The Bastards Book of Photography

An open-source guide to working with light by Dan Nguyen

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Table of Contents

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Photography is for Anyone

A reflection on whether it’s worth learning photography
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Why Even Buy a Camera?

The difference between your camera phone and a dedicated camera
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Choosing a Digital Camera

Among the countless technical details, here are some key things to think about
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How to Make Interesting Photos

Before taking a photo, you have to make the right opportunities
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The Quality of Light and Shadow

Not all kinds of light are equal
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Exposure: the Quantity of Light

An introduction to how your camera lets the right (or wrong) amount of light in.
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The Big Picture About Exposure

An overview of the details and functions we’ll cover. Don’t get lost in the math
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Exposure Through Spot Selection

You can practice setting exposure with your touchscreen camera phone
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Exposure with Program Mode

Offsetting the exposure with your camera’s Program mode
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Underexposure

Turn down the lights
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Overexposure

Blow out the lights
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Setting Your Camera’s Priorities

Get ready to multitask and micromanage how your camera brings in light
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Shutter Speed: Making Time for Light

How long of time that the camera lets in light
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Make Shutter Speed a Priority

After understanding shutter speed, use it to control exposure.
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How to Hold Still

Tips on minimizing camera shake when your shutter speed is slow.
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Be Sensitive with ISO

Configure your camera to do more with the light it sees
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Aperture: the Hole for Light

The bigger the hole, the bigger the light
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Depth of Field

Controlling how much of the scene is in focus
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The End

The roadmap for future lessons and directions on how to complain to me.
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