Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets

Preface

First off, thank you for picking up a copy of this book/DVD set. Your interest in my ideas about taking digital pictures is much appreciated. I hope you learn a lot, and I hope you have a lot of fun capturing your reality with your imagination.

Let's talk about the book first.

This book is packed with more than 200 ideas for taking pictures indoors, outdoors, in bright light and in low light, with and without a flash and with reflectors and diffusers. I'll also share some ideas on how to take pictures by candlelight and how to paint with light.

You'll find one tip per page. How easy and cool is that!

In some cases, I've included two or more pictures per page to illustrate a before-and-after technique or how an effect can enhance a series of pictures.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. – John Lennon

You may want to start with the Introduction, where you'll find my Digital Photography Recipe for Smokin' Photos. If you want camera tech talk, I think you'll enjoy the Digital SLR Must Know Info chapter.

If you like photographing landscapes, animals, close-ups and people, you may want to jump to those chapters. I've included my favorite tips and techniques to get you started.

I've also included chapters on My Photo Gear and on Home and On-Location Digital Darkrooms. Check'em out to learn about the kind of gear I use and the gear I recommend.

And speaking of the digital darkroom, the ...