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12/29/2005 04:51:09 AM · #1 |
OK, What is your recommendations for reading list?
1. The Basics
2. Intermediate/Advanced
3. Specialties (Landscape, Studio, Nature, etc.)
Here is my opinion to start the lists.
1. Understanding Exposure, Bryan Peterson
Mastering Digital SLR Photography, David D Busch
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3. Nature Photography Field Guide, John Shaw
Landscape Photography, John Shaw
Photos that Sell, Lee Frost
Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography, Lee Frost
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12/29/2005 08:20:57 AM · #2 |
on my desk at the moment.......
Flowers by Irving Penn, Jonathan Cape, London, 1980 |
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12/29/2005 10:38:53 AM · #3 |
| 2006 Photographer's Market |
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12/29/2005 10:46:04 AM · #4 |
2. Ansel Adams :
The Camera ,
The Negitive,
The Print
Fil Hunter, Paul Fuqua: Light - Science and Magic
Message edited by author 2005-12-29 10:46:36. |
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12/29/2005 11:59:14 AM · #5 |
| Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson... the best book by far I have read this year on photography. |
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12/29/2005 12:04:17 PM · #6 |
My bookshelf is stuffed - I buy new photography books every time I go into Barnes & Noble... but my favorites (and ones I re-read often) are:
Portrait Photographers Handbook by Bill Hurter
Portrait Photography by Bill Hurter
The Art of Seeing Light by Don BLair
Learning to Light by Roger Hicks & Frances Schultz
Photos That Sell by Lee Frost
Portrait Lighting Techiniques by John Hart
Digital Photographer's Handbook by John Ang
I love having these books around. When I feel "out of ideas" or like I'm in a rut, I grab a few books and get inspired all over again.
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12/29/2005 12:08:45 PM · #7 |
I just picked this one up the week:
100 Ways to take better photographs by Michael Busselle.
//www.amazon.com/gp/product/0715314998/002-3464021-1473661?n=283155
The Tips are divieded into sections: Camera Craft, Lenses, Compostition, Working with Light. 10 Sections total. It shows a picture that uses the technique discussed and then gives the specifics about the shooting situation for the image in two paragraphs called "First View" and "In Camera".
From the Compostition section, #28 Try a Low Angle: "The vast majority of photographs are taken at eye level from a standing position, usually because the photographer happens to be standing up when the subject presents itself. Changing to a lower viewpoint can be surprisingly effective in giving an image a stronger and more unusual look. Even getting down to a kneeling position, for instance, can make a big difference..."
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12/29/2005 12:15:27 PM · #8 |
I have "Understanding Exposure, Bryan Peterson" and find it's a little too simplistic. Not a bad book and he explains some of the concepts well with quaint phrases (brother blue sky e.t.c.) but just missing details for the AR types like me.
I found "Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography, Lee Frost" pretty good.
Will have to check out some of the others above but I tend to find more useful things on the web on smaller topics. |
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12/29/2005 07:48:08 PM · #9 |
I posted "Understanding Exposure" under the basic list as an introductory book but dissenting opinions absolutely welcome. What I gained most was the simple concept of "what is the 'correct' exposure? The one that meets your creative intent."
I found "mastering digital SLR" simplistic at times as well but still good introductory overview.
I will read John Shaw and Lee Frost repeatedly.
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12/29/2005 07:57:11 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by LA_Sportsman:
I posted "Understanding Exposure" under the basic list as an introductory book |
Sorry, my bad - didn't notice the "1" :-) I agree for a basic book it's good. |
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12/29/2005 08:14:10 PM · #11 |
| 1. I got the Photo Idea Index by Jim Krause for Xmas. I haven't read too much of it yet but it seems like a pretty good book for n00bs like me. |
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12/29/2005 09:04:51 PM · #12 |
I never liked any of the how-to photo books aside from the Joy of Photography books from Kodak or the Ansel Adams books. They do a good job of covering the basics.
If you want to buy photo books, buy books of photography instead and spend your time figuring out what the photographer did, how they did it and why they did it. You'll learn a great deal more than just reading how some guy does it. I'd look at books by Mapplethorpe, Cartier-Bresson, Avedon, Penn, Weston, or any other photographer that you like. |
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12/30/2005 09:40:42 AM · #13 |
I'm finding Digital Photography Hacks very enjoyable to read. It's full of tips and tricks and in between it all mentions sound, basic advice for taking better pictures. The "hacks" are ways to achieve results without having to spend a lot of money--much like what we talk about in the forum threads. I've borrowed this from my photo club but would definitely consider purchasing it.
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12/30/2005 09:44:31 AM · #14 |
Anything in the Amherst Media series but mostly - Posing for Portrait Photography - Jeff Smith and Master Lighting Guide
Message edited by author 2005-12-30 11:29:42.
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12/30/2005 09:01:41 PM · #15 |
Master Lighting Guide is on my amazon wish list. As a landscape/nature guy I know "nothing" about artificial lighting.
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