best books

[leew]

What are some of the best books for a first time dslr user?
Thank you Lee

[KimberleyAS]

What are some of the best books for a first time dslr user?
Thank you Lee

I really recommend Understanding Exposure and I know a lot of people on here do too. I signed it out of the library so many times that I finally broke down and bought it. It is a wonderful book and being a beginner as well, I feel that I have learn a lot from it.
Good luck.
Kim

[Rigby470]

I really recommend Understanding Exposure and I know a lot of people on here do too. I signed it out of the library so many times that I finally broke down and bought it. It is a wonderful book and being a beginner as well, I feel that I have learn a lot from it.
Good luck.
Kim

I agree! Understanding Exposure, by Brian Peterson, is a must read!

[davebmck]

+1. This is one of the most recommended books for learning about exposure. The author is Bryan Peterson. Another excellent book by this author is Learning to See Creatively.

[Veemac]

Another +1 for Understanding Exposure. It should come with every new camera. It won't teach you how to use your camera (that's what the manual is for), but it will help you understand the principles behind making a proper exposure.

Although some people aren't crazy about his writing style, I also like Scott Kelby's The Digital Photography Book, Volumes I and II. I wouldn't so much recommend Kelby's books for an absolute newbie who knows nothing about photography - but after you've gotten a grasp on the basics, his books offer a lot of helpful information that will help you improve.

[andy325]

Another great book for a beginner is Rick Sammon's Complete guide to Digital Photograpy 2.0.

[hby_fan]

Currently reading Understanding Exposure and The Photographer's Eye By Michael Freeman. Both very good books!

[lankforddl]

All of canon's EF lens work and flash work books for free from canon europe site. These are a bit much to get started with.
http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Documents/digital_slr_educational_tools/index.asp


For the fun, quick, and easy approach I bought this Camera Creative book. Had a great time with it.
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/amphoto-books/
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[redeveloped]

I found these two most useful out of the ones i have read.


Photographic Composition "Tom Grill, Mark Scanlon"
Light Science & Magic "Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua"

[Chairman7w]

Although some people aren't crazy about his writing style, I also like Scott Kelby's The Digital Photography Book, Volumes I and II.

I would add volume III to that as well!!!

But yeah, Understanding Exposure is as close to automatic as there is!

[SVTmaniac]

I'm on volume II of Scott Kelby's books and I think they are terrific. He adds a lot of humor to his books and that helps make it not so dry and boring to read.

[Veemac]

I would add volume III to that as well!!!

I haven't picked up Volume III yet - but I'm sure it's as useful/helpful as the first two (which I bought as a boxed set). As SVTmaniac said, I enjoy Kelby's humor and "loose" writing style. The information he presents could be both over the head of a rank beginner and already known by an experienced photographer, but for somebody who's gotten beyond the bare-bones basics and is looking for tips to take their photography skills to the next level, he offers up a lot of good nuggets.

[Aaron Peabody]

I really like books by Ken Shaw. The best thing about his books is that he is a film photographer. In fact, all of the best photography books I have read have been by film photographers. Books about digital invariably tell you not to worry too much since you can fix it in photoshop. To hell with that. If I'm going to read a book about photography I want it to be about photography, not about being a lazy photographer and relying on software tools.