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National Geographic Photo Basics: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Great Photography

by Joel Sartore

Photography fundamentals, from phone to DSLR

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Photography fundamentals, from phone to DSLR

Joel Sartore’s guide moves from camera and gear choices into the practical building blocks of photography: focus, exposure, composition, and lighting. It connects those fundamentals to different subjects, including family, pets, travel, nature, and street photography, while also touching on infrared and astrophotography. Smartphone users receive targeted advice alongside guidance relevant to DSLR cameras. Examples from Sartore’s work, brief assignments, and tips on editing and archiving give the book several ways to organize its instruction, from making an image to managing it afterward.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners using a smartphone or digital camera who want a grounding in photographic basics.
  • Photographers seeking practical guidance across family, travel, nature, pet, or street photography.
  • Readers interested in camera setup, editing, and archiving as well as taking pictures.

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Camera and gear selectionFocus, exposure, composition, and lightingPhotography across subjects and settingsEditing and archiving

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Book overview

For digital camera and smartphone users, a complete how-to guide written by a renowned National Geographic photographer.

Learn the essentials of taking great pictures, from lighting, focus, and framing to specialties like infrared and astrophotography.

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 a phone or a DSLR camera, you'll learn fundamentals that you'll put to work every day.

Chapter by chapter, 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 key rules of photography to family, pet, travel, nature, and street photos.

Throughout the book you'll find pro tips, quick assignments, and behind-the-lens stories of great photographs, with targeted advice on using your smartphone camera.

Fun and informative, this practical book will be your gateway to taking great pictures. With tips from a pro, your photos will look the best they can.
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