Photography book recommendations

[oogieboogieman]

Quicklabs,

Congrats on the airfares, that's a great deal! Don't know if it will effect you or not, but my wife mentioned to me that there were some changes in the way Magical Express gets your bags (if you choose to use it) to your rooms. It's something to do with the hours of your arrival flight. There has been times where after flight delays, waiting for Magical Express, and checking in at our hotel, we were getting to our rooms at 1am. Then wife was ready to be at extra magic hours that morning. Sometimes I need a vacation from the vacation!!!


Congrats again!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I wish Southwest flew out of Dayton, but we'd have to go to Columbus to pick it up, which is kind of a drag. If I couldn't get the Air Tran nonstops, I'd probably do that.
Have never been in November. I'm thinking the weather should be okay and the crowds not too bad (except for EPCOT on the weekend, since the Food and Wine fest will be going.).

Sounds like we may be there some of the same time you are! I'm still playing with our schedule, but I have a conference at US Nov 8th to 11th, and I'm currently planning on the 2 days before the conference to see F&W and then coming back for the 12-16th.

Conferences are the main reason we bought DVC since I seem to have bunches of them in Orlando and S.Ca and I can't seem to go close to WDW or DL without going there too!

 

[geetey]

I need some help understanding and using Photoshop CS4 and am looking for some recommendations regarding books.

I think I have it narrowed down to Scott Kelby's Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers and The Missing Manual CS4. I need a beginner's guide. I know that. Kelby's book seems to show you how to do things, while the Missing Manual seems to cover everything. Help! Any suggestions?

 

[DisneyBabies]

We just got back from DS's trip and he really loved Living With The Land in Epcot! He calls it the Disney Garden, and he wants to make a book to show his friends at school how different Disney's garden looks from a regular garden you may have at your house. And he wanted to show them the different things disney grows in their garden.

We took as many pictures as we could, but I wanted to see if anyone had any pictures that they wouldn't mind me using in DS's book. Also, does anyone have any info about how and why Disney grows things the way they do so that I can have a page to explain to the kids what they are seeing in the pictures? Is there a website? A book?

Thanks for all your help!

 

[spinetnglr]

I have a few pictures from Living with the land. I will look for them and post them later. Disney's hydroponics really interested me too and when I returned from a trip did a little looking around about it. There are pages out there with information that might be useful to you such as this one http://www.theatons.com/walt-disney-hydroponics-epcot-hydroponics

If you Google Disney hydroponics you will come up with other sites that may have the information you need to complete your DS's project.

 

[Michele]

I have a bunch but they aren't loaded to my smugmug account yet. I have to go out for a school field trip today but will try hard to get them on here later.

 

[PhotobearSam]

I only have a few loaded but youan use them if you wish...

Sorry this was with the point and shoot...I will try to find better ones and load them.

 

[Michele]

Sorry, I haven't straightened these up or anything.

 

[Michele]

Here's a few more

 

[DisneyBabies]

These pic are great! Thank you so much. And I have found a little info to include on the book, but I read on one site that hydroponic growing allows plants to yeild more and I was wondering if anyone had any examples of some of the yields of Disney's plants (ie. one tomato plant produced x-number of tomatoes one time) or silly fruit and vegitable facts like the big lemon that will make 8 gallons of lemonade. Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[kim]

What books would you recommend---I need help with understanding shutter
speed and aperture. I've read a lot on the internet, but I'd like a good book to read also.

You guys helped me in picking out my first SLR last year and I've had fun just playing around with it--but now I think I'm ready to get a little more serious.

I have the Olympus Evolt 510. I took it to DC last year within a month of buying it, and was really pleased with the photos by just "playing around".


Thanks for any help!
kim

 

[ssanders79]

I've read both of Scott Kelby's Digital Photography books. I really liked Vol 1, Vol 2 seems to be more geared for the event shooter.

http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Kelbys-...=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239667386&sr=1-6

As for other books, just head over to your library and see what they have in the photography section. Keep in mind that you can read books based on film as the fundamentals are the same. I've checked out a handful of books on SLR photography. Most of them all cover the same material, but each book is written based on a different teaching philosophy. You just need to find one that teaches in a format that you learn the best.

 

[My2Girls66]

Brian Peterson and Scott Kelby both have some pretty easy to understand books. Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson is a good one. IMO. I have 2of Scott Kelby's books. The Digital Photograhy Book 1 and book 2. Both are full of easy to understand info.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b...books&field-keywords=brian+peterson&x=14&y=20
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b...ooks&field-keywords=scott+kelby&sprefix=scott

 

[WVDisGeek]

I'll second the Peterson and Kelby books. They helped me (and still do as I refer back to them!) get started. Also, join the forums online for your respective camera to gain some insight on making your camera work as you want it to.

Also, as you obviously have found out, these boards are a treasure trove of really talented shooters who are more than happy to share their tips and tricks. They also tend to be a little less "brutal" than some of the brand specific boards can be to new shooters.

The best thing for me has been to just get out and take pictures. That is the beauty of digital. You can go out and make mistakes cheaply and not be afraid. It really helps the learning curve. If I can go and take a few hundred pictures in a weekend and come out of it with 10-20 that I am really happy with, I consider it a good outing. I am working hard to get the average up, but I have a ways to go!

 

[crazydadguy]

Although this is off topic from the original intent of the thread originator, I agree with WVDisGeek. At any given time, no matter how much I shoot, there are only about 10-15% that meet my standards. I just wish the wife would let me get rid of the rest of them and clear up some space on the hard drive. Oh! Backup your photos, often, on at least two different types of media. Then back that up and hide it somewhere at a friend's house. Its a painful lesson to learn.

 

[boBQuincy]

Not at all a a fan of Bryan Peterson's books, I recommend Ansel Adams "The Camera" and "The Negative".

 

[scoot241]

Today I went to one of the closing Ritz stores here in the Houston area and found the Magic Lantern XSi book for 60% off! They had a couple of the other books and DVDs, but $8 for the book was too good of a deal for me to pass up. I thought I'd pass that along to everyone in case you are looking.

Otherwise, the location I went to was fairly picked over.

 

[revrob]

I know that many of you here are experienced pros. You've been putting up with my silly questions for several days now. My head has been spinning with everything that I've been trying to take in. F-stops & ISOs and Shutter speed have just been overwhelming. Someone on this board recommended to someone else to read the book "Understanding Exposure". I was out at Books A Million picking something else up, so I thought I'd just check to see if they had it in stock. They did, so I picked it up. Oh, goodness! I've just read the very first section, and I totally understand this triad thing now! Not that I have any clue that I can actually shoot a pic that is going to prove that!

I just wanted to encourage any other newbies like me out there - GET THE BOOK! It really makes sense! I can't wait to get picture of real things using the technique that I've learned in the very first lesson. I'm loving it! Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[little1kry]

Thanks for the recommendation. I got my DSLR not too long ago and have been reading a few books and practicing to try to get a handle on all this new info. I'll definitely look into the book!

 

[GrumpyOne]

Understanding Exposure is good but it's also rather dated. I preferred "The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography" by Jim Miotke.