Photography Book Recommendations

[BlueNoteBelzy]

Howdy all!
anyone seen/read any interesting photography books lately or can recommend one for an amateur?

cheerio

[ngoduyviet]

Understanding Exposures, can't remember the name, excellent book for new comers.

[laawaaris]

the book greg means is available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...kstorenow57-20

[larrys]

I can't remember the name but it has Digital Photography in it, but the author is Scott Kelby. He does a great job of showing you how to take different types of pictures. Great book.

[TXFZ1]

Originally Posted by ngoduyviet

Understanding Exposures, can't remember the name, excellent book for new comers.

Bryan Peterson, I'm reading it now and would also recommend it.

David

[jeffkohn]

Originally Posted by BlueNoteBelzy

Howdy all!
anyone seen/read any interesting photography books lately or can recommend one for an amateur?

cheerio

Is there any particularly area you want to focus on? General photography techniques, landscape/nature portrait/wedding, etc? Or raw workflow/conversion, Photoshop, etc?

[venchka]

Originally Posted by jeffkohn

Is there any particularly area you want to focus on? General photography techniques, landscape/nature portrait/wedding, etc? Or raw workflow/conversion, Photoshop, etc?

...or film.

[mmcaleer]

I third "Understanding Exposure". It is a must have book. You can even email the author, Bryan Petersen, and he answers back promptly.

Scott Kelby's book, Digital Photography, is another good beginners book. http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photog...9470499&sr=1-1

Make sure you go through the TPF's bookstore link http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum/shop.php. I haved saved a ton of money using the TPF link instead of going directly to Amazon.

[Gordon]

most of Freeman Patterson's books are good for a less technically focused look at how to actually take good pictures, not just technically correct pictures.

Bryan Peterson's understanding exposure book is an excellent book too.

[chihuahuaphil]

B. Peterson's "Learning to See Creatively" is another good one, if you can find it. I think it's been out of print for a while.

"Matters of Light and Depth" by Ross Lowell (of Lowell Lighting fame) is another good one. It's written with cinematography in mind, but everything he talks about applies to stills as well.

[BlueNoteBelzy]

not photoshop or PP, I have plenty info and books on that. I need the basics of digital photography.............understanding ISO, shutter speeds, Aparture, bracketing, lighting, all that fun stuff

[fran reisner]

Basic Studio Lighting by Tony Corbell. Trust me.

[erisian pope]

I just picked up a copy of Working The Light: A Landscape Photography Masterclass by Joe Cornish, Charlie Waite, and David Ward and edited by Eddie Ephraums. I really like the format of the book. Each of the three chapters features an intro essay by one of the 3 authors plus some example photos, then features about 30 photos from workshop students. Each photo is usually full-page in size. After that there are pages with thumbnails of each photo, plus critiques from all 3 authors, and then tech info from the photographer (the student).

Reading the critiques is very VERY informative as is reading all the camera specs used in making the picture. Most of the critiques are praising the pictures, but some of them point out flaws and areas that would benefit from improvement.

Having only skimmed the book so far I think it's pretty awesome.

[Bella]

Originally Posted by BlueNoteBelzy

not photoshop or PP, I have plenty info and books on that. I need the basics of digital photography.............understanding ISO, shutter speeds, Aparture, bracketing, lighting, all that fun stuff

One of the best ways to learn is just to get out there and take pictures. Take advantage of your camera's manual mode. Find a static object and take pictures of it at different apertures, shutter speeds, light from the front, light from the side, light from the back., then study them, look at your exif data, and you'll start to get the hang of cause and effect between shutter, aperture, focal length, lighting, etc.

Having said that, I add my voice to the many who have already recommended Peterson's and Kelby's books.

-Cindy

[curly hearts]

I have learned a ton from reading "The Photography Bible" . I am still really new to this, and this book puts everything in easy to understand words! I LOVE it! I also have "digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies"! I like this one too because it puts things at the elementry level I need!
Hope this helps!
DeAnna