Product Description

Scott Kelby, author of The Digital Photography Book, volume 1 (the world’s best-selling digital photography book of all time), is back with a follow-up to his volume 2 smash best seller, with an entirely new book that picks up right where he left off. It’s even more of that “Ah ha—so that’s how they do it,” straight-to-the-point, skip-the-techno-jargon stuff you can really use today to make your shots even better.

This book truly has a brilliant premise, and here’s how Scott describes it: “If you and I were out on a shoot and you asked me, ‘Hey Scott, I want the light for this portrait to look really soft and flattering. How far back should I put this softbox?’ I wouldn’t give you a lecture about lighting ratios, or flash modifiers. In real life, I’d just turn to you and say, ‘Move it in as close to your subject as you possibly can, without it actually showing up in the shot.’ Well, that’s what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I’ve learned, just like I would with a friend—without all the technical explanations and techie photo speak.”

Each page covers a single concept on how to make your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you’ll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you’re tired of taking shots that look “okay,” and if you’re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, “Why don’t my shots look like that?” then this is the book for you.

This isn’t a book of theory—full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. This is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With nearly 200 more of the most closely guarded photographic “tricks of the trade,” this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos every time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #712 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

About the Author
Scott Kelby is the world’s #1 best-selling author of computer and technology books, as well as Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, and President of the National Association of Photo–shop Pro–fessionals (NAPP). He’s the co-host of the highly acclaimed Photoshop User TV, and teaches digital photo and imaging workshops around the world. Scott is an award-winning author of more than 50 books, including The Adobe Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, andScott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Customer Reviews

Another very useful book indeed...
Having previously purchased Scott Kelby's "The Digital Photography Book" volumes 1 & 2 and found them to be an extremely useful source of information for a budding amateur photographer like myself, I couldn't help but buy the latest Volume 3 edition.

Once again, it packed full of information, such as using your flash like a pro, studio work (which I doubt I will ever need), a whole chapter on lenses, shooting outdoor/people/sports and of course his trademark tips for better photos. Like most people, some of this is useful to me, while other information is not, but that's fine with me.

I find the most useful chapter is the last one "Yet even more recipes to help you get The Shot". On every page is an example shot and Scott details what needs to be done to get that type of shot. Seriously, if Scott released a book jammed packed with just the examples, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it (please Scott...will you do this??).

So in summary, fantastic book but I can only give it 4 out of 5 stars because, quite frankly, the chapters on studio work and sports shots is of no interest to me. Also, when explaining some of the settings/features on Canon DSLRs, it's geared towards the newer and sometimes higher-end models. My 350D doesn't have Live View, nor does it have an LCD display on TOP of the body. Plus I would like to see more (and more!) 'recipes' :)

More of the same
I bought the two previous books, which I read over and over again. These are filled with great everyday tips and will surely make your photos look better.
As for the volume 3, it's more of the same, in the worst sense. It feels very repetitive, the topics are not that useful (and I considered all the topics - studio included - very useful, in the first 2 books!), some the tips are more than obvious. Even the recipes part seems not innovative. Almost everything in this book seems forced, like they wanted badly to release another volume, even without sufficient quality stuff inside.
Though it's very cheap, it's not that terribly helpful. Maybe's why its targeted at amateurs, but even so, most of the information contained is not worth being in a book, let alone from Scott Kelby himself, who has spoiled us all over the years.

More of the same!
If your into studio or wedding photography you would probably think this is great but for the majority of amateurs I think there is to much emphasis on these two genres. Liked book 1, book 2 not quite as good and 3 just too much of the same thing..