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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion
Ben Long
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
Superb
I have been using point and shoot cameras for some time now but decided to make the leap to an SLR. I bought the XSi without knowing anything about SLR cameras. I just knew I wanted to learn how to take better pictures and had read reviews that stated the XSi was a ...
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Complete Digital Photography, Fourth Edition (Graphics Series)
Ben Long
Charles River Media, 2007
Great guide, but it is a bit overwhelming to the beginner
I am new to the field of SLR photography. This book is for the person who is willing to commit to learning all the aspects of digital photography. It can be a bit overwhelming, especially compared to point-and-shoot photography. I find I need to reread sections of ...
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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Companion
Ben Long
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
Through several easy-to-follow lessons, this handy book offers a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D. This is not your typical camera guide: rather than just show you what all the buttons do, this book teaches you how to use various Digital Rebel XS/1000D features to ...
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Real World Nikon Capture NX 2
Ben Long
Peachpit Press, 2008
One of the best "HowTo" books I have ever read
I was really struggling to learn how to use NX2 so I ordered this book. What a pleasure to find something so well written, informative, and useful.
The author has a real knack for logically laying out what you need to learn and building up your skill set. And he ...
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Getting Started with Camera Raw: How to make better pictures using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Ben Long
Peachpit Press, 2005
Great Book for Beginner/Intermediate Users
If you're just starting out using Camera Raw in Photoshop or Elements I think this is a great book to start with. If you are, however, fairly experienced, it probably is going to help you only nominally. I think the layout of the book is very nice and there is very ...
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The Plot Against Pepys The Thrilling Untold Story of Espionage and Intrigue in the Tower of London: The ...
James Long, Ben Long
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
Restoration Witch-Hunting
It is obvious that if he had not written his diary, we would know little about Samuel Pepys. The enormous, twelve volume work documents an early part of his life, and gives details about the Great Fire of London and the everyday life of the court of Charles II. It is ...
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Asterisk Hacking
Ben Jackson, Champ Clark
Syngress, 2007
asterisk pseudo-developer
Just what I was looking for. The book gives a lot of insight on the internals of asterisk and tips on how to protect against hackers. Very good value for money.
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Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2
Ben Long, Richard Harrington, ...
Peachpit Press, 2008
Aperture 2
Great study guide. The combination of great CD picture files and well written text worked really well to give me the hands-on I was looking for. 5 stars is not enough.
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The Digital Filmmaking Handbook (Digital Filmmaking Series)
Ben Long, Sonja Schenk
Charles River Media, 2005
Excellent book for use as reference or for learning by anyone with intermediate or above experience
For the beginnner this book is probably too advanced. It already assumes an understanding of photo principles such as depth of field, some knowledge of linear editing, etc. For those with knowledge over an above this it is a goldmine however. It provide ...
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Great Montana Bear Stories
Ben Long
Riverbend Publishing, 2002
A Montanan's review
My mother loves bear stories and is constantly trying to get me to read them. She had just got Ben's book for her summer reading and I was lucky enough to spend most of my vacation with it. It is a great read and has provoked alot of discussion around the dinner table. ...
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Real World Nikon Capture NX
Ben Long
Peachpit Press, 2007
A Pragmatic Purchase
Look, you have three book choices if you want to learn NX: (1)The Nikon manual, (2)the CD by Jason Odell, and (3) this book by Ben Long. What's wrong with using all three sources of information when learning a new piece of software? All will add to your knowledge base ...
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Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 1.5
Orlando Luna, Ben Long
Peachpit Press, 2006
Excellent tutorials and very easy to get through
I have had mixed luck with tutorial books and self paced learning, but this is an excellent example of how to do it correctly. Not too much and not too little. I immediately was able to get 10 X as much out of my Aperture investment after just the first few chapters. ...
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Cobras over the Tundra
Everett A. Long
Arktika Pub, 1992
Kobri nad tundroi
The story of the LendLease aircraft program, this book has a unique dual-language format. The first half of the book consists of text, in both English and Russian (on opposite-facing pages). I have a personal interest in this history of the Alaska-Siberia (ALSIB) ...
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ALONE BY NIGHT: Sweets to the Sweet; The Strange Children; The Likeness of Julie; It Will Come to You; A ...
Michael; Congdon, Don (editors) (Robert Bloch; Elisabeth Sanxay Holding; Logan Swanson; Frank Belknap Long; Henry Kuttner; Richard Matheson; Ben Hecht; Saki; August Derleth; F. Marion Crawford) Congdon
Ballantine Books, 1961
BOO! Gotcha!
I've always enjoyed a little spooky stuff just before heading off to bed.
Leave the light on, and try not to think about that strange looking paw-like shadow over by the closet door.
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Adobe Photoshop Cs3 Beta First Look with Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw
Ben Long
Peachpit Press, 2007
In the Interim
Here's a book that will prove useful for a limited time. That's because Adobe Systems Incorporated seems to have adopted a policy of making a free, public beta release of its new software before coming out with a final version. It did that with Lightroom, and now, ...
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