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Maybe you've taken some photos, but you cringe because you don't understand your iPhone camera. Perhaps thinking about learning how to use it overwhelms you.
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This Isn't a Manual
Maybe you go deer in the headlights when you try to read a how-to. Maybe the thought of opening a manual is enough to make you shut the drawer and walk away. Plenty of smart, capable people feel exactly that way.
Somewhere around page three, a sentence stops making sense. You read it again. Still nothing. And that quiet feeling shows up, the one that says maybe this kind of thing just isn't for you.
I planned for that moment instead of pretending it won't happen.
There's a section on what to do when you feel stuck, and how to reset without going back to the beginning. There's one on not pushing too hard. There's one near the end that stops and shows you how much you've already picked up, because most people don't notice on their own.
Fear not. This book covers the very very basics of picking up your phone and opening your camera app, and includes the best way to read a tech book without confusion.
You will not be left behind on page three.
What's Inside
Fifteen short sections. You can read the whole thing in one sitting.
- How to read a tech book without getting lost, and how to reset gently when you feel stuck
- What makes a great photo: seeing, light, and simplicity
- Why your iPhone is enough, exactly the one you already own
- The hardware behind every photo, in plain language: camera, sensor, shutter
- Your lenses, wide to telephoto, and why each one is really its own camera
- Why your photos don't always match what you saw
- How to start training your eye the way an artist does
- Where confidence comes from, and where to go next when you're ready
Written by Barb Gonzalez
I spent a career explaining complicated technology in plain language, for NBC Universal, About.com, Sears, and more. I've also been a photographer for over 50 years. This book is the one I wish someone had handed me the first time I felt lost looking at a screen full of buttons.
You are not alone. Not alone because so many others feel this way. Not alone because I'm here to help.
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