I had some reservations when I opened up this book -- with a spiral binding and a hard cardboard cover seeing this book reminded me of those fifteen dollar craft books that would teach you juggling or magic tricks. This however, is not a book full of parlor tricks, but rather a practical book on how to take pictures of everyday moments. It's not a heavily technical book, but it does do what I like photography books to do -- show you bad or amateur photos and then show an improved photo from the same location, as well as some explanation as to what was done to make it better.
What is even more impressive is that all the photos in the book came from a point and shoot digital camera (owned by the author's wife, in fact) further illustrating that composing the shot is much more important than any other factor.
It is a book geared more for amateurs than for professionals, but even pros can pick up a few good tips or two from reading this book.
