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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Digital Photograpy Beyond Automatic ModeBy Frank MitchAuthor Paul Duncanson does a fine job of explaining photo basics for digital cameras and editing images; but use of photos on the web is a very small part of the book. After 137 pages there are only 15 pages devoted to sharing your images; mostly for web use. My opinion is that the book is misnamed. "Digital Photography Beyond Automatic Modes" would be more appropriate.My best benefit from this book was the realization that my new Nikon D90 DSLR is just what I needed to further advance my digital photography ability. Viewing the scene In the SLR viewfinder gives the actual scene to be shot. Viewing the scene on a compact camera LCD display is very much a compromise in many ways including extent of content covered. DSLR cameras give the most control over the image making process.This book will be very useful for compact camera users as well as new DSLR owners. Preset scene options are discussed. Next comes photo basics regarding exposure; depth of field; shutter speed; white balance; f-stop and ISO. Secrets of composition are included. Advanced techniques include working with light; objects in motion; tripods; and long exposures. An amazing fact is with digital we can easily change ISO settings for every shot if you wish. With film cameras we were stuck with the same ISO for an entire roll of film.Storing; Managing; Editing; and Sharing chapters are useful. There is very little mention of RAW shooting where editing the image is a must but of great advantage for the pros using Photoshop. This book provides more affordable image editing choices for the amateur. The short chapter on sharing provides the promised website uses for your photos. Finally; online forums; social groups; and photography schools are covered.Highly recommended resource for all digital photographers but dont expect too much for web purposes.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Web Photography in Understandable Terms!By Frank BeckendorfWe; with a digital camera; have all wanted to take pictures like the professional photographers since the day we broke open the box for our new camera. Paul Duncanson makes it possible to improve upon your skills.In this title; sitepoint books; gives us a title that makes it simple to understand and understandable enough to begin taking those masterpieces immediately.Some of the big things the author addresses and simplifies are: shutter speed; aperture and ISO - all dreaded terms! He also deals with lighting; compositon and enhancement.And; of course; there is online storage and many other things that will make others envious of your talents. And; dont forget to recommend this title to them. It will work for you AND work for others.So; buy a copy and start your learning process. Oh; and none of these books are cheap - so its important you buy the right one. This is the right one!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good Book For Beginners to DSLR PhotographyBy Todd Elliott(Im reviewing the Kindle edition.)I found this a decent intro into the world of DSLR photography. It gives out the basics behind DSLRs. It covers some common photography vocabularly in depth in plain language. I appreciated the chapter covering lighting; as I feel that this is one area that most point clickers have trouble with as they transition into the DSLR arena.It does cover some content as it relates to cataloging and tagging digital pictures; such as using Adobe Bridge. It covers some common retouching tasks in digital photos by using Adobe Photoshop products. Lastly; it covers briefly on how to share your photos to the internet; such as Flickr.Overall; a well rounded book to introducing the readers into DSLR photography and handling digital pictures. The Kindle edition was okay. The PDF file was better formatted and in full color.