Congratulations, you’ve reached the end of what I’ve written for the Bastards Book of Photography…so far.
I want to keep this book short and to its original goal – a quick guide on how to use your camera’s manual controls – but there’s plenty of topics to cover tktk
Focus Focus selection The use of flash Focal length and perspective Post processing Some tips on street photography and portraiture
Focal length, color balance, some post-processing tips, and maybe some pointers on street photography and portraiture if I can think of enough interesting to write about.
I also have a few interactive features I plan to add to make the lessons more useful.
At the very least, I can keep adding photos.
I went through all of the lessons and my photos are still dull. What gives?
The obvious answer is that my guide isn’t good enough.
But let’s pretend as if it were. Then the answer is: because there’s more to great photography than knowing the technique.
The difference between you and a photographer whose photos are interesting enough to make money is that photographer puts in the time to wait for photos, the tireless time to do weddings and other menial stuff, and, quite frankly, a bit of luck.
I have no advice on how to get there and don’t plan to have any. But hopefully, I’ve given you the tools and enough insight on whether you want to go there.
Good luck!
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Thanks for reading and keep shooting! – Dan
More Resources
- CameraSim: SLR Photography Demystified
- DPReview
- Snapsort
- Beginner’s guide – this was one of the most helpful guides for me when I started shooting. I still refer to it from time to time.
- Strobist – I’m not an expert with lighting but this guy is.
- r/photography