FOREWORD

About This Book

 

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Photography is what I do and have done for most of my life, and like any professional, I work at it, trying to improve my skills and my ideas. I actually enjoy sharing all of this, because I love photography and want as many people as possible to do it—but do it well. This includes learning why good photographs work and where they fit in the history of the craft.

This book is inspired by the structure of a college course, and of the benefits of a collective learning environment. Here, we’re setting out to teach the fundamentals of photography in a foundational course, before moving on to teach specialist areas—much as ...

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