books about: photo     books:       The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)46 reviews Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski New Riders Press, 2008 Great for Beginners!!! I am brand spanking new to photography and got PS Elements as a xmas present. The program doesn't really come with any books or how-tos and I didn't want to sit through the tutorial. So I got this book. This way I could go straight to the page where I could get the info I needed, instead of trying to find it through the program. The book is easy to read, easy to follow, basic, and to the ...             The Digital Photography Book488 reviews Scott Kelby Peachpit Press, 2006 Great Books for the pragmatic beginner. Dear fellow amazon.com shoppers, I bought volume 1 and volume 2 of Scott Kelby's books together with my Pentax K200D. As a photo-enthusiast and DSLR starter I really enjoyed reading this two books. Both read very easy and takes you in a fast pace through the basic and intermediate know-abouts of professional digital photography. Volume two picks up right where volume 1 stopped, so both books ...             Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second20 reviews Bryan Peterson Amphoto Books, 2008 Leaving the intellectual muddle out of it, this is a book you'll want to own as a glorious idea generator When I first looked at "Understanding Shutter Speed" by Bryan Peterson on Amazon I wondered how shutter speed, only one of the components of an exposure, made up a book. In fact, there are some organizational problems that are caused by choosing this particular slice as a wedge into the topic of photography. A good editor might well have wondered what the final chapter on "Composition" is doing ...             David Busch's Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR Photography46 reviews David D. Busch Course Technology PTR, 2008 David Busch's D300 Digital SLR Guide - excellent value I bought this book when I bought my D300. My background is that I have owned Nikon SLRs for over 30 years, the most recent being a F90 (N90 in the USA). The D300 is my first digital SLR - I have a Panasonic FZ5 digital point and shoot. So I am pretty familiar with the Nikon film system and SLRs but not digital. The book is over 400 pages long, printed on good quality paper and with ...             The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter)115 reviews Joe McNally New Riders Press, 2008 Great writer and photographer! The book is just perfect for me! Great photographs, lots of talk about lighting and stories that is just long enough.             Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book64 reviews Adobe Creative Team Adobe Press, 2007 Classroom in a Book, a novice's tool I am completely new to a photo editing program like Photoshop CS3 Using the book "Classroom in a Book" has made the learning process so much simpler. Lesson material used is present so that you can see exactly what is being presented in the lesson by comparing what you have done with the pictures presented with the text. You are provided with an overview of what you are expected to learn at ...             The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos31 reviews Michael Freeman Focal Press, 2007 Beautiful photos; lots of words but author really knows about photographic composition design Strengths: Beautiful photographs. Great layout and good titling next to photographs. Weaknesses: The chapters relate to design and composition. The somewhat helpful if the author also focused on the subjects of most photographs as applied to photographs (nature, sports etc). Novice/Intermediate/Advanced Rating: 5/5 Introduction This book is all about design, a most important ...             Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)457 reviews Bryan Peterson Amphoto Books, 2004 Love it! I love photography, and have traded my "hobby" for a "job" and books like this help me take better pictures, therefore making my customers happier. These type of books are very helpful.             The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) Scott Kelby New Riders Press, 2008 Written in concert with Adobe's development of the Photoshop Lightroom 2 Beta, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers - by #1 bestselling computer and technology author, Scott Kelby - is the most complete and concise Lightroom "how-to" book for digital photographers of all skill levels. In The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers, Scott walks readers through the basics of Lightroom use, leading them ...             The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2129 reviews Scott Kelby Peachpit Press, 2008 Great Books for the pragmatic beginner. Dear fellow amazon.com shoppers, I bought volume 1 and volume 2 of Scott Kelby's books together with my Pentax K200D. As a photo-enthusiast and DSLR starter I really enjoyed reading this two books. Both read very easy and takes you in a fast pace through the basic and intermediate know-abouts of professional digital photography. Volume two picks up right where volume 1 stopped, so both books ...             Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-On-One36 reviews Deke McClelland O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007 CS3 one-on-one, A-one!!! I have bought about ten CS3 help books, most are good, this is the best. I don't think Deke has missed anything, and I use this as a handy reference. I don't think you will be disappointed here.             The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography (Amphoto Guide Series)72 reviews Jim Miotke Amphoto Books, 2005 Haven't put it down yet! Just got this book this afternoon and have already read most of it and skimmed through all of it. It is very informative and well written. TONS of pictures showing examples of different techniques used. Overall a great basic book you can always refer to when you need some extra help. I like that it doesn't go too much into Photoshop. I try to take good photos that don't need to be ...             Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography (A Lark Photography Book)10 reviews Ferrell McCollough Lark Books, 2008 Well Written This is an excellent read. This is the third book on HDR that I've read. They have all improved my results. This book is a continued use book, it has info that you can refer to as you game plan for the photo your about to develop. Really filled in some gaps in my knowledge. Gives excellent examples for a number of different HDR software and on what types of images they each excel. I am a ...             Robert Frank: The Americans26 reviews Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008 The definitive "The Americans" We're lucky to have this edition. Robert Frank is an old man with health issues now. That he is healthy enough to oversee this work is wonderful. Everything about this edition - especially in comparison to the 2007 Delpine edition I purchased earlier this year - is first-rate. I wish I had known this was coming out! The book is a little smaller than the Delpine, but that's the only real ...             Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting88 reviews Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, ... Focal Press, 2007 Great book haven't finished the book yet but it's very intresting and full of useful information,some of the stuff that i alresdy knew but didn't how to apply to photography, so it was great to have such a book to put it words, learned alot from it.             The Big Penis Book9 reviews Taschen, 2008 Wow! Oh dear. I am a 70 year old woman and I just happened across this big penis book in my son's room. My son is 45 years old and still single. I think he might be gay. That said, his big penis book is now in my room under my bed. So now my 45 year old single son is probably gay and angry. Well, he should get a job anyway or at least go find some real penis and stop reading about them in books ...             Photoshop Elements 6 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))17 reviews Barbara Obermeier, Ted Padova For Dummies, 2007 It is very halpful. I have used this book to help me edit my pics and it is really helpful.             Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guide40 reviews David D. Busch Wiley, 2007 Perfect! This is the perfect Nikon D40/D40x guide for anyone unfamiliar with DSLRs. I had a somewhat basic understanding of my D40's controls before I bought this book and reading it has made such a difference in my pictures. Highly reccommended!             Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual60 reviews Barbara Brundage Pogue Press, 2007 Elements 6 manual Don't even open Photoshop Elements 6 without having this manual by your side. Very comprehensive, and writen in an easy to understand way.             David Busch's Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Guide to Digital SLR Photography1 review David D. Busch Course Technology PTR, 2008 Well suited for the beginner or intermediate dSLR user! Okay, I admit it- I am very much a noobie to dSLR cameras. I have been reading some of the same sort of generic books that many others have that are recommended to all photographer-wannabes and I've been slowly ascending the dSLR learning curve. But I wanted a book slanted towards beginners or intermediate users that was specifically meant for XSi/450D users. THIS IS THE BOOK! 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