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A Short Course in Digital Photography

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I first came upon this book at my local library. Having perused the insides, I decided to get my own copy. Clear and concise, tons of visuals and clarification for some of us no-brainers who relate to graphics and diagrams over pages of mind-boggling dry text. This is basically a text book I guess, the reason for the high price. Anything to improve my art, hence, well worth the expense, and I do love my photography. I have a half dozen digital photography books on my shelf, but this will be my go-to book. Overall, an excellent first guide for digital photographers.

Barbara London (et. al.) have produced an easy to digest book of 'how to's' for digital photography. The text is well-written. It's not too wordy and is laid out in bite size chunks that make scanning a breeze. Content covers everything from image capture, to digital workflow (editing), to printing and presenting your shots. The illustrations that accompany the text are relevant and useful. Some of the material obviously got carried over from her film-oriented books and could probably be jettisoned - but not much (her editor may have fallen asleep at the wheel a bit). I'd actually recommend any of the Barbara London and company books - they all use a similar style and - for the most part - cover different aspects of photography. This book was the most on target for digital exclusively - her other books touch on it. Pearson/Prentice Hall have a great catalog of photography books!

The London-Stone book A Short Course in Digital Photography is an excellent example of a seriously refined book for the beginning photographer. In an age when so many photography books attempt to avoid obvious and critical links to analog photography precedents, the authors safely navigate the student from the crucial examples of the past into contemporary practice. The references to traditional photography, or whatever one may wish to call film, are valuable for students of any age and any background. Also, by introducing Lightroom and Aperture, but not trying the impossible task to cover them completely, the authors encourage further research into more advanced program guides. Indeed, this is an excellent all-around short course book.

This is a basic guide for anyone starting out. The camera manuals leave many people out in the dark about their camera and wishing to know more about photography. If you have questions why or what are all thoses dials and buttons for. Then this can be a great book for you. Even if you think you know the contents it never hurts to revisit the basics with new eyes. If you can understand these basic concepts you will find you are not having to delete images or miss shooting the images that will impress your friends and family. A very easy read compared to your camera manuals. Several colleges use this book to help students understand the camera basics and enjoy their cameras more.

I used this book for my intro to Digital Photography class and love it. You learn basic techniques using a DSLR, the way that a camera works and finish the book knowing which settings to choose and WHY. The text also gives an mini-lesson on how to mat and frame.

I am a novice photographer. This book takes the novice from not knowing about the proper concepts to a clear understanding of the basics. I would recommend this book for anyone wanting to understanding the basics of photography. The book also has very good illustrations.

I have been working on teaching myself how to better utilize my DSLR camera and this book has come in very handy. Lots of comparative pictures and clear writing.

This is exactly what I needed. It arrivd in perfect condition very quickly. So far I've been able to figure out more about my camera with this book than with my camera's user manual.

This book covers all the basics of photography and manages to do it in such a way that it's logical and easy to comprehend. The illustrations are helpful and it's basically a must have for anyone wanting to further their knowledge and improve their techniques. It also covers various types of photographic equipment and the use of various lenses and filters as well as meters. It gives a brief overview of photo editing software and the different functions available. It will help you to understand common jargon such as depth of field, contrast, perspective, white balance, saturation and so many more things that will help to open the door to a better control of your photographic tools. You will be pleasantly surprised to find that you can seize just about any photographic opportunity and make your photos shine:-)

it arrived so quick i couldn't believe it! It was in perfect condition and my son was able to read his assignment before his class on monday .