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50 Keys To Better Photography!
This one is huge! Over 160 pages of easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to DO tips that will make you a better photographer!
If you are tired of being the runner-up in all the local photography contests and want to start hearing "Ooohs" and "Aaahs" when people look at your photos, this one is for YOU!
To give you an idea of what is included, here is the table of contents...
Introduction:
The Basics Of Photography:
Key 1: Photography Simplified
Key 2: Aperture And Shutter Speed
Key 3: Master Your Camera - Fast!
Key 4: The Photographer's Secret Weapon
Key 5: Creativity Can Be Learned
Key 6: A New Vantage Point
Key 7: Put the "Wow" Factor In Your Photos!
Key 8: Tell A Story
Key 9: Exposure - How Your Meter Works!
Key 10: How To Shoot In Black And White Eliminate Camera Shake:
Key 11: Your Shooting Stance
Key 12: Tripod Tips
Key 13: Use A Tripod Like A Monopod
Key 14: How To Use A Monopod
Key 15: Hands Off The Button!
Key 16: Mirror, Mirror…
Using On Camera Flash
Key 17: The Ten Foot Rule
Key 18: Intensify The Colors In Your Photos
Key 19: Eliminate "Red Eye!"
Outdoors/Landscape Photography
Key 20: Create Better Landscape Photos
Key 21: Shooting In Bad Weather
Key 22: Two Horizon Photo Tips
Key 23: More On Level Horizons
Key 24: Stunning City Skyline Photography
Key 25: Shoot Better sunset Photos
Key 26: How To Get Intense Sunset Photo Colors
Key 27: Filters To The Rescue
Key 28: The Indispensable Rubber Band
Key 29: Recovering The Ground
Key 30: Amazing Waterfalls
Key 31: Making Clouds "POP!"
Key 32: To Buy Or Not To Buy Colored Filters
Key 33: Storing Your Filters
Key 34: Using Kodak Yellow!
Key 35: Fireworks And Lightning - Part 1
Key 36: Fireworks And Lightning - Part 2
Key 37: Flowers And Spider Webs - Part 1
Key 38: Flowers And Spider Webs - Part 2
Key 39: Turn Around
Pet Portraits
Key 40: Pet Portraits - Great For Camera Mastery
Key 41: Better Pet Portraits In 3 Easy Steps
Key 42: In Pet Portraits The Ears Matter!
Key 43: Problem Animals
Portrait Photography
Key 44: Tips For Improving Your Portraits
Key 45: 2 Easy Portrait Photography Tips
Key 46: The "Photographic Ground Modification System!"
Key 47: Visually Lose Weight!
Key 48: The Ultimate Portrait Photography Tip!
Key 49: Size Matters
Key 50: Basics Of Lighting Portrait Photography
Additional Training:
If you are tired of being the runner-up in all the local photography contests and want to start hearing "Ooohs" and "Aaahs" when people look at your photos, this one is for YOU!
To give you an idea of what is included, here is the table of contents...
Introduction:
The Basics Of Photography:
Key 1: Photography Simplified
Key 2: Aperture And Shutter Speed
Key 3: Master Your Camera - Fast!
Key 4: The Photographer's Secret Weapon
Key 5: Creativity Can Be Learned
Key 6: A New Vantage Point
Key 7: Put the "Wow" Factor In Your Photos!
Key 8: Tell A Story
Key 9: Exposure - How Your Meter Works!
Key 10: How To Shoot In Black And White Eliminate Camera Shake:
Key 11: Your Shooting Stance
Key 12: Tripod Tips
Key 13: Use A Tripod Like A Monopod
Key 14: How To Use A Monopod
Key 15: Hands Off The Button!
Key 16: Mirror, Mirror…
Using On Camera Flash
Key 17: The Ten Foot Rule
Key 18: Intensify The Colors In Your Photos
Key 19: Eliminate "Red Eye!"
Outdoors/Landscape Photography
Key 20: Create Better Landscape Photos
Key 21: Shooting In Bad Weather
Key 22: Two Horizon Photo Tips
Key 23: More On Level Horizons
Key 24: Stunning City Skyline Photography
Key 25: Shoot Better sunset Photos
Key 26: How To Get Intense Sunset Photo Colors
Key 27: Filters To The Rescue
Key 28: The Indispensable Rubber Band
Key 29: Recovering The Ground
Key 30: Amazing Waterfalls
Key 31: Making Clouds "POP!"
Key 32: To Buy Or Not To Buy Colored Filters
Key 33: Storing Your Filters
Key 34: Using Kodak Yellow!
Key 35: Fireworks And Lightning - Part 1
Key 36: Fireworks And Lightning - Part 2
Key 37: Flowers And Spider Webs - Part 1
Key 38: Flowers And Spider Webs - Part 2
Key 39: Turn Around
Pet Portraits
Key 40: Pet Portraits - Great For Camera Mastery
Key 41: Better Pet Portraits In 3 Easy Steps
Key 42: In Pet Portraits The Ears Matter!
Key 43: Problem Animals
Portrait Photography
Key 44: Tips For Improving Your Portraits
Key 45: 2 Easy Portrait Photography Tips
Key 46: The "Photographic Ground Modification System!"
Key 47: Visually Lose Weight!
Key 48: The Ultimate Portrait Photography Tip!
Key 49: Size Matters
Key 50: Basics Of Lighting Portrait Photography
Additional Training:
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 22, 2012
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August 25, 2014
50 Keys to Better Photography is a collection of photography tips.
When this popped up in one of my Kindle freebie emails, I decided to take a crack at it, since I take about a hundred photographs a week these days.
