KISS Guide to Digital Photography (KISS Guides) [Paperback]

Tom Ang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789496968 | ISBN-13: 978-0789496966 | Publication Date: January 2004 | Edition: 1st

User-friendly explanations of technical terms and equipment, clear step-by-step instructions, and full-color photography make this the ideal guide to digital photography. Find the right camera and accessories, master digital tricks, lighting and composition, while demystifying buzzwords, from pixels and jpegs to cropping and cloning.

Editorial Reviews

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"Each step is clearly explained", "The book could easily be read cover to cover, but it can also be used as a reference manual" and "this book is packed with information." Amateur Photographer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tom Ang is author of the Tao of Photography, Dictionary of Photography, Digital Imaging, and DK's Digital Photographer's Handbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789496968
• ISBN-13: 978-0789496966
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,163,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I call myself a photographer, writer, and broadcaster. If I'm forced to say what I like to photograph most, I'll say it's travel photography because that includes people, landscapes, buildings, nature and the rest. I've had some 20 books published on photography and video. The popular Digital Photographer's Handbook has been translated into about 20 language. My latest, "Digital Photography Masterclass" has proven popular with readers and reviewers: it won the Library Journal's 'Best How-to Book of 2008 and was chosen by Shutterbug as its 'Créme de la Créme' of Top Digital Imaging Books of 2008.

I won the 1988 Thomas Cook award for Best Illustrated Travel Book for my coverage of the Marco Polo Expedition. Goodness knows how; there were very strong contenders that year. I presented two ground-breaking six-part series 'A Digital Picture of Britain' and 'Britain in Pictures' for BBC. And an eight-part series for Channel News Asia Singapore was broadcast in August/September 2009 and is being distributed in DVD.

I've worked as magazine editor, picture editor and was senior lecturer in photographic practice at the University of Westminster for 12 years. I led a Know How Fund project that reformed the journalism curriculum for a university in Kyrgyzstan, as well as photographing extensively in Central Asia. I was chair of the Arts Council England organization for Chinese Arts in Britain and am a founding member of the World Photography Academy, where I helped initiate and led the Student Focus program for its first two years.

My current interests include documentary film-making, high-definition video, fine-art photography, writing fiction and poetry. I was born in Singapore and now divide my time between UK and New Zealand.
My own website is at www.tomang.com

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those who want to get started or know more, April 22, 2004

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Carlos A. Quinones "caqmd" (Miami Beach) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KISS Guide to Digital Photography (KISS Guides) (Paperback)

I have been taking photos for many years with my digicam and have learned plenty about the correct techniques: lighting, composition, photo editing, storing, etc. However I have mostly been using the AUTO setting of my digicam. Even though I have been getting pretty decent pictures, I still wanted to further and fine tune my picture taking techniques by learning more about the other settings like compression, ISO, aperture, white balance, flash slow synchro, color balance, etc. This guide is simple enough for the beginner who is learning the basics of the of digital photography; it covers everything from taking the pictures to uploading them to your computer, editing and storing, sharing (emailing, web posting), printing, etc. At the same time, the guide contains resourceful information and tips for those who are more experienced, without getting way too technical (and thus confusing you even more!) It also provides useful recommendations regarding the hardware and software needed. The guide is very well illustrated, something the DK Guide Series knows best! I will recommend this guide to all of my friends and family members who have ventured into buying a digicam and who are not sure of where to start!For those who know some ... it will still definitely teach you new!

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too simple--not much you can learn, June 16, 2004

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D. Chai (Schwenksville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KISS Guide to Digital Photography (KISS Guides) (Paperback)

Instead of teaching you how to shoot a good picture using your digital camera, this book is more about introducation of digital camera and how to manipulate the picture you have taken. If you have one digital camera and play with it, I wont recommend you to buy this book, because you would not learn anything from the book. But if you have no digital camera and not much experience with computer, this book is a good start.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginners, and even an intermediate thing or two., January 25, 2007

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P. Breakfield IV "Tom Steele" (Greenville, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Photography (Kiss) (Paperback)

This isn't the best single book on photography, but it is a solid book that covers a lot of the basics, and even offers a few intermediate tips along the way. There are some pretty good tips on composition as well as the technical writing.

It does tend to lean towards the film side of things, but I found it to be a valued addition to my photography book collection. And lets face it, there is no one book that is going to cover everything, so you will need several 4 and 5 star books to put in your bookcase.

I am probably somwhere in the intermediate skill level and perhaps even past that in knowledge level on photography and digital photography. I recently picked this book up after having not looked at it in some time and still found SOME things that were of interest to me on the second time around.