"Great Photos with your Digital SLR"

This Magic Lantern DVD is absolutely essential for every owner of a digital SLR! That's because being a good photographer isn't about having costly equipment or scores of accessories, it's about knowing HOW to use your camera.

Learn to take Great Photos
with any digital SLR.

And that's exactly what this superbly produced, 65 minute workshop teaches: basic, timeless photographic techniques that everyone with a camera should know. "Great Photos with your Digital SLR" allows you to take your digital SLR photography even further by providing insight about the fundamentals of digital SLR photography by teaching you why, when and how to go beyond their Nikon D-SLR's automatic setting mode.

With plenty of real-world examples shown in an easy-to-understand format, it explains the advantages SLRs offer over other digital cameras; the range of available lenses; how to achieve perfect exposure and focus; and the camera's many options for quality settings. There's also information on white balance, principles of good composition, and working with your built-in flash. Plus, it comes with a FREE Quick Reference Wallet Card!

• 65 minutes
• DVD-Video
• NTSC *
• English
• $25

* NTSC DVDs will play on most
PAL DVD players

Digital SLRs are the hot new tech toy, but many of the millions of people who are buying the cameras aren't getting the most out of their new purchase.

Mysterious icons, strange jargon, a dizzying array of imaging software and hardware can be stumbling blocks on your way to taking Great Photos. This practical, easy-to-follow DVD gives you a step-by-step tutorial in getting bright, crisp, beautiful pictures from your digital camera every time. Learn about exposure, file formats and quality settings, white balance, composition and lens choice, and much more. Everyone who has a digital SLR - or who is thinking about getting one - needs this DVD!

You'll learn how to:

• Take creative control of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO
  
  
• Get the most accurate white balance using a simple technique
  
  
• Improve your composition skills
  
  
• Take better pictures with the built-in flash
  
  
• Choose the right picture quality settings
  
  
• Know when to override your camera's automatic settings for more expert results
  
  
• Avoid common mistakes, pitfalls, and useless camera settings which result in bad photos

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