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Over the last few days I've been reading a copy of Going Digital: Simple Tools and Techniques for Sharing and Enjoying Your Digital Photos and Home Movies by Alex L. Goldfayn.
I'm still going through it but thought I'd give some initial impressions of it because it's new and it's definitely worth a read if you're like many digital camera owners who take a stack of digital images or movies but don't know what to do with them after you've taken them.
Going Digital is, as the name suggests, a guide to the options before us these days when it comes to sharing and enjoying digital images and video.
It's aimed at the everyday camera owner, doesn't contain a lot of technical jargon and gives some good solid practical solutions and suggestions. I read a lot of technical digital imaging books and this one's a refreshing read because it's more of a lifestyle technology book than a technical technology book.
Alex starts this book by looking at the 'Digital Toolbox' - or the hardware and software you'll need to manage, capture, organize, edit, store and share your photos and movies.
He then moves onto a chapter on 'Going Shopping' and takes readers through how to buy the tools you'll need. He gives a list of suggested online tools and resources that will help in the process.
Other chapters include:
All in all Going Digital is a good book for owners of digital cameras and camcorders who might not be quite as technological as others. It is not a book for experts but instead is probably more for those at the beginning of their journey.
It's well written (Alex writes the Tech column in the Chicago Tribune so you'd expect him to write well) and in language that even those with the most basic understanding of digital imagery would be able to understand and come away with some good ideas on.
The book is 182 pages (paperback) and is comprehensive without being overwhelming.
If it sounds like a book that's for you you can buy a copy of it via Amazon here at Going Digital.
Posted by Darren in our News category on August 10, 2006