John Hedgecoe's Complete Guide To Photography: A Step-by-Step Course from the World's Best-Selling Photographer

By John Hedgecoe

Book Overview

The classic guide. Now, the very best step-by-step course, created by the world's best-selling photographer, is revised, updated, and even better than ever. "An excellent way of teaching the technical aspects of photography through hands-on exercises. A first-rate addition to all collections."- Library Journal "Hedgecoe has revolutionized photo books....Highly recommended."- Popular Photography The new and updated edition of John Hedgecoe's perennial bestseller offers more than ever before. It features over 70 projects, all lavishly illustrated in color, that provide both beginners and experienced photographers with a steadily growing command of skills. The technical sections cover everything from choosing equipment to working with advanced technology. And, for the first time, Hedgecoe provides a full rundown of the most up-to-date digital gear, from file format and printing to adjusting exposure and securing the right digital manipulation package. Photographers will find this easy to use, illuminating, and the key to becoming better at their craft-whether they're shooting portraits, figures in movement, landscapes, still lifes, or any subject at all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402716532
• ISBN13: 9781402716539
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

An Emerging Photographers Bible

A wonderful, easy to understand user guide for the emerging photographer wanting a good grounding in the basics of photography.

Excellent Survey of Techniques

Each chapter is just 2 pages, with just one concept to grab. Great to have bite-size concepts, like form vs. shape, taking pictures of children, bright colors, etc.

More art and less technique

This is a good bock for people who want to start creating interesting different pictures. The artistic concepts are very well described, but there is a lack of technical information. Although sometimes the author mentions compact cameras, most features are not available in compact cameras - be careful! Excellent book for beginners with SLRs, who want to understand the artistic concepts and making experiments with a new camera. I have an APS compact and learned a lot, but many things I can't do!

Go from point-and-shoot pix to photo-storytelling in 1 book

Hedgecoe's book walks the reader through photographic topics, lab-style. The book consists of 73 projects, each one of which focuses on one element of effective photography: shape, composition, pattern, color, uses of color, over- and under-exposure, black-and-white, positioning subjects...using examples, short 'technical tips' and discussion, I found it easy to begin assembling my own "photography workbook" by doing the exercises. In less than a year I was doing work good enough to start entering amateur photography competitions---and REALLY enhancing my scrapbooking.