Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography
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- Author：Tony Northrup
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Summary
In this book， Tony Northrup （award-winning author of more than 30 how-to books and a professional portrait， wildlife， and landscape photographer） teaches you both the art and science of creating stunning pictures。 First， you will master these basic concepts:
* Composition
* Exposure
* Shutter speed
* Aperture
* Depth-of-field
* ISO
* Natural light
* Flash
* Posing
* Troubleshooting bad pictures
* Using raw files
* Studio lighting
* Night photography
* HDR
* Macro/close-up photography
Then， you will learn the pro's secrets for photographing these subjects:
* People （candid， casual， formal， and underwater portraits）
* Weddings
* Pets
* Wildlife （mammals， birds， insects， fish， and more）
* Landscapes
* Cityscapes
* Sunrises and sunsets
* Flowers
* Forests， waterfalls， and rivers
* Fireworks
* Stars
* Composition
* Exposure
* Shutter speed
* Aperture
* Depth-of-field
* ISO
* Natural light
* Flash
* Posing
* Troubleshooting bad pictures
* Using raw files
* Studio lighting
* Night photography
* HDR
* Macro/close-up photography
Then， you will learn the pro's secrets for photographing these subjects:
* People （candid， casual， formal， and underwater portraits）
* Weddings
* Pets
* Wildlife （mammals， birds， insects， fish， and more）
* Landscapes
* Cityscapes
* Sunrises and sunsets
* Flowers
* Forests， waterfalls， and rivers
* Fireworks
* Stars
Reviews
John H。 Miller
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Nice level of understandingThis was a perfect gift for me。 The right level of technology explanation and practical application。 I enjoy understanding how things work， and this book satisfied my curiosity。 Good reference for those of us starting out， or early in， our digital photography journey。
Brad Brogden
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Great instructionsBook is very informative enjoyed the instructions and look forward to putting to use。 Highly recommend this book for photographers
Ilie Dobrin
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Perhaps it is the most complete guide for amateurs who tend to perfect themselves day in and day out。 I must say that it is a purely technical guide， so you will not find inside it any subjective assessments or aesthetic considerations。 Its exactly what a novice is looking for to take satisfactory pictures with a DSLR。
Chang Yang
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A great book covering all the things one need to start photographing
Elena May
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Great book for learning and reference。 I have the kindle version， which allows you to link to videos on the various subjects。 Highly recommended if you are starting out or need to brush up on skills。
Ivan Alejandro Hidalgo
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Excelente， recomendadoMuy buen libro， recomendado para principiantes y todo aquel que quiera profundizar en diferentes técnicas y tipos de fotografía。 El contenido es。muy bueno y es complementado con los vídeos。
Brett Gebers
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Great book on photography Easy to read with heaps of relevant videos and examples of what to do and what not to do。 The videos are useful。
VALKO MIKHAIL
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Excellent book about photography and lightVery useful tricks given， for a beginner it is a must read。 Even if you don’t understand how to take nice pictures and compositions， you discover every single aspect in the videos provided。 Definitely I will come back many times to the book to refresh before going on the field。
Ellery
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This is a the perfect book for someone starting off in photography who doesn't know anything。 That was me when I bought my first DSLR and found Tony and Chelsea on Youtube about 5 months ago。 I was immediately drawn in with their amazing youtube videos going over everything and anything you could think of in photography。 They're also both very charming and funny people。 Their personality comes through in their videos and in the book。 I read this on ekindle which worked great because it comes wit This is a the perfect book for someone starting off in photography who doesn't know anything。 That was me when I bought my first DSLR and found Tony and Chelsea on Youtube about 5 months ago。 I was immediately drawn in with their amazing youtube videos going over everything and anything you could think of in photography。 They're also both very charming and funny people。 Their personality comes through in their videos and in the book。 I read this on ekindle which worked great because it comes with endless hours of video tutorials。 As someone who is visual learner and needs things shown to me， the video format is perfect。 So many times in the book I'd not quite know what was meant， then I'd watch the video and it would make sense。 It's really a brilliant idea to combine video and text in this way。 The chapters are very neatly organized。 You begin with several chapters introducing basic concepts like how to compose （things like the rule of thirds）， and then you move on to things like lighting （what is the golden hour， what is hard light， etc）。 Then problem solving， and how to make changes to settings。 