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Putting all of the technical aspects aside for a moment, what "really" matters when taking a great photograph? Is it the make, model or price of your camera? The number of megapixels? The memory card or post processing software? No, what makes a great image is actually quite simple: The subject matter (Portrait, landscape, wedding photography etc).

Focus Modes One shot or servo? Autofocus or Manual? Pre-focussing.

Fashion you need the basic skills as a foundation before you can begin to specialise! One of the easiest ways to learn is to read up and practice.

Have you recently purchased or upgraded to a Digital SLR or Advanced Digital Compact Camera ? Have you been toying with or been meaning to learn more about digital photography to get the most out of your new digital camera? Well, this photography book is for you! - (Or click HERE for our Property Photography Book)!With the advance of technology and the never ending megapixel race, it is all too easy to become bewildered and unnecessarily confused when taking up photography seriously.

Photography is an amazing hobby or profession and very few of us get to make a living from doing something we love, and who wouldn't enjoy getting paid to capture the joy of a wedding or travel the world taking stock photographs? If you can get the basics principles of photography under your belt and truly understand how it works, you will find that everything else just falls into place.

RAW or JPEG? 10.

Panning.

Visualising the Shot 15.

Depth of field.

Bracketing and Flash.

You find that, to coin a phrase, you "become one with your camera" and can spend more time taking great photos with confidence in your newly acquired knowledge.

Focussing (advanced).

ISO or ASA 8.

Actually doing this correctly takes practice but if you can get these basics right at the point of exposure, you have all the time in the world to play around in your favourite editing program to get the effects you desire.

Whether you wish to simply improve your photography as an exciting hobby, go part-time with the odd wedding or two or even aim to become a full time professional photographer, this book can help get you there.

Travel 5.

White Balance 9.

If you can arrive back home with a card or film full of well exposed, well composed and perfectly lit images, you are well on the way to moving up a notch and even earning a living from your camera.

Metering and Exposure.

Which lens and when to use.

Lighti....

Lenses Quality and types.

Portraits 4.

When and what filters or special effects to use.

The subject Size and speed.

How well the subject is lit.

Children 7.

Focus Points Which ones and how many to use.

Table of Contents: 1.

Shutter speeds 7.

All of these are covered in the book with many example images to push the point home.

Apertures.

How Cameras work and how to take control.

How to get it right every time General Evaluative Partial Spot Centre-weighted RAW or JPEG Different Lighting Using Flash Using Filters 3.

Lenses.

How to ensure pin sharp images each time.

So what does the book contain?No matter how far technology progresses, there are some basic and fundamental rules which will apply to photography for a very long time, these include; Metering Exposure Exposure Lock Bracketing Shutter Speeds and Apertures ISO White Balance RAW/JPEG Focussing Lenses Subjects and Lighting.

Commercial 2.

Exposure lock.

Stock 6.

Weddings 3.

The book is written in an easy-to-understand way with a distinct lack of technical jargon and mumbo jumbo "fluffing out" the pages.

Subjects.

And how you compose and expose that image in your viewfinder.