YZ says:

Great introduction of photography essentials First, this book is intended for people who are new to photography. Anyone who has a DSLR and wants to learn the basics of taking a good picture should read this book. I have owned a DSLR for a while and learned about half of this book by trial and error. If I read this book when I purchased my DSLR, I would be able to take the pictures that I take today much earlier. That is not to say that this book will make you a photographer. You still need to shoot a ton in order to learn and improve the skills that this book teaches you. Once you are comfortable with the skills that the book teaches you, then reading more advanced photography books if you want to further improve your technique would be appropriate. At least, that is what I plan to do.It is a very easy read and something that you can refer back to anytime. Every lesson is backed by a couple pictures as an example. I wish that there were more pictures of what not to do, just to demonstrate the lessons…