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| Complete Digital Photography, Fourth Edition (Graphics Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ben Long
Publisher: Charles River Media
Category: Book
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 15431
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 1584505206
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9781584505204
ASIN: 1584505206
Publication Date: June 26, 2007
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Product Description
Complete Digital Photography has become a classic book for helping traditional photographers move to digital! It's also the book of choice for many new digital photographers who want to learn how to take great digital photos. Now in its 4th edition, this bestseller has been fine-tuned and updated to provide the most current information available. Covering everything from the inner workings of the camera to the subtle intricacies of image editing software, the book is divided into four sections. The first section provides the basic technical foundation needed throughout the rest of the book. It details the basics of how digital cameras work and provides a quick photography primer. The second part explores everything needed to make an informed decision about which camera, computer, and software to choose. Section three has been thoroughly updated and expanded to cover the nitty gritty of shooting, including metering, choosing the right exposure, using histograms, flash photography, and much more. And the final section, teaches the latest digital editing and correction techniques, including new coverage of workflow and raw conversion.
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 Good, but too Adobe October 17, 2008
I am a semi-professional film photographer having published 100 or so images and am making the transition to digital. I am also interested in keeping the cost down, especially for software. The book is well-bound on high quality paper. It is helpful but I find its emphasis on Photo$hop annoying. He claims to be software agnostic but virtually every software manipulation example uses Photoshop. He spends considerable space on hardware, which is changing so rapidly I wonder if the info will stand the test of time. Otherwise, I found this better than some other books I read, more thorough and with details on workflow and improving image quality that are easily followed.
 Complete Digital Photograpy October 7, 2008
Book is straightforward and detailed. Many illustrations make it a practical book for novice and advanced amateur alike. Plenty of info on image prep for output as well.
Great Resource October 1, 2008
This is a great book for any level of photography. It has tips for beginners and for experts that will help take a great picture of those beloved moments. This also is great for helping get the most out of any camera that you have. I believe this book is worth getting if you are into photography. Good luck with your camera
 Excellent novice book September 9, 2008
This is an introduction to digital photography book that you can read from cover to cover (I did). I just purchased my first DSLR after many point & shoot cameras and I believe it's vital to know the info covered in this book in order to upgrade your photography skills to match your new equipment.
Highly recommended.
very good book on basics of digital photography April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Complete Digital Photography (4th Ed) is a good basic explanation of how digital photography differs from film. Having browsed the 3rd edition before buying the 4th, I found much of the 4th Ed to be repetitive and there was not substantive new material. That does not diminish the value of this book if you are getting started in digital photography. This book should be of value to the novice photographer as well as the accomplished amateur who is switching from film to digital. Warning: if you are looking for a book to guide you through the artistic side of photography -- the 'how-to-take-a-great-picture' instructions, this is not the book for you. This book explains how things work, why they work the way they do, and can serve as an excellent reference for the novice digital photographer as he or she gets more into the craft and wants to try new things. As a relatively accomplished amateur film photographer, it has eased my transition to SLR-digital.
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