How to start with Documentary Photography

[mevakesh]

Can anyone recommend a good book on how to start with Documentary Photography?

Thanks!

 

[KmH]

Study photojournalism.

Documentary photography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (See references)

Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, or real life reportage, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit. The photographer attempts to produce truthful, objective, and usually candid photography of a particular subject, most often pictures of people.

More references - documentary photography - Bing

 

[dhris]

Are you referring to documentary wedding photography ? or photography in a journalistic context ?

 

[joel28]

I'm trying to learn to tell a story with photos.

I would mainly photograph neighborhoods and cultures....

 

[mevakesh]

Study photojournalism.

Can anyone recommend a book?

 

[KmH]

Sure:

Photojournalism books - Bing

It's a good idea to reference several.

 

[Cyril22]

Sure:

Photojournalism books - Bing

It's a good idea to reference several.

to be successful, you would need to do something that interests people...

something edgy and relevant...

then sell it to a tv company.

 

[Surrogate]

Ya just bought a new sony dslr camera and now want to do something like what mevakesh just mentioned I always had a dream to do some sort of a documentary because it interest me to know things like it read some of the books available but did not get in touch with the one I need hope I'll find it soon.