Tom Ang's Photography Tutorials Are Passionate and Artful

Digital Photography Masterclass ($21.91) and The Complete Photographer ($18.61)are two photography tutorial books that are more than just instructive they are also works of art. Done with a deep passion for sharing the techniques and art of photography they easily double as coffee table books with their inspiring and artful photos. The Complete Photographer builds on Digital Photography Masterclass.

The Masterclass is about learning to be a photographer who can capture that picture that speaks a thousand words. Its divided into 4 chapters: mastering your camera, developing your skills, the digital darkroom and advancing your photography. 20 tutorials make up these chapters which explores and teaches about controlling the camera, your part in providing a perspective, how best to process a digital image and advise about the type of photography you may be interested in from travel photography to fine art photography. Every tutorial is splashed with stunning photos, a few of which are chosen for in-depth analysis based on the tutorial. Furthermore the tutorials on photography themes include interviews of renowned photographers of that theme and also analysis of student assignments.

The Complete Photographer is about what its like being a photographer and ties it with advanced tutorial on photography themes: Portrait, Landscape, Fashion and Nude, Wildlife and Nature, Sports, Documentary, Event and Milestone, Travel, Architecture, Fine Art. The tutorials of this book revolve around 20 world renowned photographers, two for each theme. The intro to the themes include interesting vignette of history on important people and images that helped shape the theme. The images chosen for analysis nothing less than superb and the analysis is written with a professional in mind.

Both books leave no expense spared in formatting and presentation which make them versatile. You can buy it to advance your photography skills or to inspire a budding photographer of their potential. It can be a coffee table book to simply flip the pages for a break from the ordinary or as a conversation starter. They also make great gifts for all these purposes.