Learn Digital Photography
By Mikee Dunn
Have you ever wanted to learn digital photography? Believe it or not, but if you are truly passionate about learning digital photography, then you can do it. There are so many different resources available for anyone who wants to use them. It all depends on you though and what kind of effort you are able to put forth.
You could learn digital photography in a classroom if you wanted to. Nowadays, almost every major college and university offers a major in digital photography (or at least, regular photography). Some smaller schools offer individual courses for people interested in learning digital photography. Even community colleges are offering courses that take place on nights and weekends for the convenience of working adults. There are advantages and drawbacks to learning digital photography in a classroom, but I will just say this: for sheer basics, a classroom will work well enough.
You could learn digital photography by interning with a photography studio. This is a very “hands on” type of learning process. You may have to work long days, with few or no breaks, and you are rushing to help the real photographers beat deadlines. Now, this is not the same as a portrait studio that you see set up in malls around America that take pictures of your kids for grandma. You need to take an apprenticeship with a real studio that goes out and shoots for newspapers, magazines, calendars, or private collectors. This is a more common route for teenagers who want to learn digital photography, but adults can do it too of course. Also, remember that not every studio is willing to hire an intern, so you may have to shop around town before you find a place.
A final way you could try to learn digital photography is by buying a handbook on digital photography. Handbooks are useful for people who prefer to work at their own pace or don’t have time for a course at a learning annex or an internship. There are hundreds of different books you have to choose from, so be sure to choose the one that is right for you. For example, if you want to learn digital photography so that you can take pictures of the daisies in your front lawn, then buy a book on outdoor photography.
Anybody who really wants to learn digital photography can do so with just a little bit of grit and determination. Good luck out there!
Learn Digital Photography
How Helpful Is A Digital Photography Book?
How Helpful Is A Digital Photography Book?
Submitted By: Connie Fillmore
I wonder how many of you go through books to know more about photography. It's strange that a lot of us tend to believe that all information can be found only on the web world. If digital photography is your subject then make sure that you seek the help of a book. You can literally browse more information in a 300-page book than on a few web pages. Whether you wish to master the art of Photoshop, color management or just how best to use your camera, a right book at the right time is what you need.
All that is needed is a book that answers the exact questions you have in mind about digital photography. There is no dearth of digital photography books out there, which guarantees you the book you are actually looking for. You can either go in for the books that cater a detailed outline of the field or the more specialized ones.
But keep in mind that the best digital photography books can be puzzling with their array of titles. 'Digital night photography', 'digital infra-red photography', 'digital black and white photography', 'digital photography lighting', 'digital portrait photography' and even 'setting up digital cameras' are some of the specialized topics that you may come across.
If you are on the verge of buying a digital camera or willing to upgrade to a better model, you can invariably find a book that can be your best guide. How about the best digital photography books that can help an amateur to get a first-rate grip of the subject? Some of these books also put in plain words the technical aspects of digital photography. You can learn every bit from how the image is captured on the sensor to printing and not to mention presenting the final image.
Interestingly, some of the books may also come with CDs that help you complete the tutorials in the book together with scores of full-color images from the book. And if that doesn't quench your thirst then you might as well avail the book that offers a comprehensive course to cultivate your photographic skills.
There is hardly anything that you cannot find in a digital photography book. Be it how to give your prints an edge, shooting at night, buying photo printers, controlling digital camera image noise etc. all can be learnt from these books.
A professional photographer who is making the change from traditional to digital photography can use the digital photography book to his best advantage. These books provide answers to photographers as a whole in this digital world of today.
As they say you need to begin with one small step to reach the thousandth step? If that's the case then digital photography book must be your first small step towards being the next Steve McCurry.
The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)
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Scott Kelby offers full-color, graphically rich, linear, tutorial- and project-based examples of every key step in the digital photography process.
The Photoshop Elements 3 Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)
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If you're ready for an Elements 3 book that breaks all the rules, this is it, because it does something for digital photographers that's never been done before--it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly "how to do it." It tells you, flat-out, which settings to use, when to use them, and why.
Photoshop CS2 Killer Tips
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Scott Kelby and Felix Nelson (the creative team behind Photoshop User magazine) take their best-selling Photoshop Killer Tips books to a whole new level with their update for Photoshop CS2.
The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)
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Are you ready for an Elements book that breaks all the rules–again?
Like the best-selling former edition, The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that’s rarely done–it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly "how to do it."
The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
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Kelby s 480-page book shows you Photoshop tips and tricks for altering your digital photo image, including a special chapter on how to set-up Photoshop s color management. You ll also learn: sharpening techniques, retouching secrets, processing RAW images, color correction, image noise reduction and more.
The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
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Best-selling author Scott Kelby pairs up with Matt Kloskowski to deliver the definitive book on using Photoshop Elements 6 to create the best possible images. With this newest release of Photoshop Elements, Scott and Matt show readers how to work with their images like a pro, from importing to organization to correction to output. Readers will learn all they need to know about the digital photography workflow, as well as the latest secrets of the pros to help them create the best special effects, apply the most useful sharpening techniques, and avoid many of the hassles and problems that are encountered in digital photography (such as digital noise and color halos).
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers,The (Voices That Matter)
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This book takes you beyond showing you which sliders do what to reveal the secrets of the new digital photography workflow using Adobe Lightroom, and he does it using three simple techniques that make this just a great learning tool: 1) Throughout the book Scott shares his own personal settings and studio tested techniques he s developed using Lightroom for his own photography workflow since well before Adobe released even the first Beta version.
The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
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Scott Kelby, the #1 best-selling Photoshop author in the world today, once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers the latest, most important, and most exciting new Adobe Photoshop CS3 techniques for digital photographers. This major update to his award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that’s never been done before–it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure it out on your own. Instead, Scott shows you step-by-step the exact techniques used by today’s cutting-edge digital photographers, and best of all, he shows you flat-out exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why.
The Digital Photography Book
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Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think).
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 (Digital Photography)
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Scott Kelby, author of the groundbreaking bestseller “The Digital Photography Book, Vol. 1” is back with an entirely new book that picks up right where Vol. 1 left off. It’s more of that “Ah ha—so that’s how they do it,” straight-to-the-point, skip the techno jargon; packed with stuff you can really use today, that made Vol. 1 the world’s bestselling book on digital photography.
