The Digital Photography Book: Part 1 (2nd Edition)

This is it—the #1 best-selling digital photography book ever! It’s the award winning, around the world smash hit, written by Scott Kelby, that’s been translated into dozens of different languages, because it’s the one book that in point of fact shows you how to take professional-quality shots the use of the same tricks today’s top digital pros use (and surprisingly, it’s easier than you’d think).

This up to date, second edition of the bestselling digital photography book of all time includes many new images; up-to-date information on gear, pricing, and links; and a new chapter from the creator on the “Ten Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was once First Starting Out in Photography.” 

Here’s how Scott describes this book’s brilliant premise: “If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, ‘Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, with the background out of focus?,’ I wouldn’t stand there and come up with a photography lecture. In real life, I’d just say, ‘Put on your zoom lens, set your f-stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.’ That’s what this book is all about: you and I out shooting where I answer questions, come up with advice, and share the secrets I’ve learned just like I would with a friend—without all of the technical explanations and techie photo speak.”

This isn’t a book of theory—full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts. It is a book on which button to push, which setting to use, and when to use it. With over 200 of the most closely guarded photographic “tricks of the trade,” this book gets you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos every time.

Each page covers a single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you’ll learn another pro setting, tool, or trick to change into your work from snapshots into gallery prints. If you’re tired of taking shots that look “okay,” and if you’re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, “Why don’t my shots look like that?” then this is the book for you.