false 1284652 0470042877 9780470042878 7 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182495108m/1284652.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1284652.Shooting_Digital_Pro_Tips_for_Taking_Great_Pictures_with_Your_Digital_Camera 102120 Mikkel Aaland 20 3 0 2009-03-08T19:36:27-07:00 478725 97 2009-03-08T19:36:27-07:00 good tips on portraits (I think I skipped this the 1st time around) 0 2008-12-20T06:40:57-08:00 189841 46 2008-12-20T06:40:57-08:00 0 2008-11-11T04:45:03-08:00 87193 25 2008-11-11T04:45:03-08:00 0 2008-11-08T18:05:53-08:00 81226 21 2008-11-08T18:05:53-08:00 got the 2nd ed. as a birthday present; now re-reading. 0 2008-11-08T07:53:20-08:00 80167 5 2008-11-08T07:53:20-08:00 4 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 11:05:03 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 30 07:34:20 -0700 2009 2
The book's biggest strength is definitely that it is topically driven -- having the focus on the techniques means that most of the tips will apply to you regardless of if you're shooting with a pocket-sized point-and-shoot, a "prosumer", or high-end DSLR.

It also does a decent job of covering "digital darkroom" work such as creating HDR images, re-touching white balance, etc.

The frustration I experienced with this book was that I was looking for more information about when to use specific aperture/shutter speed combinations and what kind of lenses work for specific situations. That said, the introduction does specifically state that it expects that you already have a decent background in photography and working knowledge of those techniques. To the author's credit, while he does not dedicate a chapter to apertures and shutter speeds, he does bring up "recommended settings" in context with detailed explanations of why he recommends them. There is also a few pages that detail "focal length equivalents" with respect to lenses.]]>