Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography by Tony Northrup

Description

The #1 photography e-book of 2012 gives you four innovations no other book offers:

1) FREE VIDEO TRAINING. Over an hour of hands-on video tutorials integrated into the book's content. If your e-reader can play video (such as the Kindle app on an iPhone/iPad/Android/Mac/Windows PC or the Kindle Fire), clicking the links when you have an Internet connection will load the video directly within your e-reader.

2) 375+ HIGH RESOLUTION, ORIGINAL PICTURES. Detailed example pictures taken by the author in nine countries demonstrate both good and bad technique. DON’T TRUST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS THAT USE STOCK PICTURES; the author didn’t take them! Many pictures include links to the full-size image so you can zoom in to see every pixel.

3) HANDS-ON PRACTICES. Complete the practices at the end of every chapter to get the real world experience you need.

4) NEVER OUTDATED. This book is regularly updated with new content (including additional videos) that existing owners receive for free. As new photography trends emerge and new camera equipment and lenses are released, you'll see them described in the book immediately.

In this book, Tony Northrup (award-winning author of more than 30 how-to books and a professional portrait, wildlife, and landscape photographer) teaches the art and science of creating stunning pictures. First, beginner photographers will master:

* Composition
* Exposure
* Shutter speed
* Aperture
* Depth-of-field (blurring the background)
* ISO
* Natural light
* Flash
* Troubleshooting blurry, dark, and bad pictures
* Pet photography
* Wildlife photography (mammals, birds, insects, fish, and more)
* Sunrises and sunsets
* Landscapes
* Cityscapes
* Flowers
* Forests, waterfalls, and rivers
* Night photography
* Fireworks
* Raw files
* HDR
* Macro/close-up photography

Advanced photographers can skip forward to learn the pro's secrets for:

* Posing men and women. including corrective posing (checklists provided)
* Portraits (candid, casual, formal, and underwater)
* Remotely triggering flashes
* Using bounce flash and flash modifiers
* Using studio lighting on any budget
* Building a temporary or permanent studio at home
* Shooting your first wedding
* High speed photography
* Location scouting/finding the best spots and times
* Planning shoots around the sun and moon
* Star trails (via long exposure and image stacking)
* Light painting
* Eliminating noise
* Focus stacking for infinite depth-of-field
* Underwater photography
* Getting close to wildlife
* Using electronic shutter triggers
* Photographing moving cars
* Photographing architecture and real estate

MAJOR UPDATE HISTORY:
12/11/2011: Initial release
1/10/2011: Expanded section on baby portraits (including video)
1/18/2012: Added integrated videos covering aperture and depth-of-field, light painting, HDR, and macro
2/8/2012: Updated buying guide with updated information about latest camera models.
2/16/2012: Added videos covering low-light hand-holding techniques, a visual overview of different shutter speeds, and an introductory video about why this book is different. Minor errata fixed.
3/7/2012: Clarified difference between focal length and focusing distance based on reader question. Improved formatting of tables in appendices. Minor corrections based on reader feedback.
3/10/2012: Based on reader feedback: Added links to many full-sized images (for pixel peepers like myself) and reduced unnecessary links.
3/15/2012: Added video to Chapter 2, “Controlling the Background.”
3/30/2012: Added two videos to Chapter 6: “Outdoor Portraits” and “Using Off-Camera Flash”. Updated and expanded example pictures throughout book.
4/19/2012: Added two videos to Chapters 4 and 9: “Autofocus Techniques” and “How to Photography Flying Birds.” Expanded index based on reader request.
8/10/212: Updated examples with photos from recent tour of Europe. Added sections covering camera settings, panoramas, and showing depth, silhouettes. Added four videos. Minor errata fixed.