A Young Person Recommends... Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs

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A Young Person Recommends... Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs

On Photography
Malakiya Phombeah Savage reviews the book Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll. 
 
I purchased a Nikon Coolpix Bridge Camera and wanted to get a book to learn how to operate it and to learn the basic ways to capture a successful photograph. Henry Carroll explains how to capture the perfect photograph in detail. He describes how to capture a photograph with the different fundaments including changes in shutter speed, aperture, the use of light, and lenses. He highlights the main elements of how to use a camera. This is an ideal book for camera users with DSLR and Bridge cameras. He gives good advice and in his writing, he directly talks to his audience making you feel as if you are speaking with him.

The author gives examples of 50 different photographers' photographs, explaining how you can achieve a similar outcome using the same techniques. The writer doesn’t talk about just one main photographer, but a variety. The examples in the book helped me understand what the final result would be. Beginners get a realisation of how you can use a camera effectively and not just on manual mode.

The book is really inspiring to read and takes you into the world of photography and behind the scenes. From the first page, it grabbed my attention and I was engaged in what Henry had to portray. It made me realise how these artists could instantly transform an image that captures your eyes and inspires you to grab a camera and just fully observe the world around you. I loved getting to know the settings and the terminology.

Previously I had used a compact digital camera before, but never a bridge camera. When you read this book, you will absorb a range of terminology that you may not have come across like ISO or aperture. I have learned a lot from this book things that I wouldn’t know without reading it. It was a fresh start with using my camera it helped me a lot.

I would recommend this book for Beginners in photography and would like to understand their camera and how to use it properly. would say it’s for an age but a range of different ages. I rate this book an 8 out of 10 for it help and advice for me and my beginners bridge camera.

– Malakiya Phombeah Savage