The New Photographer's Handbook : A Complete Reference Manual of Photographic Techniques, Procedures and Equipment

A practical and inspiring reference for both amateurs and professionals covering the whole range of photography, from the basics of taking pictures, processing and printing them, to the advanced techniques of the studio and darkroom. This edition includes information on the latest digital tape still cameras, microscopic attachments and water-resistant compact cameras. It shows the reader how to photograph everything from a quasar to a unicellular pond animal magnified 100 times; how to use a camera underwater and how to suspend one from a kite; how to print pictures on everything from a billboard to a bird's egg.

A classic, bestselling photographer's manual is issued for the first time in paperback, revised and updated. More than 600 separate entries illustrated with 1,250 photographs, diagrams, and charts cover the entire range of subject matter, from choosing a camera to storing finished prints.