Nikon D50 Digital Field Guide

Whether you're a dedicated photographer on a budget or a serioushobbyist, the Nikon D50 will open new doors for you. You alreadyknow it's packed with features and reasonably priced; now learn touse all its tricks. This indispensable guide takes you step by stepthrough everything the D50 can do. Better yet, it teaches youprofessional techniques for using lenses and lighting and takingtop-quality shots. This is the book that belongs with you on everyshoot.
* Use the Quick Tour to get familiar with your camera and startshooting
* Learn when to use each of the D50's seven DVP modes
* Explore metering techniques, ISO settings, and whitebalance
* Experiment with exposure, lenses, and lighting effects
* Delve into formulas for setting up and composing more than 25different types of photographs
* Take the confusion out of downloading and editing your photos

David D. Busch was a roving photojournalist for more than 20years, who illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaperreports with award-winning images. He’s operated his owncommercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while shootingweddings-for-hire, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and anupstate New York college. His photos have been published inmagazines as diverse as Scientific American andPetersen’s PhotoGraphic, and his articles haveappeared in Popular Photography & Imaging, The Rangefinder,The Professional Photographer, and hundreds of otherpublications.
He currently reviews digital cameras for CNET.com and ComputerShopper. When About.com recently named its top five books onBeginning Digital Photography, occupying the #1 and #2 slots wereBusch’s Digital Photography All-In-One Desk Reference ForDummies and Mastering Digital Photography. His 78 otherbooks published since 1983 include best-sellers The Nikon D70Digital Field Guide, Digital SLR Cameras and Photography ForDummies, The Official Hewlett-Packard Scanner Handbook, andDigital Photography For Dummies Quick Reference.
Busch earned top category honors in the Computer Press Awardsthe first two years they were given (for Sorry About TheExplosion and Secrets of MacWrite, MacPaint andMacDraw), and later served as Master of Ceremonies for theawards.