The second half of the book then focuses in on different types of photography you may or may not be interested in neatly separated by different chapters。 For example， portraits， macro photography， weddings， wildlife， animals， landscapes， under water photography， etc。 I found it easy to read carefully the parts I'm interested in （portraits， for example） and skim over the ones I'm currently not interested in （underwater photography， for example。） Nice thing is this book works like a source you can come back to again and again at any time to review。 For example， if someday I'm in the Alps and want to take photos of the landscapes， I can refer to the chapter on landscapes and get the equipment I need and read how to take stunning photos and be ready to go。 Chelsea and Tony literally know how to take pictures of anything and everything。 They have really done it all and have the cameras and equipment for literally every kind of photograph you can think of and have years and years of experience。 They demonstrate that in this book and in their videos。 It's really quite incredible。Throughout all of these chapters， for the entire book， there are short little "tip" sections highlighted in a special color。 I found that to be very helpful - it was like someone highlighted it for me saying this is very important。 There are also suggestions for different exercises to try out。 Lastly， there are little quizzes to test you on the material you just read， although I chose not to do them because that's not my learning style， I can imagine it being perfect for some readers。 The writing is also quite humorous at times and they manage to keep things interesting despite the content being dense photography jargon。 They struck a really nice balance with that。 It's overall very well written and well organized with bullet points and use of italics and bold， etc。 The style is very accessible and easy to read。 Lastly， and perhaps most importantly， this book comes with a private facebook group where people can post one photo a day with the camera settings and get feedback from group members all of whom have also purchased this book and presumably read it。 It's a group of very talented photographers。 It goes to show that people who read this book really do learn because it is just that good！ The group members have taught me a lot。 People are also very civil and follow the clearly laid out rules。 I've learned so many things through getting different kinds of feedback from them on my photos。 Although the group is mostly people posting wildlife and landscape and portraits， people have been responsive to my street photography and helped me with it generously。Because of the facebook group and this book and the videos， I've learned an unbelievable amount in the past 5 months。 I've gotten lots of positive feedback and have amazed my friends with the photos I've shared on social media。 You really can't go wrong with this book。 If you read this and practice， you will be making amazing photos。 Thank you Tony and Chelsea！！ 。。。more
SERGEY KIKOT
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Easy read， tons of tips for beginner level。Good tips and ideas， nice core knowledge to enjoy experimenting with fewer failed shots。 It has helped me to fill the gaps in knowledge and made photo trips more enjoyable and productive。
Arnold Kellos Jr
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Great bookTony and Chelsea do a great job in this book presenting techniques and concepts using real world examples。 Tony has a gift for explaining things so the average photographer can understand and use the lessons to further their ability to see the shot and know how to setup the camera to capture the vision。
Jakub Kolčář
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Best book on photo I know of。
Alina Malina
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It’s one of the best books I’ve read on photography。 All you need to know to nail a good shot without getting crazy and going too deep into details （though there ARE quite a lot of details！）。Hundreds of useful tips about:•tWhy do you get blurry， dark or bad pictures•tHow to use composition to take great photos •tHow to set your shutter speed to freeze action or blur motion•tHow to control your aperture to blur or focus the background•tHow to set your ISO for bright and dark environments•tHow to It’s one of the best books I’ve read on photography。 All you need to know to nail a good shot without getting crazy and going too deep into details （though there ARE quite a lot of details！）。Hundreds of useful tips about:•tWhy do you get blurry， dark or bad pictures•tHow to use composition to take great photos •tHow to set your shutter speed to freeze action or blur motion•tHow to control your aperture to blur or focus the background•tHow to set your ISO for bright and dark environments•tHow to take pictures at night， including fireworks， stars， and meteors•tHow to photograph sunrises， sunsets， landscapes， cityscapes， flowers and more！Highly recommended for beginners and Intermediate level。 。。。more
John D Richardson
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I hate being forced to write or recommend。 If it rocks my boat I would definitely write or recommend。 This process locked my kindle up for days。 Just what I said。 This whole process sucks。 I pay for something to read。 I don’t think I have to be forced into a review and then have my kindle app Locked down until I do it。 I hate this author not because He isn’t good but because of your crap requirements
