Photographer and author Jeff Revell takes a slightly different approach in his book, Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots. Instead of simply rewriting and expanding on what the camera’s manual says, Revell’s book focuses on how to take great photos by using selected camera features and functions of the Canon 50D.
Author: Bakari Chavanu
Four Photoshop CS4 Books Reviewed
I’ve read and used at least a dozen or so Photoshop books in the last four years. With each new Photoshop of CS update, the manual styled books for the application grow larger and better. Figuring out which books will be mot useful for you largely depends on your experience and skills with the application, your learning style, and what you want to learn. Check out this review of four different Adobe Photoshop CS4 books.
Two equally great books about Adobe Lightroom 2 – Review
Bakari reviews two equally great books about Adobe Lightroom 2 – Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure and The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers
Getting to Know iMovie ’08
Okay, folks, like most of you I didn’t see iLife ’08 coming. Didn’t expect it until after the release of Leopard in October. But
Read More5 More Mail Rules
Last August, I posted five Apple Mail rules that some readers found useful. Here are some more rules you might try. You of course,
Read MoreJazzy Smart Playlists
I’m always looking for ways to spruce up my smart playlists in iTunes. Since jazz is my most listened to music, I thought I’d
Read MoreAppleScript: Email Opens a Webpage
When I find myself performing a computer tasks one or more times a week, I start thinking, there’s got to be way for this
Read MoreConnecting iPhone to iTunes
SimplifyMedia has just released its iPhone and iPod touch version of its internet music sharing application, which can be downloaded for free by the
Read MoreFrom Canon XSi to Photoshop CS3 Accelerated – Three Book Reviews
It’s difficult for a mere book reviewer like myself to understand how publishers and book writers can keep up with the frequent updates in digital software and hardware. Just when you purchase a Canon camera or the latest update of Photoshop, new versions of these products come out in less than a year’s time. It seems like writers and publishers have to scramble to keep up with the ever expanding technology. But somehow they get the job done, and in most cases very well.
The Moment It Clicks
Review
The Moment It Clicks has something to over all serious photographers.
Layers: the Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature
Review
Well, Photoshop guru Matt Kloskowski has written a concise introductory guide about using layers, the heart of Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS series. His book is appropriately titled, Layers: the Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature. For this book, Matt incorporates Scott Kelby’s trade mark style of explaining Photoshop layer features and techniques in a well illustrated, step by step process. Each lesson is explained in less than five pages with no more than two paragraphs per page.
Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers
Review
What is traditionally called point-and-shoot cameras are extremely popular, and affordable and for the most part they produce really good photos. But if you’re serious about photography, at some point you’ll have to get beyond the automatic exposure settings of your camera and learn about the marriage between light and exposure and how to use the features of your camera to make that marriage work.
Epson RX680 Photo All-in-One Printer – Review
Because the RX680 is an all-in-one printer, it comes, of course, with probably more features than most people might use. In addition to the double-sided printing, other features include… read review here.
Two Book Reviews – Mac OS X Beyond the Manual and Mac OS X Leopard on Demand
With every significant update of Apple’s operating system there’s going to be a slew of manuals to help new and experienced computer users learn about a system’s new features, plus any tips and hacks that make for better and faster computing. Bakari Chavanu looks at two new Mac OS X Leopard books.
Two Digital Photography Books Reviewed
With so many people shooting with digital cameras these days, and discovering and renewing their interest in photography, it’s great to see publishers like Rocynook producing a such a fine line of books on the subject.
Automate Your Downloads Folder
First off let me preface this how-to article by pointing out that this is my own little ongoing effort to learn AppleScripting and Automator.
Read MoreiPod Touch Gets Upgraded
Well, I finally arrived here at Macworld this morning, minutes after the Stevenote, I immediately hit the floor after touching basis my man, John
Read MoreThe Digital Photography Experience
Though Apple hasnt’ re-introduced a digital camera since it’s short lived QuickTake camera back in 1994, this year’s Macworld Conference introduced what it calls
Read MoreMacBook Air
Though I doubt I’ll be getting Apple’s latest computer, MacBook Air, it was nice to get my hands on it and check it out.
Read MoreTwo Nifty Camera Accessories at Macworld
In walking the expo floor of Macworld, you sometimes stumbled upon nifty products that almost sell themselves. Two such products are Wrap-Up and the
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