Introduction 6 Chapter 1 Equipment 12 Analog or Digital? 14 Digital Cameras 16 Shooting Film 20 Lenses 22 Accessories 26 Other Essentials 28 Chapter 2 Technical Skills 30 Exposure 32 Focus 36 Composition 40 Raw or JPEG? 52 Shooting For Color 54 Shooting For Black & White 56 Low Light 58 Assignment 1: Alone 62 Assignment 2: It's All A Blur 64 Chapter 3 Inspiration 66 Finding & Developing your Style 68 Develop a Project Mentality 70 Colour or Black & White? 74 What to Shoot 76 Where to Shoot 94 Assignment 3: Juxtaposition 104 Assignment 4: Objects 106 Chapter 4 On Location 108 Planning a Shoot 110 Working Safely 114 Developing Observational Skills 115 How to Be Invisible 116 Conquer Your Fear 120 Timing 126 Assignment 5: Up Close & Personal 130 Assignment 6: Where I live 132 Chapter 5 Legal & Ethical Issues 134 Shooting on the Streets 136 Photographing Children 144 Cultural issues 145 Red Lines 146 Copyright 147 Chapter 6 Postproduction 152 The Integrity of the Image 154 Image-Editing Software 156 Cropping 160 Editing Raw Images 162 Converting to Monochrome 164 Fine Tuning in Photoshop 166 Glossary 170 Useful websites 172 Index 173 Acknowledgments 176.