Book Review : Digital Photography by Scott Kelby

I bought this book a couple of months ago and read it cover to cover, thoroughly enjoying it. I've recently gone back to the book again and more importantly I've been trying to use and apply some of the excellent tips contained within.

I would consider this a must-have reference book for digital photography fans. It's written in the humourous but fact-filled Scott Kelby style and covers a wide range of photography subjects. The full title of the book is : "The Digital Photography Book: The Step-By-Step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look Like the Pros'!" and that's literally what the book offers. Step by step instructions over eleven chapters on Landscape photography, Flower photography, Portraits, Travel, Sports photography and more.

I've read a lot of photography books and this one is without question one of the easiest to understand and immediately apply to your own photography. Also it's not too expensive and is well worth the money.

Digital Photography by Scott Kelby

5 stars out of 5.

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Book Review : Graphic Design For The 21st Century

This heavy book will be of interest to graphic designers at the start of their career but also of interest to experienced professionals. Throughout more than 600 pages, the authors show us the work of 100 designers from around the world. You may recognise some of the designer names, whilst others are not so well known but it's fair to say that the authors did a great job making their selections.

The book opens with an essay on design culture which I found interesting and informative, but probably more interesting AFTER I had gone through the book and looked at the designs.

As mentioned already, there are 100 designers included in the book and each one has been allocated a decent amount of space with pictures and some text about the work. It's easy reading and some of the designs I found quite inspirational.

Graphic Design For The 21st Century: 100 Of The Worlds Best Graphic Designers

I would rate this book 4 out of 5. Don't forget to visit the Digital Design Cottage Bookshelf to see a wide range of Photoshop and Design related books.

Book Review : 100 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers

Unfortunately (for some of us, others thrive), being a designer means having to do so much more than just designing. We need to deal with clients, create an efficient workflow and stay up to date with technology. This book looks at how successful designers manage to deal with all of the above and more.

The business of design is divided up here into categories which include Education, Self-promotion, Partnerships and Dealing With Clients. Within each of these categories. designers explain their approach and sample of their work illustrate the process.

The aim of this book is to give advice about how to integrate the business world with the creative process (and not go mad). I found this book to be extremely helpful and also inspirational in terms of "pulling up my socks" and getting out there.

100 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers: Insider Secrets from Top Designers on Working Smart and Staying Creative
I would rate this book 4 out of 5.

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