I'm glad this was a freebie since I found a lot of the tips to be of questionable value. Part of the problem for me was that the book didn't seem to know who its audience was. Some of the tips were geared toward beginners, like explaining the relationship between shutter speed and aperture size. Others seemed geared toward people with top dollar equipment. Others were for film cameras.
A lot of the keys were of the duh variety, like reading your camera manual and taking it off the automatic setting and using a tripod to prevent shakes. One key, entitled Creativity Can Be Taught, infuriated me. Copying someone else's stuff to figure out how they did it doesn't strike me as being creative.
I did find a few of the tips useful, like using your flash to get more vibrant colors. As a fairly experienced shutterbug, I found the book pretty underwhelming.
Since images in reviews are all the rage these days, here are some pictures I've taken.
When this popped up in one of my Kindle freebie emails, I decided to take a crack at it, since I take about a hundred photographs a week these days.
I'm glad this was a freebie since I found a lot of the tips to be of questionable value. Part of the problem for me was that the book didn't seem to know who its audience was. Some of the tips were geared toward beginners, like explaining the relationship between shutter speed and aperture size. Others seemed geared toward people with top dollar equipment. Others were for film cameras.
A lot of the keys were of the duh variety, like reading your camera manual and taking it off the automatic setting and using a tripod to prevent shakes. One key, entitled Creativity Can Be Taught, infuriated me. Copying someone else's stuff to figure out how they did it doesn't strike me as being creative.
I did find a few of the tips useful, like using your flash to get more vibrant colors. As a fairly experienced shutterbug, I found the book pretty underwhelming.
Since images in reviews are all the rage these days, here are some pictures I've taken.
May 31, 2017
Great Resource
I have no prior photography training and with some of the tips in this book, I am already taking better photographs with my smart phone. The book is actually geared toward professional photographers. I also love to enter sweeps, and my husband has a new expensive camera. Will read this book many times for advice and reminders.
I have no prior photography training and with some of the tips in this book, I am already taking better photographs with my smart phone. The book is actually geared toward professional photographers. I also love to enter sweeps, and my husband has a new expensive camera. Will read this book many times for advice and reminders.
December 29, 2018
Great photography training book!
I found this in my Kindle library ( I must have bought it a long time ago) and decided to give it a quick read. WowIm glad I did, I learned a lot, things I never thought about. Great tips not only for photography but being prepared and setting yourself up for success (read the manual once a year and keep a journal). Highly recommended and I look forward to reading more of the author’s photo books.
I found this in my Kindle library ( I must have bought it a long time ago) and decided to give it a quick read. WowIm glad I did, I learned a lot, things I never thought about. Great tips not only for photography but being prepared and setting yourself up for success (read the manual once a year and keep a journal). Highly recommended and I look forward to reading more of the author’s photo books.
January 30, 2019
50 Keys is a good read.
Some very good hints that will help improve your photography. This is also a fast read and it should be enjoyed by all. Enjoy
Some very good hints that will help improve your photography. This is also a fast read and it should be enjoyed by all. Enjoy
January 3, 2020
Lots of bang for the buck. Keep for referances!
Lots of simple tips that you can use for almost any type photography. Great to review before a shoot to get your head into your work.
Lots of simple tips that you can use for almost any type photography. Great to review before a shoot to get your head into your work.
July 16, 2013
This was a fairly good book on photography. I picked a few tips that I will be incorporating into my own photography now, and will greatly enjoy the fresh knowledge. Many of the tips included in the book are targeted toward owners of DSLR cameras, so that is who should be checking this book out. I enjoyed reading about lighting, portraits, and more.
February 17, 2014
Lots of cheerleading some good tips
Lots of cheerleading some good tips
Would not recommend for a beginner. information too generic . Visuals more an afterthought . Would compare the 50 tips are the introduction to a specific chapter in a more comprehensive book. Would not recommend as the first purchase by beginning photographer
Lots of cheerleading some good tips
Would not recommend for a beginner. information too generic . Visuals more an afterthought . Would compare the 50 tips are the introduction to a specific chapter in a more comprehensive book. Would not recommend as the first purchase by beginning photographer
March 21, 2014
The perfect reference book. I've acted on several of Eitreim's suggestions urging the photographer to keep journals and to record photo set-ups for later reference. Learned some things I didn't know! Remembered some old tricks I had long forgotten! I'm not storing it in the cloud but keeping the manual in plain sight on the Kindle bookshelf for quick looks while in the field.
January 31, 2013
This is a great book that provides many helpful tips. It also gives the reader a better understanding of how cameras work and what accessories are essential to get those professional looking shots. I plan to re-read this book several times as I try different techniques.
December 11, 2014
Loved it! But, I'm partial, since we're distant relatives lol. Very informative & classic! We're all photographers in the fam and love Mother Earth greatly. Always have our Nikons & Canons out and ready to capture nature's beauty!
February 13, 2013
Lots of really good tips. Need to keep this in mind when I am shooting.
April 17, 2013
Very handy. Something I will refer to in future.
April 27, 2013
Helpful.
October 26, 2013
Anyone just starting out on photography as a hobby will find this book interesting. I certainly found it useful.
July 14, 2014
Excellent Info!
January 8, 2014
Nice
I have been taking pictures for most of my life. This book has some good tips for those who are just learning or do not have a lot of money to spend on photo equipment.
I have been taking pictures for most of my life. This book has some good tips for those who are just learning or do not have a lot of money to spend on photo equipment.
April 8, 2014
Enjoyed reading. Lots of good tips
September 22, 2014
awesome and incredibly helpful
May 1, 2016
Nice. Book
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