Digital Photography For Dummies
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.28 (582 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0764506463 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-04-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
And since retouching is one of the principal benefits of digital photography, she spends a fair amount of time discussing photo-editing software. Such tips will come as a relief to fledgling photographers on a budget, or novices who may have thought they had to use the highest-quality settings at all times. Author Julie Adair King, a photographer and graphics-software specialist, deftly explains such concepts as resolution, f-stop, and compression. Her advice on all aspects of the field is well thought out and simple without being condescending. --John Frederick Moore. She is also refreshingly upfront about the differences between film-based and digital photography, spelling out the latter's shortcomings early on. She informs readers, for example, that you needn't use high-pixel resolutions simply for placing images on a Web page. If you're comfortable with the concept of photography but find the dig
This third edition of Julie Adair King's already-popular book also includes 16 full-color pages that clearly demonstrate the effects of the techniques described in the text. The price of digital cameras is dropping, and amateurs and professionals alike are pointing and clicking digitally. The ease of composing, editing, printing, and e-mailing these photos has also contributed to digital photography's growing popularity. Explore how to take better pictures and transfer these files to your computer. This book also shows you how to adjust exposure and contrast, sharpen focus, crop images, and display your pictures after they are printed. The enclosed CD-ROM provides you with . Digital Photography For Dummi
A helpful primer Scott Sherman I'm pretty computer savvy, but knew little about digital cameras or photo manipulation software until I read this book. It's a very good primer and especially strong on the uses of graphics software. It's extremely readable for a computer tome, but yet has enough detail to use as a reference. I als. Donna Dance said Five Stars. Perfect for those starting out in digit photography. J.J. said Great book for beginners or experienced. I have been using a digital camera for some time and recently started taking pictures for different organizations. I wanted to "kick my picture taking up a knotch" and this book helped me with suggestions on equipment, software and general knowledge everyone can use. You would not be wasteing your