Category: DSLR

Mastering the Nikon D610 – Another helpful how-to from Digital Darrell – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mastering the Nikon D610 Darrell Young (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) Today’s digital SLR cameras have many more features than most of us can possibly use. And, certainly, they have many more features than most of us can readily employ without cracking open a how-to guide. Still, I am both a fan and user of … Continue reading Mastering the Nikon D610 – Another helpful how-to from Digital Darrell – #photography #bookreview

Mastering the Fujifilm X-E1 and X-Pro1 – Are you ready for some RAW+JPEG? – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mastering the Fujifilm X-E1 and X-Pro1 Rico Pfirstinger (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) As a photographer, I enjoy reading other photographers’ first-person books–even when their books that happen to be how-to texts created to supplement and expand upon the lackluster user manuals typically shipped with new cameras. Rico Pfirstinger’s latest book is a well-composed guide … Continue reading Mastering the Fujifilm X-E1 and X-Pro1 – Are you ready for some RAW+JPEG? – #photography #bookreview

Mastering the Nikon D7100 – Another fine how-to from ‘Digital Darrell’ – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mastering the Nikon D7100 Darrell Young (Rocky Nook Press – paperback, Kindle) I love Nikon cameras, and I love the high-quality Nikon how-to books that Darrell Young–“Digital Darrell”–writes for Rocky Nook Press and Nikonians Press. One of the reasons I like Digital Darrell’s works is that he used to be a 35mm film photographer and … Continue reading Mastering the Nikon D7100 – Another fine how-to from ‘Digital Darrell’ – #photography #bookreview

Canon EOS 6D – A menu-oriented how-to guide for a feature-rich DSLR camera – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Canon EOS 6D The Guide to Understanding and Using Your Camera James Johnson (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) This definitely is not another “how to take great digital photographs” guide. Yet, you will be able to take better pictures if you pay attention to the author’s explanations, recommendations and experiences in this 263-page how-to manual. … Continue reading Canon EOS 6D – A menu-oriented how-to guide for a feature-rich DSLR camera – #photography #bookreview

Mastering the Nikon D600 – Digital Darrell’s excellent new how-to guide – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mastering the Nikon D600 Darrell Young (Rocky Nook – Kindle, paperback) Digital Darrell is at it again. This time, he has delivered an excellent how-to guide for using the Nikon D600 camera. This high-quality new digital SLR, he says, “can deliver some of the highest-quality images out there.” Furthermore, he notes, the D600 offers “a … Continue reading Mastering the Nikon D600 – Digital Darrell’s excellent new how-to guide – #photography #bookreview

HDRI, Digital Zone System, Canon EOS 5D Mark III – 3 new #photography books – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Rocky Nook, based in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently has released three handsome new how-to works focused on digital photography and image processing. The books are: The HDRI Handbook 2.0, The Digital Zone System, and Canon EOS 5D Mark III. The HDRI Handbook 2.0 Christian Bloch (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) Every chapter has been significantly … Continue reading HDRI, Digital Zone System, Canon EOS 5D Mark III – 3 new #photography books – #bookreview