The Joy of Digital Photography - Softcover

It’s guaranteed: this all-in-color, oversized, incredibly priced manual on digital photography will be a best seller.

Author Jeff Wignall has already won a legion of fans with The Joy of Photography, and this new work will capitalize on that franchise. Wignall encourages photographers of all skill levels; his easy-to-grasp explanations of technique and equipment, and his inspirational attitude distinguish The Joy of Digital Photography from any other digital manual. Everything is covered: digital vision; digital tools (cameras, lenses, accessories); common problems and solutions; exposure and flash; working with light; handling weather seasons and mood; travel and landscape photography; portraiture; sports photography; post-production, including seeing, sharing, and storing digital images; basic desktop printing; the digital darkroom; a Photoshop™ primer; sharing the image; and much, much more.

Jeff Wignall is a writer and photographer and the author of several bestselling how-to books on photography, with more than a million copies in print. His other books include: "Kodak Guide to Shooting Great Travel Pictures," (Fodors Travel Publications), "The Joy of Photography, 3rd edition" and "Kodak's Most Basic Book of 35 mm Photography." He is a regular contributor to several major photo magazines including "Outdoor Photographer," "PC Photo Digital," and "eDigital Photo." He is the former "Camera" columnist for the Sunday "New York Times" and is the former technical editor of "Photo District News" (PDN). Jeff began experimenting with digital cameras more than 10 years ago when the technology was in its infancy and switched to digital photography full time more than three years ago. Today he considers himself a "digital evangelist" spreading the word of the excitement and fun of digital photography. "My goal," says Wignall, "is to get people excited about making beautiful pictures again--to see digital technology as a path to greater creativity. The ability to see your results instantly, to send them to friends around the world instantly and to edit your own images is truly amazing." His photos are published regularly in books, travel magazines, web sites, newspapers, album covers and advertisements.