Nikon D5000: From Snapshots to Great Shots

by Jeff Revell

Now that you’ve bought the amazing Nikon D5000, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use the D5000 to take great pictures. With Nikon From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Jeff Revell, and you Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the D5000 Use the D5000’s automatic scene modes to get better shots right away Move on to the professional modes, where you have full control over the look and feel of your images Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits Find out how to get great shots in low light Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter With Nikon From Snapshots to Great Shots, you’ll learn not only what makes a great shot work — you’ll learn how to get that shot using your D5000. And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your D5000 to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/nikon_d5000fromsnap....

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference

530 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Jeff Revell has been shooting professionally for more than 25 years, and has a wide range of expertise in everything from landscape photography to travel and urban photography. As an early adopter of digital technology, he has been on the leading edge of digital imaging technology, education and instruction.

Perhaps best known as the photographer behind the popular "PhotoWalk Pro" blog, each weekday Jeff shares step-by-step tutorials on digital photography technique and editing of digital images. The worldwide appeal of Jeff's site, along with his live PhotoWalks have made him one of the most sought-after and trusted sources for digital photography training and education.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great way to be introduced to photography. He clearly describes the techniques and relates it to my camera! Got me very excited to start exploring the world of photography!

[David Crosby · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book. It is obviously very specialised, focusing on a sole camera, the Nikon D5000. The author combines photography instruction at what seems to suit all levels of experience with camera reference down to individual button level. You are talked through every method of using the camera with sensible advise on when to use and not. If you know a D5000 owner, buy it for them then borrow it back for the photography instruction. It is a book I will return to over and again, thank you Jeff.

[Rosi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is helping me be less intimidated by my camera.

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[yvette tramel · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Mary Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book to nascent photographers, especially those new to DSLRs. This gave me the step-by-step I needed to get going with my Nikon and was a very worthwhile investment.

[Richard Warlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this to be a very helpful edition to the camera