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| The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 | 
 enlarge | Author: Scott Kelby
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  159 reviews
Sales Rank: 187
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0321524764
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9780321524768
ASIN: 0321524764
Publication Date: January 5, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Books for the pragmatic beginner. July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dear fellow amazon.com shoppers,
I bought volume 1 and volume 2 of Scott Kelby's books together with my Pentax K200D. As a photo-enthusiast and DSLR starter I really enjoyed reading this two books. Both read very easy and takes you in a fast pace through the basic and intermediate know-abouts of professional digital photography. Volume two picks up right where volume 1 stopped, so both books actualy make 1 big total package. The author doesn't bother you with too technical explanations but takes you with him on a shoot as a friend would do. Every chapter he describes how to best do this and that. Starts with landscape shooting, all the way to sports, macro, weddings, nighttime shooting etc. Every chapter is dedicated to a certain discipline and gives you more usefull information than you'll be able to remember the next time you go out on a shoot. So the book grows with you as your experience grows. You read the chapter again, ie. Landscapes, and hey: i forgot about this and that, let me try that the next time when I'm in the mountains. When you control every discipline described in these books, then and only then you can move on to more technical and specific books. The chapters read very fluently with a great deal of humor and pragmatic 'aah, so that's how they do it' moments.
For the price, get both at once as you really need both to get going!
Good luck improving your photografic skills!
 Good follow up effort September 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read Scott Kelby's first Digital Photography Book and found it quite useful. So when this one came out, I didn't hesitate. Keep in mind though that this book spends a great deal on studio and portrait/wedding photography. If your interests lie here, this is a good one for you. I'm not interested as much in these areas so I found the book not as useful as the first. Other topics include, travel, landscape, macro and miscellaneous photo tips. Each contains helpful hints that are worthwhile knowing but there are a few overlaps with his last book. I like Mr. Kelby's style so I'm a fan of his work. The thing about Mr. Kelby's writing is that he makes it simple and straight forward. Most photography books give you lots of info but sometimes not the most useful info. Overall I'd say this is a good book and the price is reasonable. Would I have bought it had I paged through it at a bookstore? Not sure.
Top Quality..... January 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book for the following reasons:
1. It is very easy to read and the lessons are short.
2. It shows you how to create shots in very simple steps.
3. The photo examples are great.
4. Kelbys writing style is entertaining.
I would highly recommend this book.
 Digital Photo Book 2 February 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Loved the book more than the first one. For me, the book payed for itself, when Mr. Kelby simplified the directions on how to fire an off camera flash via the camera. The flash and camera instructions we're driving me crazy. Thank you Mr. Kelby for helping me to remain somewhat sane. Some wonderful little tips on how to create some stunning photos. I would highly recommend the book to anyone. I am eagerly awaiting book 3.
Kelby comes through again February 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a continuation of the original 'The Digital Photography Book' and covers new territory. For me, this book was worth the purchase price just for the section on lighting. In a few short pages Scott actually explained what you need, how it works and approximately how much it costs. This was amazing to me as I have been trying to figure out what all that lighting stuff does forever with not much success. The veil has been lifted!
As for Scott's lame jokes - I love 'em especially page 71.
j.
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