Angie Patterson is a photographer who shares tips for novice photographers. In Making Photography Easy and Fun: Ten Top Tips to Bring Out the Photographer in You, Angie shares ten tips in a way that even the most novice photographer can understand. She takes technical information and breaks it down into fun practices that allow the novice to grasp the tips to become a great photographer. I have been doing photography for over 60 years, and she even taught this old dog new tricks. I had never paid much attention to white balance, but I will now. I was amazed at what white balance can do to photographs. Angie emphasizes having fun with your camera. My son is a budding photographer, and we have enjoyed discussing the tips found in this book. Buy the book, read it, grab your camera, then go out and enjoy the wonderful world of photography.

Take ten tips, add bonus tips and practice exercises, don’t forget the notes, and what do you get? Angie Patterson’s excellent book Making Photography Easy and Fun: Ten Top Tips to Bring Out the Photographer in You. In this book, the reader will learn the very basics of photography. Angie understands that new photographers may not understand the technological aspects of making good quality photos. She explains everything from aperture to composition. Helping a novice become confident in using their photographic equipment will boost their belief in themselves. It will also improve their ability to take interesting and unique photos. Angie reminds the reader throughout the book to have fun. Photography should be a fun hobby, and if one goes into it as a profession, it should still be fun.

Do you like to take pictures? Are you constantly seeing the best shot, but when you take it, the image isn’t what you expected? Perhaps the lighting is off and the sun is glaring right into the image, or the focusing needs tweaking because it’s so blurry, or you just didn’t crop the image effectively in the viewer. There are so many things to learn to understand and master the art of photography. But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Did you know you can take better photographs just by following ten essential and basically simple techniques? Adjusting the diopter to your specific eyesight will enhance the clarity of the scene being photographed. Propping the camera on something solid (if you have a tripod that’s even better) will prevent the camera from shaking while taking the shot. And so much more. Don’t know where the diopter or other things are on your camera? Perhaps it really is time to follow these ten simple techniques.

Angie Patterson’s book, Making Photography Easy and Fun: Ten Top Tips To Bring Out The Photographer In You, is a well-paced, simple guide to help both beginner photographers and experienced ones learn some new tricks and improve their photographs. The preface invites readers in with a conversational presentation of a dialogue about photography. The book is well laid out with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations/photographs to assist the reader in learning photographic techniques. It includes practice exercises and margin notes to highlight key points and, at the end, there’s a summary of the ten tips outlined in the book. This is an excellent tool for photographers at all levels of expertise.