Photography for Dummies

by Russell Hart

Catch the Shutterbug! Choose the right film and photofinisher for the best results Find out about your point-and-shoot's secret buttons Master composition -- tips on framing, flash, and lighting Get great action shots of your kids, sporting events, and other activities Capture your vacation on film -- how to take the best travel pictures Use your computer to turn photos into greeting cards and announcements

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference, Art, Education

460 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 1998

About the author

This is the disambiguation page for otherwise unseparated authors publishing as Russell Hart

For the military historian, see Russell A. Hart

Reviews

[Audrey]

This would be a great book if it weren’t so dated. It spends a lot of time talking about film (how quaint) and the Advanced Photo System (now obsolete), which I had never heard of. It mentions digital photography a little bit and has a photo of a 4 MB (that’s megabyte) SD card. It’s all so cute.

But it is written with great enthusiasm for the subject in a very easy-going, conversational manner. It’s designed to be skimmed and used as reference. It’s written with no-frills point-and-shoot cameras in mind. (I finally got myself a DSLR and was just looking for a refresher on f-stops and stuff like that.) The sections on lighting and composition and focusing are always relevant and universal.

[Elisabeth]

It was a god book overall. I appreciate the dummies series in terms that are plain English and doesn't use fancy lingo.

I wasn't super into it but it did its job, broke things in sections, had catchy headers. It was good.

[Zoe]

Only read the digital cameras part. Good explanations of basic mode settings.

[Johannah]

I was looking over it. It's really outdated... all the links they suggest looking at no longer work and film is kinda out dated.

[Gabe]

This book is ok but is definitely needs some updating and is not a replacement for a professional class

[Teri Temme]

My how far we have come! Equipment information is outdated, but basic camera techniques are solid.

[Karl H]

Yes, I know. Book is outdated. Great reference on film and basic shoots.