The Real Secret to Getting Sharp Photos

BILL FORTNEY

Hey, before we get to “The Real Secret to Getting Sharp Photos,” I need to let you in on a few quick things that will help you big time in getting the most from this book (sorry about duping you with “The Real Secret to Getting Sharp Photos” headline, but don’t worry—that subject and more are coming right up, but first I have to make sure you totally understand how this book works. Then it will all make sense and we can worry about sharp photos). The idea is simple: You and I are out on a photo shoot. While we’re out shooting, you have lots of questions, and I’m going to answer them here in the book just like I would in real life—straight and to the point, without teaching you all the technical aspects and behind-the-scenes technology of digital photography. For example, if we were out shooting and you turned to me and said, “Hey Scott, I want to take a shot where that flower over there is in focus, but the background is out of focus. How do I do that?” I wouldn’t turn to you and give you a speech about smaller and larger apertures, about how exposure equals shutter speed plus aperture, or any of that stuff you can read in any book about digital photography (and I mean any book—it’s in every one). In real life, I’d just turn to you and say, “Put on your zoom lens, set your aperture at f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.” That’s how this book works. Basically, it’s you and me out shooting, and I’m giving you the same tips, the same advice, and the same techniques I’ve learned over the years from some of the top working pros, but I’m giving it to you in plain English, just like I would in person, to a friend.