bought a camera a while back and wanted to do some professional photography, but I've only been able to do outdoors because I don't have a studio and didn't know where to start. This book told me exactly what I needed to do step by step from what materials I would need to how to set it up. Explanations are very thorough for a beginning photographer like me. I've taken some classes in the past, but they've all been just with natural lighting. This one is wonderful for learning how to take photographs indoors. I love that it went over different techniques and lighting. I really recommend this book to people who are just starting out or those who've been having trouble making their pictures look professional.