MarkBarbieri
05-08-2008, 09:23 PM
The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-2/dp/0321524764/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210300904&sr=8-1) by Scott Kelby. I haven't read Volume 1 yet, so I can't say anything about it. Volume 2 is a wonderful book for an intermediate SLR shooter. It doesn't go into great detail or theory. It presents simple topics (generally one page each) with an example. The topics are well presented and are good, practical advice.
It's nowhere near as awe inspiring as The Moment It Clicks (http://www.amazon.com/Moment-Clicks-Photography-secrets-shooters/dp/0321544080/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210301064&sr=1-1) (an incredible book itself), but it is much more useful as a practical guide.
It's not a great beginners book. If you are still struggling to understand why your camera keeps changing the shutter speed when you change the aperture, it's a little beyond your current level. Maybe that's what Volume 1 is for. If you've been using your DSLR for a while and know why you are using Av mode, I think it's a great resource. It emphasized some things that I already knew, but it also taught me things I didn't know.
It's nowhere near as awe inspiring as The Moment It Clicks (http://www.amazon.com/Moment-Clicks-Photography-secrets-shooters/dp/0321544080/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210301064&sr=1-1) (an incredible book itself), but it is much more useful as a practical guide.
It's not a great beginners book. If you are still struggling to understand why your camera keeps changing the shutter speed when you change the aperture, it's a little beyond your current level. Maybe that's what Volume 1 is for. If you've been using your DSLR for a while and know why you are using Av mode, I think it's a great resource. It emphasized some things that I already knew, but it also taught me things I didn't know.