Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550d: From Snapshots to Great Shots

The book is quite inclusive In most aspects of photography even though it emphasis a bit more on the technical side of photography , if you want a book about the thirds rule , where to look in ur surroundings , how to make the best snapshot of the environment your shooting , you might consider other options though some of this is mentioned yet not as detailed as I wished for . Yet I'm very glad I got this book , and I still think it's recommended for any canon eos 550D owner.

I do not take pictures for a living, but have take a photography class in college. I've used SLRs in the past and just upgraded to a Canon T2i and I was looking for a book to help me get back into thinking like a photographer. This book caught my eye in the bookstore and I checked to see if it was available in the Kindle app for the iPad. Trying to go digital in my bookshelf because of the iPad and i thought it would be better to have digital reference books with me when I am out taking pictures. In general the book is amazing. The one thing I appreciate most is the photography assignments at the end of the chapters. This is helping me to keep focused in practicing a specific subject with my new camera. The book is laid out very nicely with great photos and helpful instruction throughout. The author focuses on photo, buy touches on video, and gives you access to two additional chapters on using the camera for film. A very nice, unexpected bonus. I think the author says it best when describing his book is that it is for those wanting to go beyond the manual. Knowing the functions of the camera is important, but putting them into practice results in amazing photos. The book focuses on the latter. Kindle owners beware - while I rated this 5 stars for the paper version, I would have to give it a 3 for the Kindle. I am disappointed that all the photos in the book are too pixilated to be useful. If you look at the paper version the photos used as examples all have text callouts highlighting areas of the photo to consider when taking your own photo. I took a chance with the Kindle verision because I wanted a portable reference guide. Since I can't read the author's notes about the photos on the images I feel i am missing something. I plan to write the publisher and author to see if they can correct this for future readers of the Kindle version.

I'm no pro photographer, but simply got tired of the slow response times and sub-par quality from the various point-and-shoot camera's I've owned over the years, and bought the Canon T2i. The camera is excellent and was well worth the investment. To go beyond the "full-auto" most everyone uses with the point-and-shoots, I wanted something to teach me about all of the features of this powerful camera. I looked at several books, and this one caught my eye, especially based on it's review for the T1i camera. I took a chance and bought it, and am extremely impressed. This book not only goes through all of the camera's photo features, but it actually teaches you the what, how, why, when, and where to use them all, with great examples, and even assignments at the end of each chapter. It's very well written, with sample photos, and descriptions of how they were each taken. There are a lot of tips, with easy-to-follow instructions for every feature and menu. After only going through a few chapters, I've already started taking better photos that I ever would have without this book. If you're a pro, you already know what's in this book. For those like me who just wanted to upgrade, this book will help you greatly to learn what you want to know about photography, and how to use the T2i to achieve the great results you want and need. What's a histogram and what does it tell you about the picture you just took? What is ISO and why is it better to turn off auto-ISO and use the ISO button on the camera instead? This book has the simple and easy to use answers. I was excited when I bought this camera, but this book has made me even more so since I'll now be able to use all of the cool features this camera has to offer. One thing to note: this book only touches upon the video features of the camera, but I didn't buy the camera for that anyway. The manual that came with the camera tells you how to shoot video, and that's good enough.