Photography Book Suggestions
Aug 31, 2014 14:54:08 #
Aug 31, 2014 16:48:08 #
C.R.
Loc: United States of Confusion
i'm calling this one done. thanks for the suggestions, i'll order and begin study ASAP.
Sep 1, 2014 05:57:19 #
C.R. wrote:
I finally broke down and bought a Barnes & Noble Nook, got the Samsung Tablet. I'm starting some medical treatment that will last 90 days and except for checking blood work will keep me close to home.
This suggestion won't do you much good if you want eBooks, but if you go to
http://www.alibris.com/books
you will find dozens of used books at good prices. the principles of photography haven't changed.
There are lots of free Kindle books available.
http://freebies.about.com/od/onlinebooks/tp/free-kindle-books.htm
http://kindleworld.blogspot.com/2013/08/kindle-tip-really-good-photo-basics.html
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/38-photographic-technique/178396-free-photography-book-kindle-today-only.html
Sep 1, 2014 06:37:12 #
consider subscribing (even month by month) to Kelbyone.com
there are 100s of great courses that you can watch on almost any device
there are 100s of great courses that you can watch on almost any device
Sep 1, 2014 07:52:37 #
Sep 1, 2014 08:17:57 #
Ian Plant - Visual Flow dealing with composition He also has many good books with getting you to look creatively. http://ianplantdreamscapes.myshopify.com/collections/ebooks
david dechemin - Craft and vision series inspirational composition
david dechemin - Craft and vision series inspirational composition
Sep 1, 2014 08:33:34 #
accuseal
Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
Steve Simon, The Passionate Photographer. A comprehensive look at how to step your entire game up a notch.
Sep 1, 2014 09:12:01 #
Sep 1, 2014 09:28:42 #
C.R. wrote:
i too prefer to hold the paper in my hands, but right now that is not an option. i need to study the samsung galaxy manual but seem to remcall you can bookmark and make notes in books and go back to them thru the screen. i imagine one day i'll get the bound versions, but for now digital will have to do
You can send yourself the pdf manual with the Kindle.
Sep 1, 2014 09:34:06 #
Michael Freeman's "The Photographer's Eye"
peterson's books and you tube videos are good.
kelby now a 5 book set on Digital photography will get you started
peterson's books and you tube videos are good.
kelby now a 5 book set on Digital photography will get you started
Sep 1, 2014 10:38:11 #
C.R. wrote:
i too prefer to hold the paper in my hands, but right now that is not an option. i need to study the samsung galaxy manual but seem to remcall you can bookmark and make notes in books and go back to them thru the screen. i imagine one day i'll get the bound versions, but for now digital will have to do
I agree.. I prefer to hold the hard cover, or lacking that the paperback, but, I also have Nook on my cell phone and use it a lot. I am one of those idiots that buys the hard cover, and the Nook versions so that I can read the cell phone when I am where the hard cover would be inconvenient. It drives the wife nuts, which is another reason to do it... :D
Anyway, get well quick and enjoy. The Petersen books are good.. by the way with Nook and I assume Kendal you can preview books and read a couple of chapters before purchasing.
Sep 1, 2014 10:46:33 #
I highly recommend Scott Kelby's books. He writes with humor and speaks plain English. In addition, he tries to teach how to do things with a camera rather than the detailed technological explanations of what to do. Easy reading and very informative. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scott-kelbys-digital-photography-boxed-set-parts-1-2-3-and-4-scott-kelby/1109722633?ean=9780133085976
Sep 1, 2014 10:59:18 #
C.R. wrote:
I finally broke down and bought a Barnes & Nob... (show quote)
I use the Kindle software on an iPad, and I have concluded that photo books tend to be best read and digested in paper form. It seems that the Kindle and similar e-readers repaginate the text and the images tend not to be in sync with the text.
If the book is primarily text, I find the e-readers delightful and space saving.
Sep 1, 2014 11:19:36 #
lbrandt79 wrote:
I am a total fan of the Kindle, Nook readers and use the Kindle on my iPad, but for photography books think you will be happier to one you can hold and not get a digital version. Those are the only types of books I do not use my Kindle for. They are much easier to reference and thumb through etc.
I agree to a point. However, once I found out that Kindles, and most other tablets render images much better than printed books, I now use them exclusively for reading photo books. I recently bought my new Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2"....It makes all of Peterson's sample images beautiful and you are able to get his point much better than the printed version...
Sep 1, 2014 12:15:49 #
As I agree with most all here, some of the books mentioned are full of, as the OP stated, "i'm not into learning the math or the highly technical gobbly goop as i likely will not retain it.", I would watch this PBS documentary on Dorothea Lange:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/dorothea-lange/watch-full-film-dorothea-lange-grab-a-hunk-of-lightning/3260/
After that, any book by Ansel Adams. His book, "Ansel Adams, an autobiography" is very good.
These will give you inspiration to want to make photos and the insight on how these great photographers captured the photos they made.
Randy
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/dorothea-lange/watch-full-film-dorothea-lange-grab-a-hunk-of-lightning/3260/
After that, any book by Ansel Adams. His book, "Ansel Adams, an autobiography" is very good.
These will give you inspiration to want to make photos and the insight on how these great photographers captured the photos they made.
Randy
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