| Foreword |
| Introduction |
| Picture credits |
| 1 |
WHAT IS PHOTOGRAPHY? |
| Why Photography? |
| How Photography Works |
| Picture Structuring |
| The Roles Photographs Play |
| Changing Attitudes Toward Photography |
| Personal Styles and Approaches |
| Measuring Success |
| 2 |
LIGHT: HOW IMAGES ARE FORMED |
| Light Itself |
| Wavelengths and Colors |
| Shadows |
| When Light Reaches a Surface |
| Light Intensity and Distance |
| Making Light form Images |
| 3 |
LENSES AND FILTERS:CONTROLLING THE IMAGE |
| Photographic Lenses |
| Aperture and f-numbers |
| Depth of Field |
| How Depth of Field Works |
| Depth of Focus |
| Using Different Focal Length Lenses, Camera Kits |
| Why Change Focal Length? |
| Lens Kits |
| Image Stabilization ... |