What Books Would YOU Recommend?

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Now, I know the first question people will ask is "books about what", but within the general theme of PHOTOGRAPHY whatever you think is a 'must have/must read' for whatever reason!

I have been given quite a large sum of book tokens as a thank you, as I'm known as a book-a-holic, but rather than buy more of the types of book that I always tend to buy I thought I'd have a look at what other people think is informative / interesting / enjoyable.

There's no right or wrong answers so no arguments please!

I await your recommendations!

Thanks

Andy
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Understanding Exposure

Light: Science and Magic

When it Clicks
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I have these 3 - and I could probably only truly recommend Light: Science and Magic. U/E is good if you're a beginner, but if you know about aperture and shutter speed, there's nothing new. The moment it clicks, by Joe McNally, was a bit of a disappointment for me - I didn't feel a learnt a lot, there's a few good tips, but nothing amazing IMO.
 
Another vote for Understanding Exposure
 
I think book advice is relevant to how much you already know.. I am a big fan of "idiot guide" books but most people on here are past those stages :)
 
Understanding Exposure is pretty pointless unless you're shooting film.
 
The Book of Photography: The History, the Technique, the Art, the Future by Anne H. Hoy - a great intro to photography theory.
Photography.pro is a fantastic resource for the best photography books.
 
Willid1 said:
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+2.

Is the Understanding Exposure book mentioned above the Michael Freeman one?


I like:
Mastering Landscape Photography by Alain Briot
Travel Photography by Steve Davey
 
The23rdman said:
Understanding Exposure is pretty pointless unless you're shooting film.
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Disagree with this, Understanding Exposure is a great book for fundamentals on Aperature, Shutter Speed etc. How is this only relevant to film?
 
KIPAX said:
I think book advice is relevant to how much you already know ....
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I wouldn't disagree with this view but I have found some useful tips and info in even the most 'basic' book!

Thanks for all the suggestions so far ... keep them coming!!

Andy
 
I wouldn't

I've learnt far more from 6 months on TP than all the photography books i bought :)
 
sorry, a bit sweeping that. :) I mean, yes, it teaches the basics of shutter speed and aperture, but if you meter the way Bryan suggests you'll have weird results a lot of the time. This is because he doesn't make it clear enough he uses center-weighted metering even though he suggests we keep our camera on matrix. It's far easier to shoot in manual, take a shot based on correct exposure for the scene then check the histogram and reshoot if necessary.

PD_BARBS said:
Disagree with this, Understanding Exposure is a great book for fundamentals on Aperature, Shutter Speed etc. How is this only relevant to film?
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Rovers_Andy said:
I wouldn't. I've learnt far more from 6 months on TP than all the photography books i bought :)
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I know, but it's not the same as the feel of a quality text and the row of books on the bookshelf! Call me old fashioned but .....

Andy
 
Not to hijack the thread (as it may provide something by way of a suggestion also) but I was looking at Hot Shoe Diaries by Joe McNally and How to Photograph Absolutely Everything by Tom Ang as a couple of Christmas stocking-fillers - what are people's experiences of these? Both review very favourably on Amazon.

As well, The Book People are selling this Tom Ang book and this one at £6.99 a piece - are either of them any good for the money? Amazon reviewers don't put either of them in a great light.
 
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