Advantages: Superb nugget sized tips, fits the camera bag nicely Disadvantages: None
There are lots of big shiny books out there that tell you all about digitalphotography and while many of these are great books, they can be a little intimidating too.
Scott Kelby, author of many of the better photography boooks out there has now come up with the antidote. The DigitalPhotography Book is a mere 200 odd pages and is just slightly bigger than A5 in size yet contains a whole lot of useful information that will almost certainly improve anyone's photography.
I was initially wondering quite what Scott Kelby had been smoking as the first few pages were somewhat surreal. Even the author noted they included lame (his word, not mine) humour.
After that somewhat shaky start the book morphed in to something far better. Each page is a self-contained tip or concept, often with an inspiring image for illustration. The text is ...
Advantages: Inspiring clear text, sample images, background stories Disadvantages: Some sections could have been bigger
There are a great many books on DigitalPhotography you can choose from. Some tell you how to use your camera. Others show you how to work with Photoshop and it's ilk. Others concentrate on specifics such as portraiture. This book is rather different.
Stephen Johnson is a highly regarded photographer who has pictures in some of the top museums and galleries around the world. He has also acted as technical consultant to such names as Apple, Epson and Adobe. It's fair to say that when Johnson has something to write about digitalphotography, it's going to be worth reading.
Stephen Johnson on DigitalPhotography is difficult to classify. The coverage includes a discussion on the history and evolution of digitalimaging, colour theory, correction and management, fine-art printing, ethics and a whole lot on the creative process. In many ...
Advantages: Very easy to read, informative, great workshops Disadvantages: Aimed mainly at beginners and intermediates
(September?s prizes were an Epson Stylus 900, Digital Photo Viewer, and ImageRecall totalling £295).
Or would you prefer to have your images criticised by expert photographers? A section in TDP allows you to send in a photograph with a description of what you were aiming for. A critique will then pass his judgement on whether the photo should be saved or deleted!! Personally this section is not the best because whether you like a photo or not is your opinion. However you may pick up some technical hints from the (sometimes harsh) comments.
No digitalphotography magazine is complete without a competition. TDP is currently running a competition to find the ?Digital Photographer of the year?. It is made up of 6 rounds and to win you have to gain points in each round. For example the winner of round one got 10 points, and the 5 runners up get 3 ...
