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Hands-On digital photography
By George Schaub
If you are new to digital photography, this is one new book that you
might want to check out. It is written by the editor of
Shutterbug Magazine and is geared towards the newcomer to digital
photography. It cover all of the bells and whistles that are
unique to digital cameras and does it with sets of exercises that
covers each topic. There is no guessing, as you will observe
what is happening with before-&-after illustrations. They are
sizable and easy to see, unlike many books for which you need a
magnifying glass. The illustrations in this book are actually
above average in size and example quality. A great tool for
digital beginners.
This soft cover book is about 9x10 inches, with 176 pages, retails
for US-$24.95 – and is published by AMPHOTO BOOKS at:
www.watsonguptill.com
I Rate it: A
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Digital SLR Handbook
By John Freeman
This is another book from Amphoto Books on digital photography, but
this one is geared towards experienced digital users who want to get
more from their digital equipment and create even better images.
It is user friendly, even though it covers more advanced techniques,
and it’s the kind of book that you may want to pack along on photo
trips. It is filled with info that you will use every time you
go out shooting.
This soft cover book is about 7x9 inches, with 256 pages, retails
for US-$19.95 – and is published by AMPHOTO BOOKS at:
www.watsonguptill.com
I Rate it: A
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The
Nikon D200 Dbook
By Helmut Kraus, Rudolf Krahn, Rainer Dorau
The first thing you will notice about this book is that it looks
like they forgot to put the pages in it (only has 45 of them), but
that is because the book itself is more like the index for the CD,
which is what the book is really about. That CD is a 580 page
interactive manual for the Nikon D-200 camera. If you bought
one of these cameras, or are about to, here is the first tool that
you should get to go with it. It will probably become your
most important accessory for your camera. (I have the Nikon D-200
and I know that there seems to be controls everywhere you look and I
wouldn’t be surprised if I still haven’t found them all). Here is a
new book/CD that will show you how to take advantage of all your
camera has to offer. You can also check out their web site for
a Dbook created for other camera models.
This hardback book is about 6x9 inches, with 45 pages, retails for
US-$44.95 - and is published by RockyNook and distributed by
O’Reilly Media and can be checked out at:
www.oreilly.com
I Rate it: A+
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Dynamic Learning Photoshop CS3
By Jennifer Smith &
AGI
Creative Team
Here is a new Photoshop CS3 training book, but probably not like
most others that you have seem. Dynamic Learning was written
by top Photoshop experts. This is not just a book! It
also contains a training CD with 13 self-paced lessons - start at
the beginning or start at the end, it's up to you, or go back to a
previous lesson to refresh your memory. The CD contains
everything you need to do the lessons and it runs on both Mac & PC.
CD training is always easier than trying to figure out what someone
was talking about in a book alone.
This soft cover book, plus CD, is about 7x9 inches, with 349 pages,
retails for US-$44.99 - and is published by O’Reilly Media and can
be checked out at:
www.oreilly.com
I Rate it: A++
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Digital Infrared Pro Secrets
By David D. Busch
A lot of people are trying their hand at digital infrared
photography. Doing it with film has always been very time
consuming and expensive, but other than magazine articles, there are
not many books on the subject of digital infrared. Here is a
new one that makes up for all of that. This book is more of a
combination how-to/manual that takes you all through this form of
photography, plus all of the neat things that can be done with it
digitally. This book covers an array of subjects that can be
used with infrared and not just the old-time standard landscape.
It is richly illustrated, including before and after shots, nicely
captioned, and there are plenty of tips and ideas for your own IR
work. This is the kind of reference book that you will take
along with you on all of your future IR trips.
This soft cover book is about 7x9 inches, with 270 pages, retails
for US-$39.99 – and is published by Thomson Course Technology and
can be ordered from: www.courseptr.com
I Rate it: A+
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DreamWeaver CS3
The Missing Manual
By David Sawyer McFarland
Many photographers are now building their own web sites to show
their images and many are choosing DreamWeaver to do the job.
Creating your own web site also means learning a software program
and this is probably the best book to utilize in order to accomplish
the task. The 995 pages of DreamWeaver CS3 means that this is
a BIG book and that also means that you will be obtaining all the
knowledge you need in order to design and build your web site.
This book covers everything from start to finish with 140 pages of
step-by-step tutorials, plus pages of design info, tips & tricks of
the trade, forms, and all around professional guidance. With what
you can learn from this one book you could even start your own web
design business - it is that good.
This soft cover book is about 7x9 inches, with 995 pages, retails
for US-$44.99 - and is published by Pogue Press and distributed by
O’Reilly Media and can be checked out at:
www.oreilly.com
I Rate it: A+
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Advanced Digital Photography
Techniques & Tips for Creating
Professional Quality Images
By Tom Ang
If you are new to digital photography you might want to check out
this how-to book on the subject. The book covers just about
everything from beginner info to advanced techniques for creating
great images, and includes many step-by-step and before & after
illustrations. However, if you already have any of the other
books by Ang, you may not need this one. It is more or less
just a reprint of his past books, with new images added to
illustrate this new one. I’d check it out before buying, as
they are starting to look like one copy after another of the same
material - “if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.”
This soft cover book is about 8x10 inches, with 144 pages, retails
for US-$24.95 – and is published by AMPHOTO BOOKS at:
www.watsonguptill.com
I Rate it: B+
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How To Succeed in Commercial Photography
Insights from a Leading Consultant
By Selina Maitreya
Here is a nice new how-to/info/reference book that anyone interested
in becoming a commercial photographer should have on hand.
There is usually no one better from whom to learn a business than
someone who’s job it has been to consult in that business.
This book gives you the info you will need to know, along with all
of the problems that turn up, and shows you how to deal with the
ever-changing photo business world.
This soft cover book is about 6x9 inches, with 225 pages, retails
for US-$19.95 – and is published by Allworth Press at:
www.allworth.com
I Rate it: A
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