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4.6 out of 5 stars 18 customer reviews
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  • Series: Real World
  • Paperback: 600 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press; 3 edition (October 3, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321700996
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321700995
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.1 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsWell writen,useful and informative
By Barbara Mallon on November 28, 2010
Format: Paperback
As a Livermore Valley Camera Club member for 40 years, I have watched a lot of ideas evolve from image-capture to print. This book, Real World Digital Photography, covers the latest ideas one should know in choosing equipment, optimizing the image exposure, uploading the image to the computer, using processing software, and printing and or sharing the image. I also heard Tim Grey speak recently and was pleased to see this book with him as one of the authors. One of the things that makes a photography how-to book useful is the author's ability to convey complex ideas simply and understandably. In other words, it does not matter how good you are if you cannot tell your story well. These authors are excellent writers!
The first part of the book is a discussion on choosing a digital camera and the tradeoffs of point and shoot cameras to full-fledged SLRs. This part of the book is for beginners as well as more advanced photographers. It is definitely a handbook. The authors ably illustrate the differences in sensor size, ISO, noise, file formats, resolution, tripods, batteries and card readers. The table of contents says it all. (There is also a great index!) They talk about getting the exposure right. The appearance of the histogram is an important tool in getting the proper exposure. After all, photography is all about light. Light has color and one can correct it with white balance. Composition is discussed as well. And there is much, much more!
Then the authors change course and the book becomes more of a discussion directed at the more experienced photographers. Panoramas may be of interest to beginners but HDR is probably not.
The discussion on choosing a computer, storage of images and editing software, and printers becomes more complex.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe digital photographer's "bible"
By Bruce Philpott on December 30, 2010
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Katrin Eismann has long been my Photoshop retouching diva. For this book, she is joined by two other well known photographer/educators as they break down nearly everything about digital photography into very understandable segments. It's amazing how well they've explained and illustrated such a breadth of material, and you don't have to be a technician to understand it. They begin with the photographer's hopes and expectations and explain the steps necessary to achieve those expectations from beginning camera operation through digital image enhancement. Take a look at the table of contents("Click to look inside") and you'll see this book is a modern "bible" of photography. As a photography/Photoshop educator myself, I'm really impressed with what a great job they've done here.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Perfect Start to Digital Photography
By Alex Hawk on January 9, 2014
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Real World Digital Photography is a big undertaking amassing to about 600 pages. I've read a lot of photography books and all of them cover the basic Aperture, Shutter, ISO. What's great about this book though is that it covers almost everything else. It talks in detail about camera sensors, monitor and printer calibration, and why to choose certain types of gear. You won't find many books that have this much information all in one place.

If I was starting out in digital photography a second time, this book would be my go-to reference. Eismann leaves no stone unturned and introduces the beginner to almost every aspect involved with digital photography from the capture all the way through to the print. Every topic that is discussed in this book is worth discussing and the authors go into a reasonable amount of depth for each of them. If I had to pick just one digital photography book to have in my collection, this would be it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat intro to photography.
By Sadie on September 18, 2015
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I had to buy this book for an Intro Photography class in college. Most of the students downloaded it for free (at archive.org), so that's an option if you prefer a digital copy. I like "real" books, so this is perfect for me.

Many subjects are covered, and it's in an easy to understand format. If you're trying to teach yourself more about photography, this is a great jumping off point. Paired with lots of practice and YouTube (try Mike Browne's tutorials), you'll be a pro in no time!
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne more excellent book from Katrin Eismann
By Negrini on November 20, 2011
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Everyone who loves digital photography should read this book. The major related topics are very well covered and written in an understandable way.
Excellent !!! Excellent !! Five stars is not enough to Katrin.
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3.0 out of 5 starstechnical
By Felicia on April 13, 2014
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I bought this book for my photography class. So far I've found it useful for understanding things related to being a professional photographer. I would not recommend this for amateurs, as it might confuse you. Overall decent book.
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2.0 out of 5 starsNo valuable or useful information
By Aaron Nunez on January 23, 2014
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This book sucks, it doesn't tell you how to make better compositions or how to improve your photographic skills at all. It just talks about real generic things like: some digital cameras have large sensors, some have small sensors, some cameras have rechargeable batteries, some use AA or AAA, connect your camera to your PC using a USB cable, you can edit your images using special software. You can find all this garbage in your manual.

I ended up gifting this book away
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5.0 out of 5 starsI've read about two dozen books on digital photography in ...
By Amazon Customer on November 16, 2014
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I've read about two dozen books on digital photography in the past year, this is the clearest and most informative one I've found yet.
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