The Book of Photography - Tapa dura

Whether you are a complete novice or proficient amateur, this classic guide is now updated and expanded to help you to take even better photographs. Features practical, easy-to-follow advice on everything from taking still-life portraits to shooting exciting action sequences. With new images and all the latest information on digital and manual cameras, plus developments in image manipulation, this is the must-have guide to taking not just good pictures - but great pictures.

John Hedgecoe is a former professor of photography at the Royal College of Art and an eminent writer, with his work appearing in The Times, The Observer, Paris Match, Life and Vogue among many others. His photographs are on permanent display in major collections in New York and London and he is the recipient of several major awards. He is also the author of The New Manual of Photography. John lives in Norwich.