Bryan Peterson is a phenomenon in how-to photograph, with more than half a million books sold, including Amphoto's No. 1 bestselling title of all time, Understanding Exposure, now in its third edition (9780817439392). A professional photographer and internationally known instructor, he is also the author of Understanding Digital Photography 9780817437961 and Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide.

• Introduction1: Learning to See: Mining the Mundane2: The Role of Aperture and Shutter Speed3: Filling the Frame: Two Steps from a Compelling Composition4: Choosing Your Background5: Using the Empty Canvas6: Adding Interest in the Foreground7: Creating Contrast8: The Golden Section, the Rule of Thirds, and the Rule of Visual Weight9: Horizontal versus Vertical10: Framing with a Frame11: Sweating the Small Stuff12: Mining Images to Find the Mother Lode13: Capturing the Decisive Moment14: When to Break the RulesIndex