Michael
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very informative for new photographers， read this early on in my photo journey and although I do not reference it anymore， it did help me get off the ground， and explained things in a easy to understand and execute manner
Candice
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I’ve been searching for a helpful book about digital photography and I believe I’ve found one！ Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography by Tony Northrup is very clearly written， well organized and thorough。 It includes an overview of camera functions， problem solving and chapters for specific subjects including; portraits， landscape， animals， macro， underwater and more。As an avid bird-watcher who has recently started trying to capture bird photos， I found the introdu I’ve been searching for a helpful book about digital photography and I believe I’ve found one！ Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography by Tony Northrup is very clearly written， well organized and thorough。 It includes an overview of camera functions， problem solving and chapters for specific subjects including; portraits， landscape， animals， macro， underwater and more。As an avid bird-watcher who has recently started trying to capture bird photos， I found the introductory features， problem solving and animal chapters to be the most helpful。 My only complaint is the comment about using audio to lure birds closer。 It is disruptive to their lives， even when it seems otherwise， especially during the breeding season。 In addition it is illegal to use audio recordings with threatened and endangered species and in many parks。 Please refer to the American Birding Association Code of Ethics for more details。http://listing。aba。org/wp-content/upl。。。Overall， I highly recommend reading this book。 。。。more
Bo Steen-Andersen
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Amazing book to greatly improve photography skillsTony and Chelsea are doing an amazing job of teaching photography in an interesting manner and performing the difficult task of providing great detail without becoming boring。 Do watch their great videos！
Yogesh R
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Great BookI am a enthusiastic photographer。 This is my first full photography book。 It has helped me a lot to take better pictures。 More importantly it has brought me to look at Light and small details。Highly recommend for beginners like me。
Leigh
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Recommend to anyone starting out with a DSLR camera！ Love the the book comes with additional videos and video demonstrations to bring all the techniques and tips to life。 Made it very easy to learn from and know I will continue to reference it going forward。
David Skipper
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SuperbSimple and comprehensive tutorials on virtually all aspects of digital photography。 For a beginner like myself， this book has proved invaluable。 Can’t wait to start practicing！
Adam
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A superb introduction to photography of every imaginable variety。 This is less of an abstract treatise on the concepts of photography and more of a cookbook for photographers。 The different sections cover the basics of what is necessary from a practical perspective that encourages experimentation with a solid basis of core techniques and suggested settings for any situation。 I would probably rate this book 5 stars if I had a physical copy - it's the kind of book one leafs through， dog-ears， and A superb introduction to photography of every imaginable variety。 This is less of an abstract treatise on the concepts of photography and more of a cookbook for photographers。 The different sections cover the basics of what is necessary from a practical perspective that encourages experimentation with a solid basis of core techniques and suggested settings for any situation。 I would probably rate this book 5 stars if I had a physical copy - it's the kind of book one leafs through， dog-ears， and grabs off a shelf to share， and while e-readers are superb in many ways， they are still not as good as physical books when it comes to serving as a reference。Nevertheless， an excellent guide， and highly recommended。 。。。more
Hussein
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Good overall。 The complimentary videos are definitely helpful。 With almost 230 pages， it lacks enough breadth and examples and definitely lacks a guide on what equipment to purchase。 The author wants you to buy his guide separately。 That’s definitely a big draw of this book。 This renders the books fragmented and incomplete and the reader might feel being taken advantage of。 I hope the author fixes those flaws in his next editions。 A more complete book seems to be that of DK complete course of ph Good overall。 The complimentary videos are definitely helpful。 With almost 230 pages， it lacks enough breadth and examples and definitely lacks a guide on what equipment to purchase。 The author wants you to buy his guide separately。 That’s definitely a big draw of this book。 This renders the books fragmented and incomplete and the reader might feel being taken advantage of。 I hope the author fixes those flaws in his next editions。 A more complete book seems to be that of DK complete course of photography。 。。。more
Akthet
