Good beginners handbook (Page 3): Agree 100% if you have a camera he's written about.

CHASEPLACEMAIL Loc: Ct,Fla

jojo Smith wrote:

the camera books are great by David Buschs, he has all the different kinds books on all different Cameras . really easy to follow also you can buy a video on the camera you use, by blue crane digital. I bought both when I bought my camera and it helped me out a lot.. bought on Amazon. here is a link.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_14/188-1465555-8389934?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=david+buschs+canon+eos+rebel&sprefix=david+buschs+b%2Caps%2C1076

Agree 100% if you have a camera he's written about.

Ballangrud Loc: Vermont

Whatever book(s) you find, see if you can get it as an e-read in iBooks. I have several books on my iPad and it is easy to access when traveling and much easier to lookup answers to question you may have. I also bought several videos that helped me learn how to get the best use from my Nikon D810. I also loaded them on my iPad....great resources! Good luck.

DickW Loc: Roxboro, NC

Check out the "Fundamentals of Photography" course on Creative Live. You can watch it for free starting Monday or buy the course and watch it any time. It's taught annually by John Greengo. I watched the course for free two years ago and then bought a copy...and I keep going back to it. Not a book, but I recommend this course and Creative Live often. Here is the link to this week's course.

https://www.creativelive.com/courses/fundamentals-of-photography-2016-john-greengo

John also does a short, one-day course for many individual cameras that takes you through every feature and button. While you are at Creative Live you might want to check that out as well.

Good luck and have fun.
dickw

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Wow three pages and the OP has not responded were wasting our time she/he has gotten more than enough information?

crissx09 Loc: FL-USA

If you have a Barnes and Noble book store is very possible you will find a book for your camera. Those books are easy to understand and will make you very knowledgeable about your specific model. Also try Amazon.com.
Good luck.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Type your camera in Search!

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

I know you specifically asked about books but I'm going to recomend a website that contains very easy to understand FREE videos covering every concept in photography, broken down between beginner, intermediate & advanced photographers. This helped me considerably when I was starting out. It's http://www.photographycourses.biz

Click on videos then scroll down the page. There you'll find videos on both creative and technical sides of photography. Good luck.

Walt

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

I found mistakes and lack of important information in his book on the EM-5. And he spends time on photoshop. I would never buy his book . I think Darrel Young does books for Nikon.

CHASEPLACEMAIL wrote:

Agree 100% if you have a camera he's written about.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Leave the s off https so the link works.

DickW wrote:

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frog Loc: Carrollton, Texas

Losho wrote:

Can someone recommend a good beginners guide to understanding your DSLR camera? A book that covers essentials such as iso, different f stops and aperture. I'm looking for an easy to understand book that will get me familiar with a new camera, and one that explains all of the aforementioned subjects, as well as other areas of importance in photography.

This is also an informative book,Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Losho wrote:

Can someone recommend a good beginners guide to understanding your DSLR camera? A book that covers essentials such as iso, different f stops and aperture. I'm looking for an easy to understand book that will get me familiar with a new camera, and one that explains all of the aforementioned subjects, as well as other areas of importance in photography.

Magic Lantern produces some decent guides for many models for several brands of cameras. Also suggest YouTube. Lots of free tutorials there for many models.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

I would say pick up a few books at the local library
and while your there see if they loan dvd's
if so, look for Great courses photography course with Joel ( dont remember his last name)

Once you have learned shutter speed, ISO and Aperture and how they work together, the great courses photography course will begin to teach you so much more.

Oh and lcheck your local school system and see if they have adult night classes, most will offer photography courses.
For me I can read something 20 times but have a person show me once and I instantly understand....

Good luck with what in the beginning will be a big pain and end up as a lifetime of enjoyment.

conniep

Losho wrote:

Can someone recommend a good beginners guide to understanding your DSLR camera? A book that covers essentials such as iso, different f stops and aperture. I'm looking for an easy to understand book that will get me familiar with a new camera, and one that explains all of the aforementioned subjects, as well as other areas of importance in photography.

i took a "community" class at my local community college. extremely helpful. when i finished the class, i actually understood my handbook. i highly recommend a class like this

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

DickW wrote:

Check out the "Fundamentals of Photography&qu... (show quote)

Right! CreativeLive also has good videos about many different cameras - several hours going through all the switches and buttons.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

tradio wrote:

"Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson is a great place to start and its geared for the beginner.

Most definitely!

This book should be required reading for all beginners before they are allowed to post questions on forums! ;)

Highly recommended... even old farts like me who think they know it all will benefit and learn some things from "Understanding Exposure". It's one of the best, most thorough and well-written general overviews of both the principles of photography and how modern photo gear works.

I'd also recommend a guide book specifically for your model of camera... That can help tie the general knowledge from Peterson's book to whatever particular camera you shoot with. Just be sure to get the right guide book for your particular camera.

There are many different guide book series and different authors. Over the years, for various cameras I've bought guides written by David Busch, Michael Guncheon, Charlotte Lowrie and others. They have all been pretty good and even though I consider myself a fairly experienced and advanced photographer, I always make a point of getting a guide to most quickly and easily get up to speed with any new camera I buy. Read the reviews on Amazon, for any you're considering.

(Note: Magic Lantern that someone mentioned were a good series... But I don't believe they're being published any longer, so you may not be able to find one for a more recent camera model... The most recent Magic Lantern Guides I found are for the Nikon D3200 & D800/800E, both published in 2012).