Photography Foundation Course

by Peter Cattrell

Digital and conventional, shooting and printing, techniques and creative inspiration--whatever your needs as a photographer, fulfill them with this wonderfully practical, thoroughly illustrated course. It will take novice students through the entire process of creating pictures, from selecting equipment to creating a good composition, from developing the image to mounting the final picture. A lush presentation of the finest photos analyzes the styles of famous professionals and the reasons their work succeeds so magnificently. Planning, position, lighting, the limitations and possibilities of shutter speed, the benefits of digital versus film, and an array of special effects all receive detailed attention. Workshops, cunning tips, and tricks of the trade will set the aspiring professional or eager amateur on the path to photographic success.

Genres: Photography

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2005

Reviews

[Maryna Ponomaryova]

Basic book on all things photography

[Ally Atherton · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't own a film camera ( not a working one anyway)and my own digital camera isn't anything flashy but I bought this over a year ago when I became interested in photography for a short time. It is a pretty good introduction to photography with good illustrations and it more or less kept my interest. Some of the chapters were quite painstakingly ( frustratingly) difficult to read, especially the technical stuff about how to develop your own negatives. I have never been in a dark room and it all went over my head. Other parts of the book are interesting and I do feel like I have learned a hell of a lot about photograpy in general.

It hasn't made me want to buy an old fashioned camera or build my own darkroom in my kitchen but maybe I would (one day) like to learn a little bit more about digital photography. It certainly would help my writing career if I could work with digital imagery. It was a quick read. Not the most riveting thing I have read but maybe my brain is a little bigger !

7/10.