Best book to have for newbies

cjmadan · Mar 28, 2012

Just wondering what is the one book you would highly recommend a new photographer to go out and buy? There are so many out there so what is the one that you kept going back to for tips, tricks or instructions when you guys were just starting out?

nmoody · Mar 28, 2012

Your Camera Manual
Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson
Digital Photography 1-4 by Scott Kelby

These will give you a great start.

KmH · Mar 28, 2012

I posted a list of a bunch of books in a Beginner's forum thread just yesterday.

And did the same just 2 days before that in another thread.

The forum has a search feature at the top of each page. Try it sometime.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photography-beginners-forum/278346-how-did-you-learn.html

Majeed Badizadegan · Mar 28, 2012

KmH said:
I posted a list of a bunch of books in a thread just yesterday.

And did the same just 2 days before that in another thread.

The forum has a search feature at the top of each page. Try it sometime.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photography-beginners-forum/278346-how-did-you-learn.html

Linky helpy

480sparky · Mar 28, 2012

KmH said:
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The forum has a search feature at the top of each page. Try it sometime.........

Have you actually tried it?

Maybe you should.

IByte · Mar 28, 2012

I have cs5 for photographers, adobe Lightroom and Photoshop classroom in a book.

kundalini · Mar 28, 2012

This is probably on Keith's list, but if not.....

Amazon.com: The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters (9780321544087): Joe McNally: Books

Tiberius47 · Mar 29, 2012

nmoody said:
Digital Photography 1-4 by Scott Kelby

He's got a FOURTH one?

KmH · Mar 29, 2012

480sparky said:
KmH said:

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The forum has a search feature at the top of each page. Try it sometime.........

Click to expand...

Have you actually tried it?

Maybe you should.

I use the forum's search feature almost daily.

If you get no hits, try using different search terms.

480sparky · Mar 29, 2012

KmH said:
If you get no hits, try using different search terms.

That's my point..... how many tries, and what terms, should be 'enough' before a noob gives up and just posts the question?

KmH · Mar 29, 2012

At least a couple of trys would work.

The thread I linked to "How did you learnn" was about 6 threads below this one on the Beginner's forum yesterday when this thread was posted.

FSJeffo · Mar 29, 2012

Tiberius47 said:
nmoody said:

Digital Photography 1-4 by Scott Kelby

Click to expand...

He's got a FOURTH one?

Yep, just arrived from pre-order at Amazon

kundalini said:
This is probably on Keith's list, but if not.....

Amazon.com: The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters (9780321544087): Joe McNally: Books

Truly amazing book. Lots and lots about lighting, but it also includes lots of great stories about being a photographer, and some incredible composition. I don't think Joe McNally ever once gave up on getting the shot.

JM