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sivachander_pa's review
4.0
This book is a beautiful collection of concepts and techniques that an amateyur or a beginner photographer needs. The book explores the various aspects of an SLR, the components that make up a camera system, the additional componants that compliment the camea, etcetra, etcetra...It gives us a glipmse of camera's history (or rather the history of the companies that make these cameras). AAs the chapters roll on, the story moves to the working of the camera nad its various types of lenses. THe various disttuinguinshes between the brands and types and paints forth a clear picture as to where the differences lie in terms of performance and functionality and usage. Then, it movies on to the various formats of photography and the definition and evolution of them. Finally about the various techniquess of editing and suggested readings to compliment and continue woth the bsics. Not to forget the various pictures the authors have added. The pics speak so many different stories on their own. Alll in all this is an excellent book for anyone looking seriously at photography. It excels in covering both the technical and practical aspects of the camera.
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