take your best shot

From the shutter-snapping experts at Popular Photography magazine, Take Your Best Shot takes you from camera novice to point-and-shoot pro, with advice on everything from the expected (lighting basics, buying the right equipment, working with fidgety subjects) to the more unusual, such as capturing underwater photos, mastering image blur, turning landscape into abstract art, and much more. Set-ups and techniques are described in detail, with easy-to-understand illustrations and diagrams and a wealth of beautiful photography that illustrates every technical point. Beginners will learn ways to move quickly into new realms of expertise, and even old pros will pick up some new tricks. Anyone who has ever looked at an amazing composition or a skillful composite and said “How did they do that?” will find this book irresistible.

“An excellent roadmap to the joys of photography. Even experienced photographers will find it a vivid reminder of what first sparked their passion for photography.”—Brian Smith, Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer

“What's not to love? Smart, fun, fresh, and hip to history, this is a really hot book that comforts the beginner and challenges the old pro.”—Anthony Bannon, Director of the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film