A Short Course in Photography: An Introduction to Photographic Technique

by Barbara London and Jim Stone

Book Overview

This easy-to-use, inexpensive book introduces readers to the fundamentals of photography and suggests ways in which they might create photographs that have meaning. Oriented toward traditional black... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131933809
• ISBN13: 9780131933804
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Great book

This book is really helpful. I was able to take great pictures with the help of the book. Since my camera light meter is broken, I was able to follow the guideline of the light meter and was able to take wonderful picture. I recommend this book for beginner in photography.

Good Basic Book

I think that this book serves its purpose. It has been an excellent addition to lectures. It offers visual examples of basic photography lessons. This book is worth owning, even if you feel competent with photography.

Introduction for beginners

If you are unfamiliar to the field of photography then this book will enlighten you.

Very well done

I've found this book to be the most helpful both for novices and learning to take the more professional shots. Detailed information, definitions and technical terms are not so overwhelming that it would dissuade the average novice, but at the same time, they are explained well enough to carry on a conversation at your local camera store. Now I just have to sit down and read the whole thing and I will be truly enlightened, or at least exposed at the proper F-stop.

Good, basic photography book, though dated

I've been using SLR's & digital cameras since early high school, including use for some publication work. This book gives good, basic information, and would be good for a novice just learning to use a film-type camera. My copy is dated 1979, so it includes nothing about digital photography. The other reviewer referred to Chapter 9 as being nothing more than verse or poetry. That is somewhat puzzling as my copy only has 7 chapters. Also, unless there have been more current editions, this book is too dated to ever be used as a textbook for any current college course. However, if you are just looking for a basic reference on basic, film-type photography, or are a new hobbyist with a film camera, this book is certainly adequate, and one could do worse.