The Bastards Book of Photography

An open-source guide to working with light by Dan Nguyen

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Photography is for Anyone

A reflection on whether it’s worth learning photography
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Why Even Buy a Camera?

The difference between your camera phone and a dedicated camera
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Choosing a digital camera


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How to make interesting photos

Before taking a photo, have the mindset to make them.
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The Quality of Light and Shadow

Light not only makes a photo possible, but the quality of it at a given moment is what makes a photo beautiful.
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Exposure: the Quantity of Light

An introduction to how your camera lets the right (or wrong) amount of light in.
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Exposure Metering

Using your dedicated camera’s exposure compensationTK
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Shutter Speed: Making Time for Light

The easiest of three ways to manually control exposure
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Make Shutter Speed a Priority

Now that we understand shutter speed, use it to control exposure.
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How to Hold Still

Tips on minimizing camera shake with slow shutter speeds.
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Aperture: the Hole for Light

The bigger the hole, the TK
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Depth of Field


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Be more sensitive with ISO


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The End


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Exposure Through Spot Selection


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Overexposure

Blow out the lights
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Underexposure

Keeping it in the dark
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The Big Picture and Fuzzy Math of Light


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Setting Your Camera’s Priorities

Get ready to micromanage the three different factors your camera uses to bring in light
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