How do Scott Kelby’s "The Digital Photography Book" volumes 1, 2, and 3 differ?
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I noticed that Scott Kelby’s "The Digital Photography Book" volumes 1, 2, and 3 include some chapters with the same or very similar titles, such as shooting weddings or using flash. Since these are separate volumes rather than new editions, what’s actually different between them? Are the overlapping chapters expanded with new material, or is there significant repetition between the books?
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Overall, the first two editions are very useful information and cover separate topics. The third volume is repetitious and contains a lot of information people who are advanced enough to get to the third book have already figured out, so I would skip that one.
Volume 1:
- Pro tips for getting really sharp photos
- Shooting flowers like a pro
- Shooting weddings like a pro
- Shooting landscapes like a pro
- Shooting sports like a pro
- Shooting people like a pro
- Avoiding problems like a pro
- Taking advantage of digital like a pro
- Taking travel and city life shots like a pro
- How to print like a pro and other cool stuff
- Photo Recipes
Volume 2:
- Using Flash like a pro
- Building a studio from scratch
- Shooting portraits like a pro
- Shooting landscapes like a pro
- Shooting weddings like a pro
- Shooting travel like a pro
- Shooting macro like a pro
- Pro Tips for Getting better photos
- More Recipes
Volume 3:
- Using flash like a pro part 2
- Using your studio like a pro
- The truth about lenses
- Shooting products like a pro
- Shooting outdoors like a pro
- Shooting people like a pro
- Shooting sports like a pro
- Pro tips for getting better photos
- Avoiding problems like a pro
- Yet even more photo recipes
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The volumes are separate books, but they do overlap in topic areas. Based on the community feedback, volumes 1 and 2 are generally seen as useful and covering mostly different ground, while volume 3 is more repetitive.
Volume 1 focuses more on broad shooting situations and fundamentals, such as sharp photos, flowers, weddings, landscapes, sports, people, travel/city shots, avoiding problems, digital workflow, printing, and photo recipes.
Volume 2 adds more on flash, building a studio, portraits, and more shooting scenarios, so even when a chapter title sounds similar, it usually means more tips on that subject rather than a duplicate chapter.
The main takeaway: the books aren’t simply reprints, but some repeated chapter names reflect revisiting the same genre with additional advice. If you want the most value, the answers suggest starting with volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3 may still be worth reading as a refresher or checklist, but it was described as less essential and more repetitive, especially for readers who already know the material in the earlier books.
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