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Summary: What you need to know, from A to Z
Review: As a newbie to the field of digital photography, I found Julie's book to be extremely helpful. If you are new to this field like I am, disgregard the prior negative review. She does a very good job in explaining digital cameras and how they work. The included softward is outstanding and worth the price of the book alone. I read the book from cover to cover and can recommend it wholeheartedly.
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Summary: Great book on digital photography for beginners.
Review: As a newbie to the field of digital photography, I found Julie's book to be extremely helpful. If you are new to this field like I am, disgregard the prior negative review. She does a very good job in explaining digital cameras and how they work. The included softward is outstanding and worth the price of the book alone. I read the book from cover to cover and can recommend it wholeheartedly.
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Summary: Too Much Fluff
Review: Basic digital photography can be learned from this book. But there are too many pages of fluff and filler. More space is devoted to the value of using a tripod than making the most of basic camera functions. Book devotes alot of space to using Photoshop Elements for editing. Valuable if you happen to buy that product. Product sample is included on CD. But book is VERY unclear on how to use the components of PE. Far from step-by-step. Big gaps are left in the explanations and it is rarely possible to follow an editing process from beginning to end. Can't recommend this book. Not a credit to Dummies.
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Summary: Too Much Fluff
Review: Basic digital photography can be learned from this book. But there are too many pages of fluff and filler. More space is devoted to the value of using a tripod than making the most of basic camera functions. Book devotes alot of space to using Photoshop Elements for editing. Valuable if you happen to buy that product. Product sample is included on CD. But book is VERY unclear on how to use the components of PE. Far from step-by-step. Big gaps are left in the explanations and it is rarely possible to follow an editing process from beginning to end. Can't recommend this book. Not a credit to Dummies.
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Summary: What you need to know, from A to Z
Review: Covers all the important things that you had to learn as a film photographer. Lots of great ideas for getting the most out of a digital camera, like things that you had to pay Kodak for in the past. Calendars, cards, stationery, photos in data bases are but few of the tips offered. Intros to the software available for touch-up too.
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Summary: Got the Job Done, but Julie was straining.
Review: Have you ever uncomfortably sat through one of those movies where a great comedian decides he has to become a great actor (Jim Carrey, Robin Williams)? Or a great actor decides he needs to do comedy (Robert De Niro)? I feel the exact same way about this author and this book. Julie Adair King has no problem covering the basics of Digital Photography. She does a great job discussing the underlying technology of a digital cam (which is invaluable in picking out which camera is right for you to buy), tips on taking better pictures, exporting your pictures, touching up your photos, and finally printing them out. And this author is wonderful at describing this new technology in 'laymen's terms' for...well, for us dummies. My only complaint about the book is where Ms. King tries to interject the classic humor that the 'FOR DUMMIES' book series is known for. She's definitely out of her element here. I can remember reading some of the first 'FOR DUMMIES' books that came out for computers. They were so well written, that you never realized that you were being taught, you could almost read them like a novel. This book is great if you want to use it as a textbook, but it just doesn't have the flow and humor of the other books in this series. I guess if i want a page turner, I'll have to stick to ROBERT B PARKER mystery novels.
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Summary: Got the Job Done, but Julie was straining.
Review: Have you ever uncomfortably sat through one of those movies where a great comedian decides he has to become a great actor (Jim Carrey, Robin Williams)? Or a great actor decides he needs to do comedy (Robert De Niro)? I feel the exact same way about this author and this book. Julie Adair King has no problem covering the basics of Digital Photography. She does a great job discussing the underlying technology of a digital cam (which is invaluable in picking out which camera is right for you to buy), tips on taking better pictures, exporting your pictures, touching up your photos, and finally printing them out. And this author is wonderful at describing this new technology in 'laymen's terms' for...well, for us dummies. My only complaint about the book is where Ms. King tries to interject the classic humor that the 'FOR DUMMIES' book series is known for. She's definitely out of her element here. I can remember reading some of the first 'FOR DUMMIES' books that came out for computers. They were so well written, that you never realized that you were being taught, you could almost read them like a novel. This book is great if you want to use it as a textbook, but it just doesn't have the flow and humor of the other books in this series. I guess if i want a page turner, I'll have to stick to ROBERT B PARKER mystery novels.
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Summary: A great guide for the non professional.
Review: I found this book to be a great guide for a person who uses digital photography as a hobby. It was easy to understand and following the step by step directions made one feel good about the finished product. Whether using digital photography for fun or for more serious production, this book is a great help.
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Summary: Great source for digital success!
Review: I found this book to be very helpful in producing excellent digital images. The examples were extremely well explained. Editing and creating a final product are important when using a digital camera and this book covered the topics really well.
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Summary: Chris Seibold MyMac.com Book review
Review: I have never read the any of the "Dummies" books...I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this particular "Dummy" book. Digital Photography for Dummies contains just about anything you need to know about the world of digital cameras: storing images, transferring images, printing etc. and a bunch of (well marked) trivia you'll never use but you'll be glad you read.... It seems digital cameras and taking photos with aforementioned equipment isn't quite enough to fill an entire book. To skirt the lack of material afforded by concentrating solely on the taking a good picture and being done with the whole mess Digital Photography for Dummies includes plenty of pages spent on various digital image-editing programs. This may seem odd to those of you who are used to the way some traditional photography books read (many focus on getting the picture right the first time) but once you accept the benefits of going digital the inclusion of methods to manipulate the image is necessary. As Julie Adair King notes: you can make a pretty average picture into a pretty good picture if you spend a little time with a decent image-editing program. Don't believe Julie Adair King? That's okay Digital Photography for Dummies is packaged with a compact disc that contains a bevy of useful software including a Photoshop Elements demo so you can actually see for yourself just how powerful digital photography can be. One of the better features of Digital Photography for Dummies is the photo examples found throughout. Julie Adair King's visual examples are the best use of figures I have ever run across. Every point Julie Adair King makes with a figure is very well made...Digital Photography for Dummies also includes something that I once thought I would never see in a twenty-five dollar digital photography book: Color Plates. Jammed right into the middle of Digital Photography for Dummies are sixteen pages of color plates. These pages are particularly informative and you're not going to get close to Digital Photography for Dummies's level of instruction with a book that is entirely grayscale. Still, Digital Photography for Dummies has some miscues and errors. I'll focus on one: Apparently Photographers are ignorant to the standards of science...on the whole the book is very good. The inclusion of color plates is outstanding and Julie Adair King's touch with the visuals is remarkable. Go to your local bookstore and toss any books without color plates in favor of this one...
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