Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs

If you're serious about being a better photographer, do what the title of the book tells you to." - Cool Material"If you have always wanted to take good pictures but shun away from photography books filled with incomprehensible jargon, then this book may be for you." - Design Taxi"Amateur photographers will love this practical and accessible guide; it will be appreciated by anyone who enjoys photography. "Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs goes beyond typical technical jargond should you masterposition, exposure, light, lenses, and seeing you will indeed be making great photographs." - Uncrate"Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is easy-to-read with vital info for the guy or girl new to their DSLR or compact system camera." - HiConsumption"We've read and studied all the diagrams, manuals and jargon out there for our DSLRs, but none of it is as easy to remember

"A very good book for the beginner but not much for anyone over and above that" according to Yoda. The back cover of this book has the following description:“No scary graphs. No techie diagrams. No camera-club jargon. Read this if you want to take great photographs walks you through the fundamentals of composition, exposure, light, lenses and the all-important art of seeing without drowning you in technobabble”.Does the book fulfill this description? The answer is yes. There is a brief description of the ma. "Nothing new, but then again cameras are not new!" according to jedi008. While there is nothing new in this book that you cannot find with a basic internet search, the author does provide an easy to understand, no non-sense and clear walk through the basics of photography. The book is rich with example pictures from renowned photographers (such as Ansel Adams) and the author uses these examples to help understand the technical side of the camera.No book is going to make you a professional phot. "Not Bad for a Beginning" according to Bryan B.. If you're going to get into photography this book isn't bad for a beginning. I was disappointed though that with all the great photographic examples that none of the photographs had any information on how they where shot, what shutter speed, aperture etc. I think that information would have elevated this book to something that the next level photographers would have been able to get something out of it too. I would highly

Henry Carroll studied photography at the Royal College of Art and his work has been featured in a number of international exhibitions and publications. Building on his experience teaching aspiring photographers of all ages, Henry founded frui, one of the UK's leading providers of photography holidays and courses. Henry's clear,

This book answers that need, teaching readers how to take photographs using professional techniques.. Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is for this new wave of DSLR dabblers and users of compact system, and bridge cameras. Instead, it inspires readers through iconic images and playful copy packed with hands-on tips.Split into five sections, the book covers composition, exposure, light, lenses, and seeing. It contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera club jargon. Photography is now more popular than ever thanks to the rapid development of digital cameras. Images taken by master photographers – including Henri Cartier- Bresson,