Mastering digital photography : the photographer's guide to professional-quality digital photograhy

Stop taking snapshots and start taking photographs! "Mastering Digital Photography" gives you the tips and techniques you need to take professional-quality photographs with your digital camera. Written for photographers, by a photographer, it examines the special capabilities and needs of computer imaging, concentrating on creative techniques that allow you to capture the ideal image digitally. Go in-depth as you examine techniques that apply to specific types of photographyfrom tips for capturing the perfect action shot to the ideal lens zoom selection for stunning nature photos. Features Explore the world of photography with digital technology Learn digital techniques from a professional photographer Produce more professional-looking images Understand similarities/differences between digital and film cameras Handsome four-color book with brilliant images throughout"

Mastering Digital Photography is a true photography book, teaching readers how to take great pictures and make great images that leverage the strengths of computer technology, while taking into account the special needs of digital cameras. Concentrating on creative photo techniques, this full-color book is not software-specific, nor does it rely on image-editing programs. This technology is getting faster, cheaper, and better. Mastering Digital Photography explains the convergence of conventional photography and digital photography for those who are looking to make the leap.

Features

• Explore the world of photography with digital technology
• Learn digital techniques from a professional photographer
• Produce more professional-looking images
• Understand similarities/differences between digital and film cameras
• Handsome four-color book with brilliant images throughout
  
  About the Author
  A former full-time professional photographer who was later seduced by technology, David D. Busch has, since 1983, been a leading demystifier of computer and imaging technology. With books such as Photoshop 7: Photographers’ Guide (Muska & Lipman), Mastering Digital Photography (Muska & Lipman), Digital Retouching and Compositing: Photographers' Guide (Muska & Lipman) Digital Photography for Dummies Quick Reference, Photoshop 6! I Didn't Know You Could Do That...,Photoshop Instant Expert, Guerilla Guide to Great Graphics with the GIMP, and Astonishing Web Graphics with Kai's Power Tools, Busch was the first person to win top category honors twice from The Computer Press Association (for both Macintosh and PC-oriented books).

Get Ready To Go From Digital Picture Taker To Digital Photographer! Mastering Digital Photography, Second Edition Shows Youhow To Take Your Digital Photography To The Next Level Using The Simple Tools And Techniques That Separate The Amateurs From The Pros. Achieve Pixel Proficiency As You Learn What Your Digital Camera's Controls Mean To Your Photographs As Well As The Creative Techniques That Allow You To Capture The Ideal Image Digitally. Discover Both The Technical Side Of Digital Photography - Why So Many Options, Features, And Formats Exist And How To Use Them To Improve Your Pictures - As Well As The Professional Techniques That Anyone Can Use To Take Better Action Photos, Portraits, Scenic Shots, Close-ups, And More. Mastering Digital Photography, Second Edition Gives You Everything You Need To Take Professional-quality Photographs With Your Digital Camera. An expert in the field of digital photography shares a series of creative photo techniques designed to help readers create professional-looking images, discussing the differences and similarities between digital and film cameras, the special needs of digital imaging, how to create a variety of special visual effects, and other important topics. Original. (Intermediate) Shares techniques designed to help readers create professional-looking images, discussing the differences and similarities between digital and film cameras, the special needs of digital imaging, and how to create a variety of special visual effects Here is the photographer's and artist's guide to mastering high-quality digital photography Some amazing things have happened to the digital-photography world in the past few months.