im just learning about photography and was wondering if there were any good books that can help
2007-07-23 03:20:49 · 10 answers · asked by jenna_tulls 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
"The Digital Photography Book", by Scott Kelby. An excellent resource, and an easy read. At first, it may come off a little sarcastic, that's the author attempting to put the reader at ease because there are so many who think you need to go to school to learn how to be a photographer, which totally defeats the purpose of teaching yourself. Hell, that is half of what is so fun about being a self made photographer. Sure a workshop here and there, an hour or two a week for 5 or 6 weeks, couldn't hurt either. But don't waste your time and money on taking a college class. It is mostly uneccessary. Go to barnes & nobles and stick around the photography/arts section and the computer programs section for photoshop books and you'll do just fine. I have read that book I mentioned from cover to cover and take it with me when I'm out shooting because it is smaller than your average size book and fits in my camera bag. It is one of my best, if not THE best book I own on the subject of photography, and it's cheap [$10 or less in most cases] so you'll not be disappointed. Good luck with that, dude.
Peace
2007-07-23 04:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schmo Photo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Question/Comment: "I need to teach myself Professional Digital Photography." Answer: Actually, basic photography would be more appropriate (not really such a thing as 'professional photography skills' other than knowing the basics and using them well) Q/C: "The instruction book doesn't go into the technical stuff." A: Of course it does. You just have to actually read it. If my canon eos rebel instruction book goes into detail about depth of field and shutter speed and aperture, etc, (even the instruction books for the old manual film cameras go into this), then I'm sure a fancy camera such as yours also covers this. Q/C: "I need a book or website where I can l learn everything A-Z about Digital Photography." A: Film or digital - doesn't really matter. Most of the fundamentals are applicable to both. Just go to a library and get a book on general photography. Q/C: "Everything that I would learn in school." A: What I learned in school is that I actually have to put in some effort at learning (not just expect it to be handed to me on a silver platter) Q/C: "I do not have the time or money to go to school right now." A: And yet you have the money to have a fancy camera like an eos Mark II. Q/C: "Plus if I teach myself now and I ever decide to go to school I will be ahead of the game." A: Why would you go to school if you just asked for a website that would teach you everything you learned in school? Would it only be to show off to the other students? Q/C: "Also I would like to figure out how to set the apertures myself instead of using the Auto settings all the time." A: Read your instruction book - it tells you how. You can't control the fog. Neither can the camera. You're out of luck there. Just work with it.
2016-03-15 21:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are hundreds of good books out there but I think the best one that is simple to understand is "The Joy Of Photography". The Photography books in the Dummie series is pretty good too. Have fun.
2007-07-23 03:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by Karen C 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try Trick Photography Special Effects : http://tinyurl.com/aopqtcoYKR
2015-12-10 05:20:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was asking the same thing a came across this website shown below. It has tons of free photography e-books and teaching videos you may find interesting and helpfull.
http://freesoftwareenjoy.webs.com/
Good luck
2014-05-05 00:48:09 · answer #5 · answered by Stewart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mastering the basics of photography by susan mccartney
anything by Bill Burter
understanding exposure by bryan peterson
The basic book of photography by Tom Grimm
Just to start with...then I would find books related to your specific photographic interest.
2007-07-23 05:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson
Kodak's 35mm Photography Handbook (Out of print, but widely available.)
"Digital Photography for Dummies"
Any John Hedgerow book (I may have spelled his name wrong, but the books are great)
2007-07-23 12:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw other answer given by other members , they are really good and nice tips for you.
I just want to add one more tip to it, go thru any book written by "John Hedgecoe", its really good for beginners and advanced photography students.
2007-07-23 19:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by Pops 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one:
http://afdf8qndn87vfmj1se3cwv1zcr.hop.clickbank.net/
It comes with 295 pages of instruction, 9 hours of how-to video tutorials, and contains over 300 creative photographs created by some of the most talented photographic artists around the world.
2014-04-10 18:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-10 13:36:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