The Beginner's Photography Guide: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Manual for Getting the Most from Your Digital Camera
Product ID: 32217173
Buy anything from 5,000+ international stores. One checkout price. No surprise fees. Join 2M+ shoppers on Desertcart.
Desertcart purchases this item on your behalf and handles shipping, customs, and support to Morocco.
All you need is a digital camera and this bestselling book to unlock your full potential as a photographer! This handbook will help you improve your skills, give you a fresh perspective on how to approach a shoot, and which equipment will work best. If you have a burst of inspiration and ideas for new projects, this must-have will guide you through every step. Achieve stunning results with this expert advice on everything from how to choose the right equipment and aperture exposure, to image enhancement and flash. This comprehensive guide is a trusted resource and an ideal starting point. Written for beginners, this photography book is easy to read and understand, even if you have never worked with a camera before. It has step-by-step tutorials covering the whole range of camera functions and photographic techniques. Each chapter of the book is full of practical hands-on projects and tutorials that will help you get the best from your camera. At-a-glance comparison images show how camera settings can produce remarkably different pictures. The results are shown side-by-side with each technique, along with the setting used to create a particular look or effect. You’ll also learn how to enhance your images using a range of innovative ideas adopted by professionals. Go from Novice to Pro Photographer in a Flash It has been fully updated to reflect all the latest developments in technology and creative trends in digital image-making. This manual will teach you all the tips and techniques you need to ensure that your memorable moments are captured perfectly every time! The Beginner's Photography Guide will help you find your inner photographer: • Takes you through every technique you need to create stunning images. • Easy-to-follow layout and step-by-step and tutorials. • Handy checklists with a quick rundown of the equipment and camera settings. • Hundreds of inspirational images to motivate you to reach your goal. Review: Great Book for Understanding Digital Cameras Better! - I've done film photography since the 1970s and know a lot about the photographic principles and processes. In the digital era, I got lazy and had never really learned how to translate my pre-digital photo knowledge into setting up and using digital cameras effectively. I mostly stuck to Auto, I'm sad to say. Camera manuals are pathetic, so what I really wanted was to learn exactly how digital cameras do what they do, and learn to use my digital cameras' settings more creatively than you can do on automatic. As one example, Gatcum explains beautifully the differences between all the possible settings such as Auto vs. Program, and what the benefits and limitations are for each one. This is one example of a topic the limited and badly translated camera manuals are silent on. This book assumes limited photographic knowledge so it would be fine for photo newbies, but it's actually extremely well laid out with brief but useful explanations and really great illustrative photos that anyone could learn and benefit from. I got a lot of good ideas from the various subjects the book. Another good point is that the topics and descriptions are clear, precise, but not too wordy. Just enough to illustrate the subject well both in description and with visuals. I have recently bought several similar books and this one is my favorite and I learned what I wanted to learn. Very useful for those in my situation as well as for total beginners, and highly recommended. Review: Photography for beginners and not only. - Big fan of DK editions. This one shines, as always. Excellent work.
| Best Sellers Rank | #982,889 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Photography Equipment (Books) #13 in Photography Reference (Books) #2,201 in Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 4,899 Reviews |
C**M
Great Book for Understanding Digital Cameras Better!
I've done film photography since the 1970s and know a lot about the photographic principles and processes. In the digital era, I got lazy and had never really learned how to translate my pre-digital photo knowledge into setting up and using digital cameras effectively. I mostly stuck to Auto, I'm sad to say. Camera manuals are pathetic, so what I really wanted was to learn exactly how digital cameras do what they do, and learn to use my digital cameras' settings more creatively than you can do on automatic. As one example, Gatcum explains beautifully the differences between all the possible settings such as Auto vs. Program, and what the benefits and limitations are for each one. This is one example of a topic the limited and badly translated camera manuals are silent on. This book assumes limited photographic knowledge so it would be fine for photo newbies, but it's actually extremely well laid out with brief but useful explanations and really great illustrative photos that anyone could learn and benefit from. I got a lot of good ideas from the various subjects the book. Another good point is that the topics and descriptions are clear, precise, but not too wordy. Just enough to illustrate the subject well both in description and with visuals. I have recently bought several similar books and this one is my favorite and I learned what I wanted to learn. Very useful for those in my situation as well as for total beginners, and highly recommended.
