Review: Extremely helpful!  Well worth the investment!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
I'm not a true beginner, but ... with all the automatic cameras, I simply erased from my brain everything I learned about photography years and years ago.  Jason Youn's book brought it back to me - in terms that everyone can understand.  Perhaps the book should be titled:  "Photography for Dummies."  :)  You get all the confusing numbers ... but he makes sense of those numbers.  It's a user-friendly look at something that really isn't user-friendly at all!Today's digital cameras are incredible and I want to move past the "auto" setting.  Jason Youn's short book will help me do just that.  Yes, good photography involves a learning curve so this book will be read again and again - until I am more confident in my ability.There are digital illustrations to demonstrate various concepts and that is extremely important for visual learners.I can't wait to take my camera and experiment (which is exactly what Jason encourages the reader to do)!  Now, I can try the different settings to get the image I have in my head.  I can usually see that image ... now maybe my camera can produce it.This book is well worth the price!  In addition to the ABC's of photography, you get some history, too.  And since I'm a history teacher ... well ... I appreciated that very much. :)