Darrell Young - Mastering the Nikon D7000

Nikonian Darrell Young, known to us as Digital Darrell for many years, has outdone himself with this book (his seventh under the NikoniansPress imprint). This joint venture between nikonians.org and Rocky Nook has developed a strong following in the camera instruction genre and Darrells fastidious attention to detail has been the key ingredient in that trend.

Darrell is never satisfied with any of his successful books. As soon as the printing presses have finished their work and distribution commences he begins a self-imposed torturous review phase. The reviews and comments of his readers are mixed with his own critique and the result is invariably seen in his next book. Photography instruction books are plentiful and they enjoy a fairly decent lifespan. Photography books based on a single camera platform are destined for a relatively short lifespan. They are at the mercy of technical advances that may make the subject camera platform obsolete within a year of printing. The only way to add value to a book that has a specific camera in the title is to fill it with equal doses of excellent photography advice, and Darrell has mastered that art.

Darrell Youngs unique ability to mix highly specific camera instruction with solid photography basics has been his pathway to success. He merges his friendly style of advice with the necessary layout and graphics improvements suggested by reader comments. He then adds the improvements gleaned from his and others criticism and suggestions. The result is always a new and better book. This book is a perfect example of Darrells penchant for perfection and it clearly shows his enthusiasm for the Nikon D7000. We are proud to include his impressive credentials and body of work in our ever growing and never ending resources for our community such as the forums, The Nikoniane Zine, Nikonians Academy Workshops, Nikonians News Blog, Nikonians podcasts, our Wiki, and eBooks. Our community now has three language versions (English, German, and French) and we continue to grow as we surpass 300,000 members.

Nikonians, now in its 11th year, has earned a reputation as a friendly, reliable, informative, and passionate Nikon users community thanks in great measure to members like our own Digital Darrell, who have taken the time to share the results of their experiences with Nikon imaging equipment. As you read and learn from this book, you will inevitably benefit from not only the quality of the information, but also the spirit in which it is presented. That spirit of friendly advice sharing is the hallmark of our community and we are proud to say Darrell has long ago mastered itand the Nikon D7000.