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eclipse13



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:14 pm Reply with quoteBack to top

I am relatively new to photography. I know most of the basics, but I'd like to get a book and go through it. The Photography Bible I saw at the book store looked pretty informative, but I wanted to get other opinions. So?

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mdd



Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:27 am Reply with quoteBack to top

Kodak's Joy of Photography is what started it all for me. John Hedgecoe has also got some great books.

http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Photography-Eastman-Kodak-Company/dp/0201577879

http://books.google.com/books?as_auth=John+Hedgecoe&ots=vvy2FzNkc-&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title

The Kodak book also comes in a version for digital photography.

Have fun!

Mike

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Fisheye



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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Location: Boulder, Colorado

PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:08 am Reply with quoteBack to top

I really loved the old hardcover Time-Life series of books...

http://cgi.ebay.com/9-Time-Life-Library-of-Photography-HB-Books_W0QQitemZ250156773479QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4685QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm not even sure how many there are total, and they are dated, but all the same photography principles still apply...and there are lots of examples and images to stir your imagination.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:46 pm Reply with quoteBack to top

My library has:

Digital Wedding Photography: http://www.aperturephotographics.com/book/digital_photo_book.htm

The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers :
http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Digital-Photographers-Voices-Matter/dp/0321330625

Photography For The Joy Of It by Freeman Patterson

Portrait Photography: Secrets of Posing & Lighting:
http://www.amazon.com/Portrait-Photography-Secrets-Posing-Lighting/dp/157990548X

National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Digital Black & White

National Geographic Photography Field Guide:
http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/frary/nat_geo_guide_review.htm

Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is also good - although I don'w own it yet.

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Gromit801



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:35 pm Reply with quoteBack to top

Best one I ever got, was Peterson's Big Book of Photography. It was an old 70's book, dealing with film only, but I bet you could probably still find it used on eBay or Amazon.

The Ansel Adams series is awesome:

The Camera
The Negative
The Print

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