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Digital Photography Principles: The Camera
Don Barnett

Digital Photography Principles: The Camera

with Derrick Story

 


Even the simplest, most compact digital camera is capable of taking magazine-quality shots, once the user has a working knowledge of its features. In Digital Photography Principles: The Camera, Derrick Story shows how to master and take advantage of everything from basic resolution settings to the latest imaging technologies. He teaches even beginning digital photographers how to apply techniques that will have friends asking, "How was that shot taken?"
Topics include:
  • Understanding basic camera settings
  • Controlling menu options for improved shots
  • Exploring the latest technologies
  • Making movies
  • Shooting panoramas
  • Using compact and DSLR cameras
  • Building the perfect custom photo kit

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author
Derrick Story
subject
Photography, Cameras + Gear
level
Appropriate for all
duration
3h 17m
released
Mar 31, 2008

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Derrick Story

Derrick Story

Derrick Story is a professional photographer, writer, and teacher. He has poured his passion for photography into authoring several books, including The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers and The Digital Photography Companion (both O'Reilly Media). He is also a senior contributor for Macworld magazine, where he writes a digital photography column. Derrick is a member of the conference faculty for Macworld, and he speaks regularly at technology events. He has formed a virtual camera club called The Digital Story (www.thedigitalstory.com) that's open to all photography enthusiasts and features a weekly podcast.
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