Creative Camera Control

For beginning and intermediate photographers, this proven text provides the fundamentals of film photography in an easy-to-follow style. You will learn, in a step by step approach, to understand the interrelationship of the camera, lens, and film, and achieve a new level of confidence. With more control of the camera, you will be able to further develop the art of creative photography.



Written by the experienced teacher Peter Laytin, Creative Camera Control, Third Edition is a handy guide that offers clear explanations of some complex, but important issues such as depth of field, aperture, and shutter speed. This updated edition also offers important information for the digital camera user and new photo illustrations that show the use of black & white filters.

Peter Laytin is Professor of Communication/Media and Head of Photography at Fitchburg State College. He teaches workshops through the Cambridge Center for Adult Education and Art New England Summer Workshops. A student of Minor White, he is a successful art photographer with numerous one-person exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe to his credit. His photographs are in the permanent collections of Moderna Nusett, Stockholm; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA; and Polaroid Collection, Cambridge, MA.