Design Bookshelf for designers, desktop publishing, graphics
and digital photography
| ... This is as much a general survey of digital cameras
as it is a handbook for shooting, capture, and manipulation of the shots. Through
400 pages Deke and Katrin take you through the workings of digital cameras, how they're
different from film cameras, and what it means to you. Then they give a bit of shopping
help in selecting a camera, and how to build a digital darkroom. (An oxymoron since
digital requires no darkroom!) ... You'll get practical image-editing techniques and you'll see how to set up lighting, props, flash equipment and all the essentials of capturing the right photo for your needs. ... Deke pulls a lot of info from his other Photoshop books, and we wish the writers would have addressed more information about the software that comes with the various cameras. One source of questions we get are from readers using the cameras who either don't own Photoshop, or who are attempting to make the camera software jump through hoops. I do not think it would have been beneath Deke to delve a bit into PhotoDeluxe which now ships with most of the better cameras... but sad to say PhotoDeluxe is only mentioned once in the book. (Actually in a line that entices you to buy more of Deke's books! That's marketing!). |
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... Additionally, the most popular use for digital camera
is still web work, and unfortunately this is a weak area of the book -- testament
to the fact that Deke is still primarily a print production guru and falls short
somewhat in imaging for the web. We suspect Deke's name is on the book for the use
of recycled Photoshop content, and sales appeal while the real meat and potatoes
comes from Katlin. Don't quote us on that! (He says with a shy grin.) ...
But folks, this is the ONLY book on Digital Photography, and the one you should get.
I've already learned a number of tricks and have answered maybe a dozen of emails
from LETTERS@. ... You've spent hundreds, maybe thousands on that digital camera, now spend another $35 (at the Design Center) and make your photos look like they were taken by a pro on pro equipment. Read Real World Digital Photography, use the information and your photos will shine! <- Previous Page List Price: Paperback - 400 pages (June 1999) Peachpit Pr; ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.88 x 8.97 x 7.00 |
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