Beginner's digital photography book
Beginner's digital photography book
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Moose.

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5,345 posts

271 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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Now that I finally have a camera I can play around with all the settings on (a Canon S90), I feel I need to expand my knowledge a bit more of what does what and stop using the auto mode biggrin Heck, this thing has full manual control of shutter, aperture, ISO etc. so seems a shame not to be using them!

I used to do a bit of photography about 15 years ago with an old film SLR, so vaguely remember messing with shutter speed and aperture values but could do with a book or two to get me up to speed again.

Anyone got any recommendations? Preferable available as an eBook, Ipod app or online course, as I live in Indonesia so can't get many books in the shops here and mail order isn't an option.

cheers smile

furtive

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309 months

onomatopoeia

3,526 posts

247 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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This http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Exposure-Pho... is very helpful, but I don't suppose they'll deliver to you.

How's it going out there? I could email you an SDA problem I'm having at the moment if you miss your previous job hehe

edit : bah someone quicker than me!

Edited by onomatopoeia on Monday 12th April 13:58

Moose.

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5,345 posts

271 months

Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Cheers guys, managed to find the aforementioned book in one of the only English bookshops here in Jakarta. Bit pricey at £22 but looks to be a good one smile

Mark - can't say I miss the old job, so you can keep your SDA problem wink

It's going great out here though thanks. If you can convince yourself to join Facebook, you can check out all my pics, although I do post a few here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/indo_pilot

Hopefully with my new camera and some tips from the book, I can improve the quality of the photos, especially as I'm off to Papua next! Well, first to Borneo this evening to collect the aircraft I will be piloting to Papua the following day. It's a fun life biggrin

Edited by Moose. on Tuesday 13th April 06:23