Product Description

Now that you’ve bought the amazing Canon 50D, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use the 50D to take great pictures. With Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.

Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Jeff Revell, and you will:

• Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the 50D
• Use the 50D’s automatic modes to get better shots right away
• Move on to the Creative zone, where you have full control over the look and feel of your images
• Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more
• Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits
• Find out how to get great shots in low light
• Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter

With Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you’ll learn not only what makes a great shot work—you’ll learn how to get that shot using your 50D.

And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your 50D to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/canon_50dfromsnapshotstogreatshots.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5256 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover
Canon's new EOS 50D bridges the gap between the novice and the seasoned pro with a perfect combination of high-speed and quality. For anyone who has upgraded from their point-and-shoot or first DSLR to a Canon 50D and wants to get the best shots possible but isn't sure what to do next. There's the manual of course, as well as competing books, and while they all tell 50D owners, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows them exactly how to use their camera to create great images! Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots has one goal: to teach 50D owners how to make great shots using their Canon camera. It teaches them how to use their 50D to create the type of photographs that inspired them to buy the camera in the first place. Everything in the book is in service of creating a great image. Starting with the top ten things they need to know about their camera, photographer Jeff Revell then carefully guides them through the Basic modes and into the Advanced modes of the camera. They'll get practical advice from a pro on which settings to use when, great shooting tips, and even end-of-chapter assignments that will allow 50D owners to immediately put to use all the great info in each chapter.

About the Author
Jeff Revell has been shooting professionally for more than 25 years, and has a wide range of expertise in everything from landscape to travel to urban photography. Widely known as the photographer behind the popular Photowalk Pro blog (revellphotography.com/blog), Jeff shares inspirational images, hosts lively discussions, and creates tutorials on digital photography techniques. In addition, he leads training classes and hands-on workshops on digital imaging technology around the globe.

Customer Reviews

A must for Canon 50d Owners!!
What a fantastic book - a must for all new owners of the Canon 50d.

Whilst the owners manual explains the buttons and settings it does not explain how to get the best out of a fantastic piece of kit.

This manual goes through the basic elements of using the camera in the first four chapters and then looks at the creative zones in order to give guidance and tips for the types of photography - landscapes, moving targets, portraits, mood lighting, etc.

It has a whole host of tips and starts with a top ten list of items to consider when taking it out of the box.

I took the book on holiday just after buying the camera and spent a lot of time reading and practicing the techniques and you can certainly get some fantastic results.

Well done to the author - Jeff Revell

Well written, easy to undestand guide to use the Canon 50D.
I found the book very easy to read and follow. I like the personal way the book was written and how the author recommends ways to experiment with the camera. I like the instruction manual that comes with the camera, but this book adds another dimension, by providing pictures and projects to try at the end of each chapter. Overall a good book, that I would recommend to the amateur photographer.

canon 50D
I got my 50D last december so im still getting use to it, i've found this book very useful its full of information on the 50D and has some good tips on taking great pictures. well worth the money