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With more than 500 step-by-step screen shots to demonstrate each task, this full-color guide teaches the essentials that make good photos–lighting, composition, exposure, shutter speed, and focus–along with must-know digital details like retouching, cropping, and printing.
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Lynette Kent studied art and French at Stanford University. After completing her master’s degree, she taught at both the high school and community college level. In addition to writing books and magazine articles, Lynette works as a demo artist for computer hardware and software companies, and helps lead the Adobe Technology Exchange of Southern California, a professional organization for designers, photographers, and artists. She spends her free time painting, both with the computer and with traditional media, and shooting photos.
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A great Book to start with,
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) (Paperback)
This book is basic in its approach to covering digital photography. But the illustrations make it a fun way to learn. Don't be fooled though, the content is powerfull and concise. Its a great book for beginners and those needing a refresher.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Accessible language to beginners !,
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) (Paperback)
Teach yourself visually Digital Photography, 3rd edition, might be the book that makes beginners in digital photography jump in the digital technology photo-taking.
I know middle level executives who cling to their film camera because of the learning curve. There are really TWO PARTS in the book : one on taking the photo and using the camera that takes 113 pages and the second part on processing the photos in the computer that runs from page 114 to page 265. Here is an idea of the language used : Light and Color on page 26 " All colors within the color spectrum are contained in visible light. The amount of any particular color within the light is determined by its source , and for outdoor light, the time of day. For example, more reddish orange color is seen at sunset when ..." The book will help you before buying a digital camera and once you have bought such a camera. You can read 2 pages within 15 minutes . Basic but fundamental.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Resource For The Beginning Photographer!,
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This review is from: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) (Paperback)
If you haven't yet familarized yourself with the Teaching Yourself Visually series, you're missing out on a GREAT teaching tool. The series covers many diverse subject areas and gives you the needed information to comprehend a subject. Try it! (This is the Wiley Publishing Co. who also publishes the "Dummies" series.)
In the TYV Digital Photography book, David Huss, the author, makes a complete learning cycle starting with choosing a camera and ending with editing, printing and sharing your photos...with gems of information along the way. The paragraphs are short,very concise and to the point followed with color photos on every page. TYV Digital Photography covers topics such as camera functions along with basic composition allowing you to become a better photographer even while you're in the "auto mode" with either a very simple point & shoot camera or a DSLR. The author often uses references/comparisons to film in order to help the new digital photographer; who previously used film; another tool to help comprehend the subject matter. David Huss then takes you to the next level covering topics such as shutter speeds, depth of field, lighting, aperture and much more. My favorite chapter is Chapter #9 titled "Pitfalls". The author talks about "real" photography mishaps such as "camera shake", "blowouts", and the infamous "pole growing out of the head". Best of all he teaches us either how to avoid them, or what to do once the pitfall is there. The information given in editing uses BASIC Photoshop Elements. The information is accompanied with color photos and the results shown can also apply using a different photo editing program. TYV Digital Photography is an excellent resource for the beginning photographer.
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