I'm placing an amazon order soon and would like to get some books on photography. I plan to get one of Bryan Petersen's basic books but wondering if there would be another that would be good to get to go along with it.
Rachel
mama to M, Z, A, and S
These first 3 are great:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=photography&x=13&y=16
The Digital Photography Books by Kelby are quick reads so you might be able to get away with just going to your local bookstore and reading them one in a sitting.
- Angela
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When I was asking about this earlier, someone reminded me to check what my library had. Great advice. It's saved me at least $100 by checking books out of the library. My library system had both of the Scott Kelby books, Digital SLR and Photography for Dummies and a photography book by John Hedgecoe (can't remember the name, I'll eta when I find it). Might be worth seeing what they have so you don't buy something you can get for free.
ETA: 2 of the books I got from the library that I really like are: The Book of Photography by John Hedgecoe (1995, DK publishers) good book about taking pictures in general. I also really like Step-By-Step Digital Photography by Jack & Sue Drafahl (Copyright page is torn out of book, Amherst Media publishers). Step-By-Step is really simplistic and I almost didn't check it out because I thought it looked too simple, but it is really helpful because I have a hard time understanding a lot of the technical stuff about photography. Turns out I need simple.
Elisabeth
Nikon D40, 18-55mm kit lens & 55-200mm VR lens
Yes, that's a great idea, I always go overboard when it comes to buying books of any kind, lol.
Well I decided on Bryan Petersen's Understanding Photography: Techniques for Getting Great Pictures. My local library did have this book and I looked through it but I think I'd like to have it for more than 2 weeks to read sections over again at my leisure. I do hope to buy the books by Scott Kelby that you recommended Angela as my library doesn't have those. I haven't checked on the other books recommended yet.