Ready to learn the art and science of creating stunning photographs? This book will get you started. It provides specifics for getting started with photography and taking control of your camera. You’ll find everything you need to capture the incredible photos you’ve been after, including: -choosing the best camera and gear, -setting up your camera
Ready to learn the art and science of creating stunning photographs? This book will get you started. It provides specifics for getting started with photography and taking control of your camera. You’ll find everything you need to capture the incredible photos you’ve been after, including: -choosing the best camera and gear, -setting up your camera to capture the best photos possible, -mastering the exposure process, -taking sharp photos, -turning snapshots into compositions, -editing your photos quickly and easily (without using Photoshop), -displaying your photos online or in print. The difference between this book and other “intro to photography” guides is that this one is set up as a path to follow rather than just a cursory list of concepts and options. It will make you a better photographer in a much shorter time. As an added bonus, you’ll find free videos and tutorials at Outdoor Photo Academy to build upon the foundation provided in this book.
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User friendly writing style helps all I recently read Jim’s book to reinforce what I’ve read before. However, his style of writing is so much clearer for all photographers, but especially beginners, that I highly recommend it to anyone in photography! Having just returned from a trip where I took lots (too many?) of photos, I decided to finally jump into Lightroom, based on his recommendation. His step by step instructions for doing a quick edit on landscape resulted in results I had not had prior. Again, his user friendly writing…
Excellent Beginning If you are just starting out in photography you can’t beat this book to help you get started. I have read several web articles, a couple of books and have taken an internet class. None helps the beginner more than this book.
A solid foundation! I wish someone would have given me this book when I was starting out with digital photography. You can find all of the information in this book, but you’ll have to look all over the web to find it. Jim lays out the information in a concise and easy to follow method and gives the reader tools to be successful. I like the tips for Adobe Lightroom. When I first got lightroom, there were so many adjustments to be made and difficult to know where to start. This book gives a great starting point that…