Focus and Filter: 100 Photography Tips from Inside the Studio and Out in the Field

Indispensable tricks and techniques for snapping great photos in any situation

With camera phones ubiquitous and digital cameras more popular than ever, taking and sharing pictures has become an integral part of daily life. Focus and Filter is an essential compendium of professional secrets for novices looking to improve any shot—from the planned portrait to the cell-phone snap to the selfie. In this handy and helpful guide, award-winning photographer Andrew Darlow delivers edgy insight into the world of professional photography while revealing the little tricks that only the most talented artists know. He shows how to avoid the mistakes that doom most beginner’s shots and enables you to take beautiful shots in any circumstance. How to take a spectacular shot of a city skyline through a window without the reflection? How to get a pic of sushi that’s mouth watering? And how to snap a selfie worthy of being the best profile pic ever? All of these questions and more are addressed in this must-have photography primer.