good learning book

I need to find a good book that I can Learn from with and with out the camera, skill level is around a 1 on a scale of 1-10 .
what are some good recmondations? I thought about buying the yel /blk book for dummies
any input is welcome

i just recieved these books from my girlfriend for xmas,i too am an 'extreme amatuer' he doesnt baffle you with technical jargon,just tells you simply how to get the shot. i like them alot

http://www.amazon.co.u​k …rd_r=0H8KC2GKPP​7CE4YHPCZT

edit: just noticed this link is for the kindle(silly me) but they do paperback books aswel

Try "Understanding Exosure" by Bryan Petersen.
Also have a look at this thread https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=414088

^ Understanding Exposure is an Awesome book! For a more general discussion, consider: The Digital Photography Book, volumes 1,2, & 3 by Scott Kelby and Digital Photography Masterclass, by Tom Ang

phoned
Before buying any books, go to google and type in one item you are interested in learning.
Such as aperture tutorial; shutter tutorial, exposure tutorial, etc...
Do some online reading. After learning a little more, then you can wisely purchase a book that can help you further along.

If you are just starting out, Understanding Exposure would be one of the first ones to get.

pbelarge wrote in post #11546680
phoned
Before buying any books, go to google and type in one item you are interested in learning.
Such as aperture tutorial; shutter tutorial, exposure tutorial, etc...
Do some online reading. After learning a little more, then you can wisely purchase a book that can help you further along.

Yeah, I'm gonna second this.

Before buying anything, just sort of start doing research online. It's free and you can learn a LOT, spcifically if your skill level really IS a 1, on a scale of 1-10.

If you absolutely insist on buying a book, then I'd recommend hanging out in a bookstore for an afternoon first, orm getting a library card and then checking out some books to see what's helped. If you insist on spending money on a book first, then I'd recommend at least taking a look at it first to see if it's gonna work for you. I've gotten burned on books before. My advice is to not buy on someone's word, but to try before you buy.

I have always recommended the Nat Geo feild guide to photography. It has been reprinted a whole bunch of times, and even the old versions printed before digital are great info, and cheap at used bookstores. I have loaned out and had to repurchase the book about a half dozen or so times now, that either says something about the quality of my friendships or the quality of the book.

There is a new version I just got for christmas, "the ultimate field guide to photography" that looks to take a more digital approach, but I honestly havent gotten into it yet. One thing I do find less ultimate is the dropping of the grey card that appeared inside the front cover of the older versions.

Tony_A wrote in post #11546645
^ Understanding Exposure is an Awesome book! For a more general discussion, consider: The Digital Photography Book, volumes 1,2, & 3 by Scott Kelby...

I'd highly recommend both of the above. Understanding Exposure teaches the basics of proper exposure, as well as "creative exposure" (when/why you would want to favor aperture over shutter speed or vice-versa). Bryan Peterson backs up the text with plenty of example photos to illustrate what he's talking about and how it works.

Kelby's Digital Photography Book series offers a lot of helpful tips and information, but in a less technical manner. Rather than going deep into the principles of why/how it works, it's more about telling you what to use and how to use it to accomplish a given goal. As he says in the intro, it's more like having an experienced photographer by your side while you're shooting, telling you to adjust this parameter, turn this knob or use this setting to get that shot.

I've bought and/or read many other photography books, but for a beginner the above are very good and useful books which will help improve your shooting (with practice, of course) without going way over your head in techno-babble.

[EDIT:] Actually, the Digital Photography for Dummies book isn't a bad read either. I've bought the "Dummies" books for a number of different things and gleaned some useful information out of every one of them.

There are also a couple of books that are series that get updated for newer cameras and offer a "beyond the manual" approach for you to understand your camera -- one by the name of Magic Lantern and the other by author David Busch.

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