Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever
with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The
Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most
important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality
shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's
easier than you'd think).
This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and heres
how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you
asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want
the background out of focus?' I wouldn't stand there and give you a
lecture about aperture, exposure, and depth of field. In real life,
I'd just say, 'Get out your telephoto lens, set your f/stop to
f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' You d say, 'OK,' and
you'd get the shot. That's what this book is all about. A book of
you and I shooting, and I answer the questions, give you advice,
and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend,
without all the technical explanations and without all the
techno-photo-speak."
This isn't a book of theoryit isn't full of confusing jargon and
detailed concepts: this is a book of which button to push, which
setting to use, when to use them, and nearly two hundred of the
most closely guarded photographic "tricks of the trade" to get you
shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more
professional-looking photos with your digital camera every time you
press the shutter button.
Here's another thing that makes this book different: each page
covers just one trick, just one single concept that makes your
photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn
another pro setting, another pro tool, another pro trick to
transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. There's
never been a book like it, and if you're tired of taking shots that
look "OK," and if youre tired of looking in photography magazines
and thinking, "Why don't my shots look like that?" then this is the
book for you.
Scott Kelby is President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and Editor-in-Chief of both Photoshop User and Layers magazines. Scott serves as training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and is the technical chair of the largest Photoshop gathering in the industry, Photoshop World. He has written numerous best-selling creative technology books.
"Kelby's laid-back writing style is perfect for those looking for fascinating insights without getting caught up in technical detail. An essential series for anyone wanting to take professional looking images."Laurence Howell, Short List
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