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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: The book is beautifully illustrated. The specific examples are good for those who already know more than the basics in photography. In order for this to be a great book, it would need more elementary information so that a novice could pick it up and apply the techniques discussed. While I would recommend the book for someone who already knows how to use a camera, I do not think it is a 'complete guide to digital photography.'
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Summary: An excellent book
Review: This book is very easy and interesting to read, it has great illustrations and is packed with helpful and easy to understand tips. I'm an intermediate amateur photographer and I knew a lot about digital cameras and digital photography before I got this book. But I still found it very helpful. Even though I knew a lot on the subject of lighting, exposure and composition, this book helped me to learn how to use that knowledge in practice.
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Summary: OK BUT THERE ARE BETTER CHOICES
Review: This book is well written full of interesting facts and nice pictures. It is geared toward the Apple Computer user and Photoshop photoediting. If those are your system give this book a fourth star. But there are better choices for less money if you are using a PC for editing and any photo-editing software including Photoshop, MS Digital Photo, Camedia etc etc.My personal favorite is K.I.S.S. Guide to Digital Photography which is ten bucks cheaper, better written, more informative for the beginner and all around better instruction for the beginner to digital photography.
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Summary: A beginner
Review: This book is worth every penny. It comes with FULL COLOR. So it is easy for you to see every detail of the sample pictures. I started my digital phtography experience with Canon S400. The book gives me an opportunity to become the person who knows how to take the great pictures. Therefore, if you are a beginner like me and want to buy your first book in Digital Photography. This book will be your first one.
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Summary: Great for new digital photographers!
Review: This is my new digital bible! I have switched from non-digital to digital photography and this book has been my classroom! I would reccomend it to ANYONE who is serious about going digital. The lessons are easy to follow with great photos. The amount of information is just amazing. It has been fun to read and given me great ideas for future projects. Thank you Rick Sammon for putting this out there. I think I would have gotten totally overwhelmed without it and I keep it nearby at all times! WONDERFUL!!!!!! A MUST READ!!!!!!
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Summary: He knows what he is talking about.
Review: This is one of the best books i have read about photography. It is well written easy to understand. Must have book both. For starter like me i can see remarkable difference in the quality of picture i take after reading this book. Go for it.
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Summary: Lush pix and great start, but stumbles in digital darkroom.
Review: This lushly illustrated beautifully produced book of over 500 pages attempts the daunting task of offering a complete guide to digital photography in 107 Lessons. After completing the first 3 sections on digital photography, composition, lighting, exposure, to flash-or-not-to flash and other professional insights -- including a truly outstanding PowerPoint photography course on the enclosed CD, I was ready for a 5-star rave review. That is, until I hit the section on digital image processing. That the gorgeous illustrations were taken with a pro camera, expensive lenses, etc is understandable. What is NOT acceptable is to assume that beginners (no pro would buy such a general book) would have full-version Photoshop plus special plug-ins, AND a full portfolio of pictures from which to pick material for the various examples. Rather than putting demo's, A-V lessons and what have you on the CD, the author could have matched on the CD - chapter by chapter - the photos used for Photoshop technique illustrations. For instance, gorgeous shots of the Hearst castle - one exposed for the white marble highlights, the other for the deep shadows of the outdoor pool - were overlapped as layers to give a full-exposure view from deep dark to bright white. Not to include those learn-along images (not even on the website!) demonstrates a lack of teaching experience outside of the workshop classroom environment, if not disregard for the self-teaching student's needs who might use the more popular lower cost digital imaging software titles such as Paint Shop, PS Elements or Photo Impact. Other books do a far better - albeit less visually spectacular - job of fully explaining the hows and why's, with full-size images on a CD -- and at much lower cost to boot. Might mention Mikkel Aaland, Greg Georges, Rick Lynch and Scott Kelby [no CD, but at least you can download every one of his images]. For just-starters, nothing thus far has beat the outstanding Tutorial of PSE2 and its "recipes" for quick image correction. Rick Simmon did a fabulous job in attractive product packaging; he writes in a fluid easy to follow conversational style, and obviously is a gifted photographer. If only he stayed with what he knows and does best, and left the teaching of imaging to others he would have a tighter, lighter and cheaper book to offer.
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Summary: Easy yet complete
Review: This was one of the finest photograhy books I have ever read- and I have read many. His examples are very clear and the transfer of knowledge made easy. His style is fun as well.
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Summary: Outstanding, Easy to Follow, Inspiring Guide to Photography
Review: Titled for but certainly not limited to digital, this book provides a friendly tour of the world of photography by a gifted guide. It is simple to either read straight through the guide or to jump from topic to topic. Each section is a delight to read and a gem of knowledge. Easy to follow lessons with pictures worth... well, you know. I am repeatedly devouring every word and image in this outstanding book and cannot think of a more valuable addition to a library for any photo-enthusiast!
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Summary: If your looking for photoshop help, go elsewhere.....
Review: To be fair, Rick does have some good information in the book. However, almost all of the lessons and comments relating to processing images in Photoshop are confusing and sadly lacking accurate instructions on how to accomplish the various processing steps. It's one of those books that requires one to read, re-read and then re-read the instructions again thinking you missed something. Well, you didn't miss something; it's not there. I would hope a revision be done to provide more accurate details because I think the author is a very good photographer.
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