‘Digital Photography Tricks of the Trade: Simple Techniques to Transform Your Photography’ by Tim Gartside

‘Digital Photography Tricks of the Trade: Simple Techniques to Transform Your Photography’, which was written by Tim Gartside, contains 160 pages and was published in October 2005. The author is based in the UK and makes his living as a photographer specialising in digital and landscape photography. You can find his work in a number of publications and books.

The first chapter of the book discusses the basics that every digital photographer should understand. This includes advice on which is the best camera for you, along with the various lenses that you might be interested in. Also covered in this chapter is valuable advice on exposure and composition.

Anyone who has questions about what to do with their digital photographs will find useful information in the second section of the book. The author discusses how to organise your digital images and the various file formats in which you might want to save them.

Information relating to processing digital images makes up a good part of the book. The author clearly explains the various techniques that can be used to improve the overall quality of your photographs and numerous tricks to manipulate the images.

There is a great section, towards the end that enables the reader to become creative, by way of a number of practical projects. Such as using your new photos on a pull up banner stand to showcase your talents. Take what you have learned in the earlier chapters and put your newfound knowledge to use with these interesting tasks that the author has set.