The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion - Softcover

Long, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596520867 ISBN 13: 9780596520861

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2008

Synopsis

Through a series of lessons, this title gives you a class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use Digital Rebel XSi camera. It teaches you how to use various Digital Rebel features to make great photographs. It offers tips and technical advice for capturing images of people, landscapes, and night shots.

About this title

Book Description:

Learning How to Take Pictures You Love With the Camera You Have

Synopsis:

Through a series of easy-to-follow lessons, "The Canon Digital Rebel XSi Companion" gives you a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use this camera. This is not a typical camera guide: rather than just showing you what all the buttons do, this unique book teaches you how to use various Digital Rebel features to make great photographs. With "The Canon Digital Rebel XSi Companion" in your camera bag, you have the perfect field reference for taking stunning pictures of any occasion or place, any time.You get valuable creative tips and technical advice for capturing professional-looking images of people, landscapes, action shots, close-ups, night shots, and more. It helps to: get to know the Digital Rebel XSi and how it works; take creative control and go beyond automatic settings; learn the basic rules of composition; know when to let the camera work for you; photograph fast-moving objects, and learn to capture decisive moments; discover ways to use a flash indoors and outdoors; learn the advantages of different lenses, and the best time to use them; and, understand the options for shooting RAW, and whether it's right for you.

There are plenty of photography books, but only this companion guide teaches you how to take high-quality digital photos using the camera model you own. Professional photographer Ben Long includes plenty of full-color examples to show you what's possible once you graduate from snapshots and focus on the pictures you've always wanted to take.

About this edition

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0596520867
• ISBN 13: 9780596520861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 287