What’s Your Preference?

josefarrugia · #1 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 01:23 PM

Greeting Guys,

I have been shooting photos for the past nine months now. I have mostly ready tutorials online regarding the basics in photography - rule of thirds, composition and so on. Moreover, I've gone through most of the articles here at Digital Photography School and a dozen other websites. I think it's time for me to start reading photography books as they tend to have a lot more juicy information

What do you guys recommend? I am also looking for books relating to Lightroom too

And please don't list down those type of books like - "An Idiot's guide to photography"

Thanks and awaiting for your replies!

Bluenoser · #2 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 02:50 PM

Some I've read that I found very helpful:

Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book, Vol 1 & 2
Understanding Exposure (Revised Edition) - Bryan Peterson
The Photographers Eye - Michael Freeman

For LR - Scott Kelby's Lightroom 2 Book for digital photographers

josefarrugia · #3 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 03:12 PM

Thanks for the prompt reply, Bluenoser. I'll check out those books on Amazon.

Anything you can recommend me for Photoshop Elements (I'm a total newbie here) and Adobe Photoshop for Photo Editing?

Thanks again guys

carl yeomans · #4 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 05:47 PM

books: Light science & magic. That one will really open your mind.
Hot Shoe Diaries.
The Moment It Clicks
Understanding Exposure
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Books

Videos: OneLight.Photography.Workshop by Zack Arias
Strobist Lighting Seminar DVD Box Set by David Hobby

freybear3 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 06:09 PM

i know you prob dont wanna hear it, but the dummy books are actually useful

Shoot.Like.A.Pro! Digital.Photography.Techniques and also Mastering Digital Photography, 2nd Edition are good ones

bcummings88 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 07:09 PM

Tom Ang has a few books out that I read and learned a lot from. I recommend them, highly.

amellor · #7 (**permalink**) 09-08-2009, 01:14 PM

I'm a big fan of the Scott Kelby books, too. The Lightroom 2 book gets you using LR right away. He writes books about photoshop also, but I haven't read those (although his style is such that I imagine they'd be pretty good).

Foques · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2009, 01:26 PM

Agreed with blue.

Understanding Exposure (Revised Edition) - Bryan Peterson
Understanding Shutter speed - by BP also..

really, all of his Understanding XXX books are awesome. Easy read, and very insightful.