| Nikon D3000 Digital Field Guide (Digital Field Guides) |  | Author: J. Dennis Thomas
Publisher: Wiley
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470582073
Dewey Decimal Number: 771.33
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Publication Date: December 2, 2009
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What do you need to take amazing photographs with your new Nikon D3000? This Nikon D3000 Digital Field Guide has all the answers. This full-color guide, perfectly sized to fit in your camera bag, not only explains all essential controls, features, and functions, it also goes well beyond the basics to give you a photography refresher on lighting, composition, exposure, and more. You'll find step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and full-color images of menu screens. Even better, it also offers tips and tricks to help you take your best shots, whether you're shooting portraits, candid shots, sports or travel photos, or macro photography. - Shows you how to get the very most out of your new Nikon D3000 digital camera
- Discusses in detail all the essential controls, features, and functions of the Nikon D3000
- Provides step-by-step instructions and full-color images of each menu screen
- Explains not only how to adjust white balance, autofocus, exposure, and other settings, it explains when and why you should adjust these settings
- Gives you a thorough digital photography refresher on lighting and composition
- Shares valuable tips and tricks to help you capture amazing shots
- Shows you topic-specific secrets to capturing portraits, candid shots, sports or travel photos, macro photography, and others
Nikon D3000 Photography Tips from Author J. Dennis Thomas
Perfect Portraits
For this shot of my Boston Terrier Maddie I used a couple of different techniques to get a nice soft portrait effect. First of all to get good soft light I had Maddie sit next to an open window. Window lighting is one of the best ways to easily get soft diffused light which is great for portraits. Next, I set the camera to Aperture priority and using the 35mm f/1.8 lens I set the aperture to f/1.8. This setting allowed me to blur the background to draw attention to the subject. Keep in mind that these techniques work for people as well as pet portraits. 
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Specs: ISO 800 / 1/60 @ f/1.8 | Artistic Angles
For this architectural photo I used an ultra-wide angle lens, the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 set to 10mm to give the shot a dynamic look. Tilting the camera back a little added some perspective distortion and also allowed me to fit more sky into the shot. I used Aperture priority to select a fairly small aperture of f/8 to ensure that the scene was nice and sharp. I also dialed in some exposure compensation, underexposing just a bit to capture the rich detail in the clouds, which gives the shot an almost ominous look. 
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Specs: ISO 100 / 1/400 @ f/8 –1 EV exposure compensation | Macro Magic
For this macro shot I used one of Nikon’s sharpest lenses, the 105mm f/2.8G VR. For anyone who’s serious about getting the best macro shots this is a must have lens. I used Aperture priority to select a small aperture to increase the depth of field, which gets shallower as you get closer to your subject. I also turned the VR function on to combat the blur than can be caused from camera shake, which is magnified a close focus distances. Often times when doing macro photography it’s advisable to use a tripod, but with moving subjects such as insects this is often impractical so the VR can be a great help in these situations. 
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Specs: ISO 400 / 1/125 @ f/11 |
Product Description
A beautifully illustrated guide to the Nikon D3000 cameraWhat do you need to take amazing photographs with your new Nikon D3000? This Nikon D3000 Digital Field Guide has all the answers. This full-color guide, perfectly sized to fit in your camera bag, not only explains all essential controls, features, and functions, it also goes well beyond the basics to give you a photography refresher on lighting, composition, exposure, and more. You'll find step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and full-color images of menu screens. Even better, it also offers tips and tricks to help you take your best shots, whether you're shooting portraits, candid shots, sports or travel photos, or macro photography. - Shows you how to get the very most out of your new Nikon D3000 digital camera
- Discusses in detail all the essential controls, features, and functions of the Nikon D3000
- Provides step-by-step instructions and full-color images of each menu screen
- Explains not only how to adjust white balance, autofocus, exposure, and other settings, it explains when and why you should adjust these settings
- Gives you a thorough digital photography refresher on lighting and composition
- Shares valuable tips and tricks to help you capture amazing shots
- Shows you topic-specific secrets to capturing portraits, candid shots, sports or travel photos, macro photography, and others
Now that you have a Nikon D3000, make sure you have a copy of the Nikon D3000 Digital Field Guide!
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 good for beginners April 22, 2010
Deborah Krisher (Atlanta GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have found this book helpful in understanding my camera so I can enjoy using it. Easy to understand. The Title of field guide is misleading because the book is too big to fit in my camera bag, which is large in size. I wanted to take it with me when I travel. A field guide should be able to fit in your pocket or camera bag. I would recommend this book to anyone new to digital cameras.
 Helpful Guide for the Nikon D3000 April 18, 2010
Dale L. Crawford (AZ - Valley of the Sun)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have found this guide to be well worth the money it cost. The Nikon D3000 is my first digital SLR camera. I have had other digitals (point & shoot) and SLRs - but, I find this guide pretty thorough. It covers some fairly obvious things, but also provides me with lots of new info.
This guide also is pretty easy to use as far as finding information and the general layout of the book.
I would recommend this guide to a friend.
 Comparison with the D3000 For Dummies March 7, 2010
G. Conner (NC)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I first purchased the D3000 Field Guide by Thomas and found that almost half of the book was dedicated to general photography issues. The technical portion of the book was only fair and did not go into much detail (ie. in the manual mode it tells you how to change the shutter speed - move the Command Dial - but not the aperture). I was highly disappointed in the the book.
So I purchased the D3000 for Dummies and was amazed at the quality and amount of information it provides (ie. in the manual mode you have to hold down the exposure compensation button and then turn the Command Dial to change the aperture). The D3000 for Dummies hits all the basics and then goes well beyond the basics to really explain the potential of the D3000.
I would recommend the D3000 for Dummies over the D3000 Field Guide.
D3000 Digital Field Guide February 23, 2010
Muhammad Fairuz (Malaysia)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Package arrived ahead of time (arrived about 2 week earlier than what I expected). Arrived in good condition. The content of the book covered a lot of what I've been looking for.
Nikon D3000 Digital Field Guide February 10, 2010
Jay B. Nichols (KATY, TEXAS, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We found the book to be very helpful and has more information about using the camera than the book provided by Nikon.
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