Product Description

∗ Digital SLR camera sales are estimated at 2.7 million units in 2005 and 4.5 million units in 2006; digital SLR cameras costing less than $500 are expected by the end of 2005
∗ This bargain–priced, full–color guide is the ideal resource for new digital SLR photographers
∗ Offers well–organized coverage of camera facts and features as well as specific techniques for photographing people, sports, nature, and other genres
∗ Covers image–editing techniques using Photoshop CS2, including levels, curves, Unsharp Mask, and color calibration

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #273865 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-28
• Released on: 2006-02-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 140 pages

About the Author
Founded in 1987, Youngjin.com is a leading South Korean book publisher. They′re known for great graphics and digital photography books, featuring exceptionally stylish designs and consistently high quality images.

Customer Reviews

A small bargain book FULL of great advice
The first thing I have to say about this book is the price. £9.99 (or cheaper if like me you've bought it from amazon)and what great value. It's a small-sized book but contains over 200 pages packed of what comes across as serious professional advice. If you've just bought your first DSLR then this book should be read. It's the little things that make this book stand out such as by starting with the differences between SLR's and normal compact digital cameras, how to hold your camera and even how to breathe when taking pictures! (something I never really thought of before but something which makes perfect sense). There's an extremely detailed section on lenses (something which I'm sure I'll go back to as a beginner), fully explained sections on lighting and accessories but the most interesting is the chapters on techniques for shooting different subjects and locations. The author Darrell Tan gives sound advice on weddings, sports photography, still life, night scenes and loads more. Being a small book none of the photos are huge but they all seem to fit into the book's funky format. All in all, a nice little purchase which has given me loads of advice.

Useful but not overly inspiring
For the price I would say that if you are new this photgraphy malarky then this book would make a good addition to another, more detailed guide. It does a decent job but lacks real depth, the photographs it contains are small and without description of the setup for the shot.

Not a bad guide, but spoilt by small and poor quality images
This book has a nice layout, with staight forward explanations and definitions of commonly used photographic terminolgy. It covers a range of fundamental techniques of Digital SLR photography in brief, plain English and explains reasoning behind desired shot settings.
However, it has a huge flaw throughout. Many of the images featured in the book are a comparison of the results produced by different shot settings, but are too small to really see any difference let alone draw valid comparison. Also a number of the images aren't particularly good photographs and some aren't particuarly suited to the purpose they have been used for. For a photography book this is a major let down. Although it must be said that it is cheaper than many of the more expensive books with liberal full page shots and comparisons. Personally i would rather spend a little more for a book that i know i will continue to enjoy refering back to.

In conclusion - a reasonable book from a descriptive technical view - let down by poor illustations. I would not have bought this book if I had seen it first.