Question by Samantha H: Beginners Photography Books?
I REALLY LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY. I JUST STARTED TAKING PICTURES OF MY FAMILY. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY CAN RECOMMEND ME BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS. THANKS
By the way I have a Digital Rebel XT 8.0
Best answer:
Answer by Ara57
“Understanding Exposure” by Bryan Peterson
Digital Photography for Dummies is pretty good. Also, Kodak has an older book, I think it is called 35mm SLR Photography. It is geared for film, but the basics of exposure and composition are the same. Also read and study your camera manual.
Give your answer to this question below!
Definitely READ & STUDY the Owner’s Manual for your camera.
You can read reviews of these books at shutterbug.com – they were in the Dec. 2007 issue.
“Hands-On Digital Photography” by George Schaub
“How Digital photography Works, Second Edition” by Ron White
“The Art of People Photography” by Bambi Cantrell & Skip Cohen
y’know those “For Dummies” and “Complete Idiot’s Guid to….” are great and informative books, you can’t go wrong with them. an attorney friend of mine got me a “Copyright Law For Dummys” book some years ago and it is well referenced.
also look for a camera or photography club in your town, they are helpful and fun and a person can learn loads from those more experienced…
I can really recommend this book as an excellent source for a beginner: “Get the Most from Your Digital Camera,” by Simon Joinson.
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Simon%20Joinson&page=1
I am sure that it is not “everything” Simon knows about photography as it is very basic information, but it is sure to help you get started.
I started out with some very basic books, including exposure guides (manual settings) for different scenes and iso’s, by Kodak. They’re small, and simple. I carried one for years in my camera bag and, yes, it got very rag tailed. Soft cover of course.
Read your owner’s manual from cover to cover, and try all the features in it.
“Understanding Exposure” by Bryan Peterson is essential
“Learning to See Creatively” by Bryan Peterson
“the Photographer’s Handbook” by John Hedgecoe
These will get you started…. then as you go along and learn, you’ll find books specific to what you want to learn.
understanding exposure is awesome… bryan peterson is exzremely down to earth, and his books are interesting reads…
its a definate