‘Digital Photography Masterclass: Advanced Photographic and Image-manipulation Techniques for Creating Perfect Pictures’ by Tom Ang

‘Digital Photography Masterclass: Advanced Photographic and Image-manipulation Techniques for Creating Perfect Pictures’ was written by Tom Ang. It contains 360 pages and was published in May 2008. If you have ever found yourself frustrated with your digital camera and the photographs that you have taken, this is a good book to read. The author, Tom Ang, helps the reader to improve their photography skills by changing the way they take pictures.

The book assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of photography and is perhaps best suited to someone who already has a digital camera and is looking to learn how to obtain better results from it. The first part of the book covers the various features that your digital camera might have. This includes the various controls that are available, including shutter settings and depth of field settings.

Once you have a good understanding of the basics, the book proceeds to explain about manual and automatic exposure. ‘The Digital Photography Masterclass’ introduces exposure metering as well as the differences between under and over exposing a photograph. Tom Ang also spends a bit of time discussing the best ways to take a better photograph, which includes using the right type of lens for a given situation and analysing the image.

At the end of each of the tutorials there is an assignment for the reader to tackle. Take the skills that you have acquired and see if you can put them to use. You may quickly see an improvement in your skill level. And if you feel good enough to let others see your work, use exhibition stands at events to highlight your photography.