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Im looking for a few books to help me learn some more basics and then some portrait specific photography skills ..

does anyone have any recommendations?

I have Light Science and Magic already

Danny
 
Hi, Honestly I think you are better to spend your money on other things. WHY!!!. because you only have to look at this and other photographic forums/websites to find a wealth of information on all aspects of photography even as far as movie clips to show you how on many sites. If you really want books just type into google FREE ebooks and see what comes up on offer. Start here http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/videos.html
hope this helps
Russ
 
This book (Collins Complete Photography Course) covers most basic topics very well.I have (Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set: v. 1, 2 & 3 ) and i found that very useful.Have a look a the DPS(Digital Photography School) website.There is plenty of information.
 
thanks nero :)

and russell ... yeah online is awesome but i want something i can sit at work and read when im not busy or sit on the sofa while her indoors watched deadenders :)
 
i dont ave a printer mate and its quite nice to take a proper book on holiday or something :)
 
everyone mentions understanding exposure but surely its all about DOF and f stops? of which i understand ..
 
ive ordered science lights and magic or whichever way it goes and kelby 1 2 and 3 :)

thanks!
 
Danny133 said:
everyone mentions understanding exposure but surely its all about DOF and f stops? of which i understand ..
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I would question that you understand exposure when you ask questions like in your other thread

It is a very good read and I would recommend it to anyone, even if they think they already understand exposure
 
I'm quite new to photography and have read quite a few books.

I've just bought this and although I haven't finished it yet, so far, I've very happy with it.

As the blurb says, it's focus it composition and it delivers...

Brian Peterson is good, but quite long.

Kelby :plusone: and checkout D-Town TV on iTunes, if you haven't... not a book but, hey, it's agreat resource.

Cheers.
 
Thanks for the iTunes suggestion posiview, just checked it and looks quite useful :)
 
I recently bought the 3 pack of Michael Freemans books in the link that Posiview gave - the photographers eye, the photographers mind and perfect exposure. They're definitely good - if you're the kind of person that likes a "systems approach" to things. Each book trys to instill a routine and checklist that you use until it becomes second nature. I've found as I read them, that it sort of puts into words what i've been doing as second nature for years, but there are certain bits of the books that have given me interesting slants on things - mainly as I've come to shooting digitally after 30 years of working on film. They're not really the kind of books to "dip into" as a reference though - I found that I didn't even pick one up unless I had time to read an entire chapter at a time, and probably re-read it once or twice.
 
Err.....



isn't this (and a lot of the other questions you've been asking of late) a bit at odds with you calling yourself a "Semi Pro Freelance" photographer?

I would have thought such a title would infer at least a basic grasp of the mechanics of photography.......
 
TheBigYin said:
I recently bought the 3 pack of Michael Freemans books in the link that Posiview gave - the photographers eye, the photographers mind and perfect exposure. They're definitely good - if you're the kind of person that likes a "systems approach" to things. Each book trys to instill a routine and checklist that you use until it becomes second nature. I've found as I read them, that it sort of puts into words what i've been doing as second nature for years, but there are certain bits of the books that have given me interesting slants on things - mainly as I've come to shooting digitally after 30 years of working on film. They're not really the kind of books to "dip into" as a reference though - I found that I didn't even pick one up unless I had time to read an entire chapter at a time, and probably re-read it once or twice.
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30 year's in film...gulp.....

"routine and checklist" does sound a little boring doesn't it? But I work well with this kind of approach and will do until I get the 'basics' and hopefully I can then (cough) think outside the box and work more intuitively....can't wait.

Cheers.
 
posiview said:
30 year's in film...gulp.....

"routine and checklist" does sound a little boring doesn't it? But I work well with this kind of approach and will do until I get the 'basics' and hopefully I can then (cough) think outside the box and work more intuitively....can't wait.

Cheers.
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It may sound a little boring, but the whole idea is that the mental checklist just becomes second nature and eventually automatic apart from the creative decisions part -the "what do I want from this photo?" - and your experience just kicks in and handles the settings part. The more practiced you get with the camera and its settings, the less it gets in the way of the creative process. I used to sit and play with the camera, setting shutter speeds and apertures to various combinations without looking at the camera - of course this was back before automatic modes in cameras - back then the photographer had to be the intelligent part of the shooting process :lol:
 
TheBigYin said:
It may sound a little boring, but the whole idea is that the mental checklist just becomes second nature and eventually automatic apart from the creative decisions part -the "what do I want from this photo?" - and your experience just kicks in and handles the settings part. The more practiced you get with the camera and its settings, the less it gets in the way of the creative process. I used to sit and play with the camera, setting shutter speeds and apertures to various combinations without looking at the camera - of course this was back before automatic modes in cameras - back then the photographer had to be the intelligent part of the shooting process :lol:
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Roger that...:thumbs:
 
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