The National Geographic Field Guide to Photography: Digital | 
 enlarge | Authors: Rob Sheppard, Bruce Dale, Charles Kogod
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
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Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0792261887
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
UPC: 000792261887
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ASIN: 0792261887
Publication Date: November 15, 2003
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Product Description
The world of photography has been transformed by the digital realm; both professionals and amateurs alike are abandoning traditional film cameras for new technology. Now, in the fifth of the acclaimed Photography Field Guide series, National Geographic presents an easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide to this new media with tips on everything from picking the right camera to producing exotic infrared images. This reference provides all the information necessary to get the most out of new digital technology, including the background and development of digital technology, the ethics of when a photographer should and should not alter images, differences in various file types (JPEG, TIFF, etc.), and tips for producing excellent panoramic images. Featuring information from one of the fields most revered experts, this guide is the quintessential tool for photographers of all levels of experience who wish to be on the cutting edge of photographys exciting new frontier.
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 Basic Overall thats all May 14, 2008
I have used the Nat'l Geo series before and have found them to be good which led me to buy this. Just like the ones before it is written for the basic user. While I am not a complete novice, the book does draw out some higher skilled techniques for growth. Readabilty is important to me and this book scores high in that regard.
 Clear, concise guide. April 2, 2008
This well-written book has information useful for the novice digital camera user as well as for those are more experienced. Even for someone planning to go on and learn Adobe Photoshop, this is an excellent first book to consult. Here is a great introduction to a complicated and fascinating subject. It's small and light enough to carry around easily, yet meaty enough to make it worth carrying.
 A little out of date... January 23, 2008
The book is ok, especially for those that started with non digital photography. Some of the technological infomation is out of date...
If you really want a guide I recommend "The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby", it is filled with nice tips.
Not really about improving your digital photos January 6, 2008
When I purchased this book, I was looking for info on how to improve my digital photography. I already use quite a few of color and lighting options offered on my camera, but wanted to get better info on things like f-stops, ISO's, and lots of the other options that are available. This was not the right book for that. The only useful info of that type it contained was an introduction to using histograms to evaluate light balance. Instead, this book really addresses everything except the taking photographs. There's plenty of info how the cameras work, and what to do after you've taken the pictures, but not much about how to improve your actual photography. If that's what you want info on, you might really like this book, but it wasn't what I was looking for.
 disappointed November 20, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
ok, the quality of the printing, the images, the layout, the paper used are all excellent as you'd expect from a Nat Geo book.
problem is the written content which runs from the most basic:
"All digital cameras use image sensors to capture pictures"
to the very advanced (this was found under the heading "Tools of the Digital Darkroom", subsection: "Duplicate Layers", discussing tricks in Photoshop):
"To fix a washed out image, duplicate the photo so there are two idential layers. The Pallette will have a mode setting (it will say Normal at first): change it to Miltiply (ignore all the other choices), and the image will intensify as if by magic."
having used Photoshp for a while, i tried to follow most of his examples. i couldn't. he skipped steps that made that impossible for me.
all the time he seemed to either be speaking below me, as if i had no idea what "Digital" meant, or was talking as if i was very well versed in all aspects of it.
and why it's called a "Field Guide" is beyond me. it has few tips for taking outdoor photos, but once read you wouldn't need to carry this book and refer to them in the field.
yet had lots and lots of discussions about the types of digital equipment you'd use at home.... so, why call it a field guide?
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