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The Shutterfly Guide to Great Digital Photos

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This book really has three parts. The first part is on taking pictures. This doesn't talk about how to use your camera, that comes with the instructions supplied with the camera. Instead it talks about things like framing the image, setting the exposure, and things like that. If you're an experienced film photographer, this is probably repeat information. But if you're new to photography and this will give you a basic grounding.

The second part talks about manipulating the images in your computer. Their software of choice is to use Paint Shop Pro. This is a good choice for the beginner because most books like this use Photoshop which costs a fortune and is quite complex.

Finally it goes into printing. Obviously since this is the Shutterfly Guide, it talks a bit about using Shutterfly to do your printing. If you want to use them, this is an excellent book. If you want to do your own, there is still a good bit of information about printing the images yourself.

All in all, a good introductory book on digital photos.

Needless to say, this is a very visually colourful book. The authors convey their skill in describing what goes into taking a good photo. Some of this advice is independent of the digital nature of the photos, and could have been given decades ago. But the book also has numerous tips that reflect the digital aspect of your camera.

Perhaps the biggest difference is simply that you get immediate feedback as to the quality of the photos. You can use this feedback and the book's advice to produce better results.

Unsurprisingly, the book also touts the use of Shutterfly to make hardcopy colour prints. Here, the book's advice is more problematic. There are plenty of alternatives out there who can make good prints for you. Not the least including Kodak. You can safely disregard every mention of Shutterfly in the book.

AN INVALUABLE BOOK FOR THE NEW TO ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHER