Daniel Grotta & Sally Wiener Grotta
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"Read a little, then go shoot some pictures. Study your photos, read some more. See what you and that camera can do... together." |
PC Magazine Guide to Digital Photography"Photography is not technology.... Please keep that in mind as you read this book. Don't let your camera's buttons and menus, pixels and ports get in the way of your personal vision of what it is that has driven you to learn more about photography.... In PC Magazine Guide to Digital Photography, we aim to help you develop the knowledge and skills that will eventually make the technology transparent to you, so that when you pick up your digital camera, all you'll have to concentrate on is getting the picture. We will explain the technology, of course. But more than that, we'll help you understand how to function with technology and assist you in making intelligent choices regarding camera settings and photo composition by explaining why they work. And going even further, we'll give you informed advice on the best ways to get great photographs that serve your needs and satify your artistic sensibilities."
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Reading and using PC Magazine Guide to Digital Photography is like having a hands-on private workshop with Daniel Grotta and Sally Wiener Grotta. These renowned digital photography gurus liberally share their knowledge of lighting, settings, focus, file formats, communicating with pictures and much more.
Go one-on-one with the pros: • Choose a camera that fits your needs, budget and photography style • Understand resolution, compression, pixels and file formats • Learn how to easily use shutter speed, lighting and depth of field to take control over your photography • Discover the power behind common sense white balance and color • Explore what it takes to compose great photos in all kinds of situations • Pick up tricks for extending battery life and memory storage, shooting and editing on the fly, and tagging images for particular uses • Explore the best ways to transfer images to a computer and cool ways to share photos with family and friends • Learn expert tips on image-editing, fixing bad photos, organizing and archiving digital images, and making sure that prints look as good on paper as they do on the screen |
