I'm interested in reading about general photography, such as things like rule of thirds, balance, etc. You know, like the basics. I really want to get more into photography, and I'm looking at getting a Nikon D3200. When I get it, I'd then like to read on different things like lighting and the settings that you can mess with on the camera itself, but I want to wait until I have the camera so I can play around with it. So, any good reading online or any ebooks/books you guys would recommend for beginner(ish) photogs? Any suggestions much appreciated!
Bryan Peterson is a great place to start. Here's why:
--he's prolific. So if you read one of his books and like it, then you can be sure you'll like one of his videos, articles or other books.
--he'll cover stuff that is useful for a beginner (well, not a rank beginner but someone who is still trying to figure out how to manipulate aperture in ways that influence the photo, or basic composition).
--his advice appeals to more than just beginners. So it's got legs. You're not going to buy one of his books, get better, and then throw it away b/c it's only relevant to a newbie.
--he's got some lovely photography.
One of the things that he writes very effectively about is the triangle of speed, aperture, and ISO...how they interact, how adjusting one affects the others, how your artistic ability as a photographer has you choosing which one to manipulate.
Some of his work: Understanding Exposure, Learning to See Creatively, Exposure Solutions, and a bunch of others. He's also produced a series of videos (short ones) for
Adorama TV (they're all free) on a range of diverse quick subjects...shooting water droplets, using ambient light with a speed light to create better portraits. If you don't want to plunk down any money for one of his books then go to
Adorama TV and watch a couple of the videos that are geared more to intro photography rather than specialities (like shooting water droplets or creating a light box).
Thank you!
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