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The Taking Great
Pictures chapters in the third book are the core of my curriculum for both
the beginner and intermediate classes, as the content is easy to
understand, explains photographic techniques clearly, and can be applied
by any digital photographer. The beginner classes simply receive less
challenging picture taking assignments, as they work with composition,
close-ups, portraits, and sports photography. They also get a lot of use
out of the section on scenic photography, as the landscapes here are
spectacular.
The beginner
classes stop when they finish the fourth book on the Basics of Image
Editing. The more advanced image editing chapters, which use Adobe
Photoshop Elements, are reserved for the intermediate classes. I do put
both groups to work learning to restore old photos, because everyone seems
to enjoy this.
All in all I
have found this book to be a wonderful learning tool, and like it better
than traditional textbooks for teaching digital photography.
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7 in 1 has it all. A total encyclopedia in one., February 18, 2006
Reviewer: Mr. Donald D. Wright "House of Wright"
This is truly an excellent reference book. I was in the process of buying
a scanner and upgrading a digital camera. It was helpful on both counts.
A great reference as well as instruction book.
Only one suggestion I would make to the author when he updates.
Explain the pro's and con's about 3 or 4 in one machines. For instance is
the scanning as good as a stand alone scanner.
All in all a wonderful investment. Makes my other books on the subject
obsolete.
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I'm using this as a textbook in my classes., May 15, 2004
Reviewer: A reader
I teach digital photography at a community college, both for college
credit and in evening adult education classes, and have found this book to
be the perfect textbook for my beginner and intermediate courses. The
first Overview book is about 82 pages long, and provides a good
introduction to digital photography. My students learn a little about
digital equipment, how to acquire photos, do simple editing, organize
them, and make prints. I generally either skip the second book or assign
it for extra credit, because it talks about choosing a camera and
accessories, setting up a computer, and working with printers and
scanners.
The Taking Great Pictures chapters in the third book are the core of my
curriculum for both the beginner and intermediate classes, as the content
is easy to understand, explains photographic techniques clearly, and can
be applied by any digital photographer. The beginner classes simply
receive less challenging picture taking assignments, as they work with
composition, close-ups, portraits, and sports photography. They also get a
lot of use out of the section on scenic photography, as the landscapes
here are spectacular.
The beginner classes stop when they finish the fourth book on the Basics
of Image Editing. The more advanced image editing chapters, which use
Adobe Photoshop Elements, are reserved for the intermediate classes. I do
put both groups to work learning to restore old photos, because everyone
seems to enjoy this.
All in all I have found this book to be a wonderful
learning tool, and like it better than traditional textbooks for teaching
digital photography.
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Excellent whether you're a beginner...or not., May 12, 2004
Reviewer: Eldris J.
This book is easy to read, has plenty of examples, tells you what to do to
get good composition, talks about how digital cameras can get great
photos, and much more. I have read the "Complete Idiot's" version of
Digital Photography and while that book was OK, this one covers more
information that I was looking for, particularly how to store and
archive/organize digital photos as well as go into impressive detail on a
lot of basic photography stuff. While this book isn't perfect, it's very,
very good for a beginner to intermediate user and is fun to read. I have
learned a lot so far. Also, it helps to have different books to read on
the same subject of digital photography and this is a welcome edition to
that learning "package."
I've looked at other books besides the Dummies and Idiots guides, and this
may be the most complete reference to date for digital photography.
There's lots of stuff in the book that pertains to ANY kind of
photography. If photographers use the book the way Dummies books are
really meant to be used--by turning to the topic that most interests them
at the moment, or the part that will help them with a specific
(photographic) problem--they'll find plenty of valuable information. One
thing they won't find, however, is much about setting f-stops and shutter
speeds (though there's quite a bit about the connection between film speed
and shutter speed). But then most digital photographers just put their
cameras on "P" (for program) and let the camera make those settings for
them! While the reading and presentation is easy, the depth of material is
actually surprisingly thorough. Beginning, or even some advanced
photographers, will be referring to this book more than once, over time..
Hey, where was this book when I started in photography?
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