Hot Shots is a new type of photography book. Forget expensive kit and incomprehensible jargon, Hot Shots is for everyone who points and snaps, and not just enthusiasts and amateurs, but designers, illustrators, and anyone who creates imagery for w ork or pleasure. If you want to take photographs that look exciting, fun, and professional, this portable, easy-access tome is for you. The aim of this book is to highlight and explain various photographic techniques, qualities, and effects, using ex tended captions and simple technical information. Issues covered include composition, exposure, low-light, portraits, perspective, city- and landscapes, speed, movement, colour, flash silhouttes, and black and white, among others. Have you ever wonde red how to get a shot of a moving athlete in focus against a blurred background. Or, of a landscape without the distraction of focusing on the foreground? Well, here's where you'll find the answer. Examples are arranged by colour to enhance the visua l appeal, pace, and impact of the contents, and to complement the book's flick-through quality.