Canon 5D Mark III Experience is my latest Full Stop dSLR user’s guide e book, which goes beyond the manual to help you learn the features, settings, and controls of the powerful and highly customizable EOS 5D Mk III, plus most importantly how, when, and why to use the functions, settings, and controls in your [...]
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Ten Steps to Better dSLR Photography is an e-book guide to help digital SLR photographers take control of their camera and the images they create. Capturing great images with your dSLR should not be the occasional result of chance and luck. By taking control of your camera, its functions, and its settings you can begin [...]
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I have completed a Canon 7D e book user’s guide, Canon 7D Experience – The Still Photographer’s Guide to Operation and Image Creation that goes beyond the EOS 7D manual to help you learn when and why to use the various controls, features, and custom settings of this powerful camera, including the advanced and sophisticated [...]
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Amazon has released a list of the most well-read cities in America, based on the data they have compiled from book, magazine, newspaper, and e-book sales. And it only seems appropriate that my e-book empire is headquartered in the number one well-read city: Cambridge, MA! Here is a preview of the list: Cambridge, Mass. Alexandria, [...]
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If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will know that I’ve written several times about humanitarian and travel photographer David Duchemin. His blog, books, podcasts, and images were all extremely helpful and inspiring when I was starting my own journey as a humanitarian and culture photographer, and he continued to inspire [...]
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I’ve recently added two of my e books, Canon T3i Experience and Nikon D7000 Experience to the e book super-site Smashwords. If you purchase them from that site, you have access to a variety of e book formats so that you can read the guides on all of your devices. You can download copies of [...]
In my e-book user’s guide for digital SLRs I include a list of accessories and books, complete with links to purchase these products on Amazon or from the manufacturer. However, the links don’t always work with some e-book formats, so I am posting the list here too. Below are some accessories that are handy for [...]
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I suppose I should join the photo blogger holiday tradition of putting together a holiday and Christmas gift guide for photographers or those who are shopping for the photographer in their life! If you plan to purchase any of these items through Amazon.com, I you can use the product links I set up throughout this [...]
Tags: camera, digital, dSLR, gift, guide, holiday, idea, lens, macro, photo, presents
Thanks to all who participated in my first give-away, of the photography book Available Light by Don Marr. And thanks to Amherst Media for donating the book. I had Random.org select a number between 1 and 21 for the 21 comments/ entries I received, and the winner is… #14 Shair Khan! Congratulations to Shair! The book [...]
My second eBook and Canon dSLR camera user’s guide is now available! In addition to Your World 60D, the eBook guide for the Canon 60D, I have also written a Canon Rebel T2i / EOS 550D book: T2i Experience – The Still Photographer’s Guide to Operation and Image Creation With the Canon Rebel T2i / [...]
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I am giving away a free copy of an excellent book about photographing in natural light, Available Light: Photographic Techniques for Using Existing Light Sources by Don Marr!! Read on to see how to take part in the give-away. CONTEST CLOSED! The contest ended Nov. 8, 2010. I will go to Random.org and have it [...]
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Sorry, the give-away is now over! If you read yesterday’s post about Essential Books for Digital Photography, you will see I am pretty enthusiastic about a couple photo books in particular. One of them that I think is really wonderful, and which really opened my eyes recently, is Available Light by Don Marr. I discussed [...]
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There are countless books available about digital photography, ranging from general over-encompassing guides to specific texts on lighting or composition. Many of them discuss basically the same topics, and after reading and absorbing a few, you begin to pick up only a few new tips or pieces of knowledge here and there. But I’ve put [...]
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I’ve been intending to write a post about Nicholas Kristof’s wonderful book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, and how it should be required reading for humanitarian photographers. I haven’t gotten around to that yet, but Onlineclasses.org has just told me about a list they put together, 100 Best Books for [...]
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I’ve recently discovered the excellent book Blue Planet Run, which I came across after seeing photographer Rick Smolan’s TED lecture. He’s the guy behind the “Day in the Life” series of photo books that were so ubiquitous awhile ago. Anyway, Blue Planet Run is a book he created, full of amazing photos, statistics, and essays [...]
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