Customer Reviews
Fully FReccomended - By: M. Thompson, 08 Dec 2008 
I can reccomended this book. It contains so many hints & tips & does not come overin the patronising attitute of many books.
Lee Frost just delivers - By: Candy camera, 11 May 2008 This is a great little book. Yes it does largely apply to film, but it doesn't take much know-how to translate the info into digital setting. The camera just takes the picture, after all, & it's the person behind the eyepiece who makes the image. Lee Frost gives very good advice, & this book is well worth the money. Highly recommended.
unremarkable book - By: Colin, 11 May 2008 
The many positive reviews do not reflect how I have found the book.
If you are an amateur like me who wants to seriously learn how to take better photographs this is not a worthwhile book.
It addresses the various styles of photography (landscapes, wildlife, interiors, people) & makes you aware of numerous fundementals that existin photography, but as the book valiantly wants to cover everything it actually teaches you little about anything.
Too little information, teachnique, detail or help is given on any subject & you end up feeling as if you've just read a closed book.
Compared to the other jack-of-all-trade offerings out there it is decent, but it still feels as if it could have been cut & pasted from anywhere.
If you want to be aware of the various fundementals of photography it will do that, but I don't think it teaches anything & you will be discarding it very soon.
More of a reference book - By: C. Davis, 10 Jul 2007 
I now own 3 books by Lee Frost which surprises me because I was not a big fan of the first one I received as a present (Photos that sell). This one however is much betterin my oppinion because it concentrates more on how to take good pictures rather than what you should use.
First, forget the idea that this is a handbook as it's almost A4in size. The first section of the book contains chapters on lighting, composition, focusing, colour & the darkroom (ok so a darkroom is not relevant to digital photographers but it is a short chapter).
The second section of this book is what I was looking for as a digital photographer as it has usable chapters on how to photograph people, landscapes, nature scenes & movement effects. By concentrating on the content of the images rather than the equipment used, Lee shows what makes a good photo, not just one that's technically perfect.
Reading this book inspired me to go out & take more pictures which is what a good photography book should do.
Great stuff! - By: Ms. A. Deakins, 19 Mar 2007 This really is an inspiring book, worth returning to again & again, the photographs alone are worth buying this book for!
Whether you shoot film or digital the informationin this book is excellent, clearly & simply written with good examples & interesting photographs which demonstrate his point... Lee Frost is top class I recommend you buy all his other books, I intend to!
