Product Overview
(Please note that this material was also published asYour Camera Loves You: Learn to Love it Back, Peachpit Press [978-0-321-78410-0].)
If youre not thrilled with the photos youre getting from your digital camerawhether its a point-and-shoot or a DSLRthe answer isnt a new camera. Its learning to use the one youve got! After all, its not the camera that takes
great shotsits the person behind the camera. In Getting Started in Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great
Shots, photographer and instructor Khara Plicanic teaches the basics of photography and digital camera functions
that you can apply to any camera, anywhere, any time answering questions like: What do all those different modes mean and when do I use them? Whats a megapixel and why should I care?
Follow along with Khara, and you will:
- Learn about shutter speed, aperture, and shooting modes
- Improve those yellow dingy photos of your kids indoor sporting events
- Fix the exposure on shots that are too dark or too bright
- Move beyond the Auto mode to take advantage of your cameras settings
- Discover that the key to great shots is to learn your way around your camera
By the time youre finished, youll know how to best use the features of whatever camera you already have to take
great shots. And once youve got the shots, show them off! Join the books Flickr group, share your photos, and
discuss how you get your own great shots at flickr.com/groups/gettingstartedfromsnapshotstogreatshots
