Understanding Digital Photography

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Summary: Comprehensive & Entertaining
Review: Few books this comprehensive are at the same time entertaining to read. It's very easy to read as well, so the information is absorbed and retained. The illustrations are mostly in black & white. The photographs in the book are of high-quality and not like the typical copier-machine reproductions. I'm sure this would make an excellent classroom textbook, as it's a cut above the usually dry text you find in actual schools. It's very well written. Get this book and you won't need to take a class.

Rating:
Summary: Comprehensive & Entertaining
Review: Few books this comprehensive are at the same time entertaining to read. It's very easy to read as well, so the information is absorbed and retained. The illustrations are mostly in black & white. The photographs in the book are of high-quality and not like the typical copier-machine reproductions. I'm sure this would make an excellent classroom textbook, as it's a cut above the usually dry text you find in actual schools. It's very well written. Get this book and you won't need to take a class.

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Summary: A disaster
Review: I have read only 80 pages of this book and I had to stop. The authors lack of command of the English language is only exceeded by his inability to explain relatively simple concepts in plain language. There were so many errors of fact that I cannot comprehend how this got past the editors. Any eighth grader can tell you that 1600 x 2000 x 3 does not equal 5.76 million. All of this in the first 3 chapters where the author is still dealing with the basics. I cannot imagine what happens when he gets to the more complicated subjects. Avoid this book like the plague.

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Summary: A disaster
Review: I have read only 80 pages of this book and I had to stop. The authors lack of command of the English language is only exceeded by his inability to explain relatively simple concepts in plain language. There were so many errors of fact that I cannot comprehend how this got past the editors. Any eighth grader can tell you that 1600 x 2000 x 3 does not equal 5.76 million. All of this in the first 3 chapters where the author is still dealing with the basics. I cannot imagine what happens when he gets to the more complicated subjects. Avoid this book like the plague.

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Summary: A very practical introduction to digital photography !
Review: This book is a very practical introduction to digital photography. I teach photography and use it as a text book. As for the one negative feedback item I see here, "A disaster", I would suggest you weigh the value of all of all of the other positive feedback items.

My students find the book to be quite easy to understand, and have expressed their pleasure with the constant comparisons between traditional and digital photography. They believe that this author's approach to digital photography allows for an easy understanding of the media, in context with photography as a whole. Also, I know of a number of other photography instructors that have chosen to use this book as their text at the College and University levels!

This book is a solid work for the budding digital photographer.


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Summary: Brilliant Work on Digital Photography
Review: This book makes the world of digital photography accessible to everyone. I especially like the way that the author compares digital photography to traditional photography throughout. Brilliant book for new or established photographers.

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Summary: Valuable and comprehensive
Review: This book provides very readable and very exhaustive coverage of many issues related to digital photography. It is not really a beginner's guide that explains how to use a digital camera (how to compose a photo, etc.). Serious photographers, as well as graphic artists, printers, etc. will greatly appreciate the extensive coverage of issues such as how digital cameras work; their advantages and problems; relationship of their output sizes to output sizes of film cameras (that is, aspect ratios), color management; Photoshop; output devices; types of scanners; and many other issues. I have studied these issues elsewhere and found this book added to my understanding. It provides a great foundation (and serves as a great reference) to help one intelligently consume additional information found in other books and magazines. The information is such that it will not be outdated quickly; nonetheless, I will look forward to successive editions.

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Summary: Understanding Digital Photography--Two thumbs up!
Review: Understanding Digital Photography is a straightforward, easy-to-understand book that explores digital photography in an easy to understand way. Great book for those moving into digital photography, or those who just want to learn more about the digital darkroom. Also has a great chapter about copyright.