Pro Digital Photographer's Handbook;Lark Photography Book

By Michael Freeman

Book Overview

Michael Freeman has a well-deserved reputation for effectively explaining the concepts behind digital picture-taking to a variety of audiences. Here, he turns his attention to the professionals and advanced hobbyists who are making the move from traditional to digital and want help mastering the technology and meeting their clients' new requirements. Freeman thoroughly answers the most frequently asked questions about the basics of digital capture, from cameras and computers to storage options, printers, and scanners. Photographers will learn the different file formats and how to save images for print or publishing on the web. They'll explore valuable software tools and basic image processing programs that fix common problems, and see how to improve pictures using an assortment of cropping and filtering techniques. The smart, detailed advice will give photographers confidence as they enter this new digital world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157990632X
• ISBN13: 9781579906320
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Lark Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Best book on photography in decades

This is one of those books that you will want to read and then reference. I have been a film SLR photographer for decades and now am on my second generation DSLR. This book reminds me of my old Kodak Photographers Handbook and my Nikon SLR handbook. I think I will use the Pro Digital Photographer's Handbook for many years. Michael's information about sensor technology compared to film and how lense design affects this is one example of the depth of topic in this great handbook. He also covers the digital workflow from simple (little to no editing) to complex (steps for client based work). The color management section was very useful to calibrate all my devices. I highly recommend this book for the photographer who understands the basics - depth of field, apertures, shutter speed, etc. (Although he has a great section about sensor size and depth of field). Buy it and enjoy it!

You need this book

So, you want to be a professional photographer? If so, you need this book to provide the kind of information you'll need when starting out. It contains all the nitty-gritty details that are an essential part of learning to turn pro, including information on meeting the needs and expectations of your clients. That's the kind of practical business advice you won't find in other digital photography books. The amount of useful information in this book is amazing.

Excellent read and resource

In transitioning from film to digital, I needed some books for a quick transition and to avoid reinventing the wheel. I don't have a lot of time, so a focused and detailed reference that could rapidly take me to a functional level was needed. I was very happy with the accessibility and the level of detail presented. I read the whole thing, but realize that I will need to go back to it to get the full value from it (e.g., when I find the need for a particular technique or action). It does address workflow, but that is not its focus, which I would describe as more of a broad, but sufficiently detailed introduction to many issues and techniques available to the digital photographer.

Not For the Digitally Timid

I did not want another "How To" digitaly photography book. What I wanted was information anologous to studying computer informations systems at the bit level and I found it in Pro Digital Photographer's Handbook. All of the "why" questions are laid out in meticulous detail. A wonderous tool for those looking to move on beyond point and shoot barrier.

This is the book I've been looking for

This is a great book. It's what I've been looking for since I switched from film to a Nikon digital SLR about 18 months ago. A book that really goes into detail on things like shooting RAW, colour management, colour modes, profiling and calibration, how to clean dust off the camera sensor (a REAL problem that the manufacturers keep pretty quiet about), wireless transmission of images, and so on. I know these are all nitty-gritty subjects, but you need to understand them if you're serious about digital photography. Other books I've looked at tend to tackle them only superficially. This book gets to grips with them all. It's like the "Missing Manual" for my camera. I really like it, and strongly recommend it. Oh, and Michael Freeman takes great pictures, too!