Introduction Page 6 Get the exposure right Page 8 Balance the controls Page 10 Use exposure latitude Page 12 Vary exposure for tone Page 13 Focus accurately Page 14 Exploit depth of field Page 15 Select the lens you need Page 16 Pick appropriate film Page 18 Remember black-and-white Page 19 Take a relaxed portrait Page 20 Suggest character Page 22 Create a silhouette Page 24 Watch the background Page 26 Take a self-portrait Page 28 Soften the mood Page 30 Capture group identity Page 32 Catch the good times Page 34 Record the zest of youth Page 36 Abstract the nude Page 38 Reveal the world of work Page 39 Catch people unawares Page 40 Make photos tell a story Page 42 Make shadows work Page 44 Pick your sunlight Page 46 Use light to reveal form Page 48 Reflect the light Page 50 Correct colour Page 51 Create atmosphere Page 52 Pick your moment Page 53 Light for contrast Page 54 Light for detail Page 55 Reveal texture Page 56 Catch the gleam of glass Page 57 Freeze with flash Page 58 Mix flash and daylight Page 60 Bounce flash accurately Page 62 Mix natural and tungsten Page 64 Capture moving lights Page 66 Photograph flames Page 68 Capture fireworks Page 70 Use stroboscopic light Page 72 Take pictures in zoos Page 74 Close in on plants Page 76 Photograph wildlife Page 78 Close in on nature Page 80 Stop birds on the wing Page 82 Record aquarium life Page 83 Prefocus on action Page 84 Pan with the action Page 86 Close in on action Page 88 Zoom in on action Page 89 Freeze fast action Use remote control Page 98 Light indoor sport Page 92 Show a sweeping vista Page 94 Capture dawn and dusk Page 96 Freeze and blur water Page 98 Intensify colours Page 100 Photograph skies Page 101 Make snow look white Page 102 Take aerial landscapes Page 103 Exploit haze and mist Page 104 Control scale and size Page 105 Cope with the elements Page 106 Capture nightlights Page 108 Choose a viewpoint Page 110 Use a shift lens Page 112 Make rooms look bigger Photograph dark corners Page 114 Feature buildings Page 116 Paint with flash Page 118 Avoid stereotypes Page 120 Shoot through glass Page 121 Use reflections Page 122 Alter hues Page 124 Use filters for fantasy Page 126 Colour moving objects Page 128 Add highlight sparkle Page 129 Keep near and far sharp Page 130 Compress space Page 131 Exploit wide lenses Page 132 Find exotic backgrounds Page 134 Mirror images Page 136 Create distortions Page 137 Use infrared film Page 138 Make hidden supports Page 139 Double expose Page 140 Combine images on slide Page 142 Multiply the image Page 143 Copy images Page 144 Control tones Page 146 Exaggerate grain Page 147 Make photo montages Page 148 Take pictures off tv Page 150 Photograph scale models Page 151 Glossary Page 152 Index Page 188