title: Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures (Voices That Matter)
author:  Jerod Foster 
description: <b>Jerod Foster </b>is a Texas-based editorial and travel photographer with a focus on environmental portraiture and natural history for magazines, books, and commercial clients. He also leads photography workshops and is a photography instructor at Texas Tech University. Jerod is a partner in Badlands Design and Production, a specialty book design/publishing company that also produces HD video on cultural history and conservation projects in Mexico and Texas. Visit his website and read his popular photography Field Lighting tips and blog at jerodfoster.com.
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  **Praise for the 25th Anniversary Edition of** _ **Shot by Shot**_ **by Steven
  D. Katz!**
  
  “Thank you, Steven. An inspirational book in a time of need. An almost
  Biblical compendium of filmmaking techniques, best practices, and skills that
  any filmmaker needs to know and that some filmmakers would rather be kept
  secret.”
  
  >  **John Badham** , Professor of Film & Digital Arts, Chapman University;
  > director, _Saturday Night Fever, WarGames, Short Circuit_
  
  “I daily use the tools I learned from _Shot by Shot_. An amazingly clear,
  specific, and on-point book on how to translate your thoughts into shootable
  images. And the new edition is richer in every aspect. A must-read for every
  visual storyteller.”
  
  >  **Simone Bartesaghi** , award-winning filmmaker; author, _The Director’s
  > Six Senses_
  
  “ _Shot by Shot_ is the bible. There’s no better book in existence on using
  images to tell a story.”
  
  >  **Gil Bettman** , professor, Chapman University; author, _First T