The Complete Photo Manual (Revised Edition): Skills + Tips for Making Great Pictures

With over 70 years of expertise, Popular Photography is the world’s largest how-to monthly magazine for image-making enthusiasts.  . About the Author Combining stunning images, expert advice, and rigorous product testing and analysis, Popular Photography gives photographers at every level of experience all the tools, techniques, and inspiration they need to make great pictures. It shares both unmatched authority and you-can-do-it enthusiasm with its audience in print and digital editions, social media and mobile apps, and on the Web

From setting a proper exposure to Photoshopping images together into clever composites, The Complete Photo Manual Revised Edition has you covered! With chapters on:Camera Basics  Take a crash course in exposure, focus, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, and more so you can master the fundamentals.Composition & Shooting  Get out there and start shooting! This chapter helps you pick subjects, compose on the fly, work your camera settings as you go, correct for problematic situations, use a tripod, choose the right lens for your scene, and explore different storytelling idioms.Setup & Gear  Graduate to a more robust photography kit with discussions of lights, light modifiers, and more. Plus, it contains updated software advice and tons of new, on-trend tutorials for the aspiring photographer!This comprehensive, all-in-one guide demystifies today’s DSLRs and ILCs, walking you through their basic functions and setting you up for photo-making success, as well as offering creative projects for more advanced photographers. Today’s cameras are more powerful and easy to use than ever—and thanks to The Complete Photo Manual Revised Edition, picture-perfect photos are just a shutter’s click away! This revised edition includes a fresh basics section to help true novices master their machine, with fantastic info on exposure, focus, aperture, shutter speed, flash, and more. Here, you

With over 70 years of expertise, Popular Photography is the world’s largest how-to monthly magazine for image-making enthusiasts.  . It shares both unmatched authority and you-can-do-it enthusiasm with its audience in print and digital editions, social media and mobile apps, and on the Web. Combining stunning images, expert advice, and rigorous product testing and analysis, Popular Photography gives photographers at every le