Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Details
About the Author Scott Kelby is President of KelbyOne and Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine. Scott serves as training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and is the technical chair of the largest Photoshop gathering in the industry, Photoshop World. He has written numerous best-selling photography books, and has been named the #1 photography book author for the fourth year in a row. Read more
Reviews
So I am a fairly serious amateur photographer. And I love Scott Kelby books. I feel these books are aimed at photographers with at least a rudimentary understanding of the relationship between shutter speed, ISO, and aperture (f-stop). But if not, this series of books will still help you (more on that further down).So if you understand those three issues you got everything down at least in theory, right? Not exactly. In practice, it is very easy for you to get lost in the trees rather than see the 'big picture' no pun intended. Kelby's books brings practical tips to help you focus- okay I will stop with the puns but beware Kelby's puns are better (or worse??) than mine.For instance, Kelby will remind you that perspective is huge (ahem so is exposure- see the relationship mentioned above). If you can't get the shot your looking for- MOVE. Get under. Shoot down. Get Closer. Get Farther away. This is where understanding the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed will help to get a nice shot.There are sections of each book broken down by the type of photography you are interested in (sports, landscapes, portraits, etc) as well as equipment recommendations for every budget (well sorta- this is an expensive hobby).And for those who are new to photography, this is where these books will help you. In each section he gives tips such as which f stop to use, where to focus, how to frame the shot, etc. Typically, the photos included as examples list the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. Further, at the end of book he provides you with recipes on how to recreate shots.I think these books best serve the novice to intermediate and possibly advanced photographer. For those starting in photography I do think these books offer quite a bit of value if for no other reason then you can start producing some pretty impressive shots. Further, he does an excellent job going through recommended equipment based on budget. I would recommend checking out Tony Northrup's book on introduction to photography for the true beginner in order to get the basics down. Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography
