Table of Contents
Preface 6
Part 1 Clichés & Clever Tricks 8
01 Flowers 10
02 Sunsets 12
03 Pets 14
04 Black & White 16
05 Selective Color 18
06 Wonky Angles 20
07 Get Creative with Light Sources 22
08 Paint with Light 24
09 Eye Contact, Or Not? 26
10 Look Out of the Frame 28
Part 2 Tell A Story 30
11 Context is Everything 32
12 Vintage Style 34
13 Urban Decay 36
14 Focus on Your Subject 38
15 Create A Triptych 40
16 Step Aside Nat Geo-It's Storytelling Time! 42
17 Who is the Photo For? 44
18 Think Before You Shoot 46
19 Learn to Give Great Direction 48
Part 3 Learn the Basics 50
20 Illustrate Motion with Long Exposure 52
21 Frame Your Subject 54
22 ABC: Always be Capturing 56
23 ISO & Shooting in Low Light 58
24 Work with Models 60
25 First Copy, Then Create 62
26 Clouds Are Your Friends 64
27 Try Hard Light for Dramatic Photos 66
28 Keep Your Backgrounds Clean 68
29 Get Close to Create Beautiful Depth of Field 70
30 Just Keep Shooting! 72
31 Different Types of Blur & How to Fix Them 74
32 Argh! Out of Focus! Again! 76
33 Can I Rescue My Photo in Photoshop? 78
34 Being A Pro Photographer is Really Bloody Hard 80
Part 4 Know Your Equipment 82
35 Always Carry A Tripod 84
36 Soften the Light for More Flattering Portraits 86
37 Try Different Focal Lengths 88
38 Don't Use the Flash 90
39 Shooting with External Strobes 92
40 Explore Strobist Photography 94
41 Picking A Good Lens 96
42 Zoom with You Feet 98
43 Film Is Best! 100
44 Use Burst Mode To Get the Perfect Shot 102
45 Use HDR Mode in Bright Sunlight 104
46 Clean Your Lens Every Day 106
47 But I Don't Have Photoshop… 108
48 But I Don't Want Photoshop… 110
49 How Do I Avoid Losing My Pictures? 112
50 Your Camera Is A Better Photographer Than You 114
Part 5 Finding the Photos 116
51 They Don't All Have To Be Award-Winning 118
52 How to Never Be Without A Camera 120
53 Top Tips for Planning A Photo Trip 122
54 Your Best Photos Are Where You Are 124
55 Make the Photos Come to You 126
56 Making Photos vs Taking Photos 128
57 Keep A Bucket List of Photos You Love 130
58 Get Sneaky-Be Candid! 132
59 Get Social 134
60 Good Enough Is Good Enough 136
61 Everyone Has An Opinion 138
62 It Isn't Real Until It's On Someone's Wall 140
Index 142
Acknowledgments 144