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Unlock Your Camera's Secrets
Learn how to create inspiring photographs. Author Rick Sammon shares his tips on seeing creatively.

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0470428732 978-0470428733 December 10, 2008 1
Learn the tips and tricks used by a top photographer in the digital photography industry in Rick Sammon's Top Digital Photography Secrets. Filled with beautiful photographs and the techniques Rick Sammon used to capture them, this book offers you motivation to capture stunning photographs and the tools and tricks you need to capture them. With more than 100 techniques for use behind the camera, this book will improve the camera skills of both amateur and experienced photographers. Additionally, this book includes a chapter on post-production secrets, and a Rick Sammon DVD Guide lighting, camera, and digital photography basics. In this 1-hour DVD, Rick shows you how to get great photos using a variety of lighting sources, camera-specific techniques, and basic rules of photography.
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In Rick Sammon's Top Digital Photography Secrets, readers will learn the tips and tricks used by a top photographer in the digital photography industry, Rick Sammon. Filled with beautiful photographs and the techniques Rick Sammon used to capture them, this book will offer readers motivation to capture stunning photographs and provide them with the tools and tricks they need to capture them. With more than 100 techniques for use behind the camera, this book will improve the camera skills of both amateur and experienced photographers. This book also includes a chapter on post-production secrets, and a Rick Sammon DVD guide to lighting, camera, and digital photography basics. The DVD includes twelve QuickTime movies, providing ninety minutes worth of live-action video lessons.  The video lessons with Rick provide one-on-one instruction on topics such as lenses, focus points, low-lighting photography, and reflectors and diffusers.

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"This is a great resource and includes a comparison DVD with tutorials by Sammon." (Amateur Photographer, February 14th 2009)

Product Details

  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 10, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470428732
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470428733
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rick Sammon has published 31 books, incluidng Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets, Face to Face, Exploring the Light and Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography.

Rick writes for PCPhoto, Outdoor Photographer and Layers magazine.

Rick hosts photography and Photoshop shows on kelbytraining.com .
Rick gives more than a dozen photography workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year. He also presents at Photoshop World, which Rick says is a 'blast.'

Rick is also the author of the Canon Digital Rebel XT lessons on the Canon Digital Learning Center. He is also a Canon Explorer of Light.

When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, 'My specialty is not specializing.'

See www.ricksammon.com for more information.


 

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2.0 out of 5 stars Major Disappointment!, June 12, 2009
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I have no idea what the people who rated this book as 5 stars are talking about. I have used Amazon since the website was open this will be only the second book I ever returned!

This book is ONLY good if you have purchased your first digital camera and need some introduction to digital photography after you have read the manual with the camera -- for anyone else -- it is a joke!

Most of the book is used to help sell Canon or Westcott equipment. Most of the supposed secrets are 5 sentences or less with no real substance.

The DVD is mostly pointless and the paragraph intro to the DVD is basically trying to sell you his other DVDs. I have seen reviews of this book in photo magazines and everyone must be on lets make Rick Sammon's money band wagon because the information listed in this book is fairly useless to anyone outside of a pure novice.

I cannot tell you how dissappointed I am in this book -- it puts me off to anything else he may produce or write.

The secret of this book is there are no real secrets and fool and his money are soon parted!
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book not to leave home without, December 18, 2008
This review is from: Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets (Paperback)
If you are looking for a magician disclosing his secrets, this book is not for you. On the other hand, if you are looking for clear, concise, practical and easy to understand steps to take better pictures - this is the book you want! Each page has a suggestion as to how to improve your pictures - from better composition, to better awareness, to improving work flow, gear recommendations, improving exposure, focus, and the list goes on and on. I can honestly say, that I have learned something from each page and I found the perfect photo accompanying each page particularly helpful in reinforcing each page's "secret".

After reading each page, I am anxious to grap my camera and go out and test Rick's suggestions (of course the pages about winter/rain gear, I may just skip for now).

I highly recommend this book to anyone either new to photography or anyone that is looking to improve their skills.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SEECRETS, December 3, 2008
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This review is from: Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets (Paperback)
There are not many writers that can make you feel
special, like they are writing directly to you. And
there are not many photographers that can have
their photographs speak so directly to you. Rick
Sammon is among the few. His book is packed
full of useful information on how you can extend
and improve your digital photography. Discover
the "Secret".
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