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Digital Photography for Dummies, Fourth Edition | 
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| Author: Julie Adair King
Brand: Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 642669
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.8
MPN: DUM002A
ISBN: 0764516647
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.3
UPC: 785555110700
EAN: 9780764516641
ASIN: 0764516647
Publication Date: August 28, 2002
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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Product Description
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.Table of Contents:Part I: Peering through the Digital Viewfinder. Chapter 1: Filmless Fun, Facts, and Fiction. Chapter 2: Mr. Science Explains It All. Chapter 3: In Search of the Perfect Camera. Chapter 4: Extra Goodies for Extra Fun. Part II: Ready, Set, Shoot! Chapter 5: Take Your Best Shot. Chapter 6: Digicam Dilemmas (And How to Solve Them). Part III: From Camera to Computer and Beyond. Chapter 7: Building Your Image Warehouse. Chapter 8: Can I Get a Hard Co
Amazon.com Review
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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 Photo for dummies really isnt... December 19, 2008
I like the book but is a little more advanced than I was hoping for. After having just purchased a digital camera for my mom (her first), I thought this book may be just what she needed to accompany it. Don't get me wrong, it will help but is more detailed than the digital photo 101 book I was hoping for.
Helpful and timely September 3, 2008
The seller was very helpful and timely in sending this product in time for class.
 Reviewed by Robert King , Alaskan Apple User Group March 7, 2008
Pros: This book covers the basics of taking pictures with your digital camera plus managing them on your computer--with everything well illustrated and clearly explained.
Cons: No real cons, although the 2005 publication of the book made me wonder if some parts were somewhat dated.
This full-color, 380-page book provides great information for shooting, sharing, and editing digital photos. Like other "Dummies" books, it is very well written in clear English for beginners and intermediate users of digital photography. Its tips and well-organized information also make it a good reference book for advanced users who will certainly discover things they didn't know. As a book especially for the beginner, it is structured to cover a great variety of subjects, including providing an introduction to the subject of digital photography that places it in historical context with film-based photography.
The book is conveniently organized into five parts. Part 1 is "Peering through the digital viewfinder" and is an overview that also introduces topics that are explored in greater detail later in the book. These include what digital photography is and how it works, type of cameras and how to operate them, saving and displaying digital information, plus what you can do with them on your computer.
Part 2, entitled "Ready, Set, Shoot!," builds on information in the first part by explaining how to achieve the right camera settings, how to control exposure and focus, and in general, how to get optimal pictures.
Part 3 takes your digital photographs from your camera to your computer and beyond into ways to display, share, and print them.
Part 4, called "Tricks of the Digital Trade," provides a great overview of how you can use your computer and various programs to manipulate your digital image to achieve things virtually impossible with older film-based photography. Here you learn important skills like how to sharpen focus, cover flaws, create "new" photos by adding or removing elements, and a lot more.
Part 5 is a review and extension of what you have learned previously, with information structured as a series of "tens": 10 ways to improve your digital images, 10 great ways to use your digital images, and 10 great online resources for digital photographers (at least through 2005).
The book also includes a nice-done glossary explaining the terms used in digital photography that can make the beginner's eyes glaze over. Also helpful is a nice easy-to-use index. In addition, there is a companion website for the book listed on the back cover that would help keep its information current, for those wanting to take the additional time and effort to use it.
My initial approach to reading this book was to thumb through it and view subject headings, illustrations, and whatever caught my interest. Doing that I learned a lot and got a good sense of the subjects. Then I went back to ones of particular interest.
I especially liked the easy explanations of how to set up your camera and choose the right file format to achieve the quality of picture needed for the size photo you want. There were good illustrations of what too much compression does for a photo, and more, for example.
In sum, I found this book quite helpful, well organized, and will be going back to it whenever I have questions about how to use my digital camera to make great photos.
Digital Photography for Dummies February 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An excellent book for beginners and intermediate photographers. Clear, concise and easy to read. 10 of 10
Great For Newbies December 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was the first book on digital photography that I used when first starting out and I'm grateful I found it. It provided a solid foundation on which to build. I still refer to it occasionally. It does devote considerable space to image editing but I personally like this. Let's face it, 99% of people who do digital for very long end up using an editor. I don't use Photoshop, but the information is still useful.
The book has undergone many editions, and I noticed the latest version now in stores is by a different author. I took a look at it and in my opinion Adair's version is better, the fourth edition is anyway. There are a lot of crappy and totally useless books on digital photography out there. I can recommend this one for newbies without hesitation. It gets you started, then you'll learn on your own mostly from trial and error.
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