S**S
Photography for beginners and not only.
Big fan of DK editions. This one shines, as always. Excellent work.
C**O
Good book, but really basic
The title does not lie...It is really a beginner's guide. Guess I was hoping for some more advanced tips, but this is my own fault. The guide is good and will walk you through how to use different settings to achieve different effects. If you are buying a camera that is beyond the point and shoot variety this book will help you a lot.
M**S
Excellent guide.
This is an excellent beginners (or a refresher) guide to getting the most from your camera. It covers every setting and how and why to use it.
S**6
Lots of examples
I like how the author explains and gives multiple examples and actual pictures, not drawings to explain cameras and photography.
A**2
Un excelente manual para principiantes en el mundo de la fotografía!!
Me encantan sus ilustraciones y su lenguaje sencillo para explicar detalladamente la funcionalidad y tecnología de las cámaras fotográfica, así como las técnicas para tomar fotografías profesionales.
B**K
Truly for Beginners
This book is invaluable for a person just starting out. It explains things i.e. camera jargon, camera settings etc., in an easy to understand way. Highly recommend.
A**N
Informative!
Super cool book with a lot of great tips!
D**H
Serious on Photogtaphy? don't look elsewhere. Best book!!
After I bought my first SLR which is D5300, thought to buy a book through which I can learn some Nitty-gritty of Photography. Fortunate enough I purchased this book ( Fresh 2nd edition, fully revised and updated. ) I chose Flexibound format, found it much better and light in weight, cheap in price. Buying a hardcover has no difference except the cost. Books are forever, keep it neat and safe and it'll be with you forever either spiral or Flexibound. Now about the content:- --------------------------------- If you get this book I can assure you will learn a lot about Photography and it is more than best for a novice Photographer. You will get to learn in very simple terms, very easy and straight forward English, no heavy jargon. Book will tell you know your camera man!!! This book can easily teach you about the most important aspect of Photography which is Exposure and that comprises of Aperture settings, Shutter speed and ISO. Also teach you about SLR body parts, you will know your camera better then. Many of us beginners got confused on f-stop values related to aperture size and here this book take your boat to the other shore. This book includes almost all the matter related to a modern SLR's settings and photography modes like P S A M and much more. CHAPTERS: ---------------- 1- Equipment 2- Exposure 3- Focusing 4- Lenses 5- Available light 6- Flash 7- Image enhancement Well arranged Glossary and Index on the back. The page quality is super glossy and thick. I should say it's much more in this price tag and thanks to DK Publishing for keeping the price minimum for this awesome book. I loved it!! Thank you for taking your time reading this review and if you found my review helpful, please give me a like dear friends!!!
J**K
Good value. Clear, concise, well written with informative and relevant photos
Excellent book. Well written and illustrated. It does start off VERY basic but soon gets into the technical stuff which is explained in a clear and concise way. It is very focussed (sorry for the pun) on Canon for camera operations but the info should transfer. I paired it with Digital Photography Basics Pocket Guide which has lots of practice assignments and I find the two books complement each other well.
L**Y
great
Great and well designed. I loved the book, but if you were also taught how to take pictures using a smartphone, the book would be better.
S**H
MAGNIFICO LIBRO
ES EN INGLES. MUY DIDACTICO ES UN MAGNÍFICO LIBRO PARA PRINCIPIANTES DE TODAS LAS EDADES
A**R
Great book from DK!
Great book for beginner at photography. As other great DK guides actually!
Trustpilot
3 days ago
2 weeks ago