Collins Digital SLR Handbook, Hardback

All serious amateurs, students of photography, and professionals now aspire to a digital SLR camera. This book is aimed at them and takes readers through all the knowledge required to get the best from their digital SLR camera. It is superbly illustrated with hundreds of stunning images from top photographer John Freeman and is full of professional hints and tips.

All aspects of using a digital SLR camera are covered, including:

Equipment: cameras, lenses (from fisheye to ultra telephoto, macro, zoom and shift), converters, extension tubes, bellows, etc.

Getting to grips with your digital SLR: batteries and memory cards, camera menus, camera modes, exposure, shutter/aperture priority, depth of field, etc.

How the camera interprets the scene: framing the picture, how to look, foreground detail, backgrounds, perspective

Photographic themes: landscapes, nature, people, architecture, still life, action photography

Getting more from your digital SLR: using filters, multiple exposures, fill-in flash, infra-red photography, underwater photography, night photography, close-ups, panoramas

Post-production: setting up the digital darkroom, downloading, storing and backup, using Photoshop, printing, other presentation media, etc.