Writer is well known and experienced in digital photography field. I used to be a film SLR amateur photographer and moved to point and shoot later due to constraints.

I am planning to take up digital photography more seriously and this book was a good start to rekindle my interest in Digital SLR photography. It helped in building my online shopping cart and provided good pointers for research. After reading this book I have more realistic expectations about my budget and photography.

You need not be top photographer or a professional or a Digital SLR owner to find this book useful. This book can be used by average photographer, it has valuable tips for any photographer (including point and shoot photographer).

Enjoyed my reading and could not stop reading this book.
Some interesting learning's:
- A small trick like using a white board/paper or black valvet/valour cloth as background when photographing flowers or portrait.
- Why you need tripod, we all know that but still we don't think we need one.
- How to show size.
- How to use different weather for photography
- Tips for panoramas

This book will not explain you some basics like depth of field etc. So if you know what is 'depth of field' and other basic stuff about SLR photography and do not want to die reading about it again and again this book is for you.

I found this book very helpful for someone who has just decided to pick up a camera and start taking pictures. The language is casual and easy to understand. The advice on equipment was practical and much appreciated. If you have much experience with photography you might want something more advanced or technical. I read some people say you should just read the manual and go play, which sounds fun, but I wouldn't recommend doing that. If you want to take really nice photos this book is a nice companion to your manual. It even directs you to areas of your manual to show you how to adjust certain features for different effects. If you are able to read the manual all the way through, good on you, but I think most beginners will find this book helpful. Just try not to get annoyed by the jokes on the first couple of pages, they are bad. Don't let that stop you from getting a lot out of this book.

I like The Digital Photography Book because it is packed with quick tips from how to improve your flower photography to how to keep your subjects from blinking and ruining your shot. This book tells you what setting to use for the occasion and lighting, not necessarily the why. Each tip is kept to one page and although most could easily read through the whole book in a day, you will return to reread the tips often. As your photographic images improve, and they will improve, you will find your walls filling with the results of your labors.

My sister sold me my first Digital SLR and she loaned me her copy of this book. She said it was the best around to help with the basics. After using hers for a month I purchased my own copy to have. This book is good for any digital camera owner who is starting out and would like to know some of the basics. Kelby has great ideas and lets you know some of the do's and do not's with equipment and other products as well as the best way to get certain shots with your camera. Good read.

This is a great reference book for anyone who is starting out in photography or wanting to take their photography to the next level. I do photography as a hobby and am always looking for how I can take better shots.

It is easy to read, doesn't get bogged down in the technical aspects except where needed and just focuses (pun intended) on capturing what you see and how you see it.

It seems that whether you actually use a SLR camera or a point-and-shoot, whether you take pictures because you like the art or just are interested in capturing family memories, you will have more tools to make the photographs just that much better.