Photography 101: Pocket Guide: Exposure Basics, Camera Settings, Lens Info, Composition Tips, and Shooting Scenarios

New to photography? Still shooting on Auto because the other modes feel overwhelming? This spiral-bound Pocket Guide was made for you.

Photography 101: Pocket Guide is a compact, heavy card stock reference guide sized at 3.5" x 5.25" that you can flip through in minutes—at home while you’re learning or in the field when you need a quick reminder. It’s not a textbook. It’s the guide you wish came with your camera.

What’s inside:

• Pre-shoot checklist—confirm your camera is dialed in before every shoot

• Exposure fundamentals—aperture, shutter speed, and ISO explained clearly, including how they interact and when to adjust each one

• Camera settings guide—shooting modes, metering, focus modes, white balance, RAW vs. JPEG, histograms, and more

• Lens and focal length overview—what each focal length does to your subject, depth of field, and background compression

• 12 composition techniques—rule of thirds, leading lines, negative space, framing, light, and more, each with a photo example

• 8 real-world shooting scenarios—settings for portraits, landscapes, action, low light, long exposure, macro, and more