Foundation Course: Black & White Photography

Aimed at beginners, Foundation Course: Black & White Photography is part of a structured series of tutorials that explain the basic skills and techniques of photography, emphasising a specific subject area.

Experts write each book into six main sections: Basics, Lessons, Revision, Project, Analysis and Progress. This instalment explains the concept of photography in a concise, easy-to-follow manner.

There's information on:

The types of cameras, lenses, tripods, filters and other valuable accessories
The basics of exposure, metering, aperture and shutter speed, ISO, dynamic range, histograms, exposure compensation and using filters
Colour and composition
The effects of light
The effects of colour in photography, plus how this changes when shooting black and white
Full of stunning photography taken by the author, this informative book explores the different genres of photography, such as landscape, portrait, architecture and abstract, and analyses the specific requirements of shooting compelling black and white images.