Canon PowerShot G10 / G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots - Softcover

Carlson, Jeff Carlson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321679512 ISBN 13: 9780321679512

Publisher: Peachpit Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Jeff Carlson is the author of the Photoshop Elements 8: Visual QuickStart Guide, the iMovie ’09 and iDVD: Visual QuickStart Guide, and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide. He is also a columnist for the Seattle Times, the managing editor of the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS, and a frequent contributor to publications such as Macworld magazine, CreativePro.com, and Photoshop Elements Techniques.

From the Back Cover

The Canon PowerShot G10 and G11 are powerful cameras that are the preferred advanced point and shoot cameras for professional photographers and hobbyists who want both the convenience of a compact camera with the capabilities of a DSLR. Key features include: the ability to shoot in modes such as aperture priority, shutter priority, and full manual, as well the key distinction (among point and shoot cameras) of being able to shoot in the RAW file format.

This book is for anyone who wants to get the best shots possible but isn't sure what to do next. There's the manual, as well as competing books, and while they all tell camera owners, often in 400+ pages, what the camera can do, none of them shows them exactly how to use their camera to create great images! Everything in the book is in service of creating a great image. The author carefully guides readers through the modes of the camera and gives practical advice from a pro on which settings to use when, shooting tips, and even end-of-chapter assignments so readers can test their knowledge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321679512
• ISBN 13: 9780321679512
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238