Tag: digital photography

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

The Lens – A Practical Guide for the Creative Photographer – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The Lens NK Guy (Rocky Nook, paperback) NK Guy’s new book is billed as “A Practical Guide for the Creative Photographer.” It is that–and more. It also is a celebration of excellent photography made possible by great glass and having several interchangeable lenses available for your digital SLR or film SLR. Forget about megapixels vs. more … Continue reading The Lens – A Practical Guide for the Creative Photographer – #photography #bookreview

Mastering the Nikon D800 – An excellent guide to a very powerful DSLR – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mastering the Nikon D800 Darrell Young (Rocky Nook, paperback ) Darrell Young has written so many books about Nikon digital cameras (this is number eight), he is now widely known as “Digital Darrell.” His latest, written in a friendly style and nicely illustrated, covers the powerful (and, yes, pricey) Nikon D800 and D800E. “Few photographers … Continue reading Mastering the Nikon D800 – An excellent guide to a very powerful DSLR – #photography #bookreview

Beyond Point-and-Shoot – A good how-to guide for getting the most out of DSLR cameras & lenses – #photography #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Beyond Point-and-Shoot: Learning to Use a Digital SLR or Interchangeable Lens Camera Darrell Young (Rocky Nook, paperback, list price $29.95)  Many people today are perfectly happy to point a cell phone camera at an event, friend or family member and call the resulting images “photography.” Many others of us, however, are not so easily pleased. … Continue reading Beyond Point-and-Shoot – A good how-to guide for getting the most out of DSLR cameras & lenses – #photography #bookreview