This book has mechanical information such as shutter speed for stopping action and lens opening for depth of focus as well as creative information to help you learn to see creatively.

• Learn what shutter speeds and f stops are and how they can be traded for different effects in a photograph.
  
  
• Learn creative concepts that work as well with digital as they do with film cameras as we help you find the best composition, angle, lighting and lens choices.
  
  
• Learn lighting and light blocking techniques for more pleasing light.

“Jerry takes complex photography concepts and makes them easy to understand.
The practical ideas are simple for anyone to use.”
-Richard Carson, Professor of Photojournalism, University of Houston 
 and Staff Photographer, Houston Chronicle