KISS Guide to Photography

by John Garrett

Kiss the competition goodbye! The only guide you'll ever need to take photographs like a professional. Understand how cameras work and how to choose the right one for you. Discover how to use light sources and lenses, apertures and shutters as creative tools. Master the skills you need to create portraits, landscape, still-life, action, and travel photography. Learn how to develop your photographs in the darkroom or scan and retouch digital pictures. The Keep It Simple Series is the new standard in how-to books! Written by leading experts, each book includes full-color photographs and illustrations throughout, making these the first and only truly accessible guides for beginners. The KISS format is designed to help readers build confidence from the start, and learn gradually and thoroughly to the very last page. Much more than introductions to various subjects, these inspiring and innovative books are the ones that readers can trust!

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference

352 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

John Raymond Garrett is an Australian/British photo journalist whose work is mainly on fashion, reportage and photojournalism. He has covered situations and exhibited widely and is the author of many books.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this version better than the dummies one, but both are good

[Adrienne Looman · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's pretty good. I learned a few things, and a few things already knew. I liked the lessons on natural lighting, and composition...although I think I already knew that I need to keep the camera still to reduce blur lol. All in all it was a good buy.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great to use as a reference.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have bought and read a lot of photography books but this little chap is one of the better ones.

[Alex Butcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little beginners' guide to photography; technique, composition, equipment.

[Camilla Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative.