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So photography still matters – and isn’t that why you’ve bought this book? But to get the best from our photography, we need to think photographically. That doesn’t necessarily mean becoming obsessed with shutter speeds and f-stops. Suppose that the camera is clever enough to get that side of things right; much of the time, it probably is. But the camera can’t decide what to point at or when to shoot. Far from being trivial, these are absolute fundamentals of photography.

What to Point at

Knowing why you’re taking the shot is the first step. Knowing what you actually want in the shot is the next. What you leave out is just as important as what you keep in. This is where you really have to use your eyes properly, whether you’re looking at the scene directly or through the viewfinder.

Wadi Rum, Jordan (Jon) Very different results from two views of the same tree taken less than four minutes apart (timing recorded by the camera)

Seeing is something most of us take for granted. That’s part of the problem. Seeing is more complex than we realise; 20:20 vision doesn’t mean you see everything. It’s well worth thinking a little more deeply about how we see.