Digital Photography for Dummies (2nd ed) 2nd Edition by Julie Adair King (PDF)

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You’ll be smiling behind the camera after you master all the tips and tricks exposed in the second edition of Digital Photography For Dummies by photographer and digital imaging expert Julie Adair King. This updated guide to taking great pictures with a digital camera — whether you’re shooting for fun or for profit — delivers up-to-the-minute advice on everything from selecting the right camera to using advanced image-correction techniques, all written in clear, concise terms and presented with easy-to-follow steps. With traditional 35mm cameras, after your picture is taken, that’s it. But with digital camera images, the fun is just starting. Run your digital images through a variety of special effects, from adjusting the color balance to cropping out unwanted elements or sharpening the focus. Create new images for your Web site, send your pictures to friends and family over the Internet, or print your suitable-for-framing pix on high-quality paper. Plus, Digital Photography For Dummies, 2nd Edition, comes with a bonus CD-ROM loaded with image-editing utilities, such as Kodak Picture Easy 3.1, Spin Panorama 1.0, and trial versions of several popular tools and programs, including Adobe’s award-winning photo-manipulation program, Photoshop 5.

User’s Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I agree with other reviewers that this is definitely a “mini.” But if you’re a film photographer and already know the difference between an f stop and a shutter setting and you just bought your first digital camera, you will find it useful. It includes straight forward explanations of file format, resolution, white balance, downloading images and organizing your image library.If you’re new to photography and just bought your first camera, you’ll need a book with more meat. The chapter called Take Your Best Shot contains useful information but it isn’t nearly enough. Missing is information about different kinds of digital cameras, what shutter speeds and f stop settings actually do and other photography basics.

⭐I had just brought a DSLR camera and after having paid more for a camera than I ever had in life I wanted to know how to use it. I turned the camera on and out popped a dizzying array of information. Everything was there FStop, ISO and shutter speed stuff. The camera came with a basic flash that had its own attendant functions. What are the pro’s and con’s of ISO, versus FStop versus Shutter Speed. Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition is more a very general introduction to what questions you should be asking about digital photography. The introduction to ISO, FStop and Shutter Speed are very basic in that you just barely know what they are and what they do. Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition gives you just enough information to point your DSLR and shoot a halfway good picture. Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition tells you just enough about digital photography to make you comfortable enough to proceed. Unfortunately in so few pages there is little of true value in Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition. Honestly if I had it to do again I’d bypass Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition in favor of buying a book that takes my introduction to photography to greater levels of detailed handholding in a learning process.

⭐I got the Kindle edition of this because I am new to digital photography and wanted to have something very portable and searchable. This mini edition was just the thing. It is really mini but covers the basic points in a concise and understandable way. I’ve used it on my Kindle Keyboard and my Kindle Fire. There’s no loss of clarity because of the lack of color in the KK.

⭐This is definitely what it’s described as, a quick overview of camera basics and explanations. I think it took me all of 15 minutes to read. If you’ve never operated a camera before (be it a point and shoot, or DSLR) this is a quick overview of the basic functions of camera operation. If you’re a novice or higher, this really won’t provide anything of value (in my humble opinion). It does give a decent explanation on the “rule of thirds” for image composition. A quick and easy read for sure, but I didn’t learn anything that I didn’t already know. Oh well, in this case I got exactly what I paid for. Overall it’s not horrible at all, I personally just need something a little more robust for my current photography skill.

⭐Although the book gives you a lot of excellent information, it did not address the definications of the terms, apeture, ISO, F stop…. etc. I wanted to know what they are not just when to use them. It tells you to use a specific setting for certain pictures. So if you are going to just point and shoot this book will help you.

⭐I found this book more helpful than the manual and it will get you started. However, I found other resources that were more helpful without wading through a plethora of pages that give the same information. It is fail safe and will answer basic questions but I found some of the other books by professional photographers a bit more engaging. It is what it claims to be just not much more.

⭐Misleading in content and details. Just a trick to get you to by the bigger book. But at 99 cents, can’t complain. I should have been a wiser shopper.

⭐This book is wonderful. It gives a lot of information and instruction in a way that is very easily understood. I am so glad I downloaded it.

⭐Easy reading with humour makes it easy to understand. I have been taking digital photo’s for several years on a point and shoot basis. Now having everything explained in easy to understand terms builds the confidence to experiment with the other buttons on the camera if I make a mistake it will be easy to rectify, a lot to gain and nothing to lose.Michael

⭐More basic than I thought it was going to be but considering the price I really have no complaint. It could be of value to a beginner. I am no expert but this was not for me but I will pass it on to a deserving friend.

⭐When ordering i did not notice the (Mini Edition) this can be read on one toilet visit. and offers a little basic advice.Important to consider not downloading the book as your never sure what you will get, as in this case (not the whole book). Buy the book itself if you must.

⭐Does what it says on the tin. Im an experienced photographer now but this helped alightly. Having used photo wditing programs for a number of yeara i skipped the how to print and how to get the photos from the camera parts. Which waa a great portion of the book

⭐I have several photographic books – digital or otherwise but had to have this one – “dummies” books are great, technical without being geeky and simple to understand. Recommend this

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