camera to putting shots online...perfect for its intended readership." (Digital SLR Photography, July 2009) "...good value as it is a good starter book which will give a good basic understanding of many of the issues involved in digital photography" (GadgetSpeak.com, June 19th 2009) "...no-nonsense guide is filled with everything a beginner needs to know about digital photography...informative and easy-to-interpret tome" (Digital Photographer, October 2009)

About the Author

Mark Justice Hinton teaches computer classes for the University of New Mexico Division of Continuing Education as well as digital photography classes. He is also the author of PC Magazine Windows Vista Solutions. Mark maintains a tech help blog at www.mjhinton.com/help.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470444177
• ISBN-13: 978-0470444177
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Justice Hinton is a computer teacher, writer, and consultant. He has written four books: two on digital photography and two on Windows. See http://www.mjhinton.com/author/ .

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Senior Photography Book Delivers, April 3, 2009

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This review is from: Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies (Paperback)

I was skeptical about the concept of Dummies books specifically for seniors. But Wiley delivers with this book. It's fun and good-looking with many full-color photos and illustrations. The book is very clearly written and contains lots of practical tips, as well as step-by-step instructions. The book does not patronize its audience either; it just provides lots of useful information. Plus the book sports a 14-point font, nice and large for those of us in the reading glasses phase of our lives. Kudos to Hinton and his publisher!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Yet, June 24, 2009

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Cheryl D. Leibowitz "poodlelady" (Abingdon, Md. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies (Paperback)

Hinton has done a fantastic job of answering all those questions I had abaout digital photography, cameras,and editing info. He completely reviews the downloadable software program WINDOWS LIVE PHOTO GALLERY. So many programs are expensive and complicated, but this has given me new hope. I feel, that with this book, I am able to tackle anything related to my digital camera or my software program. Very helpful information and photos to show exactly what he is talking about. You can't go wrong with this book. Great for beginners or any of us who were afraid to tackle some of these issues. I get excited now about trying new things with my camera. You can't go wrong with this book and it is generic enough that it doesn't matter what camera you have. I just purchased and new "bridge" camera and find this book very helpful. Buy it!!!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Seniors (and Everybody Else, Too), June 17, 2009

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This review is from: Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies (Paperback)

From assistance in choosing the right digital camera to posting edited photographs online to share with family and friends, this book has it all. The first few chapters methodically explain the different buttons and menus. By using Windows Live Photo Gallery to take users through the various tools for editing and organizing photos, the author avoided what might otherwise have been simply a cursory review of several different programs rather than a useful "how-to." Similarly, the author uses Flickr to give a practicum how to post photos online. The section dealing with digital picture frames was especially helpful. I was particularly impressed with the sections that offer guidelines and suggestions for taking better photographs.