Books

Books

General Photography

Here is a sample of some books about photography in general. These books cover deal mainly in the art and practice of photography.

  • “Photographing The World Around You”, Freeman Patterson
  • “Fine Art Flower Photography”, Tony Sweet
  • “Mastering Landscape Photography”, Alain Briot
  • “Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity and Personal Style”, Alain Briot
  • “Take Your Photography To The Next Level”, George Barr
  • “B+W Landscape Photography”, George Schwab

The titles above may have some technology and software related topics.

Flash Photography

Some books about speed lights and small flashes (the Strobist way).

  • “The Moment It Clicks”, Joe McNally
  • “The Hot Shoe Diaries”, Joe McNally

Photography and Workflow

These titles bridge the process of photography to workflow to image processing.

  • “Digital Photographers Notebook”, Kevin Ames
  • “From Camera To Computer”, George Barr
  • “Welcome to Oz”, Vincent Versace
  • “Digital Photography Fine Print Workshop”, George DeWolfe
  • “B&W Printing”, George DeWolfe
  • “Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure”, Mikkel Aaland

Digital Photography Software

Here are some recommended books about image processing applications, like Photoshop and Lightroom.

  • “Adobe Photoshop for Photographers”, Martin Evening
  • “The Creative Digital Darkroom”, Katrin Eisman and Sean Duggan
  • “Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2″, Rob Sheppard
  • “Adobe Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers”, Scott Kelby

High Dynamic Range Imaging and Photography (HDR, HDRI)

If your interest is in HDR photography, here are some titles.

  • “Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Photography”, Ferrell McCollough
  • “A World In HDR”, Trey Ratcliff
  • “Practical HDRI”, Jack Howard

2 Responses to Books

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  2. Carey Brown says:

    I’m half way through The Hot Shoe Diaries by Joe McNally and I love it. Joe gives a balanced description, both of the background of the images, and the technical details. His text is sometimes a bit flippant but not to the point of detracting from the book. His technical information is very detailed and those of you who shoot Nikon will feel right at home; I had to mentally translate the Nikon descriptions to my best guess at Canon’s equivalents. And, his photos are outstanding! The publishing is nicely done as well.

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