Digital Photography Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies)) [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Doug Sahlin (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies) | Publication Date: April 21, 2008

Digital photography has revolutionized the way people take, print, and share photos. But if you're wondering why your digital photos don't measure up to the terrific shots that some people take of sunsets, people, pets, and everything else, you probably need a little help from Digital Photography Workbook for Dummies.

With great, easy-to-follow instruction and lots of practice tasks, this roll-up-your sleeves workbook is packed with exercises to help you become a better digital photographer and photo editor. You'll learn the basics of classic photocomposition, find out how to capture and accentuate movement in action photos, and get comfortable adding even more pizzazz to your pics using Photoshop Elements. More than 100 step-by-step procedures, illustrated in full color, help you discover how to:

• Get familiar with your camera's features and tools
• Control depth of field
• Minimize reflections
• Photograph children and pets
• Calibrate your monitor
• Notice and remove stray objects from photos
• Take great landscape, cityscape, and nature photos
• Cope with adverse weather and lighting conditions
• Find, organize, and archive your images

Complete with lots of tips and suggestions on how to share your photos via email, create your own Web gallery, compose slideshows and flip books, and more, Digital Photography Workbook for Dummies offers all the help, instruction, and hands-on guidance you need to boost the quality of your digital photographs from so-so to sensational!

Editorial Reviews

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"A very practical looking title from an imprint that still produces the goods time and time again." (The Bookseller,  Friday 14th March 2008)

From the Back Cover

Secrets to great shots exposed — in full color!

How do some folks get terrific pictures of sunsets, people, sporting events, and everything else? With great instruction and lots of practice! This roll-up-your-sleeves guide is packed with exercises to help you become a better photographer and photo editor. You won't even have to roam far from home to set up super shots, manage lighting, and create better pictures.

Discover how to:

• Control your camera's settings

• Shoot nighttime photos

• Get close-up shots in nature

• Photograph fast-moving people at sporting events

• Add special effects to your pictures

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; Workbook edition (April 21, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0470259337
• ASIN: B002ECEGCU
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,109,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Doug Sahlin is a graphic and website designer, photographer, and the author of several books, including How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 8.

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great exercises to help understand your DSLR, February 28, 2009

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After checking this book out several times from the local library I decided I had to have my own copy. Using the exercises provides invaluable help in understanding and effectively utilizing the many features of today's digital single lens reflex (DSLR)cameras. There are so many things to do, you can't cover them all in a couple of week loan from the library. One of the best features of the book is that all the example photos are in color and are right there next to the text. Other books have limited color sections that you have to continually flip back and forth to use.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only a few pages into it and I love it!, December 17, 2009

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earthangel "earthangelcf" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

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I LOVE photography and I am usually envious of friends who have "the eye" for great pictures. I would say out of 10 pictures I take, I usually get just one good one in the bunch. So that was my reason for buying this book, I wanted actual exercises that would help me improve.

I'm only a few pages into this book, and already I have learned quite a few things, so it can only get better from here! I'm anxious to start the exercises.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent option for improving photography skills, May 30, 2011

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Abdullah A. Hilal "asmarh" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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I guess you would call me an advanced photography enthusiast. I bought this book to see if any of the exercises would teach me new techniques or improve my skills. I'm still working my way through the book (I'm a bit obsessive in starting from the beginning and going step by step until I finish). I must say that I'm impressed, but not overwhelmingly so. I think that the exercises are more geared toward the true beginner and take you through increasingly complicated steps until you finish, so it may get better later.

The projects are fun, though, and will make you learn your camera better and possibly help you to build up your photographic "eye" to take better pictures.