shopping cart
Call us:  800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Powell's Q&A, Q&A | June 24, 2009

All posts by Colum McCann Powell's Q&A: Colum McCann

"'Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.'" Continue »


  1. $17.50 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

Ships free on qualified orders.
$24.95
TRADE PAPER, NEW
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
25 Local Warehouse Photography- General
25 Remote Warehouse Photography- General


Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography

by Jim Miotke

Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Digital cameras are the hot new tech toy-but many of the millions of people who are buying the cameras aren't getting the most out of their new purchase. Mysterious icons, strange jargon, a dizzying array of imaging software and hardware...stumbling blocks quickly become tools to create great pictures with The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography. This practical, lesson-based workbook gives readers a step-by-step tutorial in getting bright, crisp, beautiful pictures from their digital cameras every time. Learn about exposure, file formats and quality settings, low-light photography, digital filters and white balance, composition and lens choice, manipulating images, printing, and much more, all in a handy, bring-along format. Everyone who has a digital camera-or who is thinking about getting one-needs The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

- A practical, hands-on, lesson-based workbook that answers all the questions of a new user

- Since 1996, professional photography Jim Miotke has taught countless beginners through his acclaimed online photo courses

- Great for students and anyone who wants to take great photographs

- Focused on the photography, not the software

Book News Annotation:

Photographer Miotke provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the artistic and technical aspects of digital photography. Written in a clear, friendly tone, and filled with over 200 color illustrations, this guide begins with an introduction to different kinds of digital cameras and lenses. Further chapters provide technical information on file formats, memory, resolution, exposure, depth of field, digital zooms, as well as guidance on what to photograph, cropping, composition, and the use of graphic elements such as line, shape, pattern, and framing. The volume concludes with a glossary, digital camera buyer's guide, and brief notes on software and printing.
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book News Annotation:

Photographer Miotke provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the artistic and technical aspects of digital photography. Written in a clear, friendly tone, and filled with over 200 color illustrations, this guide begins with an introduction to different kinds of digital cameras and lenses. Further chapters provide technical information on file formats, memory, resolution, exposure, depth of field, digital zooms, as well as guidance on what to photograph, cropping, composition, and the use of graphic elements such as line, shape, pattern, and framing. The volume concludes with a glossary, digital camera buyer's guide, and brief notes on software and printing. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Digital cameras are the hot new tech toy-but many of the millions of people who are buying the cameras aren't getting the most out of their new purchase. Mysterious icons, strange jargon, a dizzying array of imaging software and hardware...stumbling blocks quickly become tools to create great pictures with The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography. This practical, lesson-based workbook gives readers a step-by-step tutorial in getting bright, crisp, beautiful pictures from their digital cameras every time. Learn about exposure, file formats and quality settings, low-light photography, digital filters and white balance, composition and lens choice, manipulating images, printing, and much more, all in a handy, bring-along format. Everyone who has a digital camera-or who is thinking about getting one-needs The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

Synopsis:

A Practical, hands-on, lesson-based workbook that answers "all the questions of a new user, the first in a new series published with BetterPhoto.com, a leading online photography site.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780817435523
Author:
Miotke, Jim
Publisher:
Amphoto Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Digital techniques
Subject:
Techniques - Digital
Subject:
PHO024000
Subject:
Photography -- Digital techniques.
Subject:
Digital cameras
Series:
Amphoto Guide Series
Publication Date:
June 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.30x7.06x.57 in. 1.42 lbs.

Other books you might like

  1. $25.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list
  2. $24.99 New Trade Paper add to wish list
  3. $12.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list
  4. $19.99 New Trade Paper add to wish list

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.