STICKY:  Photography Books

Here's a little bump for the thread. I just went to Borders and they have some of these books mentioned in the thread. It might be worth a trip to the store because they are having a "going out of business" sale. So far its 25% off technology books. I'm thinking it will be reduced more when its closer to the date of the shut down

I would also recommend Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book Vol 1-3. They are very helpful, and, most importantly, very easy and interesting to read. I am really not a book person, but once I started reading it, I just kept going without even thinking about it.

i too am looking forward to bryan peterson's flash book! seems like the 30th of this month is the magic date!, does anyone know if amazon ships pre-orders early for them to arrive on release date or ships them on the release date?

also bryan peterson's field guide is a great read i am currently working my way through it!

at7815 wrote in post #12876036
Just ordered "Understanding Exposure" - really looking forward to getting it. Thanks for the recommendation.

I need to re-read it. I think just about anyone can get something from that book. I read it about a year ago and attended Bryan's workshop this spring. I'm sure I'd get more out of it by reading it again. You have to learn in layers it seems. I hope you enjoy it!

kawika219 wrote in post #12885027
Here's a little bump for the thread. I just went to Borders and they have some of these books mentioned in the thread. It might be worth a trip to the store because they are having a "going out of business" sale. So far its 25% off technology books. I'm thinking it will be reduced more when its closer to the date of the shut down

I took a trip over to our local “going out of business” sale to have a look see…Brought my iPhone with me so I could do some quick cost comparison and discovered a few things.

They have removed all of the standard bar codes and replaced them with codes that represent the “new” price; checking with Amazon I discovered that the new price was roughly 125% of other book stores. Remember that tax is based on the full price before discount and you will see where this is going. Very quickly, much to my distain, I calculated that I could order through Amazon with shipping and still save close to 35% off most of the “going out of business” sale price.

yeah i figured so. I don't have a smart phone so i couldn't look up prices on the spot. there are some deals on other books though

last year I brought such type of book. But i am not very much affected by this type of book.Are there any good ADVANCED books,

Broomdude wrote in post #12889687
I would also recommend Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book Vol 1-3. They are very helpful, and, most importantly, very easy and interesting to read. I am really not a book person, but once I started reading it, I just kept going without even thinking about it.

Definitely like the way he puts it.
Rather than explain all the details to get a certain shot....he'll simply say set this on this and this on that. Let's the reader 1) get the shot 2) you make relative assumptions based on like situations.

Anyway from a site recommendation I bought three books to start. This being one...like it.
I really didn't want to get "Understanding Exposure" by Byron Peterson ...didn't look like fun.
Well..............for me it gave me the holy grail for exposure. Now with COMPLETE confidence I spend almost all my time in manual.
For me it was an instant click. Having just purchased the book I'm not close to finishing it....but I learned SO much that I think it is great for a beginner to open up and instantly understand exposure. Great book.

To for me on not on the subject of a book but rather beginning......get a 50mm lens. Have a 4.5 cheap zoom is useless to get one understanding. Pop on a 50mm and shot a portrait at 1.8 from four feet away and it's like ah ha!!! I do wish I had know enough to start with the 1.4 even....hard to switch up now...but if you can afford 3 and change instead of 1 and change get the 1.4

On the advice of another member here on the forum I purchased: Speedliter's Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites. I highly recommend this book to anyone like myself who is fairly new to DSLR’s and looking to gain some insight into flash photography. The book was not written to be used as a start at page 1, continue to page (x); it’s more of a chapter/subject related instruction manual.

Anyone have read this ebook: Canon 7D Experience - The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation? How is it?

A great resource for photography books...

http://www.bestphotogr​aphybooks.com/

The website authors claim to have "...gone through every photography book on Amazon, carefully handpicking the best ones for photographers and delicately sorting them through shelves, covering every aspect of photography. "

Chromatic Aberration wrote in post #12968832
A great resource for photography books...

http://www.bestphotogr​aphybooks.com/

The website authors claim to have "...gone through every photography book on Amazon, carefully handpicking the best ones for photographers and delicately sorting them through shelves, covering every aspect of photography. "

ah great resource.click there it is....read first chapter free for Kindle, awesome.
kindle for many of these guides is great because it's probably about have the price if not just a bit more.

thanks for posting the link
I believe I'll be looking back here many many times

only sticky point for me is I buy NO books and or guides that are for "Dummies" or "Idiots". I realize they are big business just not mine.

Well “Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash” arrived last night, and within a couple of hours of casual reading I can say that this one like all previous books I have read from Bryan Peterson is a hit.

After a brief introduction he jumps right into taking charge of your flash and giving up the “ETT-L/TTL” crutch getting you to switch your flash to manual. I like his style of writing along with the examples he provides you to help bridge the technical aspects of "The inverse square law"; my major in college was Mechanical Engineering, and I do recall learning about the physics of light but that was decades ago. Strongly advise anyone interested in increasing their understanding of how to make better use of flash photography to grab this book, while it is going for a reduced rate.

Just got mine tonight.....can't wait to dive into it....

Rocky Rhode wrote in post #13029665
Well “Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash” arrived last night, and within a couple of hours of casual reading I can say that this one like all previous books I have read from Bryan Peterson is a hit.

After a brief introduction he jumps right into taking charge of your flash and giving up the “ETT-L/TTL” crutch getting you to switch your flash to manual. I like his style of writing along with the examples he provides you to help bridge the technical aspects of "The inverse square law"; my major in college was Mechanical Engineering, and I do recall learning about the physics of light but that was decades ago. Strongly advise anyone interested in increasing their understanding of how to make better use of flash photography to grab this book, while it is going for a reduced rate.

I was looking forward to this book but many of the reviews on Amazon are not great though like the one below:

I am a fan of Peterson but I hope this book is not like how he tries to explain ISO (honey bee workers or something in one of his books)