For me, books of this type are often worth their weight in gold: not only do they remind you of the key essentials in digital photography, but they can often bring you back from the brink of pictorial disaster.
An example of the latter: I recall having trouble with an image that would not surrender to [...]
Personal printing of images is getting tougher: as multi function devices that can scan, fax, copy — even print! Are proliferating, so the number of fully capable photo quality printers is decreasing. Today it’s a tough task to find a top quality photo printer at a reasonable price. And an A3 printer? Forget it!
I guess [...]
Get a copy of Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision (Amazon)
PS: Since recording this video I’ve been digging further into ‘Within the Frame’ and I am really enjoying it. I particularly enjoy David’s ability to go beyond technique and give us a glimpse into what’s going on in the mind of the photographer [...]
For me, inspiration is a big part of photography. On days when I know what I want to shoot and wake up feeling really into it, it’s easy to grab the camera and go. But we all have those days when either life distracts us away from the camera or we just don’t feel creative [...]
I could not find the word ‘digital’ in Lee Frost’s book - 500 Composition Hints, Tips and Techniques for Photographers. Anywhere … and then it popped up in a chapter on the type of camera you should use. There, the point is made that “it doesn’t matter whether you shoot digitally or expose film, the [...]
Here at DPS, we often talk about wireless lighting, soft-boxes, strobes and the myriad of aspects to artificial lighting. As great as controlled lighting is, we often neglect the wonderful (and affordable) world of natural lighting. Problem is, once you’ve been hooked on the methodology of a “Strobist”, it’s often hard to let the light [...]
Today D. Travis North from Shutter Pro shares his review on a new photography book - The Photographer’s Survival Guide: How to Build and Grow a Successful Business by Amanda Sosa Stone and Suzanne Sease.
It is difficult for many to turn a hobby like Photography into a business. The business side of photography is [...]
From the mountains of feedback that Digital Photography School generates there appears to be a skill division in visitors: there are those who are well up in digital imaging and those who could politely be described as ‘well down’.
For the ‘well down’ Digital Compact Cameras: Great Photos Every Time by Arnold Wilson is a book [...]
I get to see an awful lot of digital cameras and I get to read a heap of instruction books and PDF files purporting to explain the workings of the cameras. And all are inadequate!
Third party manuals like this one from Simon Stafford fill an essential need in the whole business. This Nikon D300 handbook [...]
You are a first-year wedding photographer. You’ve shot a dozen weddings, or so. You are establishing your work flow routine, discovering a consistent style and flair in your work. People are beginning to refer to you as a “wedding photographer” in their social circles.
So what’s next?
You’ve checked out “next level” books on wedding photography at [...]
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