What’s Your Preference?

First Light · #1 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 04:22 PM

I was browsing through the forums the other day, and came across this thread:

Baby Photography..

Even if you don't care anything about Baby Photography, hear me out. SusanH1970 offered a ton of helpful advice in that discussion. One of her first recommendations was this book:

Amazon.com: Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera (9780817439392): Bryan Peterson: Books

I checked it out right away, and bought a copy for my Kindle reader. I've just started reading it this weekend, and already am very impressed. The author explains things in a very easy to understand way, uses lots of examples, and has exercises for you to do to help you learn what he is talking about. He also has a website with forums and training videos related to the lessons in the book. One thing I would recommend, though, is only get the electronic edition if you have a Nook or Kindle that has color, because I am missing out on a lot d/t only having b/w version of Kindle.

If you are like me and wanting to get out of using "Auto" mode on your camera, this is a great book for learning how to do it!!

FL

3bayjunkie · #2 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by First Light

I was browsing through the forums the other day, and came across this thread:

Baby Photography..

Even if you don't care anything about Baby Photography, hear me out. SusanH1970 offered a ton of helpful advice in that discussion. One of her first recommendations was this book:

Amazon.com: Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera (9780817439392): Bryan Peterson: Books

I checked it out right away, and bought a copy for my Kindle reader. I've just started reading it this weekend, and already am very impressed. The author explains things in a very easy to understand way, uses lots of examples, and has exercises for you to do to help you learn what he is talking about. He also has a website with forums and training videos related to the lessons in the book. One thing I would recommend, though, is only get the electronic edition if you have a Nook or Kindle that has color, because I am missing out on a lot d/t only having b/w version of Kindle.

If you are like me and wanting to get out of using "Auto" mode on your camera, this is a great book for learning how to do it!!

FL

im reading it for the 2nd time. good book. btw you can get kindle for pc and the photos are in color. that is what i do for photography books. ill read it on my kindle and then look at the photos later on the computer version of the kindle.

First Light · #3 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 3bayjunkie

ill read it on my kindle and then look at the photos later on the computer version of the kindle.

Good idea!

3bayjunkie · #4 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 06:46 PM

oh by the way kindle doesn't have colour yet. i just re-read and you said to get it for the nook colour or the kindle that has colour haha. I hope kindle doesn't make an LCD "e-reader" like the nook. I was so annoyed that they made a nook with LCD instead of e-ink. that completely defeats the purpose of an e-reader to begin with. Hopefully they will come up with some colour e-ink technology soon.

JeannieBug · #5 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 06:53 PM

Thanks for the recommendation First Light! I'm ALWAYS looking for new books to read! Is he the guy that authored "Learning to See Creatively"? I really liked that book, too.

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Originally Posted by 3bayjunkie

im reading it for the 2nd time. good book. btw you can get kindle for pc and the photos are in color. that is what i do for photography books. ill read it on my kindle and then look at the photos later on the computer version of the kindle.

I have Kindle for PC (but not a Kindle device) and I've noticed something particularly irksome... Not all of the pictures show up. With a regular book, it's not an issue. However, in a book with a lot of diagrams or example photos (where the author is referring to said image to help explain a concept) it can be a pretty big annoyance.

Donal · #6 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 07:50 PM

Have you tried the Kindle App? I use it instead of a kindle device on an android phone and it works great, including colour pictures.
And it's free.

First Light · #7 (**permalink**) 09-11-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JeannieBug

Thanks for the recommendation First Light! I'm ALWAYS looking for new books to read! Is he the guy that authored "Learning to See Creatively"? I really liked that book, too.

I have Kindle for PC (but not a Kindle device) and I've noticed something particularly irksome... Not all of the pictures show up. With a regular book, it's not an issue. However, in a book with a lot of diagrams or example photos (where the author is referring to said image to help explain a concept) it can be a pretty big annoyance.

Jeannie, I was reading in this thread earlier, and noticed that you are having some trouble with settings on your Canon Rebel T3. That is the camera that I use, and I think I can safely say: this book will help you! (And you can change the f-stop without going to the menu, send me a personal message if you want more info.)

I LOVE my Kindle, but it definitely does have it's issues vs. "traditional" paper books. I noticed in my Reader's Digest that pix are missing, as well. I guess you take the good with the bad.

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Originally Posted by Donal

Have you tried the Kindle App? I use it instead of a kindle device on an android phone and it works great, including colour pictures.
And it's free.

I am fundamentally opposed to phones that think they are "smart"er than me! Call me old-school, but I don't do much with my phone other than call people and text. I don't even get email on my phone. So no app for me.