Best Digital SLR book

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Evening all,

Great forum BTW - found myself a lovely new camera and wide angle lens - both from really decent folk.

Anyway, I'm after buying a book with a view to improving my all round camera skills. Nothing ultra techie - just something that's simple, straaightforward and not bogged down by technical gumph.

I was loooking at a book on Amazon by a bloke called Scott Kelby. Anyone read it?

Thanks in advance for any replies :)

Tim
 
I personally think the best book to learn about the mechanics of photography is Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson, this book is an easy read book (not too heavy) and explains things in a good way.

If you want a book with fantastic examples to look at then another I enjoy is Digital SLR Masterclass by Andy Rouse

Scott Kelby is known more for his Photoshop skills than his photographic exploits, but that is not to say he doesn't know what he is talking about.
 
I've got a Scott Kelby book on Photo Shop and its excellent. So if he's written one on cameras too, I suspect it will be OK too.
 
Understanding Exposure purchased!

Had a sniff 'round the 'net last night. Amazon wanted £127! Is that right?

I ended up finding it on eBay for £16 delivered! Some difference!

Also went for both of Scott Kelby's books. I've read mixed reviews but on the whole they both get a positive write up.

Thanks for your help, people.:)

Tim
 
£127? lol think that's prob a typo. i got mine from amazon for something like 19.99 couple of years ago.

great book!
 
Once you have digested Undersanding Exposure then start to look for the Ansel Adams series The Camera, The Negative and The Print.

Whilst there is some stuff in there which is not applicable to digital photography the bulk of it is still relevant.

In particular, the common thread which runs through all 3 books is about what Adams calls "visualisation" which in essence is from an understanding of how the medium works cultivating the ability and practise of having a clear idea of how the finished image will look before pressing the shutter release.

I have had these books for over 25 years and still refer to them regularly. The fact that there are many truly insirpirational pictures used to give examples is a bonus!
 
I too got Understanding Exposure and enjoyed it a lot. Then I got one of Scott Kelbys DSLR books, number 2 and did not enjoy this so much. OK if you want to do wedding and flash photography.

My next books will be Andy Rouse and Lee Frost as recommended by our wedding photographer.

Choccy...
 
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