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Perfect Digital Photography 35 reviews
Jay Dickman, Jay Kinghorn
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005
Good Information
+ Perfect Digital Photography
+ Reaching for perfection with "Perfect Digital Photography"
First off, this is written for the more "serious" amateur. It does, therefore, figure that you are probably something of a photographer to begin with. He refers to f/stops and other "more technical" photographic terms. I am just beginning to get into photography, so some of what he was talking ...
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The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)32 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2005
Dont think - Just buy it!!
+ Love it!!
+ Helped a bunch!
+ Good book
+ Great insight for PSPE 4, but a little light
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National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Secrets to Making Great Pictures93 reviews
Peter K. Burian, Robert Caputo
National Geographic, 1999
Great book by great authors!
+ Excellent Book
+ Excellent 2nd Edition.
+ Great book
+ Learn to shoot like a pro with ease
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One (One-On-One)99 reviews
Deke McClelland
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005
For eager starters
+ Illustrator CS2 Bible
+ Excellent Course Book for People at All Skill Levels
+ textbook for a solid photoshop education
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How to Look At Photographs 7 reviews
David Finn
Harry N. Abrams, 1994
Not helpful in the Least
Too amorphous and self-referential to be helpful. The author emphasizes extreme subjectivity instead of a more useful, systematic framework for reading photographic text. There's no room for aesthetics here. Finn implies that the act of looking is so highly personal as to preclude the use of any ...
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Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images 15 reviews
Terry Barrett
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1999
Getting Better
When I reviewed the third edition of this book several years ago, I didn't rate it highly, but I thought that perhaps the fourth edition might be a better book, and it is.
Despite its subtitle, which might lead you to believe it is about understanding pictures, the bulk of this book is directed ...
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel Digital Field Guide144 reviews
Charlotte K. Lowrie
Visual, 2005
An indepensible guide for the Amature/Enthusiest Photographer
+ Excellet Book
+ Perfect Accessory For The XTi
+ Good summary of camera features!
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Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual89 reviews
Barbara Brundage
Pogue Press, 2005
exceptional
+ Very Helpful
+ Photoshop Elements 5---The Missing Manual
+ Like it, but.....
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The A-Z of Creative Photography: Over 70 Techniques Explained in Full20 reviews
Lee Frost
Amphoto Books, 1998
Great book for teaching photography
+ Top book - Not for the DSLR era
+ Some fun projects
As a photography teacher I had one copy of this book and have used it periodically throughout the years for suggestions with assignments. Now I will be teaching an adv. photo class and have ordered one for each student as a kind of text book. This book give a 1-2 page detailed but to the point ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop ...70 reviews
Martin Evening
Focal Press, 2005
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers
+ Intermediate Reading
+ Excellent
+ Of all my CS2 Books, this one is a cut above.
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The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)32 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2005
Dont think - Just buy it!!
+ Love it!!
+ Helped a bunch!
+ Good book
+ Great insight for PSPE 4, but a little light
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The A-Z of Creative Photography: Over 70 Techniques Explained in Full20 reviews
Lee Frost
Amphoto Books, 1998
Great book for teaching photography
+ Top book - Not for the DSLR era
+ Some fun projects
As a photography teacher I had one copy of this book and have used it periodically throughout the years for suggestions with assignments. Now I will be teaching an adv. photo class and have ordered one for each student as a kind of text book. This book give a 1-2 page detailed but to the point ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One (One-On-One)99 reviews
Deke McClelland
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005
For eager starters
+ Illustrator CS2 Bible
+ Excellent Course Book for People at All Skill Levels
+ textbook for a solid photoshop education
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Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images15 reviews
Terry Barrett
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1999
Getting Better
When I reviewed the third edition of this book several years ago, I didn't rate it highly, but I thought that perhaps the fourth edition might be a better book, and it is.
Despite its subtitle, which might lead you to believe it is about understanding pictures, the bulk of this book is directed ...
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How to Look At Photographs7 reviews
David Finn
Harry N. Abrams, 1994
Not helpful in the Least
Too amorphous and self-referential to be helpful. The author emphasizes extreme subjectivity instead of a more useful, systematic framework for reading photographic text. There's no room for aesthetics here. Finn implies that the act of looking is so highly personal as to preclude the use of any ...
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National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Secrets to Making Great Pictures93 reviews
Peter K. Burian, Robert Caputo
National Geographic, 1999
Great book by great authors!
+ Excellent Book
+ Excellent 2nd Edition.
+ Great book
+ Learn to shoot like a pro with ease
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel Digital Field Guide144 reviews
Charlotte K. Lowrie
Visual, 2005
An indepensible guide for the Amature/Enthusiest Photographer
+ Excellet Book
+ Perfect Accessory For The XTi
+ Good summary of camera features!
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Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual89 reviews
Barbara Brundage
Pogue Press, 2005
exceptional
+ Very Helpful
+ Photoshop Elements 5---The Missing Manual
+ Like it, but.....
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Perfect Digital Photography35 reviews
Jay Dickman, Jay Kinghorn
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005
Good Information
+ Perfect Digital Photography
+ Reaching for perfection with "Perfect Digital Photography"
First off, this is written for the more "serious" amateur. It does, therefore, figure that you are probably something of a photographer to begin with. He refers to f/stops and other "more technical" photographic terms. I am just beginning to get into photography, so some of what he was talking ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop ...70 reviews
Martin Evening
Focal Press, 2005
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers
+ Intermediate Reading
+ Excellent
+ Of all my CS2 Books, this one is a cut above.
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