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 enlarge | Author: Ben Long
Publisher: Charles River Media
Category: Book
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 4487
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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 school book, not so bad February 8, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
i got this for school, it was required. i've only had to read one chapter so far, and it was OK. i didn't fall asleep and it was not too hard to understand.
 The Best Book on Digital Photography January 18, 2008
This book reminds me of a college textbook but its easy to read and gives you information on everything you would ever need to know about digital photography. Ive already finished reading the book once and im almost done reading it a second time. I would recommend this book to any advanced amateur. It also gives you lessons in photoshop that are easy to understand! Dont buy any book before picking this one up first!!
Excellent overview January 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is awesome, especially if you're converting from film. He does a very thorough and comprehensive job. His writing style is interesting and the tutorials are awesome.
One thing I found frustrating is that he uses Photoshop CS2 and I have Elements. He says you can follow along with any image editor, but it's REALLY frustrating to follow the tutorials if elements doesn't have the function he wants you to learn. I would recommend having a manual or book about your own editing software sitting next to you so you can figure out if your program can do what he's asking.
The only other problem I had with the book is his obsession with printing on your home computer. I don't know why any serious photographer would bother printing on a home computer... there are so many inexpensive, high quality companies that print photos for you...
Other than that I highly recommend this book.
Excellent book January 2, 2008
This review will be, by necessity, a little incomplete ,in that I read the whole book but the post processing part-I only skimmed
Nonetheless, I found this book to be highly readable, informative, and logically laid out. The author starts with basics- technical information on just what digital photography is. The second part is an outstanding treatment of how to choose the appropriate digital camera for one's needs, while the third part has tips on shooting & the last part on post processing.
The author accomplishes what I consider to be an extremely difficult task. What's that? Taking an extremely technical topic and explaining it in thorough but understandable way.
Some may think there is a paucity of pictures; just check out the enclosed CD. There may be other other equally good books out there-no doubt.
But my point is this is excellent choice and is money well spent. And it really doesn't matter your skill level-there is much in here to chew on regardless of your level of expertise.
Outstanding! -a short review: December 11, 2007
As an utter amature with an interest in going part-time pro, I bought this book based on its customer reviews. I was NOT disappointed. Ben Long has an easy writing style with concise explainations that make the material accessible to anyone. He even interjects a bit of humor into a vastly technical subject which I expected to find dry and confusing. To the contrary, I was delighted by my own fascination with this textbook. It has turned into a pleasure read. I cannot recommend it enough -it removes the intimidation factor, and hold the reader's interest. This review is based on a slightly older edition, but I LOVE this book. Get it.
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