last week my husband bought me some books which I have wanted for ages (I tend to want things, save up the moeny and then use it on things for the children instead so he took it into his own hands).
He bought me Scott Kelbys The Digital Photography Book boxset, Understanding Exposure (bryan Peterson) and The Photographer's Eye (Michael Freeman).
I loves the ease of reading in Kelbys books and also the humour in them. They are great for a quick "how to" guide.
I then moved onto Understanding Exposure which again I found written in a way which was really easy to understand and I enjoyed the more detailed explanations.
Someone on here reccommended this book months ago (sorry I can't remember who it was) and I'm so glad they did.
I'm now reading The Photographers Eye, I'm not as keen on the writing style in this one, I don't think it flows as well as the others. However I found myself looking at objects in different ways and thinking of better ways of composing my pictures whilst I was out today.
Now I know there is a multitude of other photography books out there, I was wondering what other ones you would reccomend? Which ones have you read and enjoyed and which ones have made you stop and think about things differently when you next picked up your camera?
Well... I don´t have a lot of time available to read photography books but I do have the one from Bryan Peterson which I found very good. I try to read one page a day... rs rs rs... I also got 2 books about my camera, but of course they are not about photography itself, however I must say they are helping me a lot to understand about my baby.
@carrapeta00 I was reading A Clash of Kings (part of the Song of Ice and Fire/ Game of Thrones series) at bedtime but my new books have been my bed time companions this week!
I doubt I've taken everything in but I can always refer back to them to clarify things when I want/need to
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Your explanations with your photos and advice in the discussion threads on here are always really helpful Jason, I'm not sure how much you'd like to sit on my bookshelf though, it's pretty cramped!
Although if you're volunterring to come be a personal tutor I wouldn't say no :)
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That was one I have seen when looking and added to my (very long) wish list, it's great to have personal recomendations so I don't waste me pennies!
@jasonbarnette
How about the cake standard? I do a fair bit of baking, I'm sure some sort of tariff could be arranged. They don't always look pretty but they taste great.
Kind of the opposite to my photos. Don't believe me? Go to my album and lick your monitor, I'll wait while you try...
@emmar84 I really like "understanding exposure" by Bryan Petersen. Also really loved "Within the Frame-The Journey of Photographic Vision" by David du Chemin. He also has some great ebooks which you can download onto computer or ipad. Google his website (I think it pixelated images or something like that) The ebooks are really cool and a bargain at US$5!
Tom Ang's books are all good if you like his style. Bryan Peterson's are all good too. Michael Freeman The Photographer's Mind was really good.
For technique, I like the following:
Neil van Niekerk's On Camera Flash and Off Camera Flash
Joe McNally's books The Hot Shoe Diaries and The Moment it Clicks (some technique, heavy on funny anecdotes - fun reads.
David Ziser Captured by the Light (book on wedding photography, but it is outstanding - recommend it to anyone, even if you're not interested in wedding photography)
For photoshop, Scott Kelby's (easy reading) or Martin Evening's (more detailed) have books with the same title: Photoshop CSx for Photographers
And I think it's good to have a good anthology of the masters like Cartier-Bresson and so forth. Ian Jeffrey's The Photography Book is inexpensive and a pretty good coffee table book. Time Life have anthologies. I don't own any such books but have checked out everything from the library over time. You can only go so far with camera manuals and books on shutter speed and exposure.
I've seen reference to David du Chemin's book @pennymilner, I might check it out.
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I doubt I've taken everything in but I can always refer back to them to clarify things when I want/need to
Digital photography master class by Tom Ang, this book has great techniques and gives a great insight of digital photography
Your explanations with your photos and advice in the discussion threads on here are always really helpful Jason, I'm not sure how much you'd like to sit on my bookshelf though, it's pretty cramped!
Although if you're volunterring to come be a personal tutor I wouldn't say no :)
Thanks for the recomendation Simon, I'll make a note of it and go have a look
That was one I have seen when looking and added to my (very long) wish list, it's great to have personal recomendations so I don't waste me pennies!
I tutor for travel money, btw.
The coffee table is at your own risk. The bookshelf is out of the reach of little children, the cofee table not so much.
Travel money, erm, sure. Do you accept monopoly currency?
Thank you for the suggestion Ade, I will go google it now :)
How about the cake standard? I do a fair bit of baking, I'm sure some sort of tariff could be arranged. They don't always look pretty but they taste great.
Kind of the opposite to my photos. Don't believe me? Go to my album and lick your monitor, I'll wait while you try...
...See, it tastes awful!
The offer of cake is looking pretty good now isn't it? :)
The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression, Bruce Barnbaum
Full frame, David norton
For technique, I like the following:
Neil van Niekerk's On Camera Flash and Off Camera Flash
Joe McNally's books The Hot Shoe Diaries and The Moment it Clicks (some technique, heavy on funny anecdotes - fun reads.
David Ziser Captured by the Light (book on wedding photography, but it is outstanding - recommend it to anyone, even if you're not interested in wedding photography)
For photoshop, Scott Kelby's (easy reading) or Martin Evening's (more detailed) have books with the same title: Photoshop CSx for Photographers
And I think it's good to have a good anthology of the masters like Cartier-Bresson and so forth. Ian Jeffrey's The Photography Book is inexpensive and a pretty good coffee table book. Time Life have anthologies. I don't own any such books but have checked out everything from the library over time. You can only go so far with camera manuals and books on shutter speed and exposure.
I've seen reference to David du Chemin's book @pennymilner, I might check it out.