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Digital Photography For Dummies

Author: Visit Amazon's Julie Adair King Page | Language: English | ISBN: 1118092031 | Format: EPUB

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From the Back Cover

Get going with your digital camera and start taking great photos right away!

Whether you're considering your first digital camera, planning to graduate from point-and-shoot to dSLR, or wondering about your camera's features, you need this bestselling guide! It tells you things you won't find in the camera manual, like time-honored photographic techniques, tips for certain types of photography, printing options, and much more.

• What you need — learn what the different camera features do and determine what works for the way you take pictures

• Ready, aim, shoot — set up your camera and learn how to get the best shots in any mode

• Take control — explore your camera's setting options and apply them to get better photos

• Learn from the pros — experiment with recommended settings and techniques for portraits, close-ups, action shots, and landscapes

• Bring them to life — review photos using your camera's playback features, then download and share them

Open the book and find:

• Advice on choosing the camera that best suits your needs

• Set-up options that produce better photos

• Accessories your digital studio should have

• How to get better action shots

• When to shift your dSLR out of auto mode for better results

• All about using (and not using) flash

• How to diagnose and fix focus problems

• Ten essential camera care tips

Learn to:

• Take better pictures with your point-and-shoot camera or dSLR

• Set your camera to improve color, focus, and lighting

• Upload, edit, and share your great photos

IN FULL COLOR!

About the Author

Julie Adair King has been writing about digital cameras and photography since 1997. Julie's current bestsellers include several guides on Nikon and Canon cameras.

• Product Details
• Table of Contents
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• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 7 edition (March 27, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781118092033
• ISBN-13: 978-1118092033
• ASIN: 1118092031
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Introduction 1

Part I: Gearing Up 7

Chapter 1: Choosing Your First (Or Next) Digital Camera 9

Chapter 2: Extra Goodies for Extra Fun 49

Part II: Easy Does It: Taking the Fast Track to Great Pics 73

Chapter 3: Getting Your Camera Ready to Go 75

Chapter 4: Easy Does It: Great Photos in Automatic Mode 103

Part III: Moving Beyond Full Auto 121

Chapter 5: Taking Control of Exposure 123

Chapter 6: Manipulating Focus and Color 157

Chapter 7: Getting the Shot: How the Pros Do It 191

Part IV: From Camera to Computer and Beyond 215

Chapter 8: Viewing and Downloading Your Pictures 217

Chapter 9: Printing Your Pictures 237

Chapter 10: Onscreen, Mr. Sulu! 257

Part V: The Part of Tens 283

Chapter 11: Ten Great Online Resources 285

Chapter 12: Top Ten Maintenance and Emergency Care Tips 289

Appendix: Glossary of Digital Photography Terms 297

Index 307

I have never read the any of the "Dummies" books...I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this particular "Dummy" book. Digital Photography for Dummies contains just about anything you need to know about the world of digital cameras: storing images, transferring images, printing etc. and a bunch of (well marked) trivia you'll never use but you'll be glad you read....
It seems digital cameras and taking photos with aforementioned equipment isn't quite enough to fill an entire book. To skirt the lack of material afforded by concentrating solely on the taking a good picture and being done with the whole mess Digital Photography for Dummies includes plenty of pages spent on various digital image-editing programs. This may seem odd to those of you who are used to the way some traditional photography books read (many focus on getting the picture right the first time) but once you accept the benefits of going digital the inclusion of methods to manipulate the image is necessary. As Julie Adair King notes: you can make a pretty average picture into a pretty good picture if you spend a little time with a decent image-editing program. Don't believe Julie Adair King? That's okay Digital Photography for Dummies is packaged with a compact disc that contains a bevy of useful software including a Photoshop Elements demo so you can actually see for yourself just how powerful digital photography can be.
One of the better features of Digital Photography for Dummies is the photo examples found throughout. Julie Adair King's visual examples are the best use of figures I have ever run across. Every point Julie Adair King makes with a figure is very well made...

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