Real World Digital Photography book
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I picked this book up a few weeks ago and I just wanted to give it a shout out. It’s an awesome book for beginner to intermediate wannabe’s. If this is you, you really ought to give this a read. It’s well written and not a total bore to read. Only downside is the price. I paid $50 at the local bookstore but I don’t regret one penny of it. I’ll probably reference this one for years to come. Kinda like Essential trout flies by Dave Hughes.
Mike, you’re right – thats a great book.
Another one is Photoshop Artistry by Barry Haynes. If you had to limit yourself to one Photoshop/Digital Imaging book, this would be it.
Zach this is the second edition by Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, and Tim Grey.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Real-World-Digital-Photography-Second-Edition-Paperba_W0QQitemZ230175983090QQihZ013QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
I could saved a few $ but I wanted it now…Richard I’ll add that one to my Christmas list thanks.
Well I really haven’t even made it into the hands on sections yet. Mostly I’m learning all about the hardware which is where I was absolutely lost. This book explains it all in mid level detail which is all I want to know about how it works.
Anyhow here is my latest couple of photos of our newest addition (No name yet). Yea, I know I’m cheating using puppy photos as an example.I didn’t photoshop these at all but I did play with them a little since I shot them in Raw.
Your right Mike it is not fair using puppy pictures. Good pictures none the less. Keep us posted on things as you get further into the book.
Joel
I read something last night that really caught my attention. The image was a photo of a small figurine shot wide open. In the background the Bokeh effect was dramatic. It said that in the photo a Shallow DOF was used to draw the viewer to the subject. I had never thought of it that way. I always just thought of Bokeh as a cool effect but it really does focus your attention to the subject. Shooting with that thought in mind is something else I’d never giving much attention to either. Trying to Draw attention never really crossed my mind. I’d just shoot away and hope one came out cool.
I also read about IR filters last night. I took pics of the LED on my TV remote and found out it will capture IR light. The examples used in the book using an IR filter were stunning to say the least. I want to try this.
Infrared Conversions, IR Modifications & Photography Tutorials | Life Pixel IR
That’s right!! Bokeh effect! Mike
People pay triple dollars for the 85/1.2 lens just for the beautiful BOHEH… 😀
Very nice girl/puppy portrait! BTWMike
That’s a good looking Pup.Just a heads-up, that book can be purchased used on Amazon.com for about $21.00. I just ordered one for my Library. Thanks for the heads-up!
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