Author Mikkel, editor Bonnie, and publisher Dan from Sybex Press <http://www.sybex.com> were working on chapter drafts for this book at last January’s Macworld, promising to send Book Bytes the finished product for our review. SHOOTING DIGITAL was published during the summer, while I was on vacation, and I’m finally ready to offer a capsule commentary on this unusual camera-computer hybrid.
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Mikkel Aaland gives us a serious look at how best to use digital cameras, often in conjunction with computer technology, without taking himself too seriously. Writing is lively, straightforward, and referenced from chapter to chapter. Countless notes, hints, tips, and sidebars add depth to his main chapters and illustrations. This book grows on you, as will its companion web site, <http://www.shooting-digital.com>.
SHOOTING DIGITAL’s greatest strength derives from Mikkel’s contributors, who are outstanding commercial photographers and their excellent images, all filtered through Aaland’s seasoned eye and writing skills. I have experience to match many of them, yet I learned something on every page.
This book will more than pay for itself in content and practical solutions. At first you’ll glance through it and think “What’s the big deal, Nemo?” but as weeks and months follow, keep SHOOTING DIGITAL handy, and soon you’ll feel its depth of advice and inspiration work its way into your pictures and methods.
Book Bytes rating: strong FOUR MAC MICE.
Shooting Digital <http://www.shooting-digital.com>
by Mikkel Aaland <http://www.cyberbohemia.com>
Sybex Press <http://www.sybex.com>
ISBN 0-7821-4104-8, 288 pages
$35 US, $53 CN, £25.99 UK
