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The Complete Photo Manual: 300+ Skills and Tips for Making Great Pictures

Lucie Parker, Editors of Popular Photography Magazine

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The Complete Photo Manual: 300+ Skills and Tips for Making Great Pictures

by Lucie Parker, Editors of Popular Photography Magazine
The Complete Photo Manual: 300+ Skills and Tips for Making Great Pictures - Thryft
The Complete Photo Manual: 300+ Skills and Tips for Making Great Pictures - Thryft

Essential photography skills simplified for enthusiasts.

You've probably dashed your technical jargon fears by now, but this book transforms that relief into genuine skill. The Complete Photo Manual brings you a distillation of practical photography advice, spanning from fundamentals to clever tricks. It's like having a mentor who lays out the complexities of photography into intuitive bites that unlock creativity. Pros and newbies alike will find something of value, and its approachable tone makes turning pro tips into personal triumphs seem less like learning and more like playing with your camera's hidden superpowers.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Complete Photo Manual: 300+ Skills and Tips for Making Great Pictures

by Lucie Parker, Editors of Popular Photography Magazine
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ISBN: 9781616284497
Authors: Lucie Parker, Editors of Popular Photography Magazine
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Date of Publication: 2012-11-13
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Art
Related Topics: Photography, Crafts
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 94 readers)

Description

Photography books tend to be long, technical, and full of complicated jargon. For the amateur or pro who just wants to get quick-hitting tips and loads of inspiration, this book provides 355 handy, easy-to-grasp hints covering lighting, composition, gear, working with models, and more. The book is organized into three chapters (Gear & Setup, Shooting & Composing, and Processing & Beyond) to help you select and use cameras, see the world as a photographer does, and enhance your images in photo-processing software. The Complete Photo Manual offers a wealth of beautifully inspirational photography and tips for photographers of all levels.
 

Essential photography skills simplified for enthusiasts.

You've probably dashed your technical jargon fears by now, but this book transforms that relief into genuine skill. The Complete Photo Manual brings you a distillation of practical photography advice, spanning from fundamentals to clever tricks. It's like having a mentor who lays out the complexities of photography into intuitive bites that unlock creativity. Pros and newbies alike will find something of value, and its approachable tone makes turning pro tips into personal triumphs seem less like learning and more like playing with your camera's hidden superpowers.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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