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If you are reading this book, there’s a pretty good chance that you have read other “how-
to” photography books. Many of those books will be either camera-specific (how to use
the settings on your camera) or about the methods and techniques used to create specific
types of images (landscape, portrait, HDR, etc.). In this book you get the best of both
worlds—you learn how to use your 70D and its specific features as well as the different
methods and photography techniques to capture those images.
Here’s a quick Q&A about the book to help you understand what you’ll see in the follow-
ing pages:
Q: What can I expect to learn from this book?
A: My goal in writing this book is to help owners of the Canon 70D learn more about the
camera’s specific settings and features, and put that knowledge to use to make great
images. You’ll also find a ton of general and advanced photography tips and tricks in
each of the chapters to push your photography to the next level.
Q: Is every camera feature going to be covered?
A: No. I wrote about what I feel are some of the 70D’s most important features, but don’t
worry! There’s a lot of information in here. This is more than just a book on simple steps
to get you started ... . I really dig into some of the advanced features to make sure that
you get as much as possible out of your 70D.
Q: So if I already own the manual, why do I need this book?
A: Your manual does a great job of explaining
how
to use the camera’s features, but it
doesn’t necessarily tell you
why
or
when
to use them. I tried my best to do both so that
not only do you know about the 70D’s knobs, buttons, and settings, but also what the
best situations are to make use of the camera’s features and settings.
Q: What are the challenges all about?
A: At the end of each chapter, I list a few exercises you can do to practice and solidify
some of the techniques and settings you learned about in that chapter. Feel free to try
them out if you like, and if you do, be sure to check out the Flickr group and share what
you’ve learned!
Q: Should I read the book straight through or can I skip around from chapter to chapter?
A: Well, both! The first few chapters are going to give you a lot of basics about your 70D
and digital photography in general, so if you don’t quite have a grasp on either of those
yet, it’s a good idea to read through them before heading on to the rest of the book.
