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Hap Shaughnessy wrote:
> John Dann:
>
> I just bought two [2] photography books for Christmas from
> http
/www.chapters.indigo.ca/. Better prices than amazon.ca.
>
> I used http
/www.amazon.com/ [US] as a reference for more details,
> reader reviews and some books have a "Search inside this book'
> feature.
>
> With my short list in hand I drove to a Chapters retail store and
> discovered a few other fine titles I would have missed. I ordered my
> picks online because those prices are cheaper. _DuH?_
>
> Note: What I found is that a fair number of digital photography books
> on the retail shelves include irrellevant sections about scanning,
> printing, how to share, manage collections and overly detailed
> explanations of how to use photoshot. How to buy a digitial camera,
> how they work and all that other useless fill can easily be found
> online for free and will always be up to date.
>
> Outstanding books like Real World Scanning and Halftones by Blatner,
> Fleishman & Roth or the scores of how to use Photoshop books are
> readily available if one needs more.
>
> My choices that stood out from the rest were:
>
> 1. The Joy of Digital Photography
> Author: Jeff Wignall
> Format: Hardcover · Published: October 2004
> Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.0 in - 304 pages
> ISBN: 1579905781 · Published by Lark
>
>>>
>
> 2. Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in
> Photography
> Author: Bryan Peterson
> Format: Trade Paperback · Published: October 2003
> Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 in - 160 pages
> ISBN: 0817441816 · Published by Watson-Guptill Publications
> ... has an amazon.com "search inside"
>
> The following title came in a very close second:
>
> How to Take Great Photographs by John Hedgecoe
> Format: Hardcover · Published: September 2001
> Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.7 in - 160 pages
> ISBN: 1855859130 · Published by Sterling
>
> ---
>
> Two [2] other books that remain on my chapters.ca wish list but I can
> not afford to purchase at this time were:
>
> Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or
> Digital Camera
> Author: another well designed book by Bryan Peterson
> Format: Trade Paperback · Published: August 2004
> Dimensions: 160 Pages, 9 x 11 in
> ISBN: 0817463003 · Published by Watson-Guptill Publications
>
>>>
>
> How to Do Everything with Digital Photography
> Author: Dave Huss
> Format: Trade Paperback · Published: March 2004
> Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6 in - 376 pages
> ISBN: 0072254351 · Published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne
> ... has an amazon.com "search inside"
>
> It covers lots of ground that would be suitable for beginners and it
> has enough sections and tips to keep the more experienced digital
> photographers happy. I really wan't to order this book along with the
> rest but I had to make the cut.
>
> I have Corel Photo-Paint9 - Official Guide by Dave Huss that was an
> outstanding reference book in it's day. I do like his work. Check his
> other titles. All good stuff.
>
> ---end
>
> Hap
>
>
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:53:27 +0000, John Dann <news@prodata.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Anyone able to recommend a good book on photographic technique for
>> digital cameras? This is for someone with a Canon A75 camera who's an
>> inexperienced photographer but a proficient PC/software user. So the
>> preferred emphasis would be on how to get the best shot with a
>> _digital_ camera in the first place rather than an ABC of using image
>> handling software, printing etc.
>>
Thank you for your efforts. It's a good thing that we are reminded (too
infrequently) that the benign who and what of newsgroups is still
available behind all the nonsense.
Thanks again.
--
Frank ess
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