talan
30-05-2009, 04:14 PM
I would like to recommend a couple of books I bought a while ago from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com).
Scott Kelby (http://www.scottkelby.com/) is the author of these books. He's a pretty well known Photoshop and photography expert.
Alright, enough about the guy.
The books I purchased were:
The Digital Photography Book (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-Scott-Kelby/dp/032147404X)
http://assets.fishpond.co.nz/9780321474049-crop-120x120.jpg
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-2/dp/0321524764/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243659282&sr=1-2)
http://assets.fishpond.co.nz/9780321524768-crop-120x120.jpg
To summarise, the books are perfect for beginners. Scott does not go into the technical hoohaa that frightens and confuses a lot of beginners. His "do x to end up with y" approach allows you to learn techniques very quickly. Each section takes around 10 minutes to read and he gets straight to the point. A quick and dirty guide indeed!
He does try to be "funny" throughout the book but personally I found that the humour started to get dry very quickly. But hey you're not really reading the book because you want a laugh right?
Anyway I've noticed The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3 (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-3/dp/0321617657/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243660063&sr=1-4) is on pre-order now and I'm looking forward to it!
And if you guys don't want to buy from Amazon then you can always check out NZ online bookshops such as Fishpond (http://www.fishpond.co.nz) or The Nile (http://www.thenile.co.nz). I haven't seen the books for sale at offline retailers such as Whitcoulls.
Scott Kelby (http://www.scottkelby.com/) is the author of these books. He's a pretty well known Photoshop and photography expert.
Alright, enough about the guy.
The books I purchased were:
The Digital Photography Book (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-Scott-Kelby/dp/032147404X)
http://assets.fishpond.co.nz/9780321474049-crop-120x120.jpg
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-2/dp/0321524764/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243659282&sr=1-2)
http://assets.fishpond.co.nz/9780321524768-crop-120x120.jpg
To summarise, the books are perfect for beginners. Scott does not go into the technical hoohaa that frightens and confuses a lot of beginners. His "do x to end up with y" approach allows you to learn techniques very quickly. Each section takes around 10 minutes to read and he gets straight to the point. A quick and dirty guide indeed!
He does try to be "funny" throughout the book but personally I found that the humour started to get dry very quickly. But hey you're not really reading the book because you want a laugh right?
Anyway I've noticed The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3 (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-3/dp/0321617657/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243660063&sr=1-4) is on pre-order now and I'm looking forward to it!
And if you guys don't want to buy from Amazon then you can always check out NZ online bookshops such as Fishpond (http://www.fishpond.co.nz) or The Nile (http://www.thenile.co.nz). I haven't seen the books for sale at offline retailers such as Whitcoulls.