Table of Contents

Introduction - What makes a good photograph?; Equipment - Cameras, Lenses, Lighting, Computers; 1. DESIGNING THE IMAGE - Framing, Blurring, Zooming, Angles, Perspective, Colour, Location, Scale, Focus, Composition, Creativity; 2. WORKING WITH LIGHT - Soft Light, Hard Light, Studio Lights, Shoot Contrajour, Daylight, Reflectors, Ringflash, Creating a Home Studio, Triflectors, Low Light, Silhouettes; 3. PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE - Models, Children, Family Moments, Local Characters, Props, Environmental Portraits, Action Shots, Candid Moments, Creating a Bond Between Subjects; 4. TOP TEN PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES - Blemishes, Wrinkles, Red-eye, Eyes & Teeth, Dodge & Burn, Soft Focus, Digital Diet, Toning Black and White, Vignettes, Cross Processing; Index.

About the Author

Rod Edwards is an acclaimed, international award winning, professional photographer who works in the publishing, advertising, design and corporate areas of the photographic industry. His vast experience includes private portrait sittings with HM The Queen Elizabeth and The Duke Of Edinburgh for their Golden Jubilee Guide, as well as many large corporate and commercial clients in the UK and around the world. He has written for magazines including Digital Photographer, Practical Photography, Photography Monthly, Professional Photographer and Canon Eos Magazine and he is a respected member of the Association of Photographers in London. He lives in East Anglia, UK. www.rodedwards.co.uk