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The best photography book ！！I have learned a lot while I am reading this book。 I like that they put so much videos clips。 So I can understand and learn easily。
Janet
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A wonderful resource！！！ After reading through a little fast， now returning again and again to bookmarked （Yes， I have the ebook and card reader ， too） sections。 Tony and Chelsea Northrup 's videos came up first on Google search and by far the easiest to follow and thorough explanations I have found。 A wonderful resource！！！ After reading through a little fast， now returning again and again to bookmarked （Yes， I have the ebook and card reader ， too） sections。 Tony and Chelsea Northrup 's videos came up first on Google search and by far the easiest to follow and thorough explanations I have found。 。。。more
Arshad Pooloo
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Tony Northrup is among the very first YouTube channels from where I learned how to manipulate my DSLR。 Overall it is a good book and good value。 Basically， this is Pay What You Can Edition which is free。 The book is interactive so there are tons of things to learn。 It is fair to say that the book gets all the basics right， it also explains the technical aspects of visuals well and is filled with supporting visual elements that you can compare and look for details。 It is a bit outdated but can't Tony Northrup is among the very first YouTube channels from where I learned how to manipulate my DSLR。 Overall it is a good book and good value。 Basically， this is Pay What You Can Edition which is free。 The book is interactive so there are tons of things to learn。 It is fair to say that the book gets all the basics right， it also explains the technical aspects of visuals well and is filled with supporting visual elements that you can compare and look for details。 It is a bit outdated but can't complain here since technology moves fast。 Loved the tutorials and guides for specific styles/conditions （Night Sky， star trails。。。）。 Is this the best book on photography？ No， there are tons of others out there and a lot of YouTube channels， even Tony's own YouTube channel can help you with the beginner stuff。 You do not have to absolutely buy this book。 But like me， if you find that there are "Pay what you can editions" being given around for free then sure， get a copy and practice some of the stuff especially if there are particular styles you wish to experiment with such as astrophotography or simply learning to stitch several pictures together in the processing phase。 。。。more
Renee
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This book had a lot of practical how-to information on the fundamentals of photography， though there are sections that are slightly out-of-date。 Though that's not what took away from the book for me， as books will always inevitably go out of date as time passes and practices develop。 The author inserted gender stereotypes （e。g。 "male clients will always like dirty jokes" and references to how women should only pose in "feminine" ways） that I did not appreciate at all。 It was a reminder for me of This book had a lot of practical how-to information on the fundamentals of photography， though there are sections that are slightly out-of-date。 Though that's not what took away from the book for me， as books will always inevitably go out of date as time passes and practices develop。 The author inserted gender stereotypes （e。g。 "male clients will always like dirty jokes" and references to how women should only pose in "feminine" ways） that I did not appreciate at all。 It was a reminder for me of the fact that the photography industry in the west has been primarily affluent white men looking at their subjects through a lens with no need or desire to humanize them。 It made it difficult for me to take the author seriously as someone whose perspective on the art of photography is worth hearing， as he seems to be so limited in his view on other things。I also want to +1 what other reviewers have said that this book felt very "salesy" - join my FB group， buy this equipment， etc。 Also， the example photos were pretty lackluster - I get that his whole thing is that "these are actual photos I took" but that did lend itself to the overall feeling that he was selling himself more as a photographer rather than focusing on the practice of photography itself。I would not recommend this book， as I am concerned that in reading it， they would absorb the subtle misogyny that comes packaged within。 There are better authors out there who can write about photography without having to add toxic masculinity into the mix。 I'd prefer to read and recommend those authors instead。 。。。more
Sheri
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If you want ideas on how to improve your digital photography game or just learn how to effectively use a digital camera， this is a great book。 And the Kindle edition is awesome！ The tutorial videos that add to the text make it a wonderful learning tool。 The Facebook group you get to join as a book owner is great， too！
Christie
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Pretty good， I think the best teacher is practice though。 I wished it was more specific to my camera also but I'm motivated to work on it。 Pretty good， I think the best teacher is practice though。 I wished it was more specific to my camera also but I'm motivated to work on it。 。。。more
Raj
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