The Art of Photography (Digital Photography Book 2)

If you are interested in photography at all I highly recommend reading Al Judge’s books. He is precise and to the point. His books are chocked full of basic essential information to help you understand all aspects of photography. I am a photography hobbyist. I have now read four of Mr. Judge’s books and can testify that my photography has greatly improved due to what I have learned.

Another concisely written book form Al Judge. Perhaps not as informative as some of his other works, but if you are new to photography, or you are looking for projects, inspiration, and direction, this book should be beneficial.

What I like about this book are the higher resolution images in the kindle edition. Some photography books only provide that grainy thumbnail that looks really crappy when you zoom in. Al give you a high quality image to examine. Thanks Al, I know that does cost you a bit extra for delivery fee's from Amazon.Another plus is that the images also include the camera settings; you know, the ISO, F-stop, the shutter speed, and so on.Al goes through a number of genres, nature photography (my personal favorite), cities, art, people, and others.All and all, highly recommend for folks who want to learn more how to improve what they do.

I read Al Judge's trilogy of photography books to learn the science behind photography. I've always had good instincts and good eye, but I wanted to learn the technical side of it. His three books do an amazing job of breaking down the science behind taking pictures, and even take it a step further to have a deeper understanding of the printing side of prints (something I had not really considered before). I would recommend this series of books for anyone who wants to take their photography skills more seriously in the future.

I guess I expected a little more detail. In reading the introduction the author claimed to write in a content driven, detail rich format. He tells the reader to do things but doesn't explain what he means. In one example he talks about shooting pictures that look like a miniature toy by blurring the back ground and foreground, he doesn't tell us how to do that. In many of the example photographs throughout the book he doesn't include the camera settings which is important to give us an idea of how to take a similar picture.I also thought this book would be more about the "art" of photography. I purchased the book based on the title and introduction. The book fails to talk about the concepts that make photography an art form. In many examples he talks about the commerce of photography such as how he or the photographers highlighted in the book sell images. I wanted information on how to create images that income emotion.I did give the book three stars as it does include some good information on photography, just not on the "art" of Photography.

I find that Al writes in such a way as to make me want to read more. He is down-to-earth and has great photo tips. I’m going on to Book 3.

I downloaded the free version and would happily purchase anything by this author. It was well-organized and written. Links to other photographers confirm what is taught. All skill levels will find something of merit here.I will definitely keep this in my library and reread a few times.

This book is a great resource to show how to use the camera as a tool to find expression for creativity. This book ranges from the use of the camera to post processing with photo editing software.

included photos small and print quality not very good; not about art just another basic how to book; there are many better books available for this; good for an amateur with no photography experience

mon premier achat de livre kindle est ce livreil amène des connaissances intéressante pour tous les amoureux de l'image numérique.les notions sont bien expliquées et vont a l'essentielle

Having just bought a new, high tech digital camera, I found it was offering me setting choices I didnt understand. Additionally, I hope to write some travel articles and offer photos alongside them. This book met both needs. It is written in an easy to understand style, and there is a helpful glossary too.Wonderful photographs illustrate techniques described throughout the book.

1. Explore the subject "the art of photography" with examples (photographs)2. Gives corresponding camera settings to respective images.3. Discussing the subject by seggregating into groups (genera).

it is a very useful book for photographers of all levels.