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The Joy of Digital Photography (A Lark Photography Book)
enlarge	Author: Jeff Wignall Publisher: Lark Books Category: Book List Price: ~~$24.95~~ Buy New: $18.96 You Save: $5.99 (24%) New (11) Used (19) from $1.73 Rating: 15 reviews Sales Rank: 278393 Media: Hardcover Pages: 304 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3 Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.9 x 1 ISBN: 1579905781 Dewey Decimal Number: 775 UPC: 661741005787 EAN: 9781579905781 ASIN: 1579905781 Publication Date: October 1, 2004 Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.


Editorial Reviews: Product Description It’s guaranteed: this all-in-color, oversized, incredibly priced manual on digital photography will be a best seller. Author Jeff Wignall has already won a legion of fans with The Joy of Photography, and this new work will capitalize on that franchise. Wignall encourages photographers of all skill levels; his easy-to-grasp explanations of technique and equipment, and his inspirational attitude distinguish The Joy of Digital Photography from any other digital manual. Everything is covered: digital vision; digital tools (cameras, lenses, accessories); common problems and solutions; exposure and flash; working with light; handling weather seasons and mood; travel and landscape photography; portraiture; sports photography; post-production, including seeing, sharing, and storing digital images; basic desktop printing; the digital darkroom; a Photoshop™ primer; sharing the image; and much, much more.

Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews... The Best Introduction April 6, 2008 David C. Olaine (Mountain View, CA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Of all the publications I've looked at for the newcomer endeavoring to get seriously acquainted with digital photography, this one book is by far the best! First book for the novice photographer August 5, 2007 Dave (fontana, california United States) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This book was very helpful in learning the basics for me as a novice. I would suggest the following order for a novice: 1. "The Joy of digital photography" by Jeff Wignall 2. "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson 3. "The digital photography book" by Scott Kelby Nice read but not very useful on a practical level July 16, 2007 Don L. Border (Kuna, ID USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This book is an enjoyable read for sure. Mr. Wignall's humor and lighthearted style of writing lightens up a subject that can get rather technical. While you don't want to get a book that is a dry as a text book, I suspect that you do want to actually learn something when buying books in this topic area. As far as what you will learn and how useful this book will be depends on what you want to gain in knowledge. I found this book to be a general overview of digital cameras; digital point and shoot as well as dSLRs, their functions, some basic photography concepts and photo editing. A multitude of topics are touched on in this book and the author tries to cover a little of everything. Too little on too many different subjects to be of much practical use. If you are using a P&S a lot of the book doesn't really apply to you and is therefore not very useful. Most of what is covered regarding digital P&S cameras is done for you automatically, or you can either figure out on your own after taking a few pictures or you can learn in the manual. If you are new to using an dSLR, there is not enough info to actually learn anything. The photos are beautiful but no info such as aperture or shutter speed is included. And as I stated before, there are many nice intros on many useful subjects but they are just that, intros. If you are just starting your journey into the world of photography with a dSLR I suggest starting with the following three books in addition to your camera manual: Understanding Exposure and Learning to See Creatively by Bryan Peterson and the Magic Lantern book written for your particular camera. Knowledgable author, excellent introduction February 13, 2007 R. van Bakel (Maine, USA) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful This is the book I bought for a friend who is just getting serious about digital SLR photography. Wignall covers all the basics and some intermediate stuff with obvious enthusiasm, and he knows his stuff. Maybe he tries a little too hard to be funny here and there, but not teeth-gnashingly so. Pleasing design, good choice of sample pictures, high print quality, not too geeky. Pure Joy to Read October 26, 2006 Brian Smith (Miami Beach, Florida USA) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful Jeff Wignall writes about photography with a passion that's both entertaining and insightful. Everyone from novices and seasoned pros will enjoy his writing. Not only is this book perfect for anyone making the transition from film to digital photography, but Jeff explains things so clearly that it's also the essential reference for those picking up a camera for the very first time.

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