In Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets, readers learn the tips and tricks

used by a top photographer in the digital photography industry, Rick Sammon. Filled with more than 100 beautiful photographs, this book offers readers motivation to

capture stunning photographs and the tools and tricks they need to capture them. 

Cover photo, featuring Marzia Gaspparotti, taken during a VSP Workshop in Venice, Italy.

In this book, Rick covers Seeing the Light, Exposure by Definition, Creative Exposure Modes, Challenging Exposure Situations, Controlling Natural Light and Flash Exposures – among many other topics. Rick also talks about the difference between taking a picture and making a picture - one of his favorite topics! This book is beautifully illustrated with Rick’s amazing wildlife, landscape, cityscape and people pictures from around the world.

In this beautifully illustrated book (with many new pictures from Venice, Namibia, Panama, Mongolia, Kenya, Texas and even Croton-on-Hudson) , travel and adventure photographer Rick Sammon introduces the proven techniques he uses to make extraordinary photographs of people around the world. 

In this thorough revision of his best-selling guide, Rick Sammon covers all the steps in the digital photographic process. The book teaches basic technical picture taking and the art of photography, plus introductory and advanced digital techniques. This is Rick’s most comprehensive book! You’ll learn a ton!http://www.amazon.com/Sammons-Complete-Guide-Digital-Photography/dp/0393329143/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208689426&sr=1-1

Flying Flowers is an exquisite collection of intimate and up-close images of living butterflies by renowned nature photographer Rick Sammon. Flying Flowers takes the reader on a visual journey into the miracle of transformation. 

Butterfly Wings Note Cards  

The perfect way to say thank you,
miss you, hello, thinking of you, 
I’’m sorry, and . . . I just wanted to say hi! 

Click cards to order.http://www.amazon.com/Sammons-Complete-Guide-Digital-Photography/dp/0393329143/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208689426&sr=1-1

This new full-color resource is aimed at skilled amateur photographers who are interested in getting into the lucrative digital wedding photography business or pro wedding photographers who are looking for some fresh new ideas or inspiration. It's packed with more than 200 top photography tips and secrets – by some of today’s top pros –  for planning and taking the most impressive digital images at weddings. Rick’s favorite Photoshop

enhancement are is also included.


Take Rick on the road – well, sort of! Inspired by Rick Sammon's popular workshops given around the world, this indispensable handbook condenses the master photographer's most important lessons into one easy-to-carry guide. Designed for outdoor and travel photographers of any skill level, this book will come in handy for a wide range of potential shooting situations. 

This full-color resource is aimed at skilled amateur photographers who are interested in learning the basics of studio lighting as well as learning how and when to apply certain lighting effects or intermediate photographers who are looking for some fresh new ideas or inspiration. It's packed with more than 200 top studio lighting tips and secrets.

Prolific author and photographer Rick Sammon shares essential tips, tricks, and advice from years of vast and unique photography experiences. Packed with pointers and helpful hints, this handy, full-color guide can travel with you on your journeys for getting stunning photographs taken with point-and-shoot cameras. You'll learn how to capture proper exposure, create depth of field, use the appropriate flash settings, and much more.


The perfect gift for the non-dSLR spouse - who may eventually move up to a dSLR!

Click Small  Book

Covers to Order

Learn digital photography from start to finish

in the comfort of your living room with Rick.

Click Small  Book Covers  

to Order

Go on location around the globe to learn the techniques that professional photographers use to make great photographs.


Whether traveling with family or friends, for pleasure or for business, more of us tote cameras along than ever before. Rick Sammon guides us through dozens of different shooting situations from action shots to portraits, from aerials to zoos, from low light to bright light, from landscape to cityscape, from close-up to panorama, from silhouettes to sense of depth.

My #1 Photo Book Recommendation


This is the second edition of Perception and Imaging, but is also the latest in a string of precursors that included the small-press "Perception and Photography" from the late 1970s.

This current edition adds almost 100 pages to the last. It explains why and how we see what we see. More, it provides the basis for the visual artist to take advantage and use that knowledge to make better images.

If you want to understand the psychology of visual images and visual messages, this is a unique book.

Coming in March 2010

My #1 Self-Help Book Recommendation

"Real magic," according to Dyer ( Your Erroneous Zones ), has nothing to do with sorcerers or fairy godmothers. It occurs in our daily lives when we let go of negativity and self-limiting beliefs about ourselves and our circumstances and instead pursue " perfect equilibrium of the mind."


Urging readers to "realign" themselves with the "invisible world," Dyer offers concrete suggestions about how to "get to purpose" through service to others and unconditional love, how to become spiritual beings and how to create a "miracle mindset." He also explores ways readers might improve relationships and find prosperity, personal identity and even physical health.

Click Small 

Book Covers 

to Order

Rick’s 24/7 Photo Buffet
iPhone Digital Photography App

A true searchable app! January 10th release. 
Order from your iPhone or from the App store on iTunes.

Okay, so it’s not a book, but the app includes some of my best tips from my books (and DVDs and articles and podcasts).

More info.http://ricksammon.com/iPhone_App.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0

Life Lessons We Can Learn From Mother Nature


Get inspired and motivated with Rick’s 1st e-book – a PDF collection of 60 of Rick’s favorite wildlife and nature photographs – matched with quotes that relate to the photographs.  Click here to see a few of Rick’s favorite examples.


$4.99 introductory offer. (Standard  price: $9.99). Click here to order from PayPal. Please remember to include your email address for delivery.

The images on this website are protected by federal copyright registration by each individual photographer/creator.

Any unauthorized use is a Federal offense with penalties of up to $150,000. Unauthorized use includes any copying of images from this site.

Dr. John E. Sarno's Healing Back Pain is a New York Times bestseller that has helped over 500,000 readers. Continuing the research since his ground-breaking book, the renowned physician now presents his most complete work yet on the vital connection between mental and bodily health.  Musculoskeletal pain disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with most doctors failing to recognize their underlying cause. In this acclaimed volume, Dr. Sarno reveals how many painful conditions-including most neck and back pain, migraine, repetitive stress injuries, whiplash, and tendonitises-are rooted in repressed emotions...and shows how they can be successfully treated without drugs, physical measures, or surgery.