Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 Author: Scott Kelby | Language: English | ISBN:
B0089XLGW6 | Format: EPUB
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 Description
With over 800 of the most closely guarded photographic “tricks of the trade,” this boxed set—consisting of all four parts of Scott Kelby’s best-selling series,
The Digital Photography Book—is the ultimate resource for any one who wants to shoot dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos every time.
Scott Kelby, the man who changed the “digital darkroom” forever with his groundbreaking, best-selling
The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography—how to take professional-quality shots using the same tricks today’s top digital pros use (and it’s easier than you think). These aren’t books of theory, full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. These are books on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. Each page covers a single concept on how to make your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you’ll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you’re tired of shots that look “okay,” and if you’re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, “Why don’t my shots look like that?” then these are the books for you.
- File Size: 340895 KB
- Print Length: 984 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (April 26, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0089XLGW6
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,082 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
By "excellent," I don't mean the obnoxious Bill and Ted reference. I mean this set is truly an excellent resource for people looking for a specific type of training.
So what type of training do I speak? If all you want to know is the how of the thing, and not the why or technical background, these books are for you. For those that are looking for the technical aspects, the specifics behind why this aperture, that ISO and this shutter speed, you will not appreciate these books.
What is it that makes this set so great? For me, it's the buddy in the room aspect of it. Scott's premise is simple for each book. Essentially you are on a photo shoot in different locations (such as in the studio at the beginning of book 4). You ask a question such as "how do I get tack sharp subjects but blurred backgrounds in the studio?" Scott's answer is pretty simple and given the flow of the books, you'll know that the answer he gives is either how to set your camera, maybe how to do it in post processing (Photoshop) or maybe what to buy. In this case, he recommends you buy a ND (neutral density) filter to allow you to keep the studio lighting and open your aperture as wide as possible. You get the blurred background AND it isn't over exposed.
What you might not like is that Scott really does take it to a buddy/buddy type of level. The writing is playfully jocular. Sometimes really silly. For me, the fun aspect really works and really does help me learn and retain the information. For some people, this approach will be off putting.
One recommendation I have - if Scott tells you he has a video on-line that shows you how to do something, do yourself a favor and take a view. All of the videos I watched were worthwhile and helped re-enforce what was in-text.
These four volumes of the Digital Photography books by Scott Kelby are my second Digital photography sources by the same author. The first one was his "The Adobe Photoshop CS5 Book For Digital Photography".
The materials and information that are presented in these four little books have a great value for any photographer either for a beginner or even for an advanced professional like Scott Kelby. You could learn a lot from these books and I even made some reference booklet of my own where I just listed step by step all the necessary steps of actions to achieve the result as a pro by following Scott Kelby's tips and special techniques for specific shooting conditions. All I need is a practicing and shooting. As I mentioned above, this set of books is great and very helpful for any type of photographer. However, there were downsides of the Scott's teaching that I personally have noticed while reading his books. As a digital photography hobbyist, not a professional who makes his living by taking pictures, I am on a budget and cannot spend so much money for the gear to accomplish many task as a pro. So I have to accept less than pro-quality results and that would bring me to the position I used to be before taking the challenge to improve my photos using my limited equipment. I wish I could afford Canon EF-S IS 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 lens (B&H $570). I am still using only one glass EF-S IS 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 that came with my Canon EOS 20D and that was not enough to get everything the way I wanted it. Next, the author is trying to teach you to shoot by trial and error by repeating your shots several times until it's perfect or near to perfect.
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