Better Photography on a Budget

A guide to creating competent digital photographs using readily available cameras with consideration for the budget limitations of the typical amateur photographer. This guide includes information on equipment, photographic techniques and composition to enable you to get the best out of your choice of camera including a practical trouble-shooting guide. A purchasing quiz and assessment of the pros and cons of purchasing new and second hand cameras and lenses provides an insightful perspective on the relative merits and capabilities of cameras past and present without becoming lost in describing the bewildering range of cameras on the market today. More than 100 illustrative photographs, diagrams and tables are included to assist in explaining compositional and technical points based on the author’s 30 years of experience with both film and digital photography. The author combines his photographic and professional teaching experience to create a guide that provides accessible explanations of the history and use of terms that are common in photography but which may seem illogical or baffling to the initiated and uninitiated alike. All presented with good humour and a refreshing degree of candour. An enjoyable and a highly instructive read that will assist photographers at any level in improving their work and opening up opportunities to expand their interests into new fields.