For Budding Paparazzi: The Basic Book of Digital Photography

“What are the best ways to shoot, enhance, and share your digital pictures?  The answers are found in a brand-new handbook, ‘The Basic Book of Digital Photography.’  Filled with 400 illustrative photos and lively text, the 528-page book comes from two of the field’s most established authorities who guided earlier generations of photographers with their best-selling classic, ‘The Basic Book of Photography,’ now in its fifth edition.

Whether using a simple point-and-shoot camera or an advanced SLR (single lens reflex) model, the Grimms’ new book takes you through the steps to improve, display, print, and preserve your digital images.  The authors answer all our questions about the mechanics of digital cameras so you can become more creative and have pride in all your pictures.

You’ll learn how to print your own photos, pt together a snazzy slideshow, show off your pictures on the Internet, shoot successfully with a cell phone camera, and back up favorite images for posterity.

Whether you are new to digital photography or have been shooting for several years, you’ll discover ‘The Basic Book of Digital Photography’ is the most comprehensive and readable reference for all your photographic pursuits.”

This is an amazing resource for the photography lover in your life – maybe someone you gave a camera to last year?  Or if you know of someone who’s going to be gifted a camera this season (like a sibling), this will be a great “part two” gift; just make sure yours doesn’t get opened first and spoil the surprise!

I love the clear illustrations this book uses, as I’m a total visual learner.  There are even photographs of where certain buttons and features are on the camera, which is super helpful if you or your loved one is a novice photographer.  The color photos are incredibly beautiful, and make the book even more of a treasured reference.

Another cute idea is to pair this book with a Sharper Image Digital Photo Frame, 2.4″ Portable Viewer or Sharper Image 16310 Digital Photo Frame, Keychain!  Then the lucky recipient can not only take better pictures, but then show them off in a tech savvy way!  Good old fashion Nexxt by Linea Picture Frame, 27.5″ Shim Collage and a ream of photo paper will be a thoughtful accompaniment as well.  And of course, don’t forget your OWN camera so you can snap a few shots of your thoughtful gifts being unwrapped!

The Basic Book of Digital Photography: How to Shoot, Enhance, and Share Your Digital Pictures

I was sent a copy for review.