Digital Photography for Dummies, Fourth Edition

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If you're comfortable with the concept of photography but find the digital part a stumbling block, Digital Photography for Dummies will get you over the hump.

Author Julie Adair King, a photographer and graphics-software specialist, deftly explains such concepts as resolution, f-stop, and compression. She is also refreshingly upfront about the differences between film-based and digital photography, spelling out the latter's shortcomings early on. Her advice on all aspects of the field is well thought out and simple without being condescending. She informs readers, for example, that you needn't use high-pixel resolutions simply for placing images on a Web page. Such tips will come as a relief to fledgling photographers on a budget, or novices who may have thought they had to use the highest-quality settings at all times.

Aside from the technical concerns of working with the camera and computer, King also gives sound tips on composition and lighting. And since retouching is one of the principal benefits of digital photography, she spends a fair amount of time discussing photo-editing software. And while most of the examples are in black and white, the most important examples, gratefully, are included in a 16-page color plate section in the middle of the book.

For those of you considering jumping into the world of digital photography, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better guide to getting started than Digital Photography for Dummies. --John Frederick Moore

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In the 1840s, William Henry Fox Talbot combined light, paper, a few chemicals, and a wooden box to produce a photographic print, laying the foundation for modern film photography. Over the years, that process was refined, and people discovered the joy of photography. Now, more than 160 years after Talbot's innovation, photography has entered a new age, with the arrival of the digital camera and a new and exciting way to think about photography. In fact, digital photography has spawned an entirely new art form.

With a digital camera, a computer, and some photo-editing software, you can explore the unlimited creative opportunities of digital photography. Just think – no more film, no more film development costs, no more limitations of working only with what's there. With digital photography, you have almost instant access to your photos, and with photo-editing software, you can easily clean up your photos and add special effects that used to be nearly impossible for the amateur photographer to achieve.

Digital Photography For Dummies, 4th Edition, is your introduction to the world of digital photography, whether you're a beginner taking your first shot or an experienced photographer looking to try a new medium. In this newly revised edition, you'll discover the following topics and more:

Explore the different kinds of equipment – from cameras and computers to photo-editing software
Understand the science behind digital photography, including resolution, aperture, shutter speeds, and f-stops
Compose great shots, including how to light your subject
Solve common photographic dilemmas – such as capturing a moving target and dealing with unfriendly lighting
Edit your photos by sharpening them, removing red eye, and cropping them
Display your photos in a variety of ways – on CD, on the Web, or in slide shows
Top Ten lists on ways to improve your digital images, great ways to use your photos, and online resources all digital photographers should know about

Digital Photography For Dummies, 4th Edition, also comes with a CD that includes trial versions of popular photo-editing software, as well as some original photos taken by the author that you can use to experiment with.

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Get the picture with these great color illustrations Here's how to choose the right camera, take great shots, and make 'em even better Can't wait to see what you and that digital camera can do? Packed with beautiful color examples of what you can accomplish, this book gives you the inside scoop on cameras, memory cards, accessories, setting up shots, using exposure and focus, editing, downloading and printing your photos, and a whole lot more. Discover how to Choose a camera, memory cards, and add-ons Use the right camera settings for your subject Control exposure and focus Compose great shots Share and print your photos online

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Step by Step.......2007-07-19

Having been an early adapter in digital photography, it is still hard to keep up with techniques and newly availablr formats. This book is great in taking you as far as you might need to go or further if you need to.

Pick a Subject!.......2007-07-10

I guess I don't think of photo editing as digital photography. When I think digital photography, I'm thinking of the art of photography, taken with a digital camera instead of a film camera. That's all.

Photo editing, to me, is different. If you are looking for a book explaining aperture, exposure, shutter speed, f/stops, etc., this book only has 41 pages on those subjects.

There are 354 pages total (not counting the glossary) and 194 of them are on the photo editing Elements program.

I found myself skipping and skimming and flipping for more information. As if I had missed something, I would find myself going back and re-reading and still being let down. I wanted a book on taking better pictures, not taking OKAY pictures, and fixing them later with an outside program - and maybe that's my fault with the definition I have in my head. I didn't want a book on Elements, as I don't have that program.

Good Basic Introduction for the Beginner.......2007-01-28

Like all the 'For Dummies' books this one assumes that you are not really dumb but that you don't have much knowledge about the subject at hand. It fits in very well with the recent dramatic drop in prices of digital cameras. As I look at the array of cameras at the local stores, digitals now outnumber film by a couple of dozen to one.

As you would expect, the book starts with a general introduction to the cameras and the technology. The third chapter gets down to 'In Search of the Perfect Camera.' It can't help but be a bit out of date, for instance in talking about how many megapixels to buy she starts with VGA resolution and goes up to four megapixels. Just in the time it took to get this book into print (and it's already in its fifth edition) even inexpensive cameras now have more than four. In fact I just got an ad today for an 8 megapixel camera for $119.

About a third of the book is on using your PC to modify the pictures. She uses Adobe Photoshop Elements (the low cost version of Photoshop) as the photo editing software, and gives a very good introduction to the basic functionality.

All in all, an excellent introduction to the subject, just as you would expect from a 'For Dummies' book - a very good value for the money.

problem.......2007-01-18

Sorry but I haven't received yet the book.
Could you verify my problem
Thanks
Andrea Parmigiani

Digital Photography for Dummies by King - Review.......2007-01-07

Very, very basic. Even the "technical info" was very basic and offered little technical insight. All digital editing information is from the single prospective of Photoshop Elements - a great plug for Adobe - though nowhere on the cover is it stated that the book's editing tips are based soley on this single editor. Maybe a third of the book was devoted to editing so a third of the book for those without AP Elements software is of very little value. Not much to learn from the book unless you have never owned a camera or taken a snapshot - in that case this book would likely have some utility to get you started.

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.... just OK.......2006-03-13

I purchased a few books in preparation for the macro/micro econ CLEP tests. Among these books is the Schaums Principles of Economics book. From my experience, the book is not very thorough. Perhaps it will help you understand economics -- and for some people, I am sure it is a sufficient study aid -- but there are definitely better Econ books out there. The book that I am reading right now is Barron's Economics, which I find to be much more detailed. A significant difference between the two books is that the Barron's version is ~580 pages long (about 200 pages longer than the Schaums), but these pages are full of additional material that is not found in Schaums (in other words, it is not a waste of paper). Although both books seem to cover roughly the same material, I have noticed that the Barron's book includes some interesting chapters (such as Game Theory) that are not even mentioned in the Schaum's book.

One more thing that I find important is that the Barron's book has smaller dimensions than the Schaums book and is therefore much more manageable (and enjoyable to read).

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For a get-hands-wet approach to learning the subject........2000-04-04

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