ISBN:032147404XBook Description
Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think).
This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here’s how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want the background out of focus?' I wouldn't stand there and give you a lecture about aperture, exposure, and depth of field. In real life, I'd just say, 'Get out your telephoto lens, set your f/stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' You d say, 'OK,' and you'd get the shot. That's what this book is all about. A book of you and I shooting, and I answer the questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend, without all the technical explanations and without all the techno-photo-speak."
This isn't a book of theory—it isn't full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts: this is a book of which button to push, which setting to use, when to use them, and nearly two hundred of the most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade" to get you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with your digital camera every time you press the shutter button.
Here's another thing that makes this book different: each page covers just one trick, just one single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, another pro tool, another pro trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. There's never been a book like it, and if you're tired of taking shots that look "OK," 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./p>
Reviews From AMAZON.COM
An outstanding resource
I have written four books and dozens of articles about teaching, self-defense, martial arts, and related subjects. After spending thousands of dollars hiring professional photographers to illustrate my works I finally decided that I'd be best off taking the pictures myself. The challenge was that I had no idea how to go about doing that. After reading this outstanding book, I not only know how to take my own professional-quality pictures but can do so time after time.
Kelby's advice is straightforward, painless to read, easy to understand, and immensely practical. No technical jargon and complicated explanations here, just simple, trouble-free guidance that anyone can take advantage of. I purchased this book for less than $12 and have already saved more than $2,500 in photographer fees. I am hugely grateful for this fine work!
A must for any photo wannabee or enthusiast
I bought this book just prior to receiving my new Nikon D70s digital camera and cannot wait to utilize the valuable tips contained within. A well-written (often humorous) guide to getting better photos using time-tested techniques that the author advocates. Nicely illustrated with examples of just what the author is trying to convey in each chapter. A real must for those of us hoping to improve our photography abilities.