Book DescriptionPacked with useful tips, this practical book shows you what you need and how to use it whatever your chosen field of photography: outdoors or in, on the computer or in the darkroom, landscape or portrait. From how to set up a studioor darkroom in your own home to what to take out into the field with you, Paul Harcourt Davies provides the down-to-earth advice that photographers need to take them to the next level. In simple terms, he sets out the essential techniques of different aspects of photography and explains what equipment you really need, how you can get it, adapt it or even build it yourself, and how to get the most out of it. Whether you want to set up your own digital darkroom, take professional studio portraits in your spare room or go out and take better landscapes, The Photographer?s Practical Handbook will give you everything you need to do it.