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Now that you’ve bought the amazing Canon PowerShot G10 or G11, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use your camera to take great pictures. With Canon PowerShot G10/G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos from the author and the Flickr community, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.
Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, Jeff Carlson, and you will: - Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the G10 or G11
- Use the camera’s Automatic modes to get better shots right away
- Move on to the Creative modes, where you have full control over the look and feel of your images
- Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more
- Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits
- Find out how to get great shots in low light
- Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter
With Canon PowerShot G10/G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you’ll learn not only what makes a great shot work—you’ll learn how to get that shot using your G10 or G11.
And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your camera to get great shots at flickr.com/groups/canon_g10g11_from_snapshots_ to_greatshots.
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- Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the G10 or G11
- Use the camera's Automatic modes to get better shots right away
- Move on to the Creative modes, where you have full control over the look and feel of your images
- Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field and much more
- Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes and portraits
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 Excellent guide book to photography--not just G10/G11. |
| Review Date: December 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: phdezra, USA |
This is a terrific book that goes beyond merely expanding on the G10/G11 Manual and embellishing on it so you know when to use what function. More importantly, it helps novices learn about ISO, aperture, focus area, etc. These are 'basic' kinds of tips--or should we call them SKILLS--that will help ordinary snapshots turn into great shots (eventually, with some practice). This book will help improve your overall photography (if you are relatively new to it) even when you advance beyond the G10/G11 (which is a very nice 'prosumer' camera) to a DSLR.
You might not use ALL the tips, and might find some trivial (e.g. don't forget a memory card), but overall this is a great addition for your expanding photography library. It would go well with some of the basic books on photography techniques (for that, you might want to check out some of Bryan Peterson's books). |
Perfect for someone wanting to take a step up from point and shoot
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| Review Date: January 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Darren Cambridge, Washington, DC |
| This is a book for beginners, people interested in photography and wanting to be more skillful and creative in their shooting but without immediate aspirations to be a pro or a fine artist. Since I'd classify myself in this category, the book was perfect for me. I've long had a good intuitive sense of light and composition, but this book help me connect that to core principles of photography as made possible by my camera. After reading the first four chapters alone, I was already taking noticeably better pictures. It combines a thorough introduction to the capabilities of the G10/11 with an excellent range of photography fundamentals covering light, exposure, and composition. I also read the popular Scott Kelby book, and 80% of its tips are integrated into this book in a more focused way, leaving out stuff you can't do without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars more on gear. The writing style is clear, personable, and concise, and the layout and production of the book (which the author did himself) is impeccable. Much is communicated through well printed exemplary photographs, which is strangely not the case in some other photography books. For its intended audience and purpose, I can't imagine anyone doing better. |
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