What’s so great about photography? / Why do we like photographs? / Catching the shutter bug / How does photography work? / The eye and the camera / Colour and black and white / Where has photography come from? /
The portrait / The self-portrait / The city / The landscape / The still life / The body / Fashion / Telling a story with photos / The news photo / Photojournalism and reportage / Documentary photography / Telling the story of war / Telling a story in a book of pictures / Sequence / Persuasion / Manipulation /
Finding inspiration / Seeing things / Creating your own projects / The camera in the hands of artists / In the digital age / What makes a great photographer? / What makes a great photograph? / The world’s best-known pictures / Trusting photographs / A photographer’s responsibilities / The snapshot / The Lomo snapshot / The camera – the time machine / Beyond the print / Where next for photography? /
4. This Is A Camera, Now Go Out And Take Some Pictures
The tools of photography / The camera / Selecting a camera / Try these cameras / The controls of the camera / Lenses / Focus – to infinity and beyond / Aperture – the iris of the camera’s eye / Shutter speed – all in the timing / Exposure – bringing together aperture, shutter speed and focus / Composition – order or disorder / Black-and-white photography / Colour photography / Photography and light / Photoshop / The photographic studio – Narnia / Pictures without a camera
5. So You Want To Be A Photographer?
Photo opportunities / Photographer’s portfolio – marketing / Fashion magazines / Design groups and advertising agencies / Further photo opportunities / Being an assistant – the sorcerer’s apprentice / What do you need to be a photographer? / Art college and university / Competitions / Stock libraries / Your archive / Exhibiting / Prints and limited editions /
Photography and the law / The language of photography / Photographers’ and artists’ websites / Must-see photo books / Index / Photo sources and credits / Acknowledgements /