Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Serial Photography is a new book from photographer Harald Mante. In the book, Mante “explains how to focus your photographic work on themes, objects, shapes, colors, and moods, rather than randomly searching for that one great shot.”
Serial Photography retails for $39.95; however, it is currently available for $25.47 on Amazon.com.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide is a new book from Brian Matsumoto and Carol F. Roullard. As you may know, the Panasonic G2 is an entry-level Micro Four Thirds camera.
This new book retails for $29.95; however, it can currently be found for $19.29 on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Create Great iPhone Photos is a new book from Allan Hoffman that covers iPhone photo apps, tips and tricks to help users get the most out of their iPhone cameras. I don’t know that I’ve seen a book solely dedicated to using your iPhone’s camera, but if you’re really wanting to do more with your iPhone photography, you can find the book for about $19 on Amazon.
GIMP 2.6 for Photographers is a new book from Klaus Goelker that guides beginning GIMP users through the open-source image editing software. GIMP 2.6 is free, open-source software compatible with Windows, OS X and Linux.
GIMP is considered a rather powerful alternative to Photoshop; however, educational info on GIMP has sometimes been difficult to find. This book “has evolved from classroom materials that the author developed and taught in courses and workshops on image editing with the GIMP.” Conveniently, the book includes a software DVD that contains a full version of GIMP and other open-source photo programs for those with slower Internet connections.
GIMP 2.6 for Photographers carries a retail price of $39.95; however, it is currently available for $26.37 on Amazon.com.
I just got a tip that the Syl Arena’s Speedliter’s Handbook is now shipping from Amazon.
If you aren’t familiar with it, this book is all about learning to shoot with Canon’s E-TTL flash system. In Syl’s words, “It’s almost 400 pages, includes 800 photos, 100 diagrams, and 39 shoots detailed on 2-page spreads. If you shoot small flash (any brand), then 70% will be of interest. If you shoot Canon Speedlites, then 110% of the book will be of interest.”
The Speedliter’s Handbook retails for $49.99, but it’s currently up for grabs on Amazon for $31.49.
Understanding Exposure is a book by Bryan Peterson that teaches the basic elements of exposure and is now in its 3rd edition. As was the case the prior two editions, the 3rd edition of Understanding Exposure provides the novice photographer with easy-to-read chapters and great information overall.
Peterson really breaks down the nuts and bolts of what goes into making a well-exposed image at the beginning of the book. Then he delves a little deeper into the creative aspects of aperture and shutter speed – and how you can use these settings to make a “creatively correct” exposure. [Read more…]
It looks like Scott Kelby’s new Photoshop Elements 9 book has started shipping from Amazon.com.
As I’ve said before, if you are a photographer struggling with Photoshop Elements (or any version for that matter), you could do a lot worse than picking up a book penned by Kelby.
If you were holding off getting this book for a photographer on your shopping list because you didn’t know if the pre-order would get here, it looks like you’ll have no trouble getting it delivered in time for Christmas morning.
You can find it here on Amazon.
Why Photographs Work is a new book from photographer George Barr in which he analyzes 52 photographs from the world’s top photographers. Each photo is also accompanied by an explanation from the photographer that describes the circumstances of making the image.
Why Photographs Work carries a retail price of 39.95; however, it can currently be found for $26.26 on Amazon.com.
More details below. [Read more…]
The Speedliter’s Handbook is a new book from Canon Speedlite specialist, Syl Arena.
The book has been in the works for nearly a year now, and just went to the printer last week. But it turned out to be much bigger than planned…
“It’s almost 400 pages, includes 800 photos, 100 diagrams, and 39 shoots detailed on 2-page spreads. If you shoot small flash (any brand), then 70% will be of interest. If you shoot Canon Speedlites, then 110% of the book will be of interest.” –Syl Arena
Speedliter’s Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites carries a retail price of $49.99; however, it is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com at $31.49 and will ship just after Christmas.
The Art of Photography is a new book from Bruce Barnbaum that offers how-to techniques and “delves deeply into the philosophical, expressive, and creative aspects of photography.”
The Art of Photography carries a retail price of $44.95; however, it is currently available for $29.67 from Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]