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For digital camera and smartphone users, this easy how-to guide, written by an experienced National Geographic photographer, imparts the essentials of taking great pictures.

This entertaining book from beloved National Geographic photographer and Photo Ark founder Joel Sartore shows aspiring photographers how to take great pictures, from framing and F-stops to editing and archiving. Whether you're using your phone or a DSLR camera, you'll learn the fundamentals of photography--and how to put them to work every day.

In a series of short lessons, Sartore explains the basics, from choosing a camera and gear to understanding focus, exposure, composition, and lighting. Using examples from his own work, he applies the basic rules of photography to family, pet, travel, nature, and street photos, and how to get a great shot with the camera on your smartphone.

Throughout the book you'll find pro tips, quick assignments, and the behind-the-camera stories of great photographs; helpful notes clarify how to use every piece of advice with your smartphone camera.

Fun and informative, this practical book will be your gateway to taking great pictures.

From the Publisher

How to use this Book

In National Geographic Photo Basics, you’ll find knowledge, advice, and useful tips for beginning photographers. With National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore as your guide, you’ll learn the fundamentals of great photography and how to put them to work in your own photos.

Photo Basics

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Great Photography

This entertaining book from beloved National Geographic photographer and Photo Ark founder Joel Sartore shows aspiring photographers how to take great pictures, from framing and F-stops to editing and archiving. Whether you're using your phone or a DSLR camera, you'll learn the fundamentals of photography--and how to put them to work every day. In a series of short lessons, Sartore explains the basics, from choosing a camera and gear to understanding focus, exposure, composition, and lighting.

Part One: The Basics Part Two: Practicing the Basics

What you need to get started

For most people, everything you need to make great photographs can fit into a backpack. You’ll always want to have the following: a camera you’re familiar with, a lens or two, extra memory cards, batteries or a battery charger, and a lens cloth—but a clean T-shirt will do in a pinch! Depending on your goals for the shoot and your camera, you may also want an external flash. In all of this, it’s important for you to invest in the equipment that’s right for you. Consider your goals, the amount of time you have to devote to photography, and what your budget will allow. Ultimately, you’ve got to put together a kit that will go with your style—of work, of shooting, of storytelling. If you can tell the story with less, don’t drag around extra gear just because a book tells you you should. As in life, you’ll be most successful in photography if you’re true to yourself.

Types of Cameras

Most smartphones have high-quality cameras built right in. These cameras are getting more advanced with every new model of phone, with better image quality and more photographer control. If it’s always in your pocket, you won’t miss a shot as long as your battery is charged.

Types of Cameras

These small and lightweight cameras are usually about the size of a deck of cards. The lens and flash are built in, leaving you with fewer customization options. But they tend to have larger sensors and more storage capacity than phone cameras, making them a great option if you don’t want to carry anything big or heavy.

Types of Cameras

A mirrorless camera is a digital camera without an internal mirror system. Many of these models have interchangeable lenses, but with a lighter and thinner camera body. Instead of the optical viewfinder, you’ll have an electronic viewfinder to preview your image, where the camera projects what it sees onto an LCD screen on the back of the camera body. With fantastic image quality and nearly silent shooting, mirrorless cameras are on the rise with professional photographers, but at a higher price point, they remain a little beyond what most hobbyists will want to spend.

Types of Cameras

A digital single-lens reflex camera, or DSLR, allows you total control over settings and lenses. You can often buy a starter kit that includes a camera body and a zoom lens that will work in a variety of situations, and gradually add more lenses to your kit over time. If you want to create fine-art photographs in your garden, or dramatic long-lens shots of grizzly bears in golden light, you’re going to want the options and flexibility a DSLR provides.

Smartphone Cameras

Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Mirrorless Cameras

DSLR Cameras

Lighting Tools

Built-In Flash

Most compact and DSLR cameras come with a built-in flash unit. These are small and relatively low-powered. In our opinion, this little flash will only cause you trouble, adding dreaded red-eye to your photographs, and making them look more like snapshots. We say, leave it off.

Umbrella

By bouncing the flash into an umbrella, you enlarge the size of your light source and produce much softer light on your subjects. This is ideal for portraits. You can get a similar effect by bouncing your flash off a reflector, white poster board, or even a white wall or ceiling. You can also use a translucent umbrella and have the light pass through it (rather than bounce off it). Both bouncing and diffusing work to soften the light in slightly different ways.

Reflector

A reflector is an object used to reflect light onto a subject. Although you can buy a tool for this purpose, you can also use what’s available to you, like a wall or even a T-shirt. Keep in mind that the color of the object will impact the reflected light. White reflectors bounce neutral light, while silver yields a cool tone and gold gives a warm tone.

Lens Filters

In general, it’s good practice to have a filter on your lens to protect it from dust and scratches. Filters can also impact the image. A polarizing filter will darken skies and reduce glare off of reflective surfaces like water. Filters may also impact your exposure, so choose wisely.These days, most filter effects can be applied relatively easily in your digital darkroom after the fact, so don’t sweat it if a filter isn’t in your budget. More on postproduction of your photos later.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic; Illustrated edition (November 12, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426219709
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426219702
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.61 x 0.66 x 9.71 inches
Reviewer: Maria Elena
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Photography at its Most Simple
Review: This book is designed to keep your interest about how to approach your subject matter. I purchased it for my niece for Christmas. It is in beautiful color, simple wording and step by step process to get the best shot. Wonderful book, she was thrilled.

Reviewer: ramoscherry
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Art expression class
Review: We have are expression class and this is great beginners guide. Easy to understand and simple to learn. We recommend

Reviewer: 1Princess
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great photo tips!
Review: I’d recommend this for any photography student or photo buff. Easy to understand.

Reviewer: Pamela Weems
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Basic instructions for DSLR Cameras
Review: Would make a great gift for anyone interested in ideas and instructions for using a dslr camera.

Reviewer: Gary
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: Great resource

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Book
Review: Interesting and informative

Reviewer: Lover
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for beginners!
Review: I love it! It's an excellent introduction for new photographers. You will get to know the basics of photography. I highly recommend this book!

Reviewer: Evvy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: For beginners and seasoned amateurs
Review: Bought this for my brother who is an amateur photographer. His specialty is nature scenes. He said he got some good ideas.

Reviewer: Lindsay
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I've taken a few photography courses in the past, so I do have a basis of knowledge for some aspects of photography. However, this is a phenomenal guide for many levels! It's always good to review and remember "how" and "why" certain things work. I appreciate the tips on composition and editing, as well. It's a good resource to have around, and in plain enough language if you're just starting out.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book was an excellent buy. Tells you all about the basics of photography. I'm half way through reading this book and it's so easy to understand. It has pictures so gives you a better understanding of what they are describing. I've learnt quite a bit just from playing with the camera and reading this book. I recommend.

Reviewer: Petr Macháně
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Amazing book, beautiful photos in it, clearly explained everything

Reviewer: RV
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very good book!

Reviewer: Fernando L M Pais Jr
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muito bom pra iniciantes em fotografia