What sets this guide apart from other books on the topic is its approach and execution: this isn't a Photoshop book, although Photoshop has its place within the book; it's a book that a master teacher and photographer creates after a lifetime of showing others how to understand and make great photography. Complete with beautiful color photographic examples and illustrations, Johnson's book covers everything from: the basics of digital photography; film camera techniques vs. digital; practical approaches of the film less photographer; techniques of the digital darkroom; a photographer's digital journey; and photography, art and the future. This is a holistic work (and method for teaching) that embraces the state of photographic tools and techniques, blended with suggestions and experiences on why I make photographs, Johnson says. At its best, photography rides that crest where technology and art intersect. But the deepest engagement that photography can bring remains its ability to capture and hold a moment before the lens. In this age of digital manipulation, that fundamental fact must be remembered.