The top-rated and top-selling photography ebook since 2012
and the first ever Gold Honoree of the Benjamin Franklin Digital Award,
gives you five innovations no other book offers:
Free video training. 9+ HOURS of video training integrated into the
book’s content (requires Internet access). Travel around the world with
Tony and Chelsea as they teach you hands-on. Appendix A lists the videos
so you can use the book like an inexpensive video course.Classroom-style
teacher and peer help. This book is regularly updated with new content
(including additional videos) that existing owners receive for free. Updates
are added based on reader feedback and questions, as well as changing
photography trends and new camera equipment. This is the last photography
book you’ll ever need.Hands-on practices. Complete the practices at the end
of every chapter to get the real world experience you need.500+ high
resolution, original pictures. Detailed example pictures taken by the author
in fifteen countries demonstrate both good and bad technique.Many pictures
include links to the full-size image so you can zoom in to see every pixel. Most
photography books use stock photography, which means the author didn’t
even take them. If an author can’t take his own pictures, how can he teach you?
Composition Exposure Shutter speed Aperture Depth-of-field (blurring the background)
ISO Natural light Flash Trouble shooting blurry, dark, and bad pictures Pet photography
Wildlife photography (mammals, birds, insects, fish, and more)Sunrises and
sunsets Landscapes City scapes Flowers Forests, waterfalls, and rivers Night
photography Fireworks Raw files HDR Macro/close-up photography
Advanced photographers can skip forward to learn the pro’s secrets for:
Posing men and women. including corrective posing (checklists provided)Portraits
(candid, casual, formal, and underwater)Remotely triggering flashes Using bounce
flash and flash modifiers Using studio lighting on any budget Building a temporary
or permanent studio at home Shooting your first wedding High speed photography
Location scouting/finding the best spots and times Planning shoots around the sun
and moon Star trails (via long exposure and image stacking)Light painting Eliminating
noise Focus stacking for infinite depth-of-field Underwater photography Getting close
to wildlife Using electronic shutter triggers Photographing moving cars Photographing
architecture and real estate
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award-winning author and photographer Tony Northrup has published more than
30 how-to books and sold more than a million copies around the world. His photos
have been featured on magazine covers, book covers, CD covers, TV shows,
calendars, and much more. Tony studied photography at the New England School
of Photography and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He runs a stock
and portrait photography business with his family, Chelsea and Madelyn, out of his
home studio in Waterford, CT. He shoots travel and nature photography everywhere
he goes.
