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Dev tools · June 21, 2012

The Bastards Book of Photography

An open-source guide to working with light A visual guide to learning your camera

The Bastards Book of Photography launched on June 21, 2012 with 259 votes, #5 of 409 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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The Bastards Book of Photography is an open-source visual guide that teaches photographers how to use their camera's manual controls to create quality images. It focuses on working with natural light without requiring flash or additional equipment. The guide features photographs and instructions created by Dan Nguyen and is freely available for copying and redistribution under specified conditions.

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The Bastards Book of Photography is a visual guide for learning your camera’s manual controls in order to make beautiful photographs. No flash or other fancy equipment required. All photographs and content, unless otherwise noted, are the creation and property of Dan Nguyen . But go ahead and freely copy and redistribute them – see the details and conditionsfrom photography.bastardsbook.com

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