The Best Photography Books For New Photographers
If you are a new photographer, you are probably trying to get your hands on all the photography information you can. It’s a little overwhelming all the resources out there, you probably aren’t sure where to start. Luckily for you, I’ve tried to simplify that for you with a few top reads from my favorite authors and photographers!
Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
I’ve mentioned this one a few other times on the site because simply, it’s a great read for someone that is new to photography . I know many others that love it as well. Understanding Exposure was recently referred to as “the Bible” of photography books in one of my photography community groups. So flip through it and see if you agree:)
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
This is the book you need to read if you are just starting out. Kelby writes books which are easy to follow and makes digital photography seems so easy. His books were some of the very first ones that I read when I began to get back into photography again. This book has actually evolved in to a series. The first few I’ve read, but I believe there are few more now.
You probably noticed I’ve added another book by this author. Yes, he is one of my favorites and this book in particular I really loved when I was working with single person portraits. I bookmarked pages, reread chapters and would go back to it again and again. It is very easy and simple to follow and gives you a great basic skills for re touching portraits. This book is great for photo editing.
All the other selections on this list are paper books, so I though for all of you who enjoy a good digital copy, here is one that you can only get that way! This eBook is a great resource for very beginner photographers who are looking to understand their camera a little more. It’s also instantly downloadable so you could start reading it now:)
Life Guide to Digital Photography: Everything You Need to Shoot Like the Pros by Joe McNally
I hope one of these great books helps you more on your photography journey! Comment below which one you like the most, or let me know if there’s another photography book out there that’s been very helpful to you!
Emily
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