Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs

Photography is now more popular than ever thanks to the rapid development of
digital cameras. Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is ideal for
this new wave of snapshooters using DSLR, compact system and bridge cameras.
It contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera-club jargon. 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 the art of seeing. Masterpieces by acclaimed photographers – including
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Fay Godwin, Nadav Kander, Daido
Moriyama and Martin Parr – serve to illustrate points and encourage readers to
try out new ideas.

Today’s aspiring photographers want immediacy and see photography as an
affordable way of expressing themselves quickly and creatively. This handbook
meets their needs, teaching them how to take photographs using professional
